7
Diagram showing the pro-
portion of population protect-
ed during seven years and the
death-rate from
small-pox
during 1901-1902.
44. One diagram is given in the Appendix as
directed by Government in their Resolution No. 764
of 1st March 1894.
Tour of the Deputy Sani-
tary Commissioner, Western
Registration District.
45. The Deputy Sanitary Commissioner, Western Registration District,
held charge of the offices of the Civil Surgeon, Násik,
and District Medical Officer in addition to his own
duties from 17th April to 27th November 1901, and
on the 5th March he was in charge of the office of the
Sanitary Commissioner to the end of the year.
He toured chiefly in the districts of Khándesh, Thána and Kolába. In
all 2,189 miles were travelled by him in 131 days and 7,282 children inspected
in 194 villages.
Tour of the Deputy Sani-
tary Commissioner, Central
Registration District.
46. The Assistant Civil Surgeon, Poona, held charge of the office of
Deputy Sanitary Commissioner, Central Registration
District, from 1st April to 1st July, and could not do any
inspection work. Captain Knapton, I. M. S., was then
appointed a full-time officer and he toured in the
districts of Poona, Sátára and Ratnágiri. The total number of children inspected
during the year was 5,169 in l71 villages and the number of miles travelled was
1,910 in 162 days.
Tour of the Deputy Sani-
tary Commissioner, Southern
Registration District.
47. The Civil Surgeon, Belgaum, held charge in this district from 4th
June to 13th December 1901. The tour was in the
Collectorate of Belgaum chiefly, but Dhárwár, Bijápur,
Kánara and the States of Sángli and Kurundvád were
also visited. 24 encampments were made in 91 travel-
ling days, 1,276 miles were travelled and 80 towns and villages inspected.
2,548 vaccinated children were inspected.
Tour of the Deputy Sani-
tary Commissioner, Gujarát
Registration District.
48. The charge of this office was held by four different officers during the
year and touring was done in the Collectorates of Surat,
Kaira, Ahmedabad and the Panch Maháls. During
the period of 115 days of travelling 33 encampments
were made ; 118 villages visited, travelling 1,452 miles
during the course of the tour. 2,292 vaccinated children were inspected, and
many famine relief camps, hospitals and poor-houses were reported on.
Tour of the Deputy Sani-
tary
Commissioner,
Sind
Registration District.
49. The permanent Deputy Sanitay Commissioner, Sind Registration
District, in 135 days made 62 encampments, and
during that period he travelled 4,313 miles and
inspected 3,905 children vaccinated in 113 villages.
The Compulsory Vaccina-
tion Act in Bombay City.
50. In the City of Bombay, the Compulsory Vaccination Act (No. I of
1877) has been in force for 24 years. The following
table shows the progress and the protection of infants
during the last 5 years; the average of two periods
of 10 years after and 2 years before the introduction of the Act:—
Years.
1
Average, 1876-77 and
1877-78
...
...
Average from 1878-79
to 1888-88
...
...
Average from 1888-89
to 1897-98
...
...
1897-98
...
...
1898-99
...
...
1899-1900
...
...
1900-1901
...
...
1901-1902
...
...
Births re-
turned as
having been
registered.
2
13,593
15,054
14,947
9,336
10,784
10,695
12,430
12,924
Deaths
registered
among
children
under one
year old.
3
6,980
6,072
6,654
6,808
6,279
11,707
9,760
7,171
CHILDREN AVAILABLE
FOR VACCINATION
Births
minus
deaths.
4
6,613
8,982
8,293
2,528
4,505
Nil
2,670
5,753
At the rate
of 31 per
1,000 of
Population.
5
19,977
22,771
25,023
25,474
25,474
25,474
25,474
24,056
CHILDREN UNDER ONE YEAR
SUCCESSFULLY VACCINATED.
Number.
6
8,526
11,894
13,879
9,952
9,651
11,434
10,646
10,211
Ratio per
100 on
those in
Column 4.
7
128.93
132.42
167.36
393.67
214.23
Nil
398.73
177.49
Ratio per
100 on
those in
Column 5.
8
42.68
52.23
55.46
39.07
37.89
44.88
41.79
42.45
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