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true that the work done by the six Native State Dispensaries was much less
than in the previous year, but the total operations in both years were small, and
it is to the diminished outturn by Local Fund Vaccinators that the net decrease
must be ascribed. The average number of persons vaccinated by each operator
was 1,766 against 1,857 in 1889-90.

3.    The percentage of successful primary vaccinations was 95.10, and of
revaccinations 61.22. Under the former head there were no very marked
variations from the figures of 1889-90, but under the latter, the percentage in
the Presidency Circle rose from 18.09 to 38.08, and no reason has been
assigned for the constant fluctuations in this Circle or for the variation
of 20 per cent. in two years. In the Baroda Circle there was a marked
decrease in the percentage of success under this head. The table given in
paragraph 8 of the report shows that in several districts, very little progress
is being made. In Kánara the results are especially bad, and even after allow-
ing for the natural difficulties to be overcome, a rate of 8.1 per mille of children
under one year of age, and of 25.5 per mille of all ages, must be regarded as
showing a lack of energy on the part of the staff. Some explanation should
have been given of the want of proportion between these two rates, as compared
with the rates in other districts.

4.    The Sanitary Commissioner remarks that the quantity of work done by
the supervising and inspecting officers was sufficient, but the details before Gov-
ernment are not such as to enable them to form an opinion, as the report does
not contain an account of the work done by each officer and does not show what
districts have been visited by the Deputy Sanitary Commissioners. In review-
ing the report for 1889-90, Government had to remark that several districts in
which vaccination was in a backward state, had not been visited, and it is
necessary that the report should give a succinct account of the tour of each
officer.

                                                                 W. L. HARVEY,

                                                  Acting Under Secretary to Government.