8                                                           VACCINATION REPORT,

Caste.

16. During the year there were primarily vaccinated 4,666 Christians,
690,801 Hindus, 133,631 Musalmáns, 2,141 Pársis,
and 68,993 persons of other castes. Among Hindus
and Musalmáns the numbers and percentages are higher than last year, whilst
in the remaining castes they are lower.

Age.

17. The age details are compiled for three periods, viz. : under 1 year, bet-
ween 1 and 6 years, and above 6 years. The numbers
under each period primarily vaccinated were respect-
ively 627,179, 256,786 and 16,267 against 624,747, 256,506 and 15,141
during the preceding year. The number of infants successfully vaccinated was
598,069, of children between 1 and 6 years 242,500, and of persons of other
ages 13,613. Thus out of every 100 persons primarily vaccinated there were
69.67 infants, of whom 66.43 were successfully vaccinated. Compared with the
preceding year this rate is lower by 0.06 per cent., the difference between the
numbers vaccinated and the successful cases being only 0.03 per cent. more
than last year.

Sex.

18. There were 464,209 males and 436,023 females primarily vaccinated.
The re-vaccinated were respectively 41,738 and 16,732 ;
and the totals of persons operated on were 505,947
males and 452,755 females. In primary vaccination the sex percentages are
respectively 51.57 and 48.43 against 51.57 and 48.43 in the preceding year.' In
re-vaccination they were respectively 71.38 and 28.62 against 68.39 and 31.61;
and in total operations 52.77 and 47.23 against 52.53 and 47.47 in 1888-89.

Percentages of success.

19. The following table shows by districts and circles the percentages
of success in primary vaccination and re-vaccination
contrasted with those for the previous year:—

In the " successful" primary vaccination the percentages are lower than
last year in 7 out of 12 districts and circles. On the whole there has been
a slight decrease in percentages of successful cases over those of last year.