Triennial report on vaccination in Burma.

  • Burma.
Date:
[1923]
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Credit: Triennial report on vaccination in Burma. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    performed were Rangoon, Tharrawaddy, Amherst and Mag we, and the percentage of success 52*41, 70 04, 42*21 and 50*51 respectively against 71*68 for Akyab. , 7. Vaccination in Jails.—In 36 jails 31,098 persons were vacci¬ nated in 1922 23 of whom 28,919 were revaccinations. The ratio of success was 6 \ per cent, for primary and 45 per cent, for revacci¬ nations. No primary operations were done in Insein, Myanauug, Man¬ dalay, Myingyan, Magwe, Pegu and Thaton jails and no revacoination was performed at Maw laik. 1 > * 1 / 8. Vaccination inTowns.—Of the 140,542 children under one year successfully vaccinated in 1922-23, 123,450 were in rural areas and *6,092 in urban areas. The total number of persons receiving primary vaccination was 42,341 and those revaccinated 51 7* tfie percentage of success being 9895 anc* 57 26 respectively. Cent per cent, primary success was reported from Akyab, Insein, Nyaunglebin, Shwegvin, Pyu, Thayetmyo, Myanaung, Kyangin, Kyaikto, Thatgn, Mandalay, Maymyo, Kyaukse, Meiktila, Yamethin, and in all the towns of the Tharrawaddy district, while low percentages were reported from Wakema, Pakokku, Myingyan, Yandoon, Kyaiklat and Magwe. Success in revaccinations varied from 12*99 in Pakokku and 14 75 Insein to 97 30 in Kyaukse. 9 Infant Vaccination.—In the 61 towns in which vaccination Is compulsory there were registered in 1922-23, 30,875 births and 8,858 deaths under one year thus leaving 22,017 children available for vacci¬ nation, but the number of operations reported to have been performed on children under one year in these towns during the period was 25,777. This apparent excess is due to defective birth registration, to deaths of vaccinated infants and also to immigration from rural districts. 10. Vaccination Establishment.—'The following table shows the strength of the Vaccination establishment employed during the last six years:— ( fi, Years. District Sup¬ erintendents. Sub-Assistant Surgeons. 1 Supervisors of \ accination. Head- Vacci¬ nators. Vacci¬ nators. 1917-18 . 43 id 38 3 308 1918-iQ 4* 28 | 39 3 1919-10 4i 19 j 3 3*5 1920-21 4i •29 46 3 347 192.-12 41 35 46 3 i37 1922-13 4i 3* ! 43 1 3$ ' During the year 1922-23 the cadre of Sub-Assistant Surgeons who were rece ving vaccination allowance or who were otherwise employed in the Vaccination Department decreased by 4. Sanction to the increase of the permanent Vaccination e>tablish- ment bv one Supervisor of Vaccination, and two Vaccinators in Myingyan district and one Vaccinator in Magwe district was received but effect was given during the year 1912-23 only in Magwe. The j 1 ? fi V * | 1 l > { > - 7 i*. .