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VACCINATION REPORT,
Increase or decrease in the
strength.
5. The Jamkhandi State entertained a clerk and a candidate vaccinator,
and this causes an increase of one under each of these
heads. There is a decrease of one vaccinator and one
peon under Native States caused by the Cambay State
Vaccination establishment being transferred from this Department to the State.
Progress of Vaccination.
6. The various details will be found in the tables submitted. Only changes
in the staff, area, &c., and anything calling for remark, are mentioned in the
following paragraphs:—
Aden.
(a) At Aden an additional vaccinator was engaged for duty at Steamer
Point, owing to the prevalence of small-pox in
Southern Arabia. A vaccinator was sent to
Lahej at the urgent request of the Sultán of that place. As mentioned else-
where, the Arabs in the interior of Arabia are beginning to appreciate the
benefits of vaccination.
Bushire and Muskat.
(b) The Dispensary Medical Officer at Bushire
and Muskat performed 136 and 705 operations
respectively.
Southern Registration Dis-
trict.
(c) One clerk and one candidate vaccinator
were entertained by the Jamkhandi State.
Gujarát Registration Dis-
trict.
(d) The vaccination establishment of the Cambay State consisted of
one vaccinator, and a peon was transferred from
the control of this Department to that of the State.
Primary vaccination.
7. The following table shows, for a series of years, the number of per-
sons primarily vaccinated, their increase or decrease,
and the success attained : —
Primarily vaccinated.
Persons
...
...
...
...
Increase ...
...
...
...
Dacrease... ... ... ...
Successful
cases...
...
...
Percentage of
Success...
...
Year ending 31st March.
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.
924,155
...
10,934
873,919
94.56
1894.
905,870
...
18,295
852,706
94.13
1896.
712,356
...
...
665,883
93.48
1896.
732,648
20,292
...
683,044
93.23
1897.
736,511
3,863
...
680,033
92.82
1898.
681,839
...
54,672
626,170
91.84
1899.
623,796
...
58,043
579,144
92.84
* From 1895, the vaccination statistics of the Baroda, Cutch, Kátháwár, Pálanpur and Idar States have been excluded and shown
separately.
† Statistics of the Cambay State are shown separately.
Revaccination.
8. The number of persons revaccinated, and the
success attained for a series of years, are given be-
low :—
Revaccinated.
Persons revaccinated
...
...
Do.
successfully.
Percentage of success... ... ...
Year ending 31st March
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
57.89
1897.
74,212
43,598
58.75
1898.
62,811
36,926
58.79
1899.
51,154
29,143
56.97
Total operations.
9. The subjoined table shows, for a series of years, the total number of
persons primarily vaccinated and revaccinated, and the
success attained: —
Total vaccinated.
Persons operated on
...
...
Do.
sucessfully.
Percentage of
success...
...
Year ending 31st March
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.
810,804
728,282
89.82
1897.
810,723
723,631
89.26
1898.
744,650
663,096
89.05
1899.
674,950
608,287
90.12