NOTES ON VACCINATION IN THE BOMBAY
PRESIDENCY FOR 1908-1909.
Brief Report.
The report on vaccination for 1908-09 consists of brief notes and the usual
statements.
Transfer of the control of
vaccination work in Bombay
City.
2. The control of vaccination in Bombay City was transferred to
the Bombay Municipality with effect from 1st March
1909 (vide Government Notification, Judicial Depart-
ment, No. 800, dated 9th February 1909, published at
page 229 of the Bombay Government
Gazette,
Part I, dated 11th February 1909).
Total number of persons
primarily and re-vaccinated,
Appendix I, Statement I,
Column 6 and Statement III,
Column 4.
3. During the year 1908-09 there were 672,252
persons primarily vaccinated and 52,362 re-vaccinated
against 595,883 and 40,954 in the previous year, show-
ing an increase of 76,369 in primary and 11,408 in re-
vaccination.
Increase or decrease in pri-
mary and re-vaccination.
4. In all districts there was an increase in primary vaccination, but in the
Southern and Sind Registration Districts a decrease
of 1,347 and 2,183, respectively, was shown in re-
vaccination as compared with the last year.
Infants successfully vacci-
nated as compared with the
number available.
5. Excluding Native States and Aden the number of infants available for
vaccination, after deducting deaths under one year of
age from births, was 537,685 against 489,011 in
1907-08 of whom 403,687 or 75.08 were successfully
vaccinated, compared with 75.70 per cent. in the previ-
ous year.
Results in the number of
persons primarily vaccinated,
Appendix I, Statements I
and III.
6. Out of 672,252 persons primarily vaccinated 599,291 or 89.15 per cent.
were successful, 24,823 or 3.69 unsuccessful, while in
49,233 cases the results could not be ascertained as
the children were not brought for inspection. In the
case of 1,095 persons a second operation was done on
account of failure on the first occasion. The percent-
age of success excluding " unknown " was 96.02.
Results in re-vaccination.
7. During the year 1908-09 52,362 persons were re-vaccinated. The
number of successful cases was 22,975 or 43.88 per
cent. In 19,906 instances the result could not be
ascertained and in 9,544 the operation failed. In 63 cases the operation was
repeated on account of the failure of the first operation.
Sex.
8. By sex 351,843 males and 320,409 females were primarily vaccinated
and 41,922 males and 10,440 females re-vaccinated
during the year under report. The total number of
persons operated on was 393,765 males and 330,849 females. The sex percent-
ages in primary vaccination were 52.34 males and 47.66 females. In re-vacci-
nation the percentages were 80.06 males and 19.94 females and in the total
number of persons vaccinated 54.34 and 45.66.
Caste or race.
9. During the year under report 5,142 Christians, 490,518 Hindus,
128,851 Mahomedans, 1,731 Parsis and 46,010 persons
of other caste were primarily vaccinated.
Age.
10. The age details are compiled for three periods, viz., under one year,
between one and six years, and above six years. The
number under each age period primarily vaccinated
was 518,339, 115,915, and 37,998, respectively. The number of infants success-
fully vaccinated was 470,417, between one and six years 104,887, and above six
years 23,987. The ratio of infantile protection afforded during the year was
69.87 per cent.
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