No. 857.
FROM THE SURGEON-GENERAL, INDIAN MEDICAL DEPARTMENT,
To THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF BENGAL,
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.
Fort William, the 17th September 1874.
SIR,
I HAVE the honor to submit the reports and returns of vaccination in the
provinces of Lower Bengal for the year ending 31st March 1874.
The
agency em-
ployed during the
years.
Causes of increase.
STATEMENT No. I.
CIRCLE.
Calcutta and Suburbs
Metropolitan Circles
Darjeeling Circle...
Ranchee...
Sonthal Pergunnahs ...
Eastern Bengal Circle
Dispensary vaccination
Total...
1873-74.
Superintendent-
General.
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
Superintendents.
...
1
1
1
... 1
...
4
Deputy Superin-
tendents
2
3
1
... 1
...
...
7
Native
Superin-
tendents
...
...
...
3
...
...
...
3
Head Vaccinators.
6
12
7
...
... 5
...
30
Vaccinators.
21
78
42
20
6
51
194
412
Apprentices.
...
24
42
...
...
...
...
66
Ex-inoculators.
...
...
...
...
...
... 493
493
1872-73.
Superintendent-
General.
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
Superintendents.
...
1
1
1
... l
...
4
Deputy Superin-
tendents.
3
3
1
... 1
...
...
8
Native Superin-
tendents.
...
...
... 3
...
...
...
3
Head Vaccinators.
6
12
7
...
... 3
...
28
Vaccinators.
21
78
43
20
6
36
172
376
Ex-inoculators.
...
...
...
...
...
... 472
472
Apprentices.
...
24
...
...
...
...
...
24
2. Agency.—The agency employed in vaccination during the year 1872-73 consisted of one
superintendent-general,
four superintendents, 11
deputy
and
native
superintendents, 404 vac-
cinators, 24 apprentices,
and 472 ex-inoculators.
During the past year, viz.
1873-74, the staff has
been increased by the
addition of 38 vaccin-
ators, 42 apprentices, and
21 ex-inoculators. The
number of deputy super-
intendents in 1872-73
on the roll was eight, but
in reality it was seven,
as the third deputy
superintendent
under
Dr. Charles, Babu
Bhoobun Mohun Mitter, had been appointed to the charge of the Eastern Bengal circle
from October 1872. The increase in the regular paid agency was due to the sanction of
42 apprentices for the Darjeeling circle, to the entertainment of 17 additional vaccinators
in the Eastern Bengal circle (which, by the way, has not yet been placed on its complete
sanctioned footing), and to the employment of a larger number of vaccinators by municipalities
and dispensaries. The increase in the unpaid agency is owing to the greater interest mani-
fested by civil surgeons in vaccination, who have induced many inoculators to change their
practice during the past year. The details of the establishment of each circle are shown in
statement No. 1 in comparison with the preceding year.
Number of
operations.
STATEMENT No. II.
CIRCLE.
Calcutta and Suburbs...
Metropolitan Circles...
Darjeeling Circle. ...
Ranchee ... ... ...
Sonthal Pergunnahs... ...
Eastern Bengal Circle...
Dispensary vaccination...
Total ...
Total number
vaccinated.
1873-74
38,796
306,676
97,757
37,411
15,039
78,491
217,464
791,634
1872-73.
31,483
267,074
106,399
36,518
11,071
47,549
187,312
687,406
RATIO PER CENT. OF SUCCESSFUL CASES.
In primary vaccin-
ation.
1873-74.
99.82
99.80
95.75
90.81
96.19
99.44
79.12
92.99
1872-73.
99.51
99.78
93.97
95.29
95.09
99.73
89.33
96.20
In secondary
vaccination.
1873-74.
17.49
21.42
......
...... 85.45
60.25
67.93
22.79
1872-73.
23.16
55.26
...... 25.92
80.00
29.72
61.13
25.54
3. Operations.—The number of persons vaccinated during the past season was 791,634,
against 687,406 in 1872-
73, showing an increase
of 104,228. In submit-
ting last year's report I
remarked—" The out-
turn of the season (1872-
73) is larger than that
of any previous year,
and constitutes the great-
est number of vaccin-
ations ever accomplished
in any province of the
Bengal Presidency in
one year." At the end
of another season I am
glad to be able to report
that the work accomplished during 1873-74 exceeds that of the previous year by 104,228.
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