(3)
In mufassal municipalities, dispensaries, &c., 132,831 operations were
performed against 145,661 of 1901-1902. There was a decrease of 12,830
operations. The decrease is marked in the districts of —
Darjeeeling... ...
Gaya... ...
Monahyr. . . . . .
Shahabad... ...
Patna... ...
6,063
2,298
1,931
1,414
1,313
Tippera... ...
Muzaffarpur... ...
24-Parganas... ...
Saran... ...
Midnapore... ...
Singhbhum...
...
1,107
726
674
657
574
554
The Civil Surgeon of Darjeeling believes the figures for previous years to be
unreliable which partly accounts for the apparent decrease during the year under
report The prevalence of small-pox in the district during the previous year is
also said to have stirred up the vaccination staff to greater activity than during
the past year.
The decrease in Monghyr, Shahabad, Patna, Muzaffarpur, and Saran is
attributed to the prevalence of plague and to plague scare.
The decrease in Singbhum was due to the neglect on the part of the
vaccinator of the Chaibassa Municipality, for which he has been punished.
The Civil Surgeons of 24-Parganas, Midnapore, and Gaya have not
furnished any explanation of the decrease, while the explanation furnished by
the Civil Surgeon of Tippera, that the people do not voluntarily come forward
to have themselves and their children vaccinated and offer passive resistance as
long as they possibly can, is unsatisfactory, considering that the Compulsory
Vaccination Act is in force in the municipal areas.
The average number of operations performed by a vaccinator in the
mufassal municipalities was 638 against 650 of the previous year. The average
work of licensed and District Board vaccinators was 990 and 1,739, respectively,
against 944 and 1,261, respectively, of the previous year. The low average
work of a municipal vaccinator is due to the employment in most municipalities
of vaccinators for a limited period viz., from 3 to 4 months.
7. Recess-work.—In the past year, 291,460 operations were performed
during the recess or non-working season in connection with small pox
epidemics and the up keep of lymph for emergencies, against 224,510 of the
previous year. There was an increase of 66,950 cases.
8. Six-puncture Vaccination.—The total number of successful primary
and re-vaccination operations in six-points was 711,221 and 25,963, respectively,
against 613,849 and 18,959, respectively, in 1901-1902. There was an increase
of 97,372 primary and 7,004 re-vaccination cases.
9. Factory and Tea-Garden Vaccination.— In factories and tea gardens
with a population of 344,937, 11,263 operations were performed, of which
10,071 were primary and 1,192 re-vaccination cases, against 7,624 and 1,497,
respectively, of the previous year. The ratio of success in primary and re-
vaccination cases was 95.99 and 49.24, respectively, against 97.37 and 50.90,
respectively, of 1901-1902.
Cost of and contribution towards
vaccination.
10. The total cost of vaccination during the year was Rs. 1,99,448 against
Rs 1,87,818 of the previous year. The cost of
each successful case, however, was the same, viz.,
1 anna 2 pies.
The amounts contributed by District Boards, Native States, and Canton-
ments, Dispensaries, &c., were Rs 5,529, 3,616, and 390, respectively, against
Rs. 4,465, 2,844, and 390, respectively, of the previous year.