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In the district, the total number of operations was 23,751 against 22,005 in
1892-93. The Superintendent was on tour for 53 days and examined 2,231 cases, of
which 34 only were found unsuccessful and 20 doubtful. The conduct of the vacci-
nation staff was satisfactory, and the Assistant Superintendent worked hard. The
Jats and Gujars of the district are strongly opposed to vaccination. Material assist-
ance should be afforded to Vaccinators by the District Officials.
Summary of Meerut report.
22. In the Meerut municipality 2,292 primary vaccinations were performed, and
there were 729 children vaccinated outside municipal
bounds, including 499 prisoners in the District Jail,
making a total of 3,021 operations by the two municipal vaccinators. The work was
inspected on 5 occasions, and the quality on the whole was good. There is nominally a
vaccination station at the city branch dispensary but the work has been carried on from
house to house as heretofore, and in time no doubt the law to compel parents to bring
children to appointed places, may be carried out effectively. Registers I and II were
kept up, but difficulty was experienced in completing Register II. Certificates of
vaccination were granted in all cases; 104 notices were issued under section 17
of the Act, of which 99 were complied with, 5 parents being reported for non-com-
pliance, and of these 4 submitted their children to operation, and one case remained
undecided.
In the Sardhana municipality 431 children were vaccinated, and 693 in adjacent
villages. Registers I and II were both kept up. Certificates were granted in all
cases. Three notices were issued and complied with. House to house vaccination
was continued, there being no vaccination station fixed.
In the Ghaziabad municipality 457 primary operations were performed, and 805
in adjacent villlages. Both Registers were maintained and certificates of vaccination
were issued in all cases. 7 notices were issued under section 17, and 6 were complied
with, the remaining one being ineffective as the child had left the town. There was no
fixed vaccination station, and the operation was carried on from house to house.
In the Baraut municipality 283 primary vaccinations were performed, and 1,068
in adjacent villages. Both Registers I and II were kept up. Certificates were
granted in all cases. One notice only was issued, but not complied with before the end
of the season. House to house vaccination was carried on as formerly, there being no
vacillation station.
In the Baghpat municipality 227 operations were carried out in addition to 685
in adjacent villages. The Registers were maintained. Certificates were regularly
granted. 27 notices were served and complied with, one case only being reported to
the Magistrate. There was no vaccination station, and the operations were performed
from house to house.
In the Meerut Cantonment 1,787 primary operations were performed, and 121
in a few villages adjacent to Cantonment, and 102 re-vaccinations also in Cantonment.
Both Registers were kept up, and certificates granted in all cases, 44 notices were
issued under section 17 of the Act, 26 being at once complied with, the remaining 18
after report made to the Cantonment Magistrate, were likewise effective without
further trouble.
The Vaccination Act is not in force in the municipalities of Hapur, Mawana,
Pilkhua and Shahdara.
In the district generally, the net result of the seasons operations was an increase
of 2,557 primary operations. The percentage of success was 94.56 as compared with
91.20 of the previous year. In all 40,286 primary operations were performed. There
was a total of 382 re-vaccinations, and the necessity of extending such operations is
obvious. The Superintendent spent 32 days in tour, and in addition to 11 inspections