Vaccination : report by Surgeon-General, forwarding return of successful vaccinations for 1880 : legislative Council, 1st October 1881 / S. Leonard Crane.

  • Crane, S. Leonard.
Date:
1881
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Credit: Vaccination : report by Surgeon-General, forwarding return of successful vaccinations for 1880 : legislative Council, 1st October 1881 / S. Leonard Crane. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    No. 72.] [1881. Tf « r-~. SURGEON-GENERAL’S OFFICE. • c 29th Settemeek, 1881. Sir, I have the honor to forward for the information of His Excellency the Governor, and the Legislative Council, the Return of successful Vaccinations performed in the Colony during the year 1880. I enclose also a copy of the Return for the previous year, which though duly forwarded in February, 1880, has not yet been published. Together with the Returns is submitted, an abstract of the Vaccinations performed each year, since the passing of the Vaccination Ordinance Ho. 23 of 1872, and of the Births during the corresponding years. The total number of successful Vaccinations performed in 1880 is 4641, being an increase of 1751 over the number of thp preceding year 1879. In my report for that year, I pointed out that there had been a falling off in the Vaccinations, due to illness of Medical Officers, failure of Lymph supply, &c. During 1880 effective measures were in operation to maintain the Lymph supply, the year was comparatively healthy, and the District Medical Officers had more leisure and opportunities for vaccination. One of the Medical Officers attached to the Hospital, was sent specially to vaccinate in the Moruga Ward, which from its remoteness, had been neglected since the passing of the Ordinance. With the able assistance of the Ward Constable, all the children under the prescribed age, 16, were sought out, and all but one successfully vaccinated. The total number of Vaccinations performed in the Ward was 175, while the total nance, is 178. From these figures it may be inferred, that the Vaccination of the Juvenile portion of the population of that Ward has been very complete. The same Medical Officer also performed a number of Vaccinations, in the outlying and comparatively neglected Wards of Turure and Matura, when on a special visit to the district, in consequence of an outbreak of Dysentery. This plan of sending Medical Officers specially to remote districts, for Vaccination purposes, has answered so well, that it might I think be continued with advantage, as occasion requires. From the Abstract of the Yearly Returns it will be seen that the total number of births registered since 1872 has been 36,516 and that the total number of successful Vaccinations for the same period has been 27,393. The deaths of children occurring within 3 months after birth, at which age vacci- nation in this Colony practically commences have been estimated from the statistics of the past 4 years to amount to 10J per cent, of the births. A Return of the deaths of children under 3 months during the past 4 years is appended. It is instructive as shewing the relative mortality of young infants in different parts of the Colony. If a deduction is made from the total number of births, of the children dying within 3 months the proportion of vaccinations to the children remaining will be about 85 per cent. C *71*1,87^