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No. 1346 L., 27TH JULY 1896.
* Chidambaram.
Cooanada.
Mangalore.
Mannárgudi.
Tinnevelly.
the increase being most marked in Madras (2,299) and Madura (949). On the other
hand, there was a retrogression in 25 towns, which was considerable in Calicut
(547), Tinnevelly (482), Karúr (292), Bezwada (246), Mangalore (242), Cannanore
(234), Chicacole (207) and Bellary (206).
It is a matter for regret that in the case
of five * of these municipalities this has
occurred for three years in succession.
The special attention of the Councils concerned will be drawn to this. The proportion
to the registered births of the year of infants successfully vaccinated fell from 79 to
77.5 per cent., but the work done in this direction in municipalities was far in excess
of that turned out in local fund areas, where, owing no doubt to vaccination not being
compulsory, the proportion was only 28 per cent. The average outturn of work by
each vaccinator in municipalities was only 1,064 against 1,517 in local fund areas, but
exceeded 1,000 cases in 30 towns against 28 in 1894-95. It was high in Madura
(1,897), Vizianagram (1,897), Bezwada (1,714), Calicut (1,661) and Trichinopoly
(1,626) and low in Tiruppattúr (401), Cuddapah (454), Vániyambádi (490) and
Anantapur (492). The average cost of each successful case was, as in 1894-95,
As. 4-10, showing that municipal vaccination compares unfavourably with that in
local fund areas, where the average cost was only As. 3-3. This is probably due to
the facts that each municipality has to maintain a separate vaccination staff, and that
the area of the work to be performed is in many cases limited. It was high in
Tirupati (As. 12-5), Cuddapah (As. 9-4) and Kurnool (As. 8-3), while in Anakápalle,
Cuddalore, Madura and Parlákimedi it was less than As. 2. For the last three years
the figure in Kurnool has been excessive. The Councils of the municipalities of Tiru-
pati, Cuddapah and Kurnool should take steps to reduce the cost of vaccination. It is
noted that the system laid down in G.O., No. 1502 M., dated 19th October 1894, for
the better checking of compulsory vaccination in municipalities worked with beneficial
effect and that the results are most promising. The total number of operations
performed in the City of Madras was 27,024 against 24,725 in 1894-95 and 23,644
in 1893-94. This continued increase is satisfactory. Of the figure for this year
18,877 were primary vaccinations and 8,147 re-vaccinations against 19,411 and 5,314
respectively in 1894-95, the number of successful operations in the one case being 99.7
per cent. and in the other 89.8 per cent., against 99.6 and 91.0 respectively. The
cost of each successful case fell from As. 6 to As. 5-6. Infantile vaccination did not,
however, make any advance, only 68.9 per cent. of the children born during the year
being successfully vaccinated against 77.9 in 1894-95 and 72.1 in 1893-94. The
attention of the Municipal Commissioners will be drawn to this unsatisfactory feature
of the year's administration. The work done in the several municipal towns will, as
usual, be more fully dealt with in the reviews of their administration reports.
8. Vaccination with animal lymph.—The total number of operations performed
with animal lymph was 1,190,541 or only 2,264 less than the total number of opera-
tions. The following statement shows the results of calf-to-arm vaccination, vaccina-
tion with animal lymph preserved in tubes, glycerine paste and lanoline paste
compared with those of the previous two years :—
—
Caif-to-arm vaccination .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Vaccination with lymph preserved in glass tubes or plates .. ..
Vaccination with lymph preserved with glycerine .. .. ..
Vaccination with lymph preserved with lanoline
..
..
..
Total ..
1893-94
1894-96
1895-96
1893-94
1894-95
1895-96
1893-94
1894-95
1895-96
1893-94
1894-96
1895-96
1893-94
1894-95
1895-96
Number
vaccinated.
516,800
378,955
347,526
185,468
142,899
101,944
375,322
642,296
713,531
..
..
27,540
1,077,580
1,164,150
1,190,541
Number of
successful
cases.
491,270
363,448
332,921
172,335
132,536
94,915
343,729
558,009
621,805
..
..
25,278
1,007,334
1,053,993
1,074,919
Percentage
of success.
97.0
97.4
97.3
94.7
94.1
94.7
93.7
89.2
89.4
..
..
94.3
95.4
92.5
92.3