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Castes of those vaccinated.

20. The number of persons vaccinated accord-
ing to caste is :—

Percentages of individuals vaccinated of
each caste compared with previous year.

21. The ratios per cent. of individuals vaccin-
ated according to caste, as compared with the pre-
vious year and its predecessor, are :—

Vaccination still more general among
other castes.

22. The number of Christians is so few that it
may be excluded from any comparisons made. The
remarks made in para. 26 of last year's report in regard to the paucity of opera-
tions among Mahomedans and Hindoos with " other castes" apply to this year also,
though to a somewhat minor extent. From what I wrote last year, which is borne
out by the figures of this year also, it may be inferred that any increase in the
proportion of operations performed on Mahomedans and Hindoos, as compared with
" other castes," may be looked upon as an index by which to judge the increasing
popularity of the department among the inhabitants.

Ages of those vaccinated.

23. The number of babies vaccinated in the
year under report is 7,406, as against 5,127 in its
predecessor. The number of births registered in the two years being in :—

                                          Statement No. II.

24. This Statement—No. II.—shows the total
number of vaccinations performed in each month of
the year, and the percentage of successful cases. The few cases which appear
opposite to the month of April were performed in the Akolah and Buldanah dis-
tricts by two vaccinators who stayed out longer than they had any right to.