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REPORT ON VACCINATION IN BENGAL
The figures referring to the inspection of the vaccinations in the munici-
palities and dispensaries are not shown in the above table, as they are imper-
fect in many points ; but it may be said that the inspections in the majority of
cases were not quite satisfactory. The want of inspecting vaccinators for this
duty is great, for the Civil Surgeons cannot, for the most part, perform it,
being tied down to their other work.
Cost of vaccination.
23. The total cost incurred for vaccinations in the Vaccination Circles, and
in the Municipalities and Dispensaries, and the
average cost of each successful case during the year,
as compared with 1879-80, are given in the subjoined statement:—
CIRCLES.
Calcutta ... ... ... ... ...
Metropolitan Circles
...
...
...
Suburbs of Calcutta
...
...
...
Total of Metropolitan Circles ...
Darjeeling
Circle ... ...
Ranchi
„
...
...
Sonthal Pergunnahs „
...
...
Eastern Bengal
„
...
...
Orissa
„
...
...
Behar
„
...
...
TOTAL OF THE VACCINATION CIRCLES ...
Municipalities and dispensaries ... ...
GRAND TOTAL ...
TOTAL COST I N 1880-81.
Government
agency.
Rs.
4,842
A.
0
P.
8
......
4,188
4,188
17,828
9,009
4,501
10,895
5,841
4,442
61,549
11
11
1
15
6
12
13
0
14
9
9
9
7
6
3
9
2
5
......
61,549 14 5
Licensed
agency.
Rs. A. P.
......
34,714 1 8
......
34,714
3,916
1,398
1,500
846
1
9
4
7
0
8
3
9
6
0
......
......
42,375 7 2
......
42,375 7 2
Total.
Rs.
4,842
34,714
4,188
38,902
21,744
10,403
6,001
11,741
5,841
4,442
1,03,925
7,141
1,11,066
A.
0
1
11
13
11
4
14
12
13
0
5
0
5
P.
8
8
9
5
0
4
0
3
9
2
7
3
10
AVERAGE COST OF EACH SUCCESSFUL CASE.
In 1880-81.
Government
agency.
Rs.
0
A.
14
P.
10
......
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
1
2
1
1
2
5
1
10
10
7
9
1¼
1½
1
1
10¾
......
0 1 10¾
Licensed
agency.
Rs. A. P.
......
0 1 6¼
......
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
5¼
4
2¾
1
1 1/3
......
......
0 0 10¼
0 0 10¼
Total.
Rs.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
A.
14
1
6
1
1
1
1
0
2
5
1
2
1
P.
10
5¼
10
7
0 1/5
2
1 1/5
7½
1
1
3
3¾
3
In 1879-80.
Government
agency.
Rs.
0
A.
9
P.
3
......
Licensed
agency.
Rs. A. P.
......
0 0 10
Total.
Rs.
0
0
A.
9
0
P.
3
10
Included with Calcutta.
......
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
2
7
0
7
9
7¼
11
1
4
4½
......
0 0 4½
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
4
3
2¾
0 3/5
......
......
0 0 8½
......
0 0 8½
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
7
1
2
1
10
2
4
10
7
1
4
1
4
1½
The gross and average cost for vaccination in Bengal under all heads
amounted during the year to Rs. 1,11,066-5-10, or 1 anna and 3 pie for each
successful case, against Rs. 1,20,017-10-3, or 1 anna and 1½ pie per case
in 1879-80, showing an increase of 1½ pie per case in the year under
review.
Of this sum, Rs. 61,549-14-5, or 1 anna and 10¾ pie per case,
against Rs. 42,841, or 4½ pie, are debitable to Government agency work;
Rs. 42,375-7-2, or 10¼ pie per case, against Rs. 69,097, or 8½ pie, to Licensed
agency work; and Rs. 7,141, or 2 annas 3¾ pie per case, against
Rs. 8,079, or 2 annas and 4 pie to Municipal and Dispensary work. The
cost per case on the whole ranged from 14 annas and 10 pie in Calcutta
to 7½ pie in Eastern Bengal; for Government work from also 14 annas and
10 pie in Calcutta to 1 anna and 1¼ pie in the Sonthal Pergunnahs; and for
Licensed work from 1 anna 5¼ pie in the Metropolitan Circle to 1 1/3 pie in
Eastern Bengal. In comparative cost the circles exhibited the following
increases and decreases:—
Increase per case.
Calcutta ... ...
Metropolitan ... ...
Sonthal Pergunnahs ...
Eastern Bengal ... ...
A.
5
0
0
0
P.
7
7¼
3 1/5
½
Decrease per case.
Behar
...
...
Ranchi ... ...
Darjeeling ... ...
A.
2
0
0
P.
3
2
1 2/3
Orissa.—Same in both years.
Generally the increase is referable to the cost having to be distributed over
a considerably smaller number of operations performed than in 1879-80, for
although the cost was lower than in the previous year the percentage of
decrease is very far below the percentage of decrease of operations; for while the
former amounts to only 7.13 per cent. on the amount expended in 1879-80, the
the latter comes to 30.86 per cent. on the number of successful operations in
the same year.
Licensed agency operations.
24. As before stated, vaccination by the licensed vaccinators has made
further progress this year. Any advance in this
direction is satisfactory, as tending to relieve
Government of the cost of vaccination, and as indicating that the hinderances