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Inspection work done by
the Deputy Sanitary Commis-
sioners.
18. The Deputy Sanitary Commissioners inspected 22,254 vaccinated
persons by calling names from vaccination registers
in 1910-11 against 20,741 in the opening year of
the triennium, and of these only 736 were cases of
re-vaccination. The amount of inspection work in
the Western, Central, Southern, Gujarát and Sind Registration Districts was
5,879, 5,484, 1,239, 7,054 and 2,588 persons respectively, the respective per-
centages being 4.44, 3.24, .79, 5.37, and 2.81 to the total number vaccinated.
The annual average of inspections was 23,324 vaccinated persons during the
period under report against 24,018 in the preceding triennium. In addition
to the above 14,421 older operations were seen by these officers without using
the registers.
Tours of the Deputy Sani-
tary Commissioners.
19. The Deputy Sanitary Commissioner, "Western Registration District,
visited 14 tálukas and 109 towns and villages and
travelled 1,027 miles. The Deputy Sanitary Commis-
sioner, Central Registration District, visited 175 towns
and villages in 17 tálukas and travelled 2,938 miles. The Deputy Sanitary
Commissioner, Southern Registration District, travelled 4,415 miles and visited
26 towns and villages in 5 tálukas. The Deputy Sanitary Commissioner,
Gujarát Registration District, visited 15 tálukas and 116 towns and villages
and travelled 3,957 miles. The Deputy Sanitary Commissioner, Sind Registra-
tion District, visited 108 towns and villages in 24 tálukas and travelled
4,803 miles.
The Deputy Sanitary Commissioner, Southern Registration District, held
charge of the Vaccine Institute in addition and was consequently unable to do
much inspection of vaccination.
Work of the Inspectors
of Sanitation and Vaccin-
ation.
20. In 1910-11 the Inspectors of Sanitation and Vaccination in the
Presidency numbered 40; they inspected 262,425
vaccinations,—being an excess of 20,422 vaccinated
persons over their work in the opening year of the
triennium. The average for' this triennium was
260,615 vaccinated persons inspected annually. During the year 1910-11
these officers inspected a success rate of 96.94 per cent. against 97.00 per cent.
(excluding " unknown ") returned by vaccinators for the whole Presidency.
Villages visited by the
vaccinators.
21. During the year 1910-11 out of 51,865 villages 42,542 were visited
by the vaccinators against 42,600 in 1909-10 and
34,404 in 1908-09. The average annual number of
villages visited for the triennium under report was
39,849 against 40,431 in the preceding triennium.
Small-pox.
22. During the year 1910-1911, 5,099 deaths were recorded from small-
pox against 4,172 in 1909-10 and 3,889 in 1908-09.
The average for the triennial period under review was
4,386 against 4,633 in the preceding triennium.
Conduct of the members
in the Department.
23. One Inspector, one Vaccinator and the Head Clerk of the Deputy
Sanitary Commissioner, Sind Registration District, were
suspended in connection with charges of bribery.
One compiler was dismissed for misconduct. With
these exceptions the conduct of the members of the establishment was generally
good.
Inoculation.
24. No inoculation was reported to have been
practised in the Presidency.
Ill-effects by vaccination.
25. No instances of any disease were reported
as having been communicated through vaccination.
Diagram.
26. A diagram, illustrating the proportion of population protected by
vaccination in each district during seven preceding
years, with the death-rates from small-pox during
each of the three years of the triennial period under review is attached.
Opposition to vaccination.
27. Opposition to vaccination was reported
from Gujarát and Sind Registration Districts,