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VACCINATION REPORT.
of Masulipatam and Anakápalle show a decrease for four years in succession. The
causes at work in bringing about these results are as follows :—
Madras.—Less prevalence of small-pox and undue leniency in the Town
Police Court in dealing with defaulters.
Mangalore and Negapatam.—Increase
last year.
Cocanada.—A large increase last year due to vaccination of a large number
of passengers on small-pox infected vessels.
Tiruppattúr.—Evacuation
of town on account of plague.
Bellary.—Incompleteness
of staff for some time.
Conjeeveram.—Scarcity, prevalence of diseases such as measles.
Masulipatam.—A large number of cases pending before Magistrates.
Anakápalle.—Want
of supervision of the vaccinator in allowing him to grant
postponements on insufficient grounds.
As with the exception of the last two cases the reasons given are satisfactory,
the working of G.O., No. 1502, of 1894, shows a steady improvement. As pre-
viously remarked, however, there is a marked tendency to entrust the preparation of
the return required by the order to the vaccinator, special efforts have however
been made during the past year to induce the Chairmen of Municipalities to exercise
more supervision, to prevent the postponement of vaccination on trivial grounds,
to check the entries under the heading of " Left the town," and to exercise more
promptness in resuming action after the expiration of postponement periods.
I would suggest the advisability of asking Government to specially draw the
attention of the Chairmen of Municipalities to this matter.
The towns which show a marked increase are * Trichinopoly (2,906), * * Calicut
(870), † Srívilliputtúr (410), † Chicacole (326), * Cuddnpah (313), * Srírangam
(280), † Cuddalore (270), Madura (261), * * Vániyambádi 244), * Tinnevelly (224),
* Vellore (197), † Cochin (181), * Coimbatore (180), * Vizagapatam (174), * * Din¬
digul (170), † Mayavaram (147), * * Kurnool (143), † Guntúr (126), and
† Rajahmundry (118).
NOTE.—Names marked with one asterisk showed a decrease last year, and those marked with two asterisks have
shown one for the last two years , † means a more or less continuous increase.
The percentage of success under primary vaccination was 96.1 and under
re-vaccination 79.7, with a percentage for all the cases of 93.7, a slightly higher
figure than that recorded last year. The total expenditure having been less and a
greater number of successful cases having been performed the cost per case has
fallen from annas 5 to annas 4 pies 6.
11. The subjoined table which has been arranged in accordance with G.O.,
No. 960 L., Mis., dated 31st May 1900, shows the work of G.O., No. 1502 M.,
dated 19th October 1894 :—
Statistics relating to the number of children under one year of age in Municipalities available
for vaccination and the number of successful operations performed on them.
Municipalities.
1
Ádóni ...
... ... ... ...
Anantapur ...
...
...
...
Anakápalle ...
...
...
...
Bellary
...
...
...
...
Berhampur ...
...
... ...
Bezwada
...
...
... ...
Bimlipatam ... ... ... ...
Calicut
...
... ... ...
Cannanore ...
... ... ...
Number of births avail-
able for vaccination
during the year 1899-
1900.
2
1,395
223
815
2,045
996
843
330
2,740
984
Number
of
deaths
amongst children under
one year during the
year.
3
180
32
123
351
173
171
45
355
168
Number available for
vaccination after de-
ducting the numbers
who have died as shown
in col. 3.
4
1,215
191
602
1,694
823
672
285
2,385
816
Number of successful
vaccinations on children
under one year during
the year ending March
1900.
5
909
135
463
711
422
550
216
1,006
424
Dale of extension of
Vaccination Act to
Municipalities.
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1st Dec. 1886.
1st Jan. 1886.
1st Nov. 1891.
1st Jan. 1891.
15th April 1891.
1st May 1892.
1st Jan. 1894.
1st Oct. 1891.
1st June 1891.