3
( —17,104), Tinnevelly (—13,742) and Ganjām (— 5,426). The fall during the
year under report is attributable to the following causes :—
(1) The absence or less prevalence of small-pox.
(2) Failure to appoint substitutes during the leave vacancies of vaccinators
and to fill in certain permanent vacancies for want of suitable candidates.
8. The sub-joined table shows the results of primary and secondary and
re-vaccinations performed by all agencies :—
Establishment.
(1)
Local Fund vaccinators ... ...
Government
do. ... ...
Municipal
do.
...
...
Cantonment
do. ... ...
Dispensaries ... ...
Medical subordinates
... ...
Total ...
Establishment.
Local Fund vaccinators
...
Government
do. ...
Municipal
do. ...
Cantonment
do. ...
Dispensaries
...
...
...
Medical subordinates ...
Total ...
Number of successful vaccinations.
1917-18.
Primary
vaccination.
(2)
989,157
15,057
113,652
3,497
189
103
1,121,655
Re-vaccination.
(3)
121,763
3,024
41,079
2,763
92
7,252
175,973
1918-19.
Primary
vaccination.
(4)
787,222
14,158
105,156
2,667
155
375
909,733
Re-vaccination.
(5)
95,333
3,773
47,170
3,892
70
9,085
159,323
1919-20.
Primary
vaccination.
(6)
833,655
14,675
96,188
4,012
129
345
949,004
Re-vaccination.
(7)
64,414
2,459
28,157
4,711
190
10,521
110,452
Ratio per cent of successful cases.
1917-18.
Primary
vaccination.
(11)
82.6
81.8
91.0
85.2
99.0
52.8
83.4
Re-vaccination.
(12)
73.4
73.4
67.0
41.5
87.6
70.5
70.8
1918-19.
Primary
vaccination.
(13)
76.4
82.7
91.5
80.0
98.7
78.3
77.9
Re-vaccination.
(14)
58.0
76.7
71.9
45.6
93.3
72.2
62.0
1919-20.
Primary
vaccination.
(15)
76.8
87.7
90.8
80.5
98.5
64.8
78.2
Re-vaccination.
(16)
51.9
82.5
63.9
58.0
91.8
70.7
56.8
Total of successful
vaccinations.
1917-18.
(8)
1,187,766
18,019
141,826
4,617
175
6,984
1,359,387
1918-19.
(9)
1,110,920
18,081
154,731
6,260
281
7,355
1,297,628
1919-20.
(10)
898,069
17,134
124,345
8,723
319
10,866
1,059,456
Ratio per cent of total
successful cases.
1917-18.
(17)
81.5
80.3
83.1
58.1
94.9
70.1
81.4
1918-19.
(18)
73.9
81.3
84.4
55.3
97.0
72.4
75.1
1919-20.
(19)
74.3
86.9
82.9
66.5
94.4
70.5
75.2
The percentage of success under primary vaccinations showed a slight
increase of 0.3 during the year under report when compared with 1918-19 but a
considerable fall in comparison with the year previous. The success rate is low
and the causes are explained in the report on the Vaccine Section of the King
Institute, Guindy. As stated in this office letter D. No. 59/K.I., dated 10th
August 1920, proposals for improving conditions are under consideration.
9. Infantile vaccination.—When compared with the previous year, there was
an increase of 1,925 in the number of children successfully vaccinated under one
year of age. The districts which showed an increase of over 5 per cent were
Malabar ( + 18.2), Gōdāvari ( + 11.1), North Arcot ( +10.5), Kurnool (+ 9.1),
South Kanara ( + 8.8), Chittoor ( + 8.8), Kistna ( + 8.6), Nellore ( + 7.3),
Salem (+7.1), Madura ( + 7.1) and Chingleput ( + 5.3). The only district.
which showed the largest decrease under this head was Nilgiris ( —'20.06). In
other districts the fall was very slight.
Among municipalities Tiruppur ( + 65.8), Villupuram ( + 47.3), Ongole
( + 31.0), Coimbatore ( + 28.6) and Srīrangam ( + 22.8) show an increase and
Nandyal (— 83.3), Narasaraopet (— 54.4), Proddatūr ( — 44.2), Adōni (— 40.1)
and Kurnool ( — 35.7) show a marked decrease.