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REPORT ON VACCINATION IN BENGAL
TABLE NO. VII.
CIRCLES.
Calcutta and suburbs... ... ... ... ... ...
Metropolitan circles... ... ... ... ... ...
Darjeeling
circle ... ... ... ... ... ...
Ranchi
„
... ... ... ... ...
Sonthal Pergunnahs
„ ... ... ... ...
Eastern Bengal„ ... ... ... ...
Orissa
„
...
...
... ...
Behar
„ ... ... ... ...
Dispensary vaccination... ...
Average
...
Average cost of each successful
case.
1879-80.
Rs.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
A.
9
0
1
1
0
0
2
7
2
1
P.
3
10
2
4
10
7
1
4
4
1
1878-79.
Rs.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
A.
6
1
1
1
2
0
2
7
1
1
P.
5
3
6
5
3
9
9
6
1
6
13. Table No. VII shows the average cost of each successful case. This
average in Bengal was one anna one pie, against one anna six pies in 1878-79
and one anna seven pies in 1877-78. The cost ranged from nine annas 3 pies
in Calcutta to seven pies in Eastern Bengal. All the circles show a
reduction of cost, except Calcutta, where it rose from six annas five pies
in 1878-79 to nine annas three pies in 1879-80. This is due to the main-
tenance of almost the same establishment as in the preceding year, though the
outturn of work in the year under report was much less. The cost in the Behar
circle is also exceptionally high, though it did not exceed the average cost
of the preceding year. In the following circles, where operations have
been conducted both by the Government and licensed agencies, the respective
cost to the State is shown below in juxtaposition.
CIRCLES.
Darjeeling
circle... ... ...
Ranchi
„
...
...
Sonthal Pergunnahs „
...
...
Eastern Bengal
„
... ...
Average cost of each
successful case of
the Government
agency.
Rs.
0
0
0
A.
1
3
P.
7
9
Average cost of a
successful case of
the licensed
agency.
Rs.
0
0
A.
0
0
P.
4
3
Not separately stated.
0 11
0 0 2/3
14. Excluding the 37,161 successful cases returned by the candidate
agency of the Eastern Bengal circle, who receive no pay nor fees, but work
in expectation of appointment, the average cost of the purely licensed operation
is 1 1/ 5 pies in that circle. There can be no doubt that the cost of the work by
ex-inoculators under the supervision of a paid establishment must be consider-
ably below that of the circle vaccinators, where Government pays the entire
expenses; but the exclusion of the entire pay of Superintendents, and in some
circles of the Deputy Superintendents, vitiates the comparison. A proportion
of this pay should be debited in the licensed agency establishment. In the
Metropolitan circle, where only licensed men operate, the average cost declined
last season from 1 anna 3 pies to 10 pies, which latter sum may be taken as a
fair measure of cost of supervision here. The average cost of dispensary vaccin-
ation is 2 annas 4 pies per successful operation, against 1 anna 1 pie in 1878-79.
This is, however, an approximate figure. There is no place in the new form
for entry of expenditure incurred, except for the rate of pay of vaccinators and
the period they were employed, by calculating which the figure as given
above has been obtained. The total cost to the State on account of vaccinations
in Bengal was Rs. 1,07,178-10-3, against Rs. 1,05,516-12-10 in 1878-79. The
total expenditure in 1879-80, inclusive of Rs. 8,079 on account of dispensary
vaccination, is Rs. 1,20,017, against Rs. 1,17,988 in 1878-79 and Rs. 1,23,140
in 1877-78. The amount expended from municipal and other local funds was
Rs. 12,839 against Rs. 12,471 in 1878-79, or a sum equal to 11.9 per cent. of the
amount paid by the State. It is 10.7 per cent. of the total cost incurred
against 10.5 per cent. in 1878-79.
15. Lymph supply.—Vaccination is reported to be practised from arm
to arm wherever it is possible, and the supply of lymph during the season
was on the whole good. The fact that lymph of excellent quality can be
maintained during the hot weather and rains by means of a sufficient number
of operations seems to be of itself a good proof that there is no object in
suspending vaccination during one-half of the year in any place where the