2
year the number of deaths under one year of age.
The small excess of
5,477 probably in part represents immigrants and those who were not vaccinated
in the previous year owing to illness or tender age; it is also probably owing to
incorrect estimate by the operators of the age of the children being vaccinated.
Re-vaccinations in Khalsa.
8. Re-vaccinations performed by vaccinators and Hospital Assistants in
Khalsa were 17,747 and 264 respectively more than in
the preceding year, the percentage of success being
75.22 in the former and 65.34 in the latter. There was a marked increase in
Jubbulpore (4,392 , Bilaspur (3,237), Chanda (3,210), Chhinawara (3,111),
Hoshangabad (3,092), Drug (2,098), Seoni (1,840), Raipur (1,710), Nimar
(1,512), and Nagpur (1,365) ; while the districts showing a large decrease
were Saugor (2,865) and Amraoti (2,068). The large increase in re-vaccination
is attributable to special efforts made by Civil Surgeons to re-vaccinate
as many person as possible owing to the severe outbreak of small-pox during
the year. Of the total number re-vaccinated 34,876 were adolescents and 50,700
adults.
Primary and re-vaccina¬
tions in Feudatory States.
9. The total number of primary and re-vaccinations performed in Feuda-
tory States was 66,978 and 5,828 respectively, against
59,322 and 7,373 in the preceding year, the percentage
of success being 97 67 in primary and 84.43 in re-vaccinations.
Expenditure on vaccination.
(Statement No II)
10. The total cost of the Provincial department amounted to Rs. 59,987-1-3
or Rs. 1,630-11-10 less than in 1905-06. The cost
of establishment rose slightly from Rs. 50,707-2-6 in
1905-06 to Rs. 51,307-15-6 in 1906-07, while the expenditure under the heads
" Travelling Allowance" and ''Contingencies" fell from Rs. 6,308-3-8 and
Rs 4,602-6-11 in 1905-06 to Rs. 4,472-15-11 and Rs. 4,206-1-10 in 1906-07.
The average cost of each successful case remained the same as in 1905-06, viz.,
2 annas. The slight increase in the cost of establishment is owing to the inclu-
sion of the establishment of Kamptee Cantonment and to the promotion given
to the Provincial vaccinators.
In the Feudatory States the expenditure on vaccination was more than in the
previous year by Rs. 525-10-2, but the average cost of each successful case, viz.,
1 anna and 3 pies, was the same as in 1905-06. The increase in expenditure is
due to the establishment of the Udaipur, Jashpur and Sirguja States being
included for the first time.
Dispensary vaccination.
(Statement No. III)
11. The total number of operations performed by Hospital Assistants
(including those in Native States) fell from 28,790 in
1905-06 to 24,032 in 1906-07. Of this number 19,162
were primary and 4,870 were re-vaccinations, the percentage of success being
96.96 in primary and 67.19 in re-vaccinations.
In the Khalsa Hospital Assistants performed 21,043 vaccinations, of which
16,518 were primary and 4,525 re-vaccinations as compared with 20,845 primary
and 4,321 re-vaccinations in 1905-06. The percentage of success claimed was
9,702 in primary and 65.34 in re-vaccinations. No primary vaccinations were
performed by Hospital Assistants in Betul.
The Dispensary vaccination in Feudatory States numbered 2,989 (2,644
primary and 345 re-vaccinations) or 635 less than in 1,905-06, the percentage
of success being 96.63 and 86.66 in primary and re-vaccinations respectively.
Progress of Primary vac-
cination since 1897.
(Statement No IV )
12. Calls for no remarks.
Inspections.
Statement No. V )
13. Civil Surgeons and Native Superintendents of Vaccination were 715 and
3,056 days respectively on tour or 46 and 38 respectively
less than in the previous year. The former visited 5,585
villages and inspected 66,522 primary and 11,814 re-vaccations against 76,205