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Compulsory Vaccination
Act in Bombay City.
38. The Compulsory Vaccination Act, Bombay (No. I of 1877), has been in
force for 30 years. The following table shews the
progress and the protection of infants during the last
eleven 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 ... ... ...
1905-06
... ... ...
1906-07 ... ... ...
1907-08 ... ... ...
Births
returned
as having
been re-
gistered.
2
13,593
15,054
14,947
9,336
10,784
10,624
12,688
13,520
17,599
16,375
19,556
19,141
20,769
19,535
Deaths
registered
among
children
under
one year.
3
6,980
6,072
6,654
6,608
6,279
8,351
13,492
7,768
9,553
8,718
8,981
10,664
11,106
8,276
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
8,477
9,663
11,259
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
24,056
30,312
30,312
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
13,220
12,283
12,313
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
155.95
127.11
109.36
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
54.95
40.52
40.62
Compulsory
Vaccination
Act in Bándra and Kurla
Towns.
39. The Compulsory Vaccination Act was intro-
duced into Bándra and Kurla Towns in August 1900
and has worked smoothly.
Compulsory Vaccination
Act in Karáchi Town.
40. In Karáchi Town the Compulsory Vaccination Act (No. IV of 1879)
has been in force for the last 28 years and the following
table shews the averages for two decennial periods
and details for the last eight years :—
Years.
1
Average from 1880-81 to 1889-90 ...
Average from 1890-91 to 1899-1900.
1900-01
... ... ...
1901-02
... ... ...
1902-03
... ... ...
1903-04 ... ... ...
1904-05
... ... ...
1905-06 ... ... ...
1906-07
... ... ...
1907-08
... ... ...
Births
returned
as having
been
registered.
2
3,134
4,180
4,245
4,458
5,429
5,007
5,790
5,826
5,663
5,883
Deaths
registered
among
children
under
one year.
3
720
1,254
1,751
1,176
1,607
1,474
1,392
1,618
1,514
1,533
Children available for
vaccination.
Births
minus
deaths.
4
2,414
2,926
2,494
3,282
3,822
3,533
4,398
4,208
4,122
4,350
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
3,500
3,500
3,500
Children under one year
successfully vaccinated.
Number.
6
2,912
3,061
3,125
2,969
3,644
3,515
3,689
4,625
3,700
4,179
Ratio per
100 on
those in
column 4.
7
120.65
104.61
125.30
90.46
95.34
99.49
83.88
109.91
89.76
96.07
Ratio per
100 on
those in
column 5.
8
137.49
93.87
95.83
84.93
104.11
100.43
105.40
132.14
105.71
119.40
Compulsory Vaccination
Act in Lárkána, Sukkur and
Rohri Towns.
41. The Bombay District Vaccination Act (No. I
of 1892) was introduced in Lárkána, Sukkur and Rohri
Towns in 1899 and 1904 respectively. The work is
proceeding smoothly.
H. C. ARNIM, D.P.H., Lieut.-Colonel, I.M. S.,
Ag. Sanitary Commissioner.