NOTES ON VACCINATION IN THE CENTRAL
PROVINCES AND BERAR FOR THE
SEASON 1905-06.
Population and
area in
which vaccination work was
performed.
The population and area in which vaccination work was carried on were
13,038,382 and 119,960, respectively. In this calcu-
lation the population and area of the States transferred
from Bengal have not been included as no returns
have been received from them.
Vaccination Establishment.
2. The scheme for the reorganization of the Vaccination Department in
the combined Provinces sanctioned by the Government
of India in August 1904, was brought into force during
the year. Owing to the transfer of the Sambalpur District to Bengal, the
Vaccination Establishment has been reduced by 10 Vaccinators and 2 Native
Superintendents in the Khalsa; while the number of Vaccinators in the
Feudatory States was reduced by 29. The strength of the Vaccination Estab-
lishment of the Feudatory States transferred from Bengal is not known. In
other respects the establishment was the same as in the previous year except
that two Municipal Vaccinators were entertained in Nagpur, 1 in Jubbulpore,
and 1 Zamindari Vaccinator in Chanda. The one appointment which was
vacant in Berar in the previous year has also been filled up.
Total number of operations
performed in the Khalsa and
Feudatory States.
(Statement I.)
3. To facilitate comparison of the work done in the two years 1904-05 and
1905-06, the work done in the areas transferred to
Bengal has been excluded from the total of 1904-05,
and similarly the work done at places which do not
appear in the statements for 1904-05 has been excluded from the total of
1905-06. With this proviso, the total number of operations performed by Vac-
cinators and Hospital Assistants in the Central Provinces (including Feudatory
States) and Berar during the year under review was 625,848, or 28,671 more than
in the previous year. Primary vaccinations numbered 551,050 against 540,187
and re-vaccinations 74,798 against 56,990 during the previous season. Thus
there is an increase of 10,863 in the former and of 17,808 in the latter, the per-
centage of success in primary being 97.21 and in re-vaccination 64.89. The
average number of operations performed by each Vaccinator was 2,089.
4. The number of persons successfully vaccinated per 1,000 of population
was 44.81 against 42.83 in the previous year. Bearing in mind the prevalence
of plague in many parts of the Provinces, the protection given must be considered
satisfactory.
Total number of operations
performed in the Central Prov-
inces and Berar.
5. The total number of persons vaccinated in the Khalsa (including dis-
pensary vaccination) was 559,153 as compared with
539,516 in the previous year. Of this total 123,322
are credited to Berar. The increase occurred both
under the heads primary and re-vaccinations. Compared with the year
1904-05 the increase was 5,875 in the former and 13,762 in the latter.
Total number of operations
performed by Provincial Vac-
cinators.
6. The total number of vaccinations performed in the Khalsa was 534,277
as compared with 522,329 in the preceding year, being
an increase of 11,948. Of this increase 311 were primary
and 11,637 re-vaccinations. The average number of
vaccinations performed by each Vaccinator was 2,120 and the percentage of
success 97 70, the corresponding figures for the previous year being 2,115 and
97.49, respectively.
Increase or decrease in pri-
mary vaccinations in different
districts.
7. Owing to the transfer of the Sambalpur District to Bengal and the
formation of the new district of Drug and to the recon-
stitution of the districts of Raipur, Bilaspur, Amraoti,
Akola, Yeotmal and Buldana, no comparison of the work
done in any of these districts can be made with that performed in them during
the previous year. The total number of operations performed in them shows
an increase of 4,649 as compared with 1904-05. Of the remaining 15 districts
8 show an increase and 7 a decrease. The increase varied from 35 in Mandla to
2,918 in Jubbulpore and the decrease from 247 in Narsinghpur to 3,641 in Nagpur.