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Azamgarh (6,122). Bulandshahr, Jaunpur and Pilibhit, which were second,
third and fourth on the list last year, stood first, second and third, respectively,
this year, but with a smaller number of inspections. Of the districts in
which the smallest number of inspections was performed, the most conspicuous
were Garhwal (645), Naini Tal (693), Banda (777) and Shahjahanpur (1,172). Of
these, only Banda showed an improvement over last year.
(b) By assistant superintendents of vaccination and other inspecting officers. —
There was an increase of 27,538 in the number of inspections of primary cases
done by these officials in 1920-21, but a decrease of 10,605 in respect of re-vaccina-
tions, or a net increase of 16,933 as compared with 1919-20, which is satisfactory.
The district of Gorakhpur stood first as usual on the list of the districts showing
the largest number of inspections (86,156), performed during the year under report
and was followed by Cawnpore with 21,540. Then came in order Basti, Budaun
and Jaunpur, with 19.273, 18,983 and 18,901, respectively. Cawnpore and Basti
have interchanged their positions of the last year, the former indicating an increase,
while the latter a decrease as compared with the last year. Among the districts
which were backward in respect of the number of inspections performed, the most
conspicuous were Dehra Dun (3.987), Shahjahanpur (6,008), Naini Tal (6,133),
Etawah (6,789) and Fatehpur (7,642). Of these, Shahjahanpur and Etawah
showed an improvement over last year. Considering the percentages of
inspections done by these officials to total number vaccinated during the year
under report, there is an increase in respect of primary vaccinations but a decrease
in that of re-vaccinations as compared with the preceding year, the actual ratios
being 46.36 and 27.37 for 1920-21 and 43.14 and 28.65 for 1919-20, respectively.
The percentage of cases found successful of the total number inspected during the
year under report was 95.81 in the case of primary vaccinations and 53.33 in that
of re-vaccinations, as against 95.22 and 55 12, respectively, in the preceding year.
The district superintendents of vaccination concerned will be asked to
warn the assistant superintendents of vaccination to devote more attention to
this part of their duty.
Provincial Bovine Lymph Depot,
Patwa Dangar (Naini Tal Dis-
trict.)
17. The supervising charge of the Dépôt was held by me from 1st to the
20th of April, 1920, by Dr. D. D. Pandya from the
29th April, 1920 to the 18th November, 1920, and
again by me from the 19th November, 1920 till the
close of the year, in addition to our own duties as Sanitary Commissioner.
A general increase in the pay of the Dépôt staff was sanctioned by Govern-
ment from the 15th January, 1920. No difficulty was experienced in obtaining
labour during the year under report owing to the increased pay offered and the
Kumaun Labour Corps being disbanded.
Owing to a ring being formed by the butchers of the district, it was found
impossible to get a man to take the contract on Rs. 10 per calf for hire and Rs. 5
per calf returned—the previous year's rates. The contract was eventually given
to a butcher of Haldwani at Rs 15 per calf hired and Rs. 4 per calf returned. No
difficulty was experienced in obtaining the requisite number of calves and, on the
whole, the supply was satisfactory.
During the year 1920-21, the total number of calves purchased or obtained
on fees for vaccination at the Dépôt, was 504 (107 cow and 397 buffalo), as
compared with 476 in the preceding year. Of the 504 calves, 374 (80 cow and
294 buffalo) were successfully vaccinated, 20 failed, of which one proved fatal, 21
died before and 87 after vaccination, and two disposed off before vaccination.
Although the calves were inoculated with anti-rinderpest serum, an epidemic of
the disease broke out among them early in the vaccination season, causing 32
deaths. Of the remaining 77 deaths, 54 were due to pleuro-pneumonia, 14 to
foot-and-mouth disease and nine to ordinary causes.
During the year under report, 21,407.8 grammes of crude lymph was obtained
from 461 calves successfully vaccinated, giving an average of 46.4 grammes per calf,
as compared with 21,895 6 and 49.3 grammes in the preceding year. The average
yield of crude lymph per cow and buffalo calf in 1920-21 was 28.5 and 51.6 grammes,
against 28.2 and 57.1, respectively, in 1919-20. From this crude lymph, 127,099.6
grammes glycerinated lymph and 1,970.6 grammes of glycerine paste were
manufactured during the year under report, as compared with 124,248.5 and 2,646.2