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for Káthiáwár, 3 for Pálanpur and 1 for Khairpur—are still required. The
present establishment of vaccinators worked amongst a population of 8,999,616
persons. The numbers primarily vaccinated were 308,408 and re-vaccinated
13,088: of these 294,002 and 9,347 or 95.33 and 71.42 per cent. respectively
were successful. The unsuccessful and unknown in primary vaccination were
6,760 and 8,412 and in re-vaccination 2,205 and 1,540. There were 766
secondary operations and 3 repetitions of re-vaccination. Out of every 1,000
of population 33.71 were successfully operated on against 33.85 last year. The
total cost amounted to Rs. 61,151-6-2, which gives annas 3 and pies 3 per
each successful case. The average number of persons operated on by each
vaccinator was 1,891.

Work of Dispensary Offi-
cers.

31. Vaccination was carried on in 33 dispensaries, or 15 less than in the
preceding year. The following table shows the pro-
gress of vaccination in dispensaries by each district
and circle :—

A decrease of 1,224 is shown in all the districts except the Presidency Circle
in which there was no primary vaccination work. In re-vaccination there is a
slight increase in the Southern and Eastern Gujarát Registration Districts, but
in the total operations there is a net decrease of 1,218 as compared with last year.
There were 5,479 persons primarily vaccinated and 380 re-vaccinated. The
respective numbers of successful cases were 4,800 and 225. The percentages of
success were 87.61 and 59.21 against 89.81 and 60.70 last year. The unsuccess-
ful and unknown were 218 and 475 in primary vaccination and 131 and 30 in
re-vaccination. The number of secondary operations was 14 and of persons
re-vaccinated more than once 6.

Work performed in the
Army.

32. The following table shows details of vacci-
nation in the British and Native Army and amongst
their camp followers :—

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