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in the previous term. In the Feudatory States, the number amounted to
225,637 (76,131 in 1908-09, 70,504 in 1909-10, and 79,002 in 1910-11) against
196,508 in the previous triennium; the increase during 1910-11 is, however,
mainly due to the inclusion of the returns of four new States.
Average number of persons
vaccinated by each Vaccina-
tor.
9. The average number of persons vaccinated by each Vaccinator in the
British Districts was 2,008 in 1910-11, against 2,101
in 1908-09, and 1,881 in 1909-10.
These figures, however, under-estimate the actual work done, as men in
charge of the Lymph Depôts, Municipal and Cantonment Vaccinators and paid
apprentices, all of whom perform fewer operations than the District Vaccinators
are included in the average number.
In Hoshangabad, Mandla, Damoh and Wardha the figures are low, being
1,559, 1,610, 1,519 and 1,335, respectively.
In the Feudatory States the average per Vaccinator was 1,436 in 1910-11,
against 1,306 in 1909-10, and 1,493 in 1908-09.
For the whole of India during 1909-10, the mean number of operations per
Vaccinator was 1,477.
The number of children
available for vaccination.
10. The number of children available during the triennium amounted to
1,427,235, of these 1,150,611 or 80.62 per cent were
successfully vaccinated, the figures for each year being:—
82.36 per cent in
76.11
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in
83.67 „
in
1910-11,
1909-10,
1908-09,
as against 1,110,401 or 82.11 per cent during; the previous triennium. In
1909-10 44 per cent of the theoretically available infants in the whole of
India were successfully vaccinated. The Central Provinces habitually stands
out as the most thoroughly vaccinated Province in the East.
Primary vaccinations.
11. There was an increase of 71,723 in the number of primary operations
performed by the district staff during the triennium, in all
1,429,950 operations (462,134 in 1908-09, 466,693 in
1909-10 and 501,123 in 1910-11) against 1,358,227 in the previous period.
The largest increase (20,281) was in Drug District, this being mainly due
to the transfer of some of the Chanda Zamindaris to Drug. The next largest
increase (16,261) was in Raipur District, the strengthening of the subordinate
supervising staff, and the saving in the time of the District Vaccinators, effected
by the manufacture of the lymph at headquarters are accountable for this
improvement.
The other districts showing an increase are Yeotmal (+9,154), Bhandara
(+8,782), Buldana (+8,361) Jubbulpore ( + 7,893), Chanda (+5,706), Balaghat
(+4,128), Amroati ( + 2,972), Akola (+2,959), Damoh ( + 2,242), Saugor
(+1,661) Nagpur (+1,438), Nimar (+968) and Mandla (+64).
The remaining districts show a decrease, the largest being in Narsinghpur
(—6,564), which the Civil Surgeon attributes to the prevalence of plague, Bilas¬
pur stands next with a decrease of 4,349, during the last year, however, there has
been considerable improvement in this district, the subordinate supervising staff of
which has been strengthened. There is a fall of 3,383 in the Seoni figures, during
the triennium, the number of re-vaccinations in this district stand at a very high
figure. Prevalence of plague is reported to be the cause of the decrease in
Chhindwara and Hoshangabad, and both cholera and plague in Wardha, Captain
Reaney, Civil Surgeon of Wardha, states that Vaccinators made reports about 63
villages, in which they met with opposition, which reports were duly forwarded
to the Tahsildars, through the Deputy Commissioner. In seven cases some
action was taken, but in the remaining 56 cases nothing was done. The Deputy
should be sent direct to the Tahsildars, the Vaccination Act not being applicable
to villages nothing but inducement could be done, and that, as a rule, when a
Vaccinator is unable to induce villagers to vaccinate their children, the fault lies
with the Vaccinator.