NOTES ON VACCINATION
IN THE
CENTRAL PROVINCES
FOR THE SEASON 1902-03.
Cause of delay in submitting
the notes.
The notes were due in the Secretariat on the 10th June. Delay in their
submission is due to the late receipt of returns from the
Feudatory States of the Chhattisgarh Division, the last
of which was received on the 2nd June. As directed in the Hon'ble the Chief
Commissioner's Resolution on the last Triennial Report, I placed myself in
communication with the Commissioner, Chhattisgarh Division, with the object
of securing more punctual submission of these returns. I regret to say that my
efforts have not so far been attended with success. I have good reason, however,
to hope that there will be no cause for complaint on this account in future.
Vaccination Establishment.
2 During the year there was an increase of two vaccinators in the Khalsa
Establishment and a decrease of one in that of Feuda-
tory States.
Reason for not comparing the
work done in Feudatory States
3. In regard to Feudatory States in the Chhattisgarh Division, the statistics
appended to these notes relate to nine months only, viz.,
from 1 st April to 31st December 1902. As other Annual
Returns submitted to Government by the Feudatory States in question relate to
the calendar year, it was considered that punctuality would be better secured if
the Vaccination Returns were also prepared for the same period. Accordingly, it
was arranged that, commencing with 1902-03, the Feudatory States in the Chhat-
tisgarh Division should submit their vaccination returns for the calendar year.
The figures for the first three months of 1902 have been excluded from the
present returns, as they have already been included in the returns for 1901-02
In view of the above, the statistics relating to Feudatory States have been
excluded in comparing the results for 1902-03 with those for 1901-02.
Total number of operations
performed in the Province
(Statement I)
4. The total number of vaccinations performed in the Khalsa and Feudatory
States (including dispensary vaccinations) during the
year under report was 464.051 (398,0651 primary and
65,986 re-vaccinations), the percentage of success in
primary vaccination being 97.13 and in re-vaccination 85.14. The average
number of operations performed by each vaccinator was 1,598.
Total number of operations
performed in the Khalsa
5 The total number vaccinated by the Provincial staff (including Hospital
Assistants) was 398,535. Of these, 352,587 were primary
and 45,948 re-vaccinations, showing an increase of 72,652
or 25.95 per cent. in the former and a decrease of 9,783 or 17.55 per cent. in the
latter as compared with 1901-02. Of the total number re-vaccinated, 21,581 were
adolescents and 24,367 adults.
Total number of operations
performed by Provincial vac-
cinators
6. The total number of persons vaccinated by Provincial Vaccinators was
383,529 as compared with 322,679 in 1901-02. Primary
vaccinations increased by 69,869. Re-vaccinations on the
contrary decreased by 9,019. The average number of
vaccinations performed by each vaccinator was 1,773 or 269 more than in 1901-
02. In the Chhindwara district, one vaccinator did 3,209 primary and 344 re-vac-
cinations. Work like this deserves to be rewarded.
Increase or decrease in pri-
mary operations in different
districts and the cause of such
fluctuations.
7. With two exceptions, all districts show an increase in primary vaccina-
tions In Bhandara, where excellent work was done, this
increase amounts to no less than 86 per cent.; in Wardha,
too, the increase is large, amounting as it does to 54 per
cent. The very high birth-rate of 1902 combined with
comparatively low infant mortality accounts in the main for the increase. To this
should be added the commendable activity shown by the vaccination staff in
some districts. In Narsinghpur, primary vaccinations decreased by 4,926. The
Civil Surgeon attributes the decrease to the withdrawal of vaccinators for plague
duty early in March. This does not fully account for the falling off. For the
last three years there has been a progressive decrease in primary vaccinations in