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6. Despite the orders issued in G.O. No. 1432, P.H., dated 25th July 1927,
the Presidents of certain local boards continue to ignore the recommendations of
their District Health Officers in matters connected with vaccination. The
President of the Tiruvannāmalai Taluk Board, for example, appointed a vacci
nator temporarily and confirmed him contrary to the recommendation of the
District Health Officer made in favour of another vaccinator of the same Board
who had put in several years of approved service. In granting leave to, or in
making transfers of, vaccinators, the opinion of District Health Officers is seldom
if ever sought. In one case, intimation of grant of leave was sent to a District
Health Officer only just at the expiry of the leave period. In another case, when
a District Health Officer appointed a substitute four months after the relief of the
permanent incumbent who had been granted one year's leave by the Taluk Board
President, the substitute was ousted within ten days to make room for another.
In Ganjām District, the President of Chicacole Taluk Board seldom consults the
District Health Officer. One of the vaccinators in this taluk was allowed his full
fixed travelling allowance although whole supplies of lymph were wasted. These
are only a few of the worst cases but many others are contained in the District
Health Officers' reports. Local bodies are generally very reluctant to delegate to
these officers any powers in matters of leave, transfers, appointments, or punish
ments of vaccinators, but where delegation of powers has been granted, as in
Bellary and Ghumsur taluks, no difficulties have been experienced, and the
example of these Presidents is commended to others throughout the Presidency.
7. The office of the Assistant Director of Public Health (Vaccination) was
held by Capt. N. R. Ubhaya, D.P.H., throughout the year.
THE SUBJOINED STATEMENT SHOWS THE INSPECTIONS MADE BY THE
ASSISTANT DIRECTORS OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND MYSELF DURING THE
YEAR IN CONNEXION WITH VACCINATION.
Date.
Place.
Remarks.
Lt.-Col. A. J. H. Russell, C.B.E., I.M.S., Director of Public Health, Madras.
1927.
6th and 7th July
...
...
13th July
...
...
...
28th July
...
...
...
7th August
...
...
...
4th to 6th November ...
26th November ... ...
1928.
13th February
...
...
6th to 10th March
...
...
Vellore
Berhampur
Dharmavaram ...
Arkōnam
Mangalore
Nellore
Arkōnam
Ootacamund
Pontine sanitary inspection (including vaccination)
of the municipality and inspection of District
Health Officer's office.
Routine sanitary inspection including vaccination.
Inspection including that of vaccination.
Inspection of sanitation, etc., including vaccination.
Inspection of District Health Officer's office and
routine inspection of Municipality
including
vaccination.
Inspection of sanitation, vaccination and anti-
cholera measures.
Inspection of vaccinator's work.
Routine sanitary inspection including vaccination.
Dr. K. T. Matthew, B.Hy., D.P.H. (Cantab.), Asst. Director of Public Health,
Fairs and Festivals and Epidemics, Madras.
1927.
30th April to 30th May ...
27th May
...
...
...
28th May
...
...
...
18th to 22nd August ...
10th and 11th September ...
12th to 26th September ...
31st October to 1st Novem
ber.
The Nilgiris District
...
...
Coimbatore Municipality ...
Coimbatore District ... ...
Tinnevelly District ... ...
Palghat Municipality ... ...
Malabar District
... ...
Tadpatri Municipality
...
Inspection of vaccination and vital statistics in
Ootacamund Municipality and also in the district
and investigation of plague in Coonoor.
Routine sanitary inspection including vaccination.
Inspection of Avanashi Union and inspection of
Tiruppur Municipality including vaccination.
Routine sanitary inspection including vaccination of
the Tinnevelly Municipality and discussion with
District Health Officer on the question of exemp
tion of unqualified vaccinators awaiting exemp
tion in the district.
Routine sanitary inspection including vaccination.
Inspection of vaccination and vital statistics in
Palghat Taluk.
Routine sanitary inspection including vaccination.