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VACCINATION REPORT,
Increase or decrease in
strength.
5. There is an addition of one clerk entertained by the Kolhápur State in
the Southern Registration District. Under Local
Fund Establishment there is an increase of 3 vacci¬
nators, all in the Western Registration District, enter-
tained for the Dhulia and Chálisgaon, Sindkhed and Sháháda and Nándurbár
Tálukas of the Khándesh Collectorate, the tálukas being too large for one vac¬
cinator to work. In peons there is an increase of 5, of which 3 are entertained by
the Local Fund in the Western Registration District, 1 by the Athni and Gokák
Municipality in the Southern Registration District, and 1 by the Kolhápur State.
Thus in the entire establishment there has been an increase of I clerk, 3 vaccina-
tors and 5 peons.
Primary vaccination.
6. The next table shows the number of persons primarily vaccinated, as also
the increase or decrease for each of the last ten years,
together with the success among them :—
Primarily vaccinated.
Persons
...
...
...
...
Increase
...
...
...
...
Decrease
...
...
...
...
Successful cases... ... ...
Percentage of success ... ...
Year ending 31st March.
1887.
855,972
1,585
...
817,386
95.49
1888.
879,755
23,783
...
839,263
95.40
1889.
896,394
16,639
...
851,718
95.02
1890.
900,232
3,838
...
854,182
94.88
1891.
885,260
...
14,972
841,913
95.10
1892.
935,099
49,839
...
888,290
94.99
1893.
924,165
...
10,934
873,919
94.56
1894.
905,870
...
18,295
852,706
94.13
*1895.
712,356
...
...
665,883
93.48
1896.
732,648
20,292
...
683,044
93.23
*From 1895, the vaccination statistics of the Baroda, Cutch, Káthiáwár, Pálanpur, and I'dar States have been excluded and shown
separately—vide Government Resoutions in the General Department, NOS. 2803 and 4762,dated respectively 27th July and 18th December 1894.
It will be seen that during 1895-96 there were 732,648 children primarily
vaccinated against 712,356 in the preceding year, showing an increase of 20,292.
Out of 732,648 children primarily vaccinated, 683,044 or 93.23 per cent. were
successfully vaccinated, being 0.25 per cent. less than in 1894-95.
Revaccination.
7. The number of persons revaccinated and the
success among them for the last ten years are given
below:—
Revaccinated.
Persons revaccinated ... ...
Do. successfully
...
...
Percentage of success ... ...
Year ending 31st March.
1887.
47,938
30,945
64.55
1888.
49,790
32,443
65.16
1889.
54,700
33,541
61.32
1890.
58,470
36,346
62.16
1891.
46,487
28, 459
61.22
1892.
62,966
39,006
61.95
1893.
62,593
36,770
58.74
1894.
68,541
40,640
59.29
1895.
61,170
35,625
58.24
1896.
78,156
45,238
57.88
During the year under report 78,156 persons were revaccinated against
61,170 in the preceding year. The number of successful cases was 45,238 or
57.88 per cent. against 58.24 per cent. last year.
Total operations.
8. The subjoined table shows the total number of persons primarily vac-
cinated and revaccinated taken together, as also the
number of successful cases during each of the last ten
years:—
Total vaccinated.
Persons operated on ... ...
Do. successfully
...
...
Percentage of success ... ...
Year ending 31st March.
1887.
903,910
848,331
93.35
1888.
929,545
871,706
93.78
1889.
951,094
885,259
93.08
1890.
958,702
890,528
92.89
1891.
931,747
870,372
93.41
1892.
998,065
927,296
92.91
1893.
986,758
910,689
92.29
1894.
974,411
893,346
91.68
1895.
773,526
701,508
90.69
1896.
810,801
728,282
89.82
Work amongst the Civil and
Military population.
9. The total number of persons operated on was 810,804, and of these
728,282 or 89.82 per cent. were successful. In 1894-95
the respective figures were 773,526 and 701,508 or
90.69 per cent. The details of the total number of
persons operated on for the last two years by districts and circles of vaccina-
tion, together with increase or decrease, are shown in the following table, which
contrasts the work amongst the Civil and Military population during the year
under report with that for 1894-95 :—