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2ND SEPTEMBER 1891, Nos. 2117, 2118L., LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL.
5. In comparing the results obtained with lanoline vaccine and fresh animal
lymph, Dr. King has taken the percentage of success obtained with fresh animal lymph
as 93.2—vide table on page 24 of the Vaccination report for 1889-90, which was sub-
mitted and forwarded to Government by Dr. King while acting as- Inspector of Vacci-
nation and also Sanitary Commissioner. This table does not, however, show the results
obtained with fresh animal lymph alone, but includes cases done with preserved animal
lymph as well, so that it is erroneous to state the percentage of success obtained in
this table as results obtained with fresh animal lymph. Further, in calculating the
percentages of success, the unknown cases of vaccination with lanoline vaccine have
been excluded but included in cases done with animal lymph. If, however, the " un-
known cases " are excluded in both sets of vaccinations, it will be found that the per-
centage of success in cases done with animal lymph (both fresh and preserved) would
be 95.8 and this is even better than the results mentioned in Dr. King's final report as
having been obtained with lanoline vaccine by the group of " trained vaccinators."
It is thus evident that to take 93.2 as the percentage of success obtained with fresh
animal lymph in the Presidency and compare it with the percentage of success (not
calculated in the same manner) obtained with lanoline vaccine that the conclusions
arrived at must be erroneous.
6. With a view to showing the efficacy of different methods of vaccination in
this Presidency, I called for certain information on this subject, and the following
tables show the results obtained, all unknown and re-vaccination cases are excluded,
only primary cases being entered :—
STATEMENT showing the results of Primary Vaccination done in 49 Municipalities and 48 Vaccina-
tion Circles with different kinds of lymph from 1st November 1889 to 31st May 1890.
Municipalities ..
Vaccination Circles ..
Total ..
Fresh animal
lymph.
Number
vaccinated.
22,393
63,587
85,980
Percentage
of success.
97.3
96.2
96.5
Preserved animal
lymph.
Number
vaccinated.
3,681
11,391
15,072
Percentage
of success.
83.3
95.7
92.7
Arm-to-arm opera-
tions.
Number
vaccinated.
9,758
194,368
204,126
Percentage
of success.
97.7
98.9
98.8
Human lymph
preserved in
tubes.
Number
vaccinated.
3,557
44,085
47,642
Percentage
of success.
91.1
94.8
94.6
Human lymph
preserved be-
tween glass plates.
Number
vaccinated.
4,735
63,411
68,146
Percentage
of success.
94.8
97.3
97.2
STATEMENT showing the results of Primary Vaccination done in 49 Municipalities and 48 Vaccina-
tion Circles with different kinds of lymph from 1st November 1890 to 31st May 1891.
—
Municipalities ..
Vaccination Circles..
Total ..
Lanoline vac-
cine.
Number
vaccinated.
10,371
117,901
128,282
Percentage
of success.
84.0
88.9
88.5
Fresh animal
lymph.
Number
vaccinated.
26,947
55,767
82,714
P ercentage
of success.
97.2
96.2
96.5
Preserved
animal
lymph.
Number
vaccinated.
3,864
15,681
19,545
Percentage
of success
94.4
95.4
95.2
Arm-to-arm
operations.
Number
vaccinated.
5,620
120,135
125,755
Percentage
of success.
95.7
98.9
98.8
Human lymph
preserved in
tubes.
Number
vaccinated.
2,247
33,123
35,370
Percentage
of success.
94.6
95.9
95.8
Human lymph
preserved be-
tween glass
plates.
Number
vaccinated.
2,610
43,677
46,287
Percentage
of success.
94.2
97.9
97.7
7. The best results were obtained in arm-to-arm operations and the worst in cases
done with " lanoline vaccine." Both fresh and preserved animal lymph gave better
results than in cases done with " lanoline vaccine."