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The percentage of successes in the Special Staff work found by us was 95.04 for
primary and 68.53 for re-vaccinations.
I found as a rule that the returns of the Vaccinators were fairly accurate. This
fact being undoubtedly due to the greater supervision in recent years. Only in one case
were false returns discovered and the Vaccinator was promptly punished.
In the accompanying statement is shewn the number of inspections done by us in
the various districts.
Average cost of a suc-
cessful vaccination.
5. The average cost of a successful vaccination this year has been 3 annas
11 pies. This is a decrease of 11 pies on the preceding
year, which is satisfactory. The decrease is chiefly due to the
greater number of vaccinations done.
Changes in Special Staff.
6. The only change which has taken place in the Special Staff is that 3rd Class
Vaccinator Hari Rám was transferred to the Rohtak District Staff
at his own request exchanging with 3rd Class Vaccinator Devi
Ditta from that district who was entertained in his place.
Punishmeuts.
7. The following punishments have been inflicted during
the year:—
Fined for neglect of duty—Ghulám Rasúl Rs. 5, Devi Ditta and Muhammad
Sharif Re. 1 each, and Anant Rám I and Ralla Rám 8 annas each.
Fined for short amount of work—Tulsi Rám Rs. 4, and Ralla Rám, Udho Rám
and Aqil Beg Rs. 2 each.
Fined for false returns—Devi Ditta Rs. 3.
Fined for misconduct—Muhammad Ján Re. 1.
Fined for bad work—Anant Rám I Re. 1 and Ralla Rám Rs. 2.
Fined for being absent without leave—Anant Rám I Rs. 3 and Muhammad Jan
Re. 1.
Localities in which Spe-
cial Staff worked.
8. The Special Staff have worked in the following 42 localities :—Simla town
and tahsíl, Kasauli, Abbottabad, Haripur, Mánsehra, Pánipat,
Hamírpur, Plách, Kulu, Rúpar, Jagádhri, Chakwál, Ráwalpindi,
Murree, Moga, Fázilka, Pesháwar, Nowshera, Zafarwál, Palwal,
Wazírabad, Sirsa, Bhera and Nawashahr tahsíls, and Mahlog, Nálágarh, Koti, Keonthal,
Jubal, Bhajji, Baghal, Kunhar, Biláspur, Rámpur, Bashahr, Theog, Balsan, Ghomarsen,
Amb, Mandi, Suket and Kalsia States and Amritsar town.
Animal lymph depôt.
9. This is the first year that vaseline lymph only has been prepared at the animal
lymph depôt. No other form being supplied.
The depôt was stationed at Murree from April 1st to October 31st, 1896, and
from November 1st, 1896, to March 31st, 1897, at Amritsar.
Summer supply.
At Murree during the hot weather 529 tubes of vaseline lymph were prepared.
Of these 477 were used as the summer supply with the following
results :—
378 were successful.
3 were unsuccessful.
1 broken in transit.
22 returned unused.
11 kept in stock.
62 results unknown.
Annual supply.
On 16th September 52 tubes of vaseline lymph. were sent out as the annual supply
to all districts in the Punjab.
The results of all these tubes
were successful excepting one which was used in the Kángra
district partly on the 10th and partly on the 27th of October, i.e., about a month after the
date of its despatch from the depôt. The results of the Gurgáon district are not known.
The results of the annual supply of vaseline lymph to start vaccination proceedings
in the various districts of the Punjab may be regarded as most satisfactory. Only one
supply was needed for each district to start operations, whereas last year when buffalo
calf lymph was sent out from the depôt in capillary tubes, the results were by no means
good, as in some instances three or four or even more supplies had to be sent out before
work could be started.
Winter supply.
During the winter while the depôt was at Amritsar 1,458 tubes of vaseline
lymph were prepared and sent out. Their results are as fol-
low :—
1,020 successful.
13 unsuccessful.
30 lost or broken in transit.
44 returned unused.
70 kept in stock.
281 results unknown.