Notes on Vaccination in the Bombay Presidency for 1902-1903.
Changes amongst the su-
pervising officers.
1. In the Western Registration District Lieutenant-Colonel A. V. Ander-
son, I. M. S., the permanent incumbent, held charge
of the office from 1st April to 12th December 1902
and from 25th January 1903 to the end of the year.
Captain C. H. S. Lincoln, I. M. S., was in charge of the office from 13th December
1902 to 24th January 1903 during the absence of the permanent incumbent on
deputation.
2. In the Central Registration District Captain H. A. Forbes-Knapton,
I. M. S., held charge of the office from 1st to 12th April 1902 ; Captain S.
Evans, I. M. S., Assistant Civil Surgeon, Poona, from 13th April to 26th May
1902; and from 27th May 1902 up to the end of the year Lieutenant-Colonel
O. H. Channy, I. M. S., was in charge of the office.
3. In the Southern Registration District Lieutenant-Colonel O. H. Channer,
I. M. S., was in charge of the office from 1st April to 26th May 1902 ; Lieutenant-
Colonel W. J . Carson, I. M. S., Civil Surgeon, Belgaum, from 27th May to 20th
July 1902; and from 21st July 1902 up to the end of the year Captain F. H. G.
Hutchinson, I. M. S., a fulltime officer, was in charge of the office.
4. In the Gujarát Registration District Captain A. Hooton, I. M. S., a
fulltime officer, was in charge of the office from 1st April to 6th June 1902.
Captain II. Bennet, I. M. S., acted as Deputy Sanitary Commissioner in addition
to his own duties as Civil Surgeon, Surat, from 7th June to 8th October 1902 ;
and from 9th October 1902 up to the end of the year the permanent incumbent,
Major T. E. Dyson, I. M. S., was in charge of the office.
5. An additional district, Larkana, has been created from parts of Karáchi
and Shikárpur Districts in the Province of Sind as per Government Notification
No. 4942 of 16th July 1901 in the Revenue Department.
Total number of operations.
6. There were 536,989 persons primarily vaccinated and 41,136 re-
vaccinated against 470,517 and 50,471 respectively
last year, showing a net increase of 66,472 or 14.13
per cent. in primary vaccination and a decrease of 9,335 or 18.50 per cent. in
re-vaccination.
In the total number of operations there is an increase of 57,137.
Increase or decrease.
7. In primary vaccination there is a decrease in the Southern and Sind
Registration Districts and a slight decrease under
dispensaries.
8. In re-vaccination there is a decrease in all the districts except the
Presidency Circle.
Causes of decrease.
9. In the Southern Registration District the
decrease is attributed to the presence of plague.
In the Sind Registration District the decrease is attributed to the large
amount of sickness among the population and to the prevalence of cholera.
The unhealthy season incapcitated several of the vaccinators, of whom two died.
Infants successfully vac-
cinated as compared with
available number.
10. The number of infants successfully vaccinated
in the Presidency exclusive of Native States and
Aden was 364,513 or 71.85 per cent. of the available
children.
Results in primary vaccin-
ation.
11. Out of 536,989 persons primarily vaccinated, 499,660 or 93.05 were
successful. The number of unsuccessful cases was
6,278; and in 31,806 cases the result could not be
ascertained as the children were not brought for
inspection. 755 persons were operated on a second time on account of the
failure of the first operation. The percentage of success, excluding "unknown"
cases, was 98.91.
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