3
Range.
Southern range
—cont.
Name.
Captain Ubhaya
—cont.
Date.
1922.
14th to 16th Feb.
17th and 18th Feb.
21st and 24th Feb.
9th to 12th Mar....
21st and 22nd Mar.
28th to 31st Mar. ...
Places inspected.
Trichinopoly municipality.
Tiruvālūr
do.
Tiruppattūr municipality.
Chirakkal taluk ...
Palghat range ... ...
Palni
and
Dindigul
ranges.
Purpose.
Sanitary inspection.
Do.
Investigation into the De
puty Inspector's case.
Vaccination inspection.
Surprise inspection of De
puty Inspector's work.
Vaccination inspection.
4. The following statement shows the subordinate vaccination staffs employed
in the Presidency during the past two years :—
Year.
1920-21
...
...
1921-22
...
...
Deputy Inspectors of Vaccination.
First grade.
25
24
Second
grade
35
33
Third grade.
50
53
Vaccinators.
First class.
132
142
Second
class.
292
342
Third class
or proba
tionary.
184
174
Total.
608
658
Note.—These figures include the staffs employed in Bangalore and Secunderabad Cantonments. In Secun-
derabad Cantonment one Deputy Inspector of Vaccination is employed.
Although two Additional Deputy Inspectors of Vaccination were sanctioned
for the Kistna district in G.O. Mis. No. 1125-P.H., dated 9th September 1921,
the additional ranges have not yet been formed owing to the refusal by the
Gudivada Taluk Board to appoint an additional vaccinator. The matter is under
correspondence.
Whilst there is an increase over last year in the number of first and second-
class vaccinators employed, the defects referred to in paragraph 4 of the report for
1920-21 still continue. The Assistant Director of Public Health, Northern range,
states in his report that, although there is only one qualified first-class vaccinator
in the Ganjām district where there ought to be nine, when a qualified man was
recommended by him, no local body would appoint him. The question of pay of
vaccinators was hung up pending the revision of the salaries of Sanitary Inspectors
on Vaccination duty—vide correspondence ending with this office D. No. 676/ v, dated
23rd July 1921. As this has now been settled, proposals will be submitted shortly
for the revision of the pay of vaccinators. It will be impossible to improve the
personnel of vaccinators unless local bodies make up their minds to pay them ade
quately, or to give them at least a living wage. There is no dearth of candidates
as quite a large number have qualified, but the inadequacy of the pay makes the
posts unacceptable to any but the incompetent.
5. The new scheme of vaccination was in operation during the year through
out the Presidency and some improvement is noticeable in the work turned out.
The obstacles to the progress of vaccination referred to in paragraph 5 of last
year's report remain very much the same, and little improvement is possible
until the Revenue authorities and the magistracy realize their responsibility and
show a more sympathetic attitude towards the vaccination staff. The Assistant
Director of Public Health, Central range, brings to notice a case in the Karvet-
nagar range where a vaccinator in the discharge of his duties was assaulted by a
Muhammadan with a dangerous weapon and the Stationary Sub-Magistrate who
tried the case let off the delinquent with a fine of Rs. 25.
The rules for the working of the new scheme of vaccination are under
revision and will be submitted shortly for the approval of Government.