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ABSTRACTS OF REPORTS BY SUPERINTENDENTS.
amounts to only 4.0 per cent. of the number born, indicating that the number of infants
available were well protected.
General remarks.
52. The Superintendent closes his report with the
following remarks:—
" The work of vaccination in Calcutta and its suburbs is far more difficult than in the
mofussil, and for the following reasons:—
" (1) The people know the law and their rights and liberties, and they exercise them
with a vengeance.
" (2) The up-country element is considerable, and these resist vaccination. It is
chiefly for their benefit that the Compulsory Vaccination Act has been enacted.
" (3) The nature of the population is always shifting and changing, so that
places and houses that were lately vacant receive new tenants, who may not be
protected, and this frequent change is not notified to the vaccinators.
" (4) The work of inspection and supervision is also more arduous, since one has to go
from house to house and verify cases."
DARJEELING CIRCLE.
53. The following is an abstract from the report on vaccination in the Darjeeling
Circle for 1880-81 submitted by Dr. J. J. Wood, the Superintendent:—
Establishment.
The undermentioned establishment was attached to this
circle during the year:—
Government establishment.
1 Superintendent.
1 Deputy Superintendent.
7 Native Superintendents.
1 head vaccinator.
45 vaccinators.
39 apprentices.
Licensed establishment.
1 Deputy Superintendent.
5 inspectors.
138 licensed vaccinators.
The Government establishment was maintained at a total cost of Rs. 16,092-3-9,
including the salaries of one clerk and four peons. The supervising staff of the licensed
establishment cost Rs. 3,641-5-3. Thus the entire expenditure incurred under this head
amounts to Rs. 19,733-9, exclusive of travelling allowance, which amounted to Rs. 1,171-11-6,
of which Rs. 216-3-6 were expended by the supervising staff of the licensed establishment.
The increase of establishment this year consisted of the appointment of an additional
inspector to supervise the work of the licensed vaccinators working in Julpaigoree district.
There was a good deal of sickness, especially fever, among the establishment. One vaccin-
ator died after reaching his home, and one native Superintendent and three vaccinators of
the Government establishment had to be relieved of their duties and replaced by others.
Conduct of the establishment.
54. The conduct of the establishment was good on the whole. The Deputy Superin-
tendent of the Government establishment,Tajummul Hossein,
is reported to be a very diligent and useful man, and is again
recommended for increase of pay or promotion. The Inspector of Dinagepore was fined
for allowing two licensed vaccinators to charge 3 annas instead of 2 annas for each
operation, and the vaccinators themselves were discharged.
Field and plan of work.
Darjeeling.
Dinagepore.
Bogra.
Rajshahye.
Rungpore.
Maldah
Purneah.
Julpargun.
55. Government establishment.—The eight districts named in the margin comprise the
area under the jurisdiction of the Darjeeling Vaccination
Circle. The areas taken up by the Government establishment
for this season's operations were the six thanas of Bahadurgunj,
Amour Kusba, Ararea, Kaliagunge, Bulrampore, and Kishen-
gunge in Purneah, and the Terai in Darjeeling. Work
also went on as usual in Darjeeling and in the plains on the occurrence of outbreaks of
small-pox. Kishengunge was half vaccinated five years ago.
Licensed agency.—The district of Julpaiguri was taken up this year by this establish-
ment in addition to the districts of Bogra, Rajshahye, Dinagepore, and Rungpore that were
under operation in former years.
Thus on the whole protection was offered this year to a large additional tract of
country (the six thanas in Purneah and the Terai sub-division), extending over 2,219
square miles and containing a population of 842,523 It will also be noticed that all the
nine districts embraced by this circle received attention this year to a more or less extent.
During the working season the staff attached to the Government establishment was distrib-
uted as follows:—
District.
Purneah...
...
Darjeeling...
Thanas.
Bahadurgunj...
Amour Kusba...
Ararea...
Kaliagunge...
Bulrampore...
Kishengunge...
Kalimpong sub-division...
Darjeeling...
Terai sub-division...
NUMBER OF MEN EMPLOYED.
Native Superin-
tendents.
1
1
1
1
1
1
...
...
1
Vaccinators.
6
6
6
6
6
6
1
*3
6
Apprentices.
6
5
5
6
5
6
...
...
6
* One is a head vaccinator.