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The cost per each successful case is higher this year, though the total cost
is less, as the establishment owing to the reasons given for the smaller outturn
could not work up to their full power.
Work of Deputy Sanitary
Commissioners.
35. The highest number of children inspected in any one district during
the year was (7,282) in the Western Registration
District, and the lowest (2,292) in the Gujarát Regis-
tration District. These officers travelled the distance
of 11,140 miles in 634 days and inspected 21,196 children in 676 villages.
Inspection from vaccination
registers.
36. Of 21,196 children inspected, the results in 20,374 instances were
tested by calling their names from registers, in which
there were enrolled 38,317 names of whom 13 were
vaccinated more than once on account of the failure
of the first. Excluding the ' Absent' the inspecting officer returned 97.81 and
the Vaccinators 98.16 per cent. as successful; out of 19,941 successful cases
inspected 85.74 per cent. had good and sufficient cicatrices.
Inspection work of Deputy
Sanitary Commissioners.
37. During the year inspection was carried out by the Deputy Sanitary
Commissioners in every Collectorate except Ahmed¬
nagar, Sholápur and Broach. In the Southern and
Gujarát Registration Districts the inspection work
was small owing to the absence of the permanent Deputy Sanitary Commis-
sioners in both the districts and to the Famine work they had to do in addition
to their own duties.
Work of Inspectors and
Assistant Superintendents of
Vaccination.
38. During the year there were 38 Inspectors of Sanitation and Vac-
cination who were on travelling duty. The names of
305,024 children were called from registers of whom
199,185 were present and 105,463 absent, but their
absence was accounted for, whilst 144 had migrated.
Out of 199,185 children inspected 194,570 were protected and in 4,615 cases
the operation was unsuccessful. Again out of 194,570 successful cases 166,234
had good cicatrices and 28,336 " bad." In the registers tested the results were
entered as 277,878 successful, 4,070 unsuccessful and doubtful, 23,076 unknown
or absent, and 232 secondary operations. The greatest number of children
inspected was in the Western Registration District and the greatest number of
villages seen was in Sind.
Conduct of members in the
Department.
39. The conduct of the inspecting officers was
reported to be satisfactory. The conduct of the Vac-
cinators, clerks and peons with few exceptions was
generally good.
Inoculation.
40. No inoculation was reported to have been
practised anywhere in the Presidency during the year
under report.
Ill effects by vaccination.
41. No instances were reported of any disease
having been communicated through vaccination.
Villages visited and not
visited by Vaccinators.
42. Out of 49,714 villages in the Presidency 44,191 were visited by
Vaccinators and 5,523 or 12.50 per cent. were not
visited. In the British territory 36,864 villages were
visited and 4,686 or 12.71 per cent. not visited, whilst
in Native States the percentage of unvisited villages was 11.42.
Small-pox by Collectorates.
43. The number of deaths from small-pox amounted to 4,277; of these
543 occurred in the Western Registration District,
163 in the Presidency Circle, 504 in the Central, 2,346
in the Southern, 58 in Gujarát, and 663 in the Sind Registration Circle. The
greatest mortality took place amongst children between the ages of 1 and 12 and
the number of persons successfully operated on in each district was 74,126 in
the Western, 13,050 in the Presidency, 107,834 in the Central, 84,843 in the
Southern, 46,067 in the Gujarát, and 78,797 in the Sind Circle.
Every Collectorate, except Kaira, Panch Maháls and Ahmedabad, return
deaths from small-pox, but the deaths in Broach and Thar and Párkar are few,
two in each case. The highest number is shown in Kánara (1,175), next in
Dhárwár (782), and then Khándesh (359).