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Jail. They revaccinated 193 persons. There were 516 deaths from small-pox
during the year.

Central Registration Dis-
trict.

65. The Central Registration District comprises the Collectorates of
Ahmednagar, Poona, Sholápur, Sátára, and Ratnágiri,
the Native States of Akalkot, the Sátára Jághirs
(Aundh, Bhor and Phaltan) and Sávantvádi. It has a
population of 5,595,079 and an area of 28,702.26 square miles. It is administer-
ed by a Deputy Sanitary Commissioner, who has working under him 7 Inspec-
tors of Sanitation and Vaccination, 2 clerks, 9 Municipal, 1 Cantonment, 74
Local Fund, 6 candidates and 12 Native State vaccinators, and 102 peons. The
area for each vaccinator on an average is 298.97 square miles with a population
of 58,282 souls. The vaccinators performed 184,763 primary vaccinations and
5,102 revaccinations. Under each head the successful cases were respectively
169,472 and 2,751 or 91.72 and 53.92 per cent. There were 30.78 persons per
1,000 of population successfully operated on, whilst last year the number was
32.10. The average number of vaccinations performed by each vaccinator was
1,978 and the average cost per successful case calculated on the total cost of
Rs. 51,664-0-7 was 4 annas and 9 pies. There were 291 deaths from small-pox.
No vaccination work was performed by dispensary officers in this District during
the year.

Ahmednagar.

66. In the Ahmednagar Zilla there are 15 vaccinators and the average popu-
lation and area per vaccinator are respectively 59,250
persons and 439.6 square miles. There were 33,006
primary vaccinations and 697 revaccinations and the successful cases in each kind
were 29,901 and 532 respectively, the percentage of success being 90.59 and
76.33. The rate per 1,000 of population protected was 34.24 against 33.48 last
year. Each vaccinator vaccinated 2,247 persons. The total cost was Rs. 4,742-0-10
and the average cost for each successful case was annas 2 and pies 6. There
were 24 deaths from small-pox during the year.

Poona.

67. In the Poona Collectorate there are 19 vaccinators. The average
population and area per vaccinator were respectively
56,200 persons and 265.28 square miles. Out of
35,048 primary vaccinations and 1,602 revaccinations 32,238 and 662 or 91.98
and 41.32 per cent. were successful. The rate per mille of population protected
was 30.81 against 31.47 last year. Each vaccinator on an average operated on
1,929 persons. The total cost was Rs. 7,135-8-10, which gives the average cost
per successful case as anuas 3 and pies 6. There were 92 deaths from small-pox
in the year under report.

Sholápur.

68. In the Sholápur Zilla there are 14 vaccinators, each of whom has, on
an average, an area of 326.36 square miles and a popu-
lation of 53,620 souls. There were 28,219 primary
vaccinations and 139 revaccinations ; of these, 25,107 and 108 or 88.97 and 77.41
per cent. were successful. The rate per mille of population protected was 33.59
against 36.45 last year. Each vaccinator vaccinated 2,026 persons on an average.
The total cost was Rs. 4,827-6-0, which gives annas 2 and pies 10 as the average
cost per each successful case against annas 2 and pies 10 last year. There were
22 deaths from small-pox in the year.

Sátára.

69. In the Sátára Zilla there are 20 vaccinators; each vaccinator has, on
an average, a population of 61,299 persons and an area
of 240.88 square miles. There were 43,548 persons
primarily vaccinated and 1,336 revaccinated. The successful cases of each kind
were 39,889 or 91.57 and 707 or 52.91 per cent. The rate of protection per
mille of population was 33.12 against 33.81 in 1894-95. Each vaccinator vacci-
nated 2,244 persons on an average. The total cost for the Collectorate was
Rs. 7,709-3-0 or annas 2 and pies 6 per successful case. Last year it was
annas 2 and pies 8. There were 38 deaths from small-pox during the year.

Ratnágiri.

70. In the Ratnágiri Zilla there are 16 vaccinators. Each vaccinator has,
on an average, a population of 69,116 persons and an
area of 245.13 square miles. The number of primary
vaccinations was 28,166 and of re-vaccinations 1,153. The successful cases

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