22 VACCINATION REPORT,
It will be seen that out of 51,213 villages in the Presidency, 42,947 were
visited by vaccinators and 8,266 or 19.25 per cent. were not visited. In the
British territory 36,051 villages were visited and 6,728 or 18.66 per cent. remain-
ed unvisited, whilst in Native States the percentage of unvisited villages was
22.30.
Practical instruction in
animal vaccination.
55. Dr. Channer, the Deputy Sanitary Commissioner, Southern Registra-
tion District, and Dr. Street, the Deputy Sanitary
Commissioner, Central Registration District, gave
lectures and practical demonstrations in animal
vaccination to the several Inspectors of Sanitation and Vaccination and vaccina-
tors in their districts during the rains. In the city of Bombay the class
for instruction was open during the months of August and September 1895.
Here 20 subordinates in all, attended the course, of whom 2 were vaccinators, 5
paid candidates, 12 unpaid candidates, and one clerk. Practical instruction was
imparted also to one L. M. & S., 5 medical students, and 15 Military medical
pupils.
Small-pox by Collectorates.
56. The table given below shows the deaths from small-pox for the year
under report, as well as the ages of the deceased and
the number of persons successfully operated on in
each district:—
|
District and Circle. |
Collectorate. |
DEATHS FROM SMALL-POX. |
Number of |
|||
|
Total Deaths. |
Ages. |
|||||
|
Under |
Under |
|||||
|
Western Registration District |
1 |
Khándesh ... ... ... |
910 |
254 |
617 |
41,203 |
|
2 |
Násik ... ... ... ... |
672 |
182 |
467 |
25,382 |
|
|
3 |
Thána ... ... ... ... |
63 |
14 |
42 |
21,399 |
|
|
4 |
Kolába ... ... ... ... |
260 |
77 |
176 |
17,793 |
|
|
Presidency Circle ... ... |
5 |
Bombay City ... ... ... |
516 |
174 |
... |
20,440 |
|
Central Registration District . |
6 |
Ahmednagar ... ... ... |
24 |
10 |
8 |
30,433 |
|
7 |
Poona ... ... ... ... |
92 |
24 |
58 |
32,900 |
|
|
6 |
Sholápur ... ... ... ... |
22 |
6 |
14 |
26,801 |
|
|
9 |
Sátara ... ... ... ... |
38 |
4 |
13 |
48,360 |
|
|
10 |
Ratnágiri ... ... ... ... |
115 |
55 |
34 |
33,729 |
|
|
Southern do. ... |
11 |
Belgaum... ... ... ... |
272 |
73 |
142 |
37,483 |
|
12 |
Dhárwar... ... ... ... |
93 |
28 |
40 |
35,488 |
|
|
13 |
Bijápur ... ... ... ... |
21 |
6 |
12 |
30,960 |
|
|
14 |
Kánara ... ... ... ... |
20 |
... |
1 |
14,387 |
|
|
Gujarát do. ... |
15 |
Surat ... ... ... ... |
180 |
53 |
76 |
20,717 |
|
16 |
Broach ... ... ... ... |
36 |
8 |
17 |
10,584 |
|
|
17 |
Kaira ... ... ... ... |
70 |
22 |
88 |
26,361 |
|
|
18 |
Panch Maháls ... ... ... |
123 |
31 |
80 |
11,649 |
|
|
19 |
Ahmedabad ... ... |
187 |
56 |
100 |
28,997 |
|
|
Sind do. ... |
20 |
Karáchi ... ... ... ... |
99 |
18 |
27 |
23,775 |
|
21 |
Hyderabad ... ... ... |
233 |
71 |
161 |
24,473 |
|
|
22 |
Thár and Párkar ... ... |
20 |
4 |
8 |
12,719 |
|
|
23 |
Shikárpur ... ... ... |
62 |
10 |
27 |
32,464 |
|
|
24 |
Upper Sind Frontier ... ... |
19 |
5 |
9 |
5,481 |
|
|
Total ... |
4,147 |
1,185 |
2,167 |
612,978 |
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Small-pox was prevalent in every district in the Presidency during the year.
In Bombay City, it was prevalent throughout the year, and 516 deaths were
recorded. Though there is a Compulsory Vaccination Act in Bombay, it is
difficult to secure the vaccination of all children brought into Bombay. The
question of compulsory revaccination is also brought forward by the Superin-
tendent of Vaccination, Bombay, as it is known that the protective influence of
vaccination does not last a lifetime. That many are willing to be revaccinated
is shown by the large number of revaccinations performed during the last
month of the year under report. The Superintendent of Vaccination, Presi-
dency Circle, suggests the vaccination of all school children above the age
of ten years. " It would be necessary beforehand to make a systematic in-