VACCINATION REPORT.
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* Salem (28,501), South Arcot (23,993), * North Arcot (23,844), Madura
(14,596), * Cuddapah (14,245), ** Coimbatore (10,660) and Trichinopoly (10,256).
Other districts in which there has been a decrease are Ganjám (7,728), Kurnool
(7,343), Anantapur (6,044), ** Chingleput (5,841), Tinnevelly (3,718), * Gódávari
(3,611), South Canara (2,229), Bellary (2,041), * Kistna (1,527), Nilgiris (1,375),
and * Nellore (1,207).
NOTE.— The districts marked with one asterisk showed a decrease last year also and those with two asterisks
showed decrease during 1896-97 as well.
The explanations offered by the various Deputy Inspectors concerned are as
follow:—
Salem.—The only cause mentioned is the inoculation scare.
South Arcot.—Absence of certain vaccinators on leave for some time without
their places being filled up, plague scare, heavy rain, and prevalence of cholera.
North Arcot.—Non-receipt of lanoline paste from Bangalore, prevalence of
cholera and plague, and want of help from Revenue authorities.
Madura.—Prevalence of cholera, plague scare, and absence of vaccinators
on leave without substitutes.
Cuddapah.—Plague scare.
Coimbatore.—Absence of vaccinators on leave without substitutes, prevalence
of cholera and plague scare.
Trichinopoly.—Suspension of vaccination for some time in consequence of
plague and inoculation scare.
Ganjám.—Prevalence of small-pox and absence of vaccinators on leave
without substitutes. Paucity of cases is also given as a cause, but as both the
number of cases vaccinated and the proportion of children protected have seriously
diminished this year, this is obviously imaginary.
Kurnool.—Prevalence of plague and failure of Tahsildars to furnish lists of
unprotected children.
Anantapur.—Prevalence of plague.
Chingleput.—Failure of lymph supply.
Tinnevelly.—Plague scare, irregular submission of unprotected lists by
village officers.
Gódávari.—Plague scare, abolition of the system of paying rewards, and
absence of certain vaccinators on leave without substitutes. Ineffective paste is
also given as a cause. On enquiry it was found that the vaccine supplied by the
Cocanada depot was at one time very inferior and the District Medical and Sanitary
officer was asked to give special attention to the matter.
In the remaining five districts the decrease was not large and is accounted for,
as in the case of other districts, by plague scare, absence of vaccinators on leave
without substitutes and irregular supply of lymph.
6. The following table shows the number of successful operations by all
agencies:—
Establishment.
1
Local Fund vaccinators ... ...
Government
do.
...
...
Zamindari
do.
...
...
Municipal
do.
...
...
Cantonment
do. ... ...
Dispensaries
...
...
...
Medical subordinates
...
...
Total ...
Number of successful vaccinations.
1896-97.
Primary
vaccination.
2
927,372
17,311
6,405
96,389
3,628
10,267
1,088
1,062,460
Re-vaccina-
tion.
3
32,216
249
21
13,535
762
909
8,051
55,743
1897-98.
Primary and
Secondary
vaccination.
4
915,095
25,693
9,363
102,063
3,840
9,754
1,511
1,067,319
Re-vaccina-
tion.
5
34,962
389
43
14,141
978
1,100
10,306
61,919
1898-99.
Primary and
Secondary
vaccination.
6
757,498
32,537
9,124
90,640
4,446
9,320
3,239
906,804
Re-vaccina-
tion.
7
26,830
1,668
12
14,518
917
840
8,973
53,758