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MESSRS. R. CAMBRAY & Co., Calcutta.
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Punjab.
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MR. SUNDER PANDURANG. Bombay.
MESSRS. A. M. AND J. FERGUSON, Ceylon.
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MESSRS. A. CHAND & Co., Lahore.
BABU S. C. TALUKDAR, Proprietor, Students & Co., Cooch Behar.
MESSRS. RAMCHANDRA GOVIND AND SON, Booksellers and Publishers. Kalbadevi,
Bombay.
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THE PROPRIETOR OF THE NEWAL KISHORE PRESS, Lucknow.
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Calcutta.
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MESSRS. A. H. WHEELER & Co., Allahabad. Calcutta and Bombay.
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MESSRS. RAMA KRISHNA AND SONS, Lahore.
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MESSRS. W. THACKER & Co., 2, Creed Lane, Ludgate Hill, London, E. C.
MESSRS. P. S. KING & SON, 2 & 4, Great Smith Street, Westminster, London, S W.
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Nos. 567—577San.
COPY (with copies of the reports*) forwarded to—
* For (1) and (2)—Report on Sanita-
tion in Bengal for the year 1915.
Annual Statistical Returns and Short
Notes on Vaccination in Bengal for the
year 1915-16.
(1) All Commissioners of Divisions for infor-
mation and for communication to all
district officers in their respective
divisions.
(2) The
Surgeon-Geueral
Inspector-General of Prisons
Inspector-General of Police
Bengal, for infor-
mation.
(3) The
Sanitary Commissioner
Secretary to the Sanitary Board
Sanitary Engineer
Bengal, for information.
By order of the Governor in Council,
L. S. S. O'MALLEY,
Secretary to the Govt. of Bengal.
CALCUTTA:
MUNICIPAL DEPT.—Sanitation.
The 25th August 1916.
B S Press30—8-1916—1712C—1,205—J. L. C.
TENTH TRIENNIAL REPORT
on
VACCINATION IN BENGAL
for the years
1914-15, 1915-16 and 1916-17.
by
DR. C. A. BENTLEY, M.B., D.P.H., D.T.M. & H.,
Sanitary Commissioner for Bengal.
CALCUTTA:
THE BENGAL SECRETARIAT BOOK DEPÔT.
1917.
[Price—Indian, 9 annas;
English,
10d.]
TENTH TRIENNIAL REPORT
on
VACCINATION IN BENGAL
for the years
1914-15, 1915-16 and 1916-17.
by
DR. C. A. BENTLEY, M.B., D.P.H., D.T.M. & H.,
Sanitary Commissioner for Bengal.
CALCUTTA:
THE BENGAL SECRETARIAT BOOK DEPÔT
1917.
Published by the Bengal Secretariat Book Depôt,
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MESSRS. A. J. COMBRIDGE & Co., Bombay.
THE SUPERINTENDENT, AMERICAN BAPTIST MISSION PRESS, Rangoon.
MRS. RADHABAI ATMARAM SAGOON, Bombay.
MESSRS. R. CAMBRAY & Co., Calcutta.
RAI SAHIB M. GULAB SINGH & SONS, Proprietors of the Mufid-i-am Press,
Lahore, Punjab.
MESSRS. THOMPSON & Co., Madras.
MESSRS. S. MURTHY & Co., Madras.
MESSRS. GOPAL NARAYAN & Co., Bombay.
MESSRS. B. BANERJEE & Co., 25, Cornwallis Street, Calcutta.
MESSRS. S. K. LAHIRI & Co., Printers and Booksellers, College Street, Calcutta.
MESSRS. V. KALYANARAMA IYER & Co., Booksellers, etc., Madras.
MESSRS. D. B. TARAPOREVALA & SONS, Booksellers, Bombay.
MESSRS. G. A. NATESAN & Co., Madras.
THE INDIAN SCHOOL SUPPLY DEPÔT, 309, Bow Bazar, Calcutta.
MR. SUNDER PANDURANG, Bombay.
MESSRS. A. M. AND J. FERGUSON, Ceylon.
MESSRS. TEMPLE & Co., Madras.
BABU S. C. TALUKDAR, Proprietor, Students & Co., Cooch Behar.
MESSRS. RAMCHANDRA GOVIND & SON, Booksellers and Publishers, Kalbadevi.
Bombay.
MESSRS. BUTTERWORTH & Co. (India),Ld., Calcutta.
THE WELDON LIBRARY, 18-5, Chowringhee Road, Calcutta.
RAI M. C. SARKAR BAHADUR & SONS, 75-1-1, Harrison Road,Calcutta.
THE PROPRIETOR OF THE NEWAL KISHORE PRESS, Lucknow.
THE STANDARD LITERATURE COMPANY, Limited, 13-1, Old Court House Street,
Calcutta.
MR. G. N. HALDER, Calcutta.
MESSRS. VAS & Co., Madras.
MESSRS. A. H. WHEELER & Co., Allahabad, Calcutta and Bombay.
M. R. RY. E. M. GOPALAKRISHNA KONE, Madras.
MESSRS. RAMA KRISHNA AND SONS, Lahore.
THE MANAGER, '' HITAVADA ", Nagpur.
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W.C.
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[Maximum limit, 4 pages.]
TRIENNIAL REPORT ON VACCINATION
IN BENGAL
FOR THE YEARS 1914-15, 1915-16 and 1916-17.
1. This report deals with the triennial period 1914-15 to 1916-17.
2. Officer in charge of the department.—Lieutenant-Colonel
W. W. Clemesha was in charge of the department from 1st to 22nd April
1914, and again from 9th September 1914 to 10th April 1915, Major A. B.
Fry, I.M.S., from 23rd April to 8th September 1914, and I for the rest of the
triennial period.
The following statement shows the names of Medical Officers who held
charge of the Deputy Sanitary Commissionerships in this Presidency, and
the periods they remained in charge of the Circles under them :—
Circles.
Presidency ...
Bardwan ...
Rajshahi ...
Dacca ...
Names of Officers who held charge
of the office.
Captain A. M. Jukes, I.M.S.
Dr. F. B. Brahmachari ...
Captain K. K. Mukherjee,
I.M.S.
Dr. S. N. Sur, M D., D.P.H. ...
Dr.R. B. Khambatta. M.R.C.S.,
L.R.C.P., D.P.H.
Dr. R. C. Roy ...
Dr. S. P. Gupta, L.M.S. D.P.H.
Dr. M. E. Sufi, D.P.H. ...
Dr. B. B. Brahmachari ...
Dr. R.C.Roy ...
Period they remained in charge.
1st April 1914 to 3rd Octo-
ber 1914.
11th May 1916 to 31st March
1917.
1st April 1914 to 1st Octo-
ber 1914.
18th December 1916 to 31st
March 1917.
1st April 1914 to 24th June
1916.
25th June 1916 to 10th Octo-
ber 1916.
14th December 1916 to 31st
March 1917.
1st April ]914 to 14th March
1916 and again from 15th
June 1916 to 31st March
1917.
15th March 1916 to 8th May
1916.
9th May 1916 to 14th June
1916.
It will be seen that there were no Deputy Sanitary Commissioners in the
Presidency and Burdwan Circles during the greater part of the triennial
period, and the same remark may be applied to the Rajshahi Circle as
Dr. Khambatta was practically unable to do any vaccination or sanitary
inspection work from September 1914, having been appointed to act as Civil
Surgeon of Jalpaiguri in addition to his own duties.
3. Strength of Staff.—In Calcutta the average number of inspecting
officers and vaccinators was 7 and 45 during 1911-12 to 1913-14, while in the
rural areas of this Presidency and the mufassil municipalities and dispen-
saries, etc., the Inspecting staff and operators numbered 126, 1,347, 5 and 155
against 123, 1,338, 5, and 131, respectively, during the previous triennial
period.
4. General Operation.—The total number of operations performed in
this Presidency during the past year was 16,27,549 of which 1,334,186 were
primary and 293,363 re-vaccination cases, against 1,639,383 with 1,267,114
primary and 372,269 re-vaccinations during 1915-16 and 1,605,711 with
1,139,384 primary and 466,327 re-vaccinations during 1914-15. The total
number of persons vaccinated was 1,598,428 against 1,635,621 and 1,600,362
during the two preceding years. The average of the triennial period under
review was 1,624,214 with 1,246,895 primary and 377,319 re-vaccination cases,
the figures for the previous triennial period being 1,929,425, 1,722,101 and
207,324 respectively. There was thus a decrease of 305,211 cases on an
A2
Diagram illustrating death-rates from small-pox during the year 1916-17 and degree of
protection afforded 1910—17.
NOTE.—Thin lines indicate the death-rates from small-pox.
Thick lines indicate the proportion of population protected by vaccination.
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT No. IV—Showing the number of Persons primarily vaccinated, and the number of those Persons who were
successfully vaccinated in each of the undermentioned official years.
ESTABLISHMENT.
1
Government ... ... ... ...
Municipal
...
...
...
...
Local Fund
...
...
...
...
Dispensaries
...
...
...
Work done by ex-inoculators
...
Total ...
PERSONS PRIMARILY VACCINATED.
1007-1908.
Total
number.
2
18,835
81,016
2,143
1,551
1,532,406
1,636,040
Number
successfully
vaccinated.
3
18,689
78,412
2,128
1,440
1,504,682
1,605,351
1908-1909.
Total
number.
4
5,850
90,061
12,276
1,313
1,622,835
1,732,334
Number
success-
fully
vaccina¬
ted.
5
5,636
87,445
1,225
1,172
1,597,818
1,704,377
1909-1910
Total
number.
6
6,798
82,357
15,038
1,294
1,601,179
1,706,666
Number
success¬
fully
vaccina¬
ted.
7
6,487
78,824
14,987
1,179
1,542,850
1,644,327
1910-1911.
Total
Number.
8
6,204
84,396
12,734
223
1,593,351
1,696,907
Number
success-
fully
vaccina-
ted.
9
6,900
76,752
12,651
153
1,540,951
1,636,407
1911-1912.
Total
number.
10
6,907
89,495
10,989
1,428
1,693,179
1,801,998
Number
success-
fully
vaccina¬
ted.
11
4,986
85,232
10,816
1,247
1,630,184
1,732,455
1912-1913.
Total
number.
12
6,618
87,625
12,079
2,777
1,665,033
1,774,032
Number
success-
fully
vaccina-
ted.
13
6,481
85,263
12,078
2,535
1,636,325
1,742,682
1913-1914.
Total
number.
14
7,085
84,480
14,677
2,788
1,457,815
1,566,845
Number
success-
fully
vaccina¬
ted.
15
7,032
82,601
14,245
2,532
1,438,277
1,544,687
1914-15.
Total
number.
16
6,387
86,220
12,25
1,206
1,026,427
1,132,589
Number
success¬
fully
vaccina-
ted.
17
6,255
82,882
12,006
1,230
995,636
1,097,809
1915-16.
Total
number.
18
8,082
74,792
141,859
2,458
1,030,972
1,258,163
Number
success-
fully
vaccina¬
ted.
19
7,984
71,457
131,919
2,140
1,004,570
1,221,070
1916-17.
Total
number.
20
7,466
76,724
148,874
2,084
1,065,434
1,300,582
Number
success-
fully.
vaccina-
ted.
21
7,198
70,874
144,599
1,803
1,000,887
1,234,361
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STATEMENT No. VII—Showing the protection afforded to Infants in each
Town in the Province of Bengal during the year 1916-17.
DISTRICT.
1
BURDWAN...
BIRBHUM
...
BANKURA ...
MIDNAPORE...
HOOGHLY...
HOWRAH
...
24-PAR-
GANAS.
TOWN.
2
Burdwan...
Kalna...
Katwa...
Dainhat...
Raniganj...
Asansol...
Total...
Suri...
Bankura...
Vishnupur...
Sonamukhi...
Total...
Midnapore...
Ghatal...
Kharar...
Chandrakona...
Ranjibanpur...
Khirpai...
Tamluk...
Total...
Hooghly
and
Chinsura.
Bansberia...
Arambagh...
Serampore...
Uttarpara...
Kotrung...
Baidyabati...
Bhadreswar ...
Rishra Konnagar
Total
Howrah...
Bally...
Total
Total of
the
Burdwan
Division.
Cossipore-Chit-
pur.
Manicktalla ...
South Suburban
Tollygune...
Number of births dur-
ing the year.
3
305
129
206
84
298
506
1,428
96
438
469
272
1,179
513
262
162
159
164
107
175
1,542
803
63
167
668
141
145
502
258
380
3,127
4,805
382
5,187
12,559
1,034
870
758
377
Number of
deaths
amongst
children
under 1 year during
the year.
4
28
26
22
20
54
68
218
12
72
56
73
201
81
55
21
30
42
21
34
284
158
17
39
131
27
17
87
71
72
619
1,280
63
1,343
2,677
280
440
113
31
Number of successful
vaccinations on child-
ren under 1 year dur-
ing the year ending
31st March 1917.
5
392
163
278
244
214
86
1,377
44
279
343
112
734
209
113
112
46
12
59
136
687
426
46
84
221
89
92
200
183
169
1,510
2,048
67
2,115
6,467
723
862
799
477
Date of extension of Vaccination
Act to town.
6
1st July 1883.
1st „ „
1st
„ „
1st „ „
1st „ „
14th September 1910.
1st July 1881.
1st „
1883.
1st „ „
6th June 1892.
1st July 1883.
1st „ . „
16th August 1889.
1st July 1883.
1st „ „
1st „
1st „ „
1st September 1881.
1st July 1883.
11th February 1889.
1st March 1883.
1st April
„ „
1st July „ „
1st „
1st „ „
(It formerly formed a part of
the Serampore Municipality.)
1st April 1882.
1st October 1884
1st October 1883.
1st
„
„
1st
Ditto.
(It formerly formed
a part of the South Suburban
Municipality.)
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DISTRICT.
1
24-PARGA-
NAS—
concld.
CALCUTTA ...
NADIA...
Town.
2
Garden Reach
Budge Budge
Baranager...
Kamarhati
Rajpur...
Baruipur...
Jaynagar...
North
Dam
Dam.
South
Dam
Dam.
South Barrack-
pore
includ-
ing Barrack-
pore Canton-
ment.
Barrackpore ...
Panihati...
North Barrack-
pore.
Titagarh...
Garulia...
Naihati...
Halisahar...
Bhatpara...
Barasat...
Gobardanga...
Basirhat...
Baduria...
Taki...
Total...
Calcutta...
Krishnagar...
Nadia...
Ranaghat...
Birnagar...
Santipur...
Chakdaha...
Kushtia...
Kumarkhali...
Meherpur...
Total...
Number of births dur-
ing the year.
3
760
196
533
276
295
73
155
112
176
...
92
114
192
272
399
84
207
201
568
205
76
508
186
136
8,855
18,984
287
192
151
64
824
97
97
63
90
1,865
Number
of
deaths
amongst
children
under 1 year during
the year.
4
171
17
173
61
54
22
32
23
36
...
16
22
24
56
128
10
31
31
58
28
7
77
26
30
1,997
4,771
35
36
22
14
123
18
9
13
7
277
Number of successful
vaccinations on child-
ren under 1 year
during the year ending
31st March 1917.
5
634
110
480
219
113
84
82
40
110
...
111
51
136
65
225
16
168
154
320
155
40
394
243
40
6,851
9,944
273
76
185
22
212
27
75
36
88
994
Date of extension of Vaccination
Act to town.
6
1st October 1883. (It formerly formed
a part of the South Suburban Muni-
cipality.
18th February 1902.
1st October 1883.
1st
„
„
(It
formerly formed a part of the
Baranager Municipality.)
1st October 1883.
1st „ „
1st „ „
1st
1st
1st
1st
„
„
(They
formerly formed parts of the
South Barrackpore
Munici-
pality.)
1st October 1883.
1st
„
„
(It
formerly formed a part of the
South
Barrackpore
Munici-
pality.)
1st October 1883. (It formerly
formed a part of the North
Barrackpore Municipality.)
1st October 1883.
1st
„ „
(They formerly formed parts
of the Naihati Municipality.)
1st October 1883.
1st „ „
1st „ „
1st „ „
1st „ „
1880.
1st October 1883.
1st „ „
1st „ „
1st „ „
1st „ „
28th January 1887.
1st October 1838.
1st „ „
1st „ „
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DISTRICT.
1
MUTRSHlDA¬
BAD.
JESSORE...
KHULNA...
RAJSHAHI ...
DINAJPUR...
JALPAIGURI...
DARJEELING...
RANGPUR...
BOGRA...
PABNA...
Town.
2
Berhampore ...
Murshidabad...
Azimganj...
Kandi...
Jangipur...
Dhuliyan...
Total
Jessore...
Kotchandpur...
Maheshpur...
Total
Khulna...
Satkhira...
Debhatta...
Total
Total of the
Presidency.
Division.
Rampur Boalia...
Nator...
Total
Dinajpur...
Jalpaiguri...
Darjeeling...
Kurseong...
Total
Rangpur...
Bogra...
Sherpur...
Total
Pabna...
Sirajganj...
Total
Number of births dur-
ing the year.
3
464
316
275
320
342
306
2,023
40
106
39
185
122
69
96
287
32,199
494
121
615
174
253
259
155
414
220
112
63
175
305
157
462
Number of
deaths
amongst
children
under 1 year during
the year.
4
73
71
58
49
43
42
336
7
15
8
30
13
12
13
38
7,449
51
27
78
19
39
41
44
85
37
15
9
24
44
12
56
Number of successful
vaccinations on child-
ren under 1 year
during the year ending
31st March 1917.
5
172
46
25
235
110
85
673
19
87
66
172
42
115
49
206
18,840
164
24
188
48
233
130
291
421
66
53
6
59
204
147
351
Date of extension of Vaccination
Act to town.
6
1st October 1883.
1st „ „
(It formerly formed a part of the
Murshidabad Municipality.)
1st October 1883.
1st „ „
26th June 1910.
1st October 1883.
1st February 1884.
1st October 1883.
1st July 1887.
7th „ 1883.
1st October 1883.
1st June 1881.
1st January 1881.
1st January 1887.
1st
„
„
1st September 1884.
1st January 1887.
1st July 1881.
1st January 1882.
1st October 1884.
1st February 1882.
1st January 1887.
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DISTRICT.
1
MALDA...
DACCA...
MYMEN¬
SINGH.
FARIDPUR...
BAKARGANJ...
CHITTAGING...
TIPPERA...
NOAKHALI...
TOWN.
2
English Bazar
Malda
Nawabganj...
Total...
Total of Raj¬
shahi Division.
Dacca
Narainganj...
Total
Mymensingh ...
Muktagacha ...
Netrokona...
Jamalpur...
Sherpur...
Kishorganj...
Bajitpur...
Tangail...
Total
Faridpur...
Madaripur...
Total
Barisal...
Jhalakati...
Nalchiti...
Pirojpur...
Patuakhali...
Total
Total of Dacca
Division.
Chittagong...
Cox's Bazar...
Total
Comilla...
Brahmanbaria
Chandpur...
Total
Sudharam...
Total of Chitta-
gong Division
Total for the
Province.
Number of births dur-
ing the year
3
316
81
356
753
3,066
3,317
852
4,169
221
144
194
543
485
335
226
347
2,498
270
580
850
240
50
23
411
154
878
8,395
617
111
728
217
751
277
1,245
216
2,189
58,408
Number
of deaths
amongst
children
under 1 year during
the year.
4
38
20
40
98
436
654
86
840
49
27
22
56
79
35
19
50
337
36
95
131
44
12
7
36
20
119
1,427
111
5
116
40
152
39
231
21
368
12,357
Number of successful
vaccinations on child-
ren under 1 year dur-
ing the year ending
31st March 1917.
5
199
49
199
447
1,813
824
213
1,037
38
17
86
87
103
67
20
94
462
38
14
52
109
8
4
280
9
410
1,961
127
97
224
45
89
81
215
33
472
29,553
Date of extension of Vaccination
Act to town.
6
1st March 1883.
1st April 1887.
12th May 1904.
1st July 1887.
Ditto.
1st October 1887.
Ditto.
20th January 1890.
1st October 1887.
Ditto.
Ditto.
Ditto.
19th February 1890.
1st October 1887.
Ditto.
1st October 1887
Ditto.
Ditto.
1st January 1890
25th January 1894.
1st April 1887.
14th November 1892
1st April 1887.
Ditto.
22nd July 1898.
1st April 1887.
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PROVINCIAL STATEMENT A—Showing the degree of protection afforded to
infants during the year 1916-17.
DISTRICTS.
1
Darjeeling... ...
Malda... ...
Rajshahi... ...
24-Parganas... ...
Khulna... ...
Murshidabad... ...
Bankura... ...
Hooghly...
...
Nadia...
...
Chittagong
Hill
Tracts.
Jessore...
...
Jalpaiguri...
...
Howrah...
...
Dinajpur... ...
Burdwan... ...
Midnapore... ...
Bogra... ...
Pabna... ...
Rangpur... ...
Noakhali... ...
Birbhum... ...
Tippera... ...
Dacca... ...
Chittagong... ...
Faridpur... ...
Mymensingh...
...
Bakarganj... ...
Total of the rural
Circle.
Calcutta... ...
Mufassal Municipal-
ities, etc.
GRAND
TOTAL...
Rural population
among which
vaccinations
were per-
formed.
2
240,971
962,765
1,448,930
1,885,590
1,337,579
1,288,791
1,081,464
938,615
1,521,928
153,879
1,737,066
890,895
741,719
1,671,918
1,444,185
2,738,301
970,360
1,384,535
2,368,901
1,295,081
926,342
2,372,434
2,823,975
1,475,289
2,089,710
4,404,353
2,380,293
42,575,875
896,067
2,011,184
45,483,126
Estimated
birth at 32.74
per 1,000 of
population
being the
birth-rate for
the province
during the
year 1916.
3
7,889
31,521
47,438
61,734
43,792
42,195
35,407
30,730
49,828
5,038
56,872
29,168
24,284
54,739
47,283
89,652
31,770
45,329
77,558
42,401
30,328
77,674
92,457
48,301
68,417
144,198
77,931
1,393,934
29,337
65,846
1,489,117
Mortality
among
infants
under one
year.
4
1,786
6,069
11,109
8,628
10,797
9,302
7,145
6,176
9,433
983
8,217
7,985
4,655
14,568
10,707
16,456
5,687
5,767
16,429
7,269
7,111
11,454
15,157
8,419
12,299
23,259
19,633
266,500
4,771
7,586
278,857
Surviving
populnation
under one
year
available for
vaccination.
5
6,103
25,452
36,329
53,106
32,995
32,893
28,262
24,554
40,395
4,055
48,655
21,183
19,629
40,171
36,576
73,196
26,083
39,562
61,129
35,132
23,217
66,220
77,300
39,882
56,118
120,939
58,298
1,127,434
24,566
58,260
1,210,260
Number
successfully
vaccinated.
6
5,363
22,131
26,164
27,711
17,148
16,183
13,511
11,487
18,848
1,800
21,592
8,044
7,402
14,997
12,325
21,895
7,542
10,984
15,575
8,823
4,945
11,053
9,100
4,581
5,706
11,819
3,932
340,661
9,944
20,054
370,659
Proportion of
persons
successfully
vaccinated
per 1,000 of
population
as shown in
column 5.
7
878.74
869.51
720.19
521.80
519.71
491.98
478.06
467.82
466.59
443.89
443.77
379.73
377.09
373.32
336.96
299.12
289.15
277.64
254.78
251.13
212.99
166.91
117.72
114.86
101.67
97.02
67.44
302.15
404.78
344.21
306.26
Proportion of
persons
successfully
vaccinated
per 1,000 of
population
in 1916-16.
8
880.48
750.39
601.34
644.10
577.14
404.61
318.73
458.74
649.89
431.69
469.87
431.03
437.06
422.80
357.56
208.81
317.52
293.32
260.29
333.75
187.51
272.97
132.26
148.95
122.62
109.99
62.59
315.59
383.97
332.15
318.01
In Chittagong Hill Tracts the registration of births and deaths is not carried on The number of deaths among
infants has been calculated at the rate of infant mortality (195.3) obtaining in this Presidency in 1916.
D
5
appeals to Government for grants-in-aid. The Governor in Council had
therefore occasion to point out that the appointment of sanitary officers is
now a statutory obligation, which must be discharged irrespective of the
decision of Government on requests for financial assistance.
All District Boards are also required by law to appoint a Sanitary
Inspector, but there is at present no adequate definition of his duties, and
rules prescribing the qualifications to be required for appointment have not
yet been prescribed. The result has been considerable variety in the duties
performed by the Sanitary Inspectors, and the scope of their work appears in
some cases to be unduly limited. The Governor in Council has recently con-
sulted District Boards and local officers as to the qualifications and functions
to be required of these officers.
16. Staff.—Dr. C. A. Bentley, M.B., D.P.H., was in charge of the office of
Sanitary Commissioner, Bengal, and Mr. G. B. Williams of the office of
Sanitary Engineer throughout the year. The Dacca Circle alone was under
the charge of a Deputy Sanitary Commissioner throughout the year, but by
the end of the year all the vacancies in the superior sanitary cadre, which
had been caused by officers being required for military duty, had been filled.
To both Dr. Bentley and Mr. Williams the thanks of the Governor in Council
are due for their careful administration of their departments.
By order of the Governor in Council,
L. S. S. O'MALLEY,
Secretary to the Govt. of Bengal.
Nos. 466—476San.
COPY with copies of the reports* forwarded to—
(1) All Commissioners of Divisions for information and communica-
tion to all District Officers in their respective divisions.
* For (1) and (2)
only—Report on
Sanitation
in
Bengal, for the
year 1916.
Triennial Report
on vaccination in
Bengal for
the
years
1914-15,
1915-16 and 1916-
17.
(2) The
Surgeon-General
Inspector-General of Prisons,
Inspector-General of Police
Bengal, for information.
(3) The
Sanitary Commissioner
Secretary to the Sanitary Board .
Sanitary Engineer.
Bengal, for information.
By order of the Governor in Council,
C. W. GURNER,
Under-Secy. to the Govt. of Bengal.
CALCUTTA,
MUNICIPAL DEPT.—San.,
The 19 th July 1917.
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