NOTES AND STATISTICS
ON
VACCINATION IN BURMA
FOR THE YEAR 1917-18.
Statement II.
The following statement shows the vaccination establishment employed in
the Province in 1917-18 :—
District Superin-
tendents of
Vaccination.
42
Native Supervising Officers.
Sub-Assistant
Surgeons.
26
Native Superin-
tendents of
Vaccination.
38
Head Vaccinators.
3
Vaccinators.
308
This establishment was in excess of that employed in 1916-17 to the extent
(a) of two native supervising officers (Sub-Assistant Surgeons), and (b) 9
vaccinators.
(a) Additional allowances for supervising vaccinators were given to three
Sub-Assistant Surgeons in Wakèma, Toungoo, and Myingyan Municipalities ;
while the allowance given to a Sub-Assistant Surgeon in Maymyo was discon-
tinued.
(b) One permanent vaccinator was added to the establishment of Akyab
Municipality ; three temporary vaccinators were employed in Mergui Town and
five in the district, and one for 6 months in Salween District. A vaccinator, still
under training at Putao, has been removed from the list of paid vaccinators, in
which he was incorrectly included last year.
2. Punishments: Dismissals and Removals.—-Two vaccinators were dismissed
from the establishment of Amherst District and five vaccinators were removed from
the establishments of Kyaukpyu, Katha, Ma-ubin, Myingyan and Myaungmya
Districts respectively. The offence in every case included falsification of their
returns, and disobedience of orders, and in two cases, the acceptance of a bribe.
A Native Superintendent of Vaccination in Henzada District was under
suspension at the close of the year for falsification of his returns and neglect of
duty detected by the Civil Surgeon in 1917, and orders have since been passed for
his removal from service in the Department
One Head Vaccinator on the
Taunggyi establishment was removed for neglect of duty and one Native Superin-
tendent of Vaccination suspended for 6 months.
Statement I.
3. Vaccination work in 1917-18.—The total number of operations reported
during the year 1917-18 as performed by special staffs and " other agencies " but
excluding vaccinations in Dispensaries and Jails was 492,008 of which 429,417
were primary operations, and 62,591 re-vaccinations. These figures show a
decrease of 57,141 operations under all heads on the returns of the previous year,
but there is a small increase in primary operations of 9,060, the deficiency being
represented by 66,201 re-vaccinations, which falling-off is correctly explained by a
decrease in the prevalence of small-pox in the Province.
Statement I.
4. successful Operations.—Successful primary operations performed in rural
areas amounted to 394,108 with an increase of 3,491 on the work of the previous
year. These operations form the bulk of the work of the Department, and are a
measure of its progress.
Districts showing a considerable increase over the previous year in the
number of successful primary operations performed are :—Kyaukpyu (1,527), Pegu
(1,408), Bassein (2,667), Henzada (3,602), Mergui (1,877), Thatôn (3,077),
Ma-ubin (862), Putao (839), Sagaing (818), Thayetmyo (1,538), Minbu (812).
A notable decrease in primary successful operations is shown by Akyab
District (2,994), Rangoon (918), Hanthawaddy (827), Prome (1,462), Lower
Chindwin(1,119), Pakôkku (1,422), Meiktila (1,236), Myingyan (1,034), Northern
Shan States (872), and Southern Shan States (3,729).
Both the Irrawaddy and Tenasserim Divisions have done well, the former
having an excess of 7,332 successful primary operations to its credit, with only