3
Coincident with increased production is improvement in quality or potency
of the vaccine. In 1912-13 the case and insertion success rates were 97.95
per cent. and 93.85 per cent., respectively during 1913-14 these figures rose
to 99.18 per cent. and 96.75 per cent. Dr. Fisher attributes these results to
the introduction of cold storage. The results of work done during the recent
hot weather are most encouraging. At present uniform results are not being
obtained in Sind: during the cold weather months the results are excellent,
but are very poor indeed during April, May, July and August. In the Presi
dency proper it took many years to eradicate the faults of the vaccinators,
and it is unlikely that success in Sind will be reached without initial failure.
The introduction will have to be slow, and the results will be watched
carefully.
11. The total expenditure of the Institute amounted to Rs. 42,596-2-9
against Rs. 36,578-15-6 in 1912-13. The increase is very largely due to
automatic increment in the salaries of the staff, and of course increased produc-
tion means increase in expenditure, owing to purchase of more calves, apparatus,
postage stamps, etc. The working of the cold storage plant shows a net
increase in cost over the purchase of ice of Rs. 638.
The average cost per dose of vaccine manufactured came to 6.2 pies.
Animal Vaccination.
12. Calf to arm vaccination was carried out in
the Presidency Circle, Karáchi and in Kolhápur
State.
Human Vaccination.
13. Human lymph is still used in parts of Sind,
Kolhápur State and in Káthiáwár.
Cost of Vaccination—State-
ment No. II.
14. The expenditure on vaccination and the cost of each successful
operation during each year of the triennium is given
in the following table :—
Year.
1911-1912 ...
1912-1913 ...
1913-1914 ...
Total expenditure.
Rs.
3,53,706
8,76,586
3,63,910
a.
10
4
5
p. 7
8
10
Cost of each
successful
operation.
Rs.
0
0
0
a.
8
9
8
p.
9
2
9
The average annual expenditure for the triennium comes to Rs. 3,64,734
against Rs. 3,44,071 in the preceding three years. The increase in expenditure
is due mainly to the inclusion of the total cost of the Belgaum Vaccine
Institute.
Inspection work done by
the Deputy Sanitary Commis-
sioners.
15. The Deputy Sanitary Commissioners inspected 23,640 vaccinated
persons by calling names from vaccination registers
in 1913-14 against 26,940 in the previous year; of
these only 937 were cases of re-vaccination. The
amount of inspection work in the Western, Central,
Southern, Gujarát and Sind Registration Districts was 6,163, 4,764, 6,261,
2,210 and 4,242 vaccinated persons, respectively, the corresponding percentages
to the total number vaccinated being 4.22, 2.62, 4.72, 1.61 and 4.19. The
annual average of inspections from the register for this triennium amounted
to 25,205 vaccinated persons during the period under report against 23,324
in the preceding triennium. In addition to the above 12,064 older operations
were seen by these officers without using the registers.
Tour of the Deputy Sani-
tary Commissioners.
16. The Deputy Sanitary Commissioner, Western Registration District,
visited 5 tálukas and 121 towns and villages and
travelled 4,096 miles. The Deputy Sanitary Com-
missioner, Central Registration District, visited 136