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The ratio of deaths from small-pox per mille rose from .91 in 1896 to 1.86 in
1897. Sultánpur with 5.98, Jaunpur with 5.57, Bijnor with 5.32, Budaun with 4.80,
Partábgarh with 4.67, Rai Bareli with 4.59, Hardoi with 4.42 and Mirzapur with
4.40, recorded the highest ratios.
Vaccination in propor¬
tion to births.
9. The following table shows the total number of persons vaccinated and the
number of successful primary vaccinations in proportion to
births, for the last seven years :—
Year.
1891-92 ...
1892-93 ...
1893-94 ...
1894-95 ...
1895-96 ...
1896-97 ...
1897-98 ...
Circle.
1st Circle ...
2nd Circle
...
Province ...
1st Circle ...
2nd Circle ...
Province ...
1st Circle
...
2nd Circle ...
Province
...
1st Circle ...
2nd Circle ...
Province ...
1st Circle
...
2nd Circle
...
Province
...
1st Circle
...
2nd Circle ...
Province
...
1st Circle
...
2nd Circle
...
Province ...
Total
births.
1891
744,359
815,529
1,559,888
1892
811,499
884,928
1,696,427
1893
926,764
994,067
1,920,831
1894
954,534
907,501
1,862,035
1895
903,004
734,231
1,637,235
1896
868,014
792,373
1,660,387
1897
747,642
711,305
1,458,947
Total number and percentage of successful primary vaccinations
at different age periods in the years 1891-92 to 1897-98.
Under one year.
Number.
306,089
70,118
376,207
336,998
84,773
421,771
403,388
116,515
519,903
426,903
132,876
559,779
426,793
140,674
567,467
415,254
160,030
575,284
376,813
171,289
548,102
Percent-
age.
41.12
8.60
24.12
41.53
9.58
24.86
43.53
11.72
27.07
44.72
14.64
30.06
47.26
19.17
34.66
47.84
20.20
34.65
50.40
24.08
37.57
Over one and under
six years.
Number.
163,024
266,246
429,270
156,565
292,626
449,191
178,206
380,054
558,260
190,682
380,228
570,910
207,713
403,082
610,795
173,142
390,080
563,222
120,520
360,108
480,628
Percent-
age.
21.90
32.65
27.52
19.29
33.07
26.48
19.23
38.23
29.06
19.98
41.90
30.66
23.00
53.52
37.31
19.95
49.23
33.92
16.12
50.63
32.94
Total of all ages.
Number.
480,224
391,044
871,268
503,813
435,371
939,184
598,095
577,557
1,175,652
635,810
606,392
1,242,202
656,739
642,924
1,299,663
627,281
675,380
1,302,661
527,855
649,176
1,177,031
Percent-
age.
64.51
47.95
55.85
62.08
49.20
55.36
64.53
58.10
61.20
66.61
66.82
66.71
72.73
87.56
79.38
72.27
85.23
78.45
70.60
91.26
80.68
Re-vaccina¬
tions and
unsuccess-
ful and
unknown
primary
vaccina-
tions.
96,001
82,733
178,734
77,945
86,863
164,808
74,695
108,141
182,836
76,187
97,630
173,817
98,890
91,634
190,524
100,872
115,706
216,578
86,864
113,450
200,314
Total vac-
cinated.
576,225
473,777
1,050,002
581,758
522,234
1,103,992
672,790
685,698
1,358,488
711,997
704,022
1,416,019
755,629
734,558
1,490,187
728,153
791,086
1,519,239
614,719
762,626
1,377,345
NOTE.—The figures of Native State Tehri Gárhwal are not included in this table.
General results of in-
spections.
10. There were fewer cases tested by inspecting officers than in 1896-97. There
was only one Deputy Sanitary Commissioner during the past
season, and he was entirely occupied with duties in connection
with plague. There are notable differences in the number of inspections performed
by District Superintendents of Vaccination. A considerable falling off is observable
in the number of inspections made by Assistant Superintendents of Vaccination, and
explanations of this will be requested.
The supply of lymph.
11. The supply of lymph from the hills was, upon the whole, sufficient and
satisfactory. But considerable delay occurred in establishing
the vesicle in some instances in the Second Circle, and this
was attributed to inferior lymph. The supervision of the Deputy Sanitary Commis-
sioner was this year wanting, as he was employed on plague duty at Hardwár.
The depôt at Lucknow worked satisfactorily. The establishment of the depôt at
Mukhtesar has had to temporarily give way to more urgent matters, though the
scheme is ready and complete.