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preceding year. The figures for the second, third and fourth ranges were
43.70 against 42.86 ; 61.47 against 60.95 and 40.36 against 43.86, res-
pectively. The first range showed the best protection in comparison to
other ranges.

Mortality from small-
pox.

11. The total number of deaths registered from small-pox in 1926
amounted to 12,020 indicating a death-rate of .26
against 9,373 and .21, respectively, in 1925. The
quinquennial average was .07.

Diagram.

12. The diagram appended shows the relation between the mortality
from small-pox and the protection afforded by
vaccination in each district.

Dispensary vaccina-
tion.
(Statement III.)

13. The total number of vaccination operations performed by medical
subordinates at dispensaries during the year 1926-27
was 1,373 (552 primary and 821 re-vaccinations)
against 572 (304 primary and 268 re-vaccinations)
in 1925-26, or more than double.

Vaccination in mu-
nicipalities.

14. During the year 1926-27, the total number of persons vaccinated
in municipalities in the United Provinces was 141,801
against 148,357 in 1925-26. The total number of
operations performed during the year was 145,100
(110,006 primary and 35,094 re-vaccinations) against 153,097 in the preced-
ing year. The ratio of persons successfully vaccinated per 1,000 of the popu-
lation was 38.14 against 38.60. The figures show a decline compared to those
for 1925-26, which (as in the case of districts) is due to the deputation of
a number of municipal vaccinators to the Kumbh fairs at Hardwar and
Brindaban.

The best protected municipalities during the year were, in order, Naini
Tal (173.33), Almora (125.23) and Etah (98.99). Among the municipa-
lities showing the least degree of protection, Dehra Dun was first with
20.03, followed by Baraut (Meerut district) with 20.96 and Brindaban
with 22.48. Appendix B shows the number of successful vaccinations
performed on children under one year of age in the different municipalities
during the year under review. The total number of such operations
performed during 1926-27 was 74,981 against 70,705 in 1925-26 or an
increase of 4,276.

Vaccination in can-
tonments.

15. 17,376 persons were vaccinated and 17,404 operations (6,036 primary
and 11,368 re-vaccinations) were performed in
1926-27 against 18,763 and 18,959, respectively, in
the preceding year. The numbers of successful
primary vaccinations and re-vaccinations in the two years were 5,452 and
6,599 and 5,246 and 7,377, respectively. The number of persons success-
fully vaccinated per 1,000 of the population amounted to 60.25 in 1926-27
as compared with 63.11 in 1925-26.

The Director of Medical Services, Eastern Command, United Provinces,
having expressed his inability to furnish vaccination returns for the official
year for the purposes of vaccination report, he was asked to furnish the
information for the calendar year.

The returns received from the military medical officers show that
15,618 operations (485 primary and 15,133 re-vaccinations) were performed
by these officers during the year under report. Of the 15,618 operations,
10,774 (426 primary and 10,348 re-vaccinations) were successful,