( 6 )
Dépôt can still be carried out at a profit, while the price of 80 per cent, of the
lymph sold is still at pre-war prices. I therefore wish to bring his services
specially to the notice of Government for some tangible recognition. The clerical
and vaccination establishments carried out their duties satisfactorily. On the
whole the services of M. Yaqub Ali, the 1st laboratory assistant, are specially
worthy of mention. "
No difficulty was experienced in obtaining labour.
The contract for the supply of calves was given to one Abdul Rahim of
Bareilly at Rs. 13 for each calf, i.e., Rs. 2 per calf less than last year, and Rs. 4 were
paid by him for each animal returned. Although the calves supplied were on the
whole in a poor condition, no difficulty was experienced in obtaining the requisite
number. The number of calves purchased during the year under report was
469 (121 cow and 348 buffalo) as against 504 (107 cow and 397 buffalo) in 1920-21.
Of the 469 calves, 451 were successfully vaccinated, 10 failed (out of which one
died), and eight died before vaccination.
There was again an epidemic of rinderpest early in the vaccination season
in spite of all the animals having been inoculated with anti-rinderpest serum.
There was also an epidemic of pleuro-pneumonia due undoubtedly to a very cold
winter and badly ventilated calf-sheds. The death roll was very heavy, altogether
178 animals having died, 23 of rinderpest, 143 of pleuro-pneumonia, and 12 of ordi-
nary diseases. The total quantity of crude lymph obtained during the year under
report was 22,047.9 grammes from 451 successful calves, giving an average of 48'9
against 21,407.8 grammes from 461 calves and an average of 46.4 in 1920-21. The
average yield of crude lymph per cow and buffalo calf in 1921-22 was 26.1 and 57.05
grammes, respectively, against 28.5 and 51.6, in 1920-21. From this crude lymph
143,608.8 grammes of glycerinated lymph and 1,619 grammes of glycerine paste
were manufactured during the year against 127,099.6 grammes of glycerinated
lymph, 1,970.6 grammes glycerine paste and 4 grammes lanoline paste in the
preceding year.
Appended is a table giving the annual output of lymph, the number of
areas in which arm-to-arm vaccination has been replaced by calf lymph vaccina-
tion, and the income and expenditure of the Dépôt:—
Year.
1904-5 ...
1905-6
...
1906-7
...
1907-8 ...
1908-9 ...
1909-10 ...
1910-11 ...
1911-12 ...
1912-13 ...
1913-14 ...
1914-15 ...
1915-16 ...
1916-17 ...
1917-18 ...
1918-19 ...
1919-20 ...
1920-21 ...
1921-22 ...
Quantity of lymph issued.
Glycerinated lymph.
Tubes.
21,049
74,800
113,945
193,224
243,722
249,974
358,936
l93,356
180,445
193,932
296,423
150,347
169,880
172,462
185,699
173,317
137,633
135,448
In bulk.
Grammes.
Grs.
Nil
98
205
0
0
Nil
3,806
9,147
9,392
41,460
68,427
70,296
94,547
83,110
82,960
86,658
91,658
94,354
89,609
87,093
3
0
0
12
13
10
13
7
0
12
0
10
4
12
Glycerine
paste.
Grammes.
Grs.
Nil
Nil
1.367
668
749
414
45
44
83
79
328
66
36
C
12
0
0
0
0
3
7
0
0
7
Nil
34
6
14
6
0
11
0
0
Lanoline
paste
Grammes.
Grs.
79
120
19
161
4
4
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Nil
Nil
Nil
8
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
4
7
0
Nil
Arm-to-arm vaccination
replaced by calf lymph
vaccination in —
Dis-
tricts.
4
8
13
22
35
37
41
47
47
48
48
48
48
48
Munici-
palities
5
14
23
53
79
87
87
87
87
86
84
84
84
83
83
84
84
85
Notified
areas.
...
...
5
19
32
37
45
45
46
48
47
45
41
45
44
43
41
Income.
Rs.
106
2.057
3,527
6.118
8,572
8,527
14,211
18,780
24,019
28.867
39,174
30,789
31,066
32,681
32,836
35,430
37,144
39,169
Expendi-
ture
Rs.
3,300,
7.789
5,741
6,717
12,573
10,524
12,097
13,030
14,894
17,247
20,703
21,228
21,348
21,910
25,297
31,547
39,217
33,259
During the year under report 87,093.75 grammes in metal tubes, 135,448
capillary tubes, and 6 grammes glycerine paste sufficient to vaccinate 2,312,942
persons were issued against 89,609.25 grammes in metal tubes, 137,633 capillary
tubes, 14 grammes glycerine paste and 4 grammes of lanoline paste in 1,920-21