NOTES ON VACCINATION IN THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY
                              FOR THE YEAR 1912-13,

Brief report.

In accordance with Government Resolution in the General Department,
No. 2426 of 17th August 1887, brief notes on
vaccination for the year 1912-13 are submitted with
the usual statements.

Control of vaccination by
local authorities.

2. A report on the working of the experimental scheme relating to
the control of vaccinators by Local Bodies which
was tried for a further period of 12 months has
been submitted to Government, and is under
consideration.

Strength of the Depart-
ment.

3. The permanent strength of the Department was the same as last year,
except for the creation of a new post of vaccinator
and peon in Sind Registration District. A. temporary
establishment of one clerk and three vaccinators
(2 males and 1 female) was entertained for the vaccination of pilgrims at
Karáchi. Temporary vaccinators were also entertained in Dhárwár, Poona,
Ahmednagar and East Khándesh Districts owing to the prevalence of small-
pox.

Total number of persons
primarily vaccinated and re-
vaccinated (Appendix I,
Statements I and III).

4. During the year under report there were 710,592 persons primarily
vaccinated and 70,939 re-vaccinated against 692,173
and 68,692 in the previous year, showing an increase
of 18,419 in primary and 2,247 in re-vaccina-
tion.

Increase or decrease in
primary and re-vaccination.

5. There was an increase in all the districts in
primary vaccination, except in Sind Registration
District and Presidency Circle.

In Sind there are several causes mentioned by the Deputy Sanitary
Commissioner for the decrease in primary vaccinations, the most important being
a reduction in the number of children available for vaccination the large
number of operations performed in the two preceding years during an epidemic
of small-pox, the difficulty in obtaining vaccinifers and opposition to vaccina-
tion.

There was a decrease of 217 re-vaccinations in the Western Registration
District and of 5,167 in the Presidency Circle.

Results in the number of
persons primarily vacci-
nated.

6. Out of 710,592 persons primarily vaccinated, 636,407 or 89.56 per
cent. were successful, 13,030 or 1.83 unsuccessful
while in 61,785 cases the results could not be
ascertained. On account of the failure of the first
operation 630 persons were operated on a second
time.

The percentage of success excluding "unknown" was 97.99.

Results in re-vaccination.

7. During the year 70,939 persons were re-vaccinated. The number of
successful cases was 21,995 or 31.00 per cent. In
29,599 instances the result could not be ascertained
and in 19,354 the operation failed. In 9 cases the operation was repeated.

Sex.

8. By sex 367,950 males and 342,642 females were primarily vaccinated
and 56,790 males and 14,149 females re-vaccinated
during the year under report. The total number of
persons vaccinated was 424,740 males and 356,791 females. The sex percent-
ages in primary vaccination were 51.78 males and 45.40 females. In re-
vaccination the percentages were 80.05 males and 19.95 females and in the
total number of persons vaccinated 54.35 and 45.67.

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