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Compulsory
Vaccination
Act in Bombay City.
41. The Compulsory Vaccination Act Bombay (No. I of 1877) has been in
force for 27 years. The following table shows the
progress and the protection of infants during the last
eight years, and the average of two decennial periods
after and two years before the introduction of the Act:—
Years.
1
Average, 1876-77 and
1877-78 ...
Average from 1878-79
to 1887-88 ...
Average from 1888-89
to 1897-98 ...
1897-98 ...
1898-99 ...
1899-1900 ...
1900-01 ...
1901-02 ...
1902-03 ...
1903-04 ...
1904-05 ...
Births re-
turned as
having been
registered.
2
13,593
15,054
14.947
9,336
10,784
10,624
12,688
13,520
17,599
16,375
19,556
Deaths
registered
among
children
under one
year.
3
6,9S0
6,072
6,654
6,608
6,279
8,351
13,492
7,768
9,553
8,718
8,981
Children available for
vaccination.
Births
minus
deaths.
4
6,613
8,982
8,293
2,528
4,505
2,273
...
5,752
8,046
7,657
10,575
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
24,056
24,056
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
10,909
11,008
13,266
Ratio per
100 on
those in
column 4.
7
128.93
132.42
167.36
393.67
214.23
503.04
...
177.52
135.58
143.76
125.45
Ratio per
100 on
those in
column 5.
8
42.68
52.23
55.46
39.07
37.89
44.89
41.79
42.44
45.35
45.76
55.15
No comment was made on these figures in the last triennial report ending
1901-1902. The table shows a discrepancy between registered births minus
deaths under one year and infants vaccinated for each period. Birth registration
is presumably defective in Bombay City from various causes such as non-
notification, migration, etc. Vide paragraph 32, Annual Vaccination Report,
1903-1904. Dr. Kantak, the Superintendent of Vaccination, reports 2,399 births
were detected by his Department as unregistered during 1904-1905. Column 8
shows a low rate of infantile protection, presuming the ratio of 31 per 1,000 of
population of available infants as fairly accurate.
Compulsory
Vaccination
Act in Karáchi Town.
42. In Karáchi Town the Compulsory Vaccination Act (No. IV of 1879)
has been in force for the last 25 years, and the follow-
ing table shows the averages for two decennial periods
and details for the last five years :—
Years.
1
Average from
1880-81
to
1889-90.
Average from 1890-91 to 1899-
1900.
1900-1901 ... ...
1901-1902 ... ...
1902-1903 ... ...
1903-1904 ... ...
1904-1905 ... ...
Births
returned
as having
been
registered.
2
3,134
4,180
4,245
4,458
5,429
5,007
5,790
Deaths
registered
among
children
under
one year.
3
720
1,254
1,751
1,176
1,607
1,474
1,392
Children available for
vaccination.
Births
minus
deaths.
4
2,414
2,926
2,494
3,282
3,822
3,533
4,398
At the rate of
31 per 1,000
of population.
5
2,118
3,261
3,261
3,500
3,500
3,500
3,500
Children under one year
successfully vaccinated.
Num-
ber.
6
2,912
3,061
3,125
2,969
3,644
3,515
3,689
Ratio per
100 on those
in column 4.
7
120.65
104.61
l25.30
90.46
95.34
99.49
83.88
Ratio per
100 on those
in column 5.
8
137.49
93.87
95.83
84.93
104.11
100.43
105.40
Birth registration is well carried out in Karáchi Town and a high standard
of infantile protection is afforded as will be seen by a perusal of the figures
given in the table, notably columns 7 and 8. The Deputy Sanitary Commis-
sioner notes how successfully the Vaccination Act is working which is encourag-
ing and should be an example to other towns.