Notes on Vaccination in the United Provinces for the
year 1920-21.
Brief notes on vaccination in
1920-21.
As a detailed report for the triennium 1917-18 to 1919-20 was submitted
last year, this report deals briefly with vaccination
in 1920-21 as compared with 1919-20.
Constitution and strength of
the department.
(Statement II.)
2. I held charge of the office of the Superintendent-General of Vaccination
from the 1st to the 28th of April, 1920, when I pro-
ceeded to England on privilege leave after making
over charge to Dr. D. D. Pandya, Deputy Sanitary
Commissioner, IV Range. I returned from leave and resumed charge from
Dr. Pandya on the 19th November and remained in charge till the close of the
year. Dr. D. D. Pandya held charge of the IV Range from 1st to 28th April, 1920
and again from 19th November, 1920 till the end of the year. He was also in
collateral charge of the II Range from 1st to 28th April, 1920 and from 25th
February to 31st March, 1921. Dr. A Sousa remained in charge of the 1st
Range throughout the year, with the additional charge of the 3rd Range from
1st April to 18th November, 1920. Captain K. C. Dube was in collateral charge
of the II and IV Ranges, from 29th April to 7th November, 1920, when he
made over charge of the II Range to Major W. A. Mearns, I.M S., but
continued to hold charge of the IV Range up to 18th November. From the 19th
November, 1920 to the end of the year he was in charge of the III Range. Major
W. A. Mearns, I.M.S., was Deputy Sanitary Commissioner, 2nd Range, from 8th
November, 1920 to 24th February, 1921, when he proceeded on leave. The number
of assistant superintendents of vaccination (49) remained unaltered, but that of
vaccinators decreased from 923 in 1919-20 to 920 during the year under report.
With the approval of Government, I circularized all district boards, suggesting an
increase in the pay of the vaccination staff on the basis of the scale laid down
in G. O. no. 2418/X-389, dated the 17th June, 1920. Copies of this circular were
also sent to all the local bodies concerned. From the information available it
however appears that although a number of district and municipal boards, etc.,
have treated their vaccination staff liberally in this respect, either no increase
at all or very inadequate increases have been given by others. The advisability
of increasing the pay of the vaccination staff, which is very discontented, cannot
be too strongly commended to the notice of the local bodies concerned.
Expenditure on vaccination
(Statement II.)
3. There was an increase of Rs. 60,671 in the total expenditure in 1920-21,
including the charges on account of the Deputy Sani-
tary Commissioners and their establishments as com-
pared with 1919-20 and of Rs. 51,492 excluding these charges—the total amounts
during the two years being Rs. 3,48,580 and Rs. 2,87,837 and Rs. 3,03,360 and
Rs. 2,51,868, respectively. The increased expenditure during the year under
report was due to (1) the general increase in the pay of the Deputy Sanitary
Commissioners, the vaccination, clerical, and menial staffs and (2) the increased
expenditure under the heads " Travelling allowance" to vaccination staff and
" Contingencies " and on the Government Bovine Lymph Dépôt, Patwa Dangar.
Average cost of each successful
case of vaccination.
(Statement II.)
4. There was an increase of eight pies in the average cost of each success-
ful case of vaccination in these provinces during the
year under report as compared with the last year
the actual amounts for the two years being annas 3
pies 4 and annas 2 pies 8, respectively. The increase in cost is due to the
increased expenditure under the several heads explained above and to the
fact that a smaller number of vaccination operations could be performed during
the year under report than in the preceding year for the reasons given in
paragraphs 5 and 6 of the Notes.