No. 969.
FROM THE SURGEON-GENERAL, INDIAN MEDICAL DEPARTMENT,
To THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF BENGAL,
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.
Fort William, the 21st October 1876.
SIR,
Abbreviation of
report.
I HAVE the honor to submit the report and returns of vaccination in the
province of Bengal for the year ending the 31st of March last. This report has been
prepared on the same plan as was adopted in that of last year, viz. there are embodied in it
the reports and returns submitted by the Superintendents of the various vaccine circles ;
and besides, an extract of the reports rendered by Civil Surgeons has been given in a separate
appendix.
Agency.
Increase.
STATEMENT No. I.
CIRCLES.
Calcutta and suburbs
Metropolitan Circles
Darjeeling Circle
Ranchee
do ...
Sonthal Pergunnahs
Circle.
Eastern Bengal Circle
Orissa Circle ... ...
Behar
do. ... ...
Dispensary
vaccin-
ation.
Total ...
1875-76.
Superintendent-
General
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
Superintendents.
...
1
1
1
...
1
1
1
...
6
Deputy Superin-
tendents
2
3
1
... 1
...
...
...
...
7
Native Superin-
tendents
...
... 7
3
1
...
...
...
...
11
Head vaccinators.
6
12
d3
...
...
6
1
b5
...
33
Vaccinators.
a25
78
45
20
13
56
10
c80
166
443
Apprentices.
...
24
39
...
...
24
9
...
...
96
Ex-inoculators
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
... 561
561
1874-75
Superintendent-
General.
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
Superintendents.
...
1
1
1
...
1
...
...
...
4
Deputy Superin-
tendents
2
3
1
... 1
...
...
...
...
7
Native Superin-
tendents
...
...
... 3
1
...
...
...
...
4
Head vaccinators
6
12
7
...
...
6
...
...
...
31
Vaccinators.
a25
78
42
20
25
63
...
... 166
419
Apprentices.
...
24
42
...
...
...
...
...
...
66
Ex-inoculators.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
... 573
573
a
b
21employed.
3
ditto.
c.
d.
16 employed.
To inspect licensed vaccinators.
2. Agency.—The comparative statement (No. I) given in the margin shows that the
superintending agency
was increased last year
by the addition of two
Superintendents, and of
seven native superin-
tendents; while the exe-
cutive body was also
augmented by two head
vaccinators, twenty-four
vaccinators, and thirty
apprentices, but with
a diminution in the num-
ber of ex-inoculators of
twelve men. The in-
crease in the European
staff was caused by the
opening of two vaccine
circles—one in Behar
and another in Orissa.
Operations.
Increase of work.
Decrease of work.
STATEMENT No II.
CIRCLES.
Calcutta and suburbs ...
Metropolitan Circles ...
Darjeeling
Circle...
...
Ranchee
do. ... ...
Sonthal Pergunnahs Circle
Eastern Bengal Circle ...
Orissa Circle ... ...
Behar do. ... ...
Dispensary vaccination ...
Total ...
TOTAL
NUMBER VACCINATED.
1875-76
40,173
471,856
136,905
13,818
30,306
96,840
1,293
4,328
193,339
988,858
1874-75.
41,300
402,385
120,669
27,343
22,867
110,950
......
...... 234,159
959,673
DIFFERENCE.
Increase.
......
69,471
16,236
......
7,439
......
1,293
4,328
......
98,767
Decrease.
1,127
......
......
13,525
......
14,110
......
......
40,820
69,582
3. Operations.—The total number of operations performed during the year is shown in
statement No. II and
contrasted with that of
the preceding year. In
some circles, viz. the
Metropolitan, Darjeeling,
and Sonthal Pergunnahs,
there was considerable
increase of work; while
in others, as Ranchee,
Eastern Bengal, as well
as in that done by Dis-
pensaries, there is, on the
other hand, a marked
falling off in numbers.
But the net increase
notwithstanding has been 29,185. Of this total number the circles contributed 795,519,
rather over 80 per cent., and the dispensaries the remainder, something less than 20 per cent.
The two new circles, which were opened rather late in the season, have each contributed a
comparatively small number of operations. The decrease in the case of the Calcutta, Ranchee,
and Eastern Bengal circles, will be sufficiently explained below; though any falling off is
unsatisfactory, and much to be regretted. The total number of vaccinations falls short of