( 2 )
would have been expected, a decline in mortality from small-pox appears,
so far as the results of registration in these Provinces can be trusted, to
have followed the introduction of vaccination. But the statistics are
too unreliable to allow of any confident conclusions being drawn.
In Oudh, it will be observed, that both the number of successful primary
vaccinations and deaths from small-pox have decreased in the second
quinquennial period. The Lieutenant-Governor hopes that District
Officers will bring home to the attention of the members of all Muni-
cipal and District Boards the remarks in your 20th and succeeding para-
graphs on the efficacy of vaccination in reducing the mortality from
small-pox. The results are—
Quinquennial period ending 1884-85 ...
Ditto
1889-90
...
Successful primary operations.
North-Western
Provinces.
2,809,993
2,976,669
Oudh.
242,368
237,555
Deaths from small-pox.
North-Western
Provinces.
196,567
38,483
Oudh.
196,646
68,331
4. Towards the close of both periods an increase of mortality from
small-pox is noticeable : and it is observed especially that in the district of
Hardoi in Oudh, where recently operations have considerably increased,
the death rate has increased side by side with this increase. This is
apparent from the following figures which have been abstracted from
your reports:—
1885-86 ... ... ... ...
1886-87 ... ... ... ...
1887-88 ... ... ... ...
1888-89 ... ... ... ...
1889-90 ... ... ... ...
Primary
vaccination.
4,932
6,230
7,413
11,699
20,670
Death rate
from small-pox.
.2
...
...
2.4
8.1
5. The figures in the Statement A also indicate how backward the
Province of Oudh still is compared with its sister province, though
undoubtedly much benefit has accrued from the pressure put since
1888, by the orders of this Government, upon the officials, the land-
lords and District Boards in Oudh to spread the cause of vaccination.
The returns of vaccination in each district of Oudh during 1887, 1888,
1889 are as follows:—
District.
Lucknow ... ...
Unao ... ...
Bara Banki ... ...
Sitapur ... ...
Hardoi ... ...
Kheri ... ...
Fyzabad ... ...
Bahraich ... ...
Gonda ... ...
Rae Bareli ... ...
Sultanpur ... ...
Partabgarh ... ...
Total number of
persons
vaccinated.
1887-88.
7,844
3,669
6,544
2,775
7,599
2,354
3,825
5,390
2,229
5,100
5,174
2,203
1888-89.
8,509
4,631
9,435
3,086
11,818
2,703
4,157
6,198
3,064
5,397
4,665
2,693
1889-90.
10,756
6,125
11,405
4,119
20,955
3,969
6,878
8,535
4,999
5,957
10,882
4,599
Total number of
successful primary
vaccinations.
1887-88.
5,791
3,163
4,252
2,073
5,931
1,991
2,964
4,286
1,730
4,041
4,150
1,508
1888-89.
6,286
3,876
6,620
2,035
8,919
2,199
3,270
4,899
2,102
4,300
3,706
1,720
1889-90.
7,912
4,954
7,437
2,818
16,284
3,156
5,614
6,830
4,201
4,867
8,903
3,518
Total number of
infants success-
fully primarily
vaccinated.
1887-88.
1,970
1,346
1,768
425
1,457
661
874
1,219
546
1,325
469
264
1888-89.
2,451
1,569
2,036
422
1,493
854
741
1,332
402
1,355
493
267
1889-90.
3,611
1,809
3,404
875
3,442
860
1,032
1,676
644
1,565
1,045
399
Persons
successfully
vaccinated
per 1,000 of
population.
1887-88.
8.91
3.53
4.21
2.18
6.07
2.39
2.90
4.91
1.36
4.30
4.33
1.83
1888-89.
9.44
4.31
6.49
2.14
9.09
2.65
3.19
5.58
1.68
4.52
3.88
2.10
1889-90.
11.68
5.51
7.28
2.95
18.13
3.79
5.25
7.77
3.34
5.11
9.30
4.17