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DEPARTMENT.
Circle of Superintendence in the North- Western Provinces during the year 1873-74.
9.
PRIMARY VACCINATION.
B.
Caste.
Christians.
2
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
...
...
...
...
...
3
...
...
...
...
...
3
14
...
...
...
...
14
...
...
...
...
288
Mahomedans.
28
23
24
143
192
39
33
104
73
38
137
59
893
74
91
46
12
50
53
187
104
18
4
16
655
68
19
14
16
54
171
13
40
10
63
10,726
Hindoos.
72
82
162
225
123
174
75
64
122
207
148
90
1,544
308
153
93
173
209
30
97
113
61
29
62
1,328
82
78
46
51
91
348
68
279
72
419
11,397
Other Castes.
882
497
570
967
586
741
770
679
945
1,142
555
613
8,947
1,087
1,076
644
532
1,202
346
469
410
371
392
285
6,814
770
678
346
345
621
2,760
419
990
628
2,037
65,963
C.
Age.
Under 1 year.
257
190
247
659
307
242
252
449
327
75
222
122
3,349
267
501
129
223
542
177
206
240
65
60
11
2,421
272
244
85
53
215
869
111
317
419
847
20,597
Above 1 year.
727
412
509
677
594
712
626
398
813
1,312
618
640
8,038
1,202
819
654
494
919
255
547
387
385
365
352
6,379
662
531
321
359
551
2,424
389
992
291
1,672
67,777
Result.
Successful.
630
328
563
1,066
755
657
529
597
825
1,167
618
488
8,223
934
1,082
499
579
1,315
366
535
496
312
317
247
6,682
560
505
281
213
467
2,026
326
870
635
1,831
65,135
Unsuccessful and
Doubtful.
245
141
131
157
106
171
199
93
201
87
134
190
1,855
343
54
158
96
73
39
160
74
103
87
92
1,279
170
118
55
76
102
521
70
255
58
383
13,712
Unknown.
109
133
62
113
40
126
150
157
114
133
88
84
1,309
192
184
126
42
73
27
58
57
35
21
24
839
204
152
70
123
197
746
104
184
17
305
9,527
D.
Total.
984
602
756
1,336
901
954
878
847
1,140
1,387
840
762
11,387
1,469
1,320
783
717
1,461
432
753
627
450
425
363
8,800
934
775
406
412
766
3,293
500
1,309
710
2,519
88,374
10.
RE-VACCINATION.
Result.
A.
Successful.
4
...
...
4
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
3
13
...
...
...
7
...
5
...
...
...
...
...
12
24
...
...
...
...
24
2
2
68
72
1,102
B.
Unsuccessful and
Doubtful.
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
23
...
...
...
1
24
1
1
5
7
370
C.
Unknown.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
2
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
4
30
14
...
...
...
44
...
...
59
59
354
D.
Total.
4
...
...
4
...
4
...
...
...
...
...
4
16
...
...
...
10
...
7
...
...
...
...
...
17
77
14
...
...
1
92
3
3
132
138
1,832
11.
Percentage
of
successful
cases, excluding
those unknown
from the total.
In Primary vacci-
nation.
72
69
81
87
87
79
72
86
80
93
82
72
81
73
95
75
85
94
90
76
87
77
78
72
83
76
81
83
73
82
79
82
77
91
82
82.60
In secondary vac-
cination.
100
...
...
100
...
50
...
...
...
...
...
100
86
...
...
...
87
...
100
...
...
...
...
...
92
51
...
...
...
...
50
66
66
93
91
74.5
12.
Average number of persons vaccinated
by each vaccinator.
197
120
151
268
180
191
175
169
228
277
168
153
190
293
264
156
145
290
87
150
125
90
85
72
160
100
157
81
82
153
112
100
262
168
177
189
W. WATSON, M. D.,
Supdt. of Vaccination, Allahabad and Jhansie Division.
13 V
( 50 )
A.—VACCINE DEPARTMENT.
STATEMENT No. II.—Showing the monthly number and result of the Vaccination performed in the Allahabad and Jhansie Circle of Superintendence in the North- Western
Provinces, during the year 1873-74.
1.
Circle of Superinten-
dence.
ALLAHABAD AND JHANSIE CIRCLE.
2.
Months.
Primary vaccination.
November, 1873,
...
...
...
...
...
...
December „
...
...
...
...
...
...
January, 1874,
...
...
...
...
...
...
February„
...
...
...
...
...
...
March
„
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total,
...
...
...
...
Secondary vaccination.
November, 1873,
...
...
...
...
...
...
December „
...
...
...
...
...
...
January, 1874,
...
...
...
...
...
...
February „
...
...
...
...
...
...
March
„
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total,
...
...
...
...
3.
District in which operations
were chiefly conducted in
each month.
Allahabad and Jhansie
circle.
...
Allahabad and Jhansie
circle.
GRAND TOTAL,
... ... ...
4.
Total number vaccinated.
9,245
21,195
22,246
20,790
14,898
88,374
49
455
510
333
485
1,832
90,206
5.
RESULT.
Successful.
6,205
16,227
16,987
15,294
10,422
65,135
29
290
264
194
325
1,102
66,237
Unsuccessful and
doubtful.
2,012
2,843
3,020
3,264
2,573
13,712
9
109
87
65
106
376
14,088
Unknown.
1,028
2,125
2,239
2,232
1,903
9,527
11
56
159
74
54
354
9,881
6.
Total.
9,245
21,195
22,246
20,790
14,898
88,374
49
455
510
333
485
1,832
90,206
7.
Average percentage of
successful excluding
those unknown.
75.
85.
84.
82.
80.
82.6
76.
72.
75.
71.
75.
74.5
82.4
W. WATSON, M. D.,
Supdt. of Vaccination, Allahabad and Jhansie Division.
( 51 )
A.—VACCINE ESTABLISHMENT.
STATEMENT No. III.—Showing Expenditure of Vaccine Department in the Allahabad and
Jhansie Circle, during the year 1873-74.
ALLAHABAD AND JHANSIE CIRCLE.
1.
A.—Paid by Government.
Superintendent,
at
1 Native Superintendent, at
8 Ditto
ditto,
at
64 Vaccinators,
at
9 Apprentices,
at
Office Establishment,
at
Rs.
„
„
„
„
„
825
24
17
7
4
35
11
2
10
10
13
0
5
8
8
8
4
0
Travelling Allowance,
...
...
Fixed Contingent, ... ... ...
Postage, ... ... ... ...
Reward, ...
...
...
...
Total Government Establishment, ...
B.—Paid by Municipality.
2 Vaccinators,
at
2
Ditto,
at
9
Ditto,
at
1
Ditto,
at
Rs.
„
„
„
15
12
10
8
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
4
Total Municipal Establishment, ...
C.— Paid by Local Fund.
6 Vaccinators,
at
6
Ditto,
at
1
Ditto,
at
1
Ditto,
at
Rs.
„
„
„
10
8
4
7
0
5
0
10
0
4
8
8
Total Local Fund Establishment, ...
D.—Paid by Native Chief.
3 Vaccinators,
at Rs.
7 10 8
Total paid by Native Chief, ...
Grand Total, ...
2.
Sanctioned.
Rs.
9,909
290
1,696
5,888
522
420
1,200
720
200
100
20,945
*360
288
1,080
92
1,820
720
600
50
92
1,462
276
276
24,505
3.
Expended.
Rs.
9,908
290
1,696
5,888
522
420
1,057
720
150
100
20,751
200
256
1,000
92
1,548
720
600
†
92
1,412
276
276
23,987
a.
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
...
0
0
0
0
9
p.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4.
Total number vaccinated.
65,237
11,269
12,462
90,206
5.
Percentage of successful
excluding those unknown.
82.8
83.0
80.3
82.4
6.
Cost of each successful case.
5 annas 9 pie only.
7.
Remarks.
* Alteration in num-
ber of vaccinators
and amount of sa-
laries from
1st
November, 1873.
† Not paid.
W. WATSON, M. D.,
Supdt. of Vaccination, Allahabad and Jhansie Division,
( 52 )
A.—VACCINE
STATEMENT No. I.—Showing particulars of Vaccination in the
1.
Circle.
BENARES .
2.
Name and Rank of Superintendent.
H. S. SMI TH, ESQUI RE, M. B., OF F ICIATING S
UP E RINT E NDE NT OF VACCINE.
3.
Number of Native
Superintendent.
1872-73.
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
6
1873-74.
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
....
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
6
4.
Number of Vac-
cinators.
1872-73.
1
1
2
2
1
1
8
1
1
1
2
...
1
1
1
8
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
...
1
1
1
...
10
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
...
...
...
8
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
16
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
56
1873-74.
1
1
4
2
1
1
10
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
9
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1 1
1
1
...
17
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
11
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
16
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
69
5.
Total number of
Persons vacci-
nated.
1872-73.
1,503
751
1,486
1,587
789
225
6,341
824
3,598
298
692
...
227
115
879
6,633
1,343
644
1,263
1,007
1,606
1,455
610
...
948
941
518
5,365
15,600
2,449
606
958
426
1,304
1,629
818
249
...
...
...
8,439
2,001
2.226
982
1,593
l,101
1,594
938
10,435
1,297
513
696
944
796
97
4,343
51,791
1873-74.
1,234
1,085
2,461
1,189
578
455
7,002
739
2,536
1,012
823
356
512
437
664
7,079
2,256
1,611
2,584
1,722
1,775
2,146
1,120
572
606
963
473
1,695
17,523
2,316
728
1,279
526
1,364
1,498
1,200
430
1,105
442 549
11,437
1,829
2,022
806
l,701
1,140
1,815
798
10,111
651
459
793
1,212
715
657
4,487
57,639
6.
Collectorate, Political Agency of Native
States, in which vaccinations were
performed during the year.
Municipality, ...
Native Chief, ...
Cantonment, ...
Native Chief, ...
Municipality, ...
Ditto, ...
Native Chief, ...
Ditto, ...
Ditto, ...
Municipality,
Ditto,
Native Chief,
Ditto,
Ditto,
Municipality, ...
Local, ...
Ditto, ...
Ditto, ...
Ditto,
...
Municipality, ...
Local, ...
Benares Division,
...
7.
Population of area included in last co-
lumn.
794,039
1,015,826
1,345,570
1,531,482
2,019,361
1,473,029
8,179,307
8.
Name of portion of District or of Town.
Benares, ...
Chundowlee, ...
Town Benares, ...
Ditto
ditto,
...
Ditto
ditto, ...
Gungapore, ...
Mirzapore,
...
Robertsgunge, ...
Chunar, ...
Town Mirzapore, ...
Do. Chunar, ...
Bhudohee,
...
Chukeeah,
Kondh, ...
Ghazeepore, ...
Syudpore,
...
Mohumdabad,
...
Bullia,
...
Russerah,
..
Zumania,
...
Town Ghazeepore,
...
Do. Bullia,
...
Syudpore Pergunnah, ...
Omurgunge do., ...
Bullia
do., ...
Omedwars 2, ...
Azimgurh,
...
Deogaon,
...
Nugra, ...
Ahroula, ...
Sugree,
...
Mohumdabad,
...
Town Azimgurh, ...
Maharajgunge, ...
Mhow Pergunnah, ...
Mobarukpore, ...
Atrowlia Pergunnah, ...
Goruckpore,
...
Bansgaon, ...
Maharajgunge,
...
Deoreea,
...
Pudrowna,
...
Hutta, ...
Town Goruckpore, ...
Bustee, ...
Captaingunge,
...
Domuriagunge, ...
Khuleelabad, ...
Bansee, ...
Town Bansee,
...
GRAND TOTAL, ...
( 54 )
A.—VACCINE DEPARTMENT.
STATEMENT No. II.—Showing the monthly number and results of the Vaccination performed
in the Benares circle, during the year 1873-74.
1.
BENARES.
2.
Months.
November, ...
December, ...
January, ...
February, ...
March, ...
Total, ...
3.
District in which opera-
tions were chiefly con-
ducted in each month.
All districts.
Benares Dvn.
4.
Total number vaccinated.
6,038
10,480
13,659
13,754
13,708
57,639
5.
PRIMARY RESULT.
Successful.
3,976
7,867
9,987
10,687
10,236
42,753
Unsuccessful and
doubtful.
1,216
1,293
1,342
1,532
1,722
7,105
Unknown.
722
1,063
1,263
1,062
1,360
5,470
6.
Total.
5,914
10,223
1 2,592
13,281
13,318
55.328
7.
SECONDARY RESULT.
Successful.
52
150
677
243
123
1,145
Unsuccessful and
doubtful.
39
82
219
77
30
447
Unknown.
33
25
271
153
237
719
8.
Total.
124
257
1,067
473
390
2,311
9.
Primary percentage of suc-
cessful, excluding those
"unknown" from the total.
76.1
85.8
88.1
87.4
85.5
85.7
10.
Secondary percentage of
successful, excluding those
unknown from the total.
57.1
64.6
72.5
75.9
80.3
71.9
H. S SMITH,
Offg. Superintendent of Vaccination, Benares Division.
STATEMENT No. III.—Showing Expenditure of Vaccine Department in the Benares Division,
during the year 1873-74.
A.—Paid
by Government.
Superintendent's salary
at
2 Native Superintendents, at
4 Ditto
ditto
at
42 Vaccinators
at
6 Apprentices
at
Office Establishment,
Rs.
„
„
„
„
Rs.
825
24
17
7
4
35
11
2
10
10
13
0
5
8
8
8
4
0
per mensem,
„
„
„
„
„
Travelling allowances, ... ... ...
Contingencies,
...
I Rs. 30 0 0 per mensem,
Postage,
...
...
...
...
...
Rewards,
...
...
...
...
Total paid by Government, ...
B.—Paid by
Municipality.
11 Vaccinators,
at
1 Vaccinator,
at
Rs.
„
10
10
0
0
0
0
per mensem,
for 6 months,
Total paid by Municipality,
...
C.— Paid by Local Fund.
2 Vaccinators,
at
3 Ditto,
at
Rs.
„
7
10
10
0
8
0
per mensem,
„ ...
Total paid by Local Fund,
D.—Paid by Native Chiefs. ....
8 Vaccinators,
at
2 Ditto,
at
Rs.
„
7
10
10
0
8
0
per mensem,
„ ...
Total paid by Native Chiefs, ...
GRAND TOTAL, ...
Sanctioned.
Rs.
9,908
580
848
3,864
348
420
1,200
360
275
100
17,803
1,320
60
1,380
184
180
364
736
240
976
20,523
a.
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
p.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Expended.
Rs.
9,293
526
848
3,552
348
420
1,436
360
95
100
16,979
1,320
40
1,360
184
120
304
736
240
976
19,519
a.
12
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
p.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total number vacci-
nated.
41,249
6,974
356
7,330
1,008
2,096
3,104
4,767
1,189
5,956
57,639
Percentage of success-
ful, excluding those
unknown from the
total.
87.0
87.22
79.53
86.58
85.7
Cost of each succensful case.
Remarks.
V. 6, 1st No-
vember.
H. S. SMITH,
Offg. Superintendent of Vaccination, Benares Division.
( 55 )
A.—VACCINE DEPARTMENT.
STATEMENT No. IV.—Showing Results of the year 1873-74, as compared with those of each of the previous five years in the North- Western Provinces.
Years.
1868-69, ... ...
1869-70, ... ...
1870-71, ... ...
1871-72, ... ...
1872-73, ... ...
1873-74, ... ...
Total number of persons vacci-
nated.
331,590
299,357
311,610
321,742
414,416
464,233
Number successful.
266,587
237,298
244,862
261,914
332,478
357,360
Ratio per cent successful, exclu-
ding those unknown from the
total.
85.69
84.77
85.2
88.26
88.18
87.50
NUMBER OF VACCINATORS.
A.
Paid by State.
188
188
168
188
225
232
B.
Paid by other sour-
ces.
66
72
96
82
137
154
C.
Total.
254
260
284
270
362
386
D.
Number previously
employed as inoculators or Native
practitioners.
...
...
...
...
...
...
Cost of whole Vaccine Estab-
lishment.
Rs.
65,775
68,451
74,561
78,247
86,073
99,627
a.
0
0
0
0
14
2
p.
0
0
0
0
1
0
Cost of Travelling Allowances
and Contingencies.
Rs.
10,054
6,904
6,428
4,070
8,143
5,115
a.
0
0
0
0
13
10
p.
0
0
0
0
1
0
Total cost.
Rs.
75,829
75,355
80,989
82,317
94,217
1,04,742
a.
0
0
0
0
11
12
p.
0
0
0
0
2
0
Cost of each successful case.
Rs
0
0
0
0
0
0
a.
4
5
5
5
4
4
p.
7
0
3½
0
6
8
B.—DISPENSARY VACCINATION STATEMENT No. V.—No Dispensary Vaccination in the North-Western Provinces.
F. PEARSON, SURGEON-MAJOR,
Supdt.-Genl., Vaccination, N.- W. Provinces.
ORDERS OF
GOVERNMENT.
No. 2135A. OF 1874.
FROM
THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,
NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES,
To
THE SUPDT.-GENERAL OF VACCINATION,
NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES.
DATED NAINI TAL, THE 8TH SEPTEMBER, 1874.
SIR,
GENERAL DEPARTMENT.
I AM directed to acknowledge the receipt of your report on the
operations of the Vaccination Department for 1873-74, and to communi-
cate the following remarks and orders thereon.
Form of report.
2. It seems to the Lieutenant-Governor that the form of your re-
port might be changed with advantage. At present,
after some introductory remarks, you discuss the figures
of Kumaun and Rohilkhand (which you yourself superintend), and then
those of the other circles; the separate reports for those circles are then
printed in full, and followed by the appendices. The Government has
thus the same results presented circle by circle, first by you, secondly by
the Superintendents in their reports, and thirdly in the tabular state-
ments. It is desirable that you should give to the Government a general
view of the working of the Department as compared with previous years
and other Provinces. For circle details it will be enough if you prefix
or add such remarks as you think necessary to the Superintendents'
reports. These reports need not be printed in full; all irrelevant and
unnecessary matter should be cut out. Some officers go into petty details,
which it may be proper for the Superintendent-General to know, but
which it is unnecessary to lay before the Government. Others again are
too apt to make their reports vehicles for promulgating their views on
things in general.
Appendices.
3. It would also be well to amalgamate the appendices showing
the circle details, one circle after another, in each of
the first three statements. The Lieutenant-Governor
is perfectly in accord with the views which you hold as to the advisability
of curtailing unnecessary returns. You were told in para. 20 of the orders
on last year's report not to continue the separate financial statements for
each circle, but to give one amalgamated statement for the Provinces.
You have given this statement, though not quite in the prescribed form,
the figures of the Budget not being filled in; but you have also added
the separate statement (No. III.) for each circle, and this is not necessary.
It is only necessary to give the details, circle by circle, of the expen-
diture defrayed by Government.
( 2 )
Strength of establishment.
4. The following table shows the strength of the establishment
during the year :—
Kumaun, ...
...
...
Bohilkhand,
...
...
Agra and Meerut,
...
...
Allahabad and Jhansi,
...
Benares. ...
...
...
Total, ...
Total, 1872-73, ...
VACCINATORS, 1873-74.
Government.
14
40
72
64
42
232
225
Municipal.
2
23
40
14
12
91
84
Local.
9
1
21
17
15
63
53
Total.
25
64
133
95
G9
386
362
1872-73.
Total.
24
64
125
93
56
There has thus been an increase of seven Government, seven Municipal,
and ten local vaccinators during the year.
5. As regards classes of vaccinators, the increase among Municipal
vaccinators in the past year has been much smaller than in the preceding
one, when it was 27. This, however, was to have been expected, as al-
most all the Municipalities in the North-Western Provinces now contri-
bute to your Department. As regards circles, the greatest increase (11)
has taken place in Benares, where the number of vaccinators has hither-
to been most insufficient, and vaccination generally most backward ; and
next (8) in the Agra and Meerut Circle. The others remain stationary,
or nearly so.
Work of the year.
6. The following table shows the work done by the establishment
detailed above:—
Number.
1
2
3
4
CIRCLE.
Kumaun and Rohilkhand
Agra and Meerut,
Allahabad and
Jhansi.
Benares,
Total,
...
Total number vaccinanted.
156,835
159,553
90,206
57,639
464,233
PRIMARY.
Total.
128,756
158,137
88,374
55,328
430,595
Successful.
108,145
131,110
65,135
42,753
347,143
Doubtful and unsuccessful.
12,371
16,455
13,712
7,105
49,643
Unknown.
8,210
10,572
9,527
5,470
33,779
Percentage deducting unknown.
89.7
88.8
82.6
85.7
87.5
SECONDARY.
Total.
23,109
1,416
1,832
2,311
33,668
Successful.
7,168
802
1,162
1,145
10,277
Doubtful and unsuccess-
ful.
17,163
464
376
447
18,450
Unknown.
3,778
150
354
719
5,001
Percentage deducting un-
known.
29.4
63.3
74.5
71.9
35.6
Increase over last year.
7. The percentages of increase in work done over last year stand
Kumaun,
Rohilkhand,
Agra and Meerut,
Allahabad and Jhansi,
Benares,
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
17
13
2
26
11
( 3 )
The very small percentage of increase in Agra and Meerut, and the very
large one in Allahabad and Jhansi, in which there has been almost
no increase of establishment, are worthy of notice.
Work done by each vac-
cinator .
8. The average number of operations performed by each vaccina-
tor per mensem, as shewn by the figures in State-
ment I., is as follows :—
Kumaun, ... ... ...
Rohilkhand, .. ... ...
Agra and Meerut,
...
...
Allahabad and Jhansi, ... ...
Benares,
...
...
...
1872-73.
189.9
255.
248.6
152.5
184.9
1873-74.
215.
288.5
239.9
189.9
167.
The figures you give for Kumaun, 1872-73, 325, and 1873-74, 368, are
altogether different from those given above; and I am to request that you
will explain by what calculation you have got them. I am also to note
the following discrepancies in the 1872-73 figures, with which you com-
pare those of the past year:—
Rohilkhand, ... ... ...
Allahabad and Jhansi, ... ...
Benares, ... ... ...
As shewn by you.
236.4
163.
167.7
Should be.
255.
152.5
184.9
The discrepancy in Benares is perhaps due to your having excluded
operations performed by " umedwars ;" but even after deducting these,
5,365 in number, from the total, the figure you give, 167.7, is apparently
not correct: it should be 165.8.
Comparison as to number of operations with
other Provinces.
9. There has been an increase in the monthly number of operations
performed in Kumaun-Rohilkhand, and Allahabad-
Jhansi; and a decrease in the Agra-Meerut and Bena-
res Circles. In Benares indeed the decrease, exclud-
ing altogether the work of " umedwars," is very slight ; but where the
monthly average is already so low, it is to be regretted that there has
been any decrease.
10. The provincial average is given by you on page 1 as 250.48 per
mensem, which you say is an increase of 11.68 over last year. The correct
figure for this year seems, however, not to be 250, but 240 per mensem,
while the correct figure for last year was 229. Excluding the Kumaun
figures, as that Division is exceptional—vaccination being to some extent
practised there all the year round—the monthly average last year was
212.8, and this year 221.4, giving an increase of 8.6.
11. It would be well if you would in future reports compare our
results with those obtained in other Provinces. Some of the figures of
1872-73 are noted here :—
North-Western Provinces, ... ...
Panjab, ... ... ...
Bombay, ... ... ...
Mysore, ... ... ...
Annual number of operations
per vaccinator.
...
...
...
...
1,084
1,755
1,129
1,171
( 4 )
Importance of these nu-
merical returns.
Kumaun, ...
Garhwal, ...
Baheri, ...
Pilibhit, ...
Faridpur, ...
Badaon, ...
Bisauli, ...
Saheswan, ...
Saharanpar, ...
Muzaffarnagar, ...
Mainpuri, ...
Etawah, ...
Meja, ...
Kora, ...
Robertsganj, ...
Azimgarh, ...
467
473
542
560
456
529
553
541
470
473
606
619
430
525
507
463
12. It would no doubt be unwise to attach too much importance
to the numerical returns of circles or districts, or
to ground praise or blame exclusively upon them.
There are many other things to be taken into account besides the mere
number of operations performed. In some parts of the province, as for
instance in Jhansi and Lalatpur, the population is sparser and the dis-
tances to be travelled longer than in other parts; in some districts—
and this seems particularly characteristic of the Benares Circle—the pre-
judices of the people are strong against vaccination. Without local
knowledge, therefore, of the circumstances of the vaccination divisions,
it would be out of place to criticise in detail the number of operations
performed. The Lieutenant-Governor has no doubt
that you and your Superintendents have satisfied
yourselves in each case that the monthly averages,
which vary from 619 in Etawah to 68 per mensem in
Handia (Allahabad), are accurate and sufficient, or
have taken due notice of the default. The places
where the monthly average exceeds 400 are noted on
the margin.
Comparison of different
classes of vaccinators.
13. Comparing the number of operations performed, and the
success obtained by each class of vaccinators, the
results you show are, for the most part, such as might
have been expected.
I—Government, ...
II.—Municipal, ...
III.—Local, ...
IV.—Native Chiefs, ...
Vaccinators.
232
91
46
17
Average per
mensem.
292
188
192
155
Success per
mensem.
86.65
87.43
84.04
84.74
The Government vaccinators are the most important class, and next to
them the Municipal. The return, which shows class II. as more success-
ful than class I, is to be suspected, and seems to point to the necessity
for a stricter supervision over this class.
Comparison as to suc-
cess with other Provinces,
14. The percentage of success in secondary operations given by
you, does not appear to be correct ; it should appa-
rently be 35.6 instead of 56.10. The success obtained
in some other Provinces in the year 1872-73 is shewn beneath for com-
parison :—
North-Western Provinces,
... ...
Panjab, ... ... ...
Bombay, ... ... ...
Bengal,
...
...
...
Primary.
88.7
89.6
94.6
96.2
Secondary.
52.8
42.9
66.9
25.5
The general percentage of success in Madras and Mysore is said to be
90.27 and 88.6 respectively.
Sex.
15. The sex is only given for the primary operations, but the
number of secondary operations is in all but trifling.
This year there were 6,067 more male children vac-
cinated than female ; last year the excess was 2,361. Last year in all