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TRIENNIAL REPORT ON VACCINATION IN BURMA FOR THE YEARS 1914-15 TO 1916-17.
vaccinators. It now includes 38 Native Superintendents and 299 vaccinators.
The reduction in the cadre of Native Superintendents of Vaccination includes 3
appointments in the Southern Shan States, the style of which has been changed
to that of " Head Vaccinator, " 2 in the Northern Shan States, and one in Moul-
mein municipality, which have been wholly abolished.
The number of District Superintendents of Vaccination has been increased
from 41 to 42 by the inclusion of the new District of Putao within the scope of
the Department's activity.
10. Dismissals and removals.—Only one Native Superintendent was dismissed
and 3 required to resign, in the period under report, as against 8 dismissed
or removed in the previous triennium. The establishment of Vaccinators lost 34
men by dismissal or removal for bad or unsatisfactory conduct, against 14 in the
earlier period.
Statement II
11. Cost of the Department.— The annual expenditure increased during the
triennium by Rs. 21,403 from Rs. 206,269 in 1914-15 to Rs. 2,27,672 in 1916-17.
The increase on establishment was Rs. 15,108, on contingencies Rs. 5,978, and
on travelling allowance Rs. 317. Of the total increase Rs. 6,159-5-1 is accounted
for by the Vaccine Depôt expenditure, the larger part of the increase being due to
excess cost of contingencies (Rs. 4,811-10-2) and the balance is enhanced
expenditure under establishment (Rs. 833-6-8) and travelling allowance (Rs.
514-4-3).
The average cost of each successful operation for the triennium was Re. 0-8-7
and in 1916-17 Re. 0-8-3. This is in excess of the cost in the previous triennium
which averaged Re. 0-7-6. In 1916-17 the districts showing the highest cost
per case were Putao Rs. 2-7-4, Northern Arakan Re. 1-7-6, Ruby Mines District
Re. 1-5-6, and Northern Shan States Re. 1-4-2. The lowest cost was returned
by Sagaing and Myingyan Districts, viz., Re. 0-3-10.
Year.
1914-15 ...
1915-16 ...
1916-17 ...
Number of
calves in-
oculated.
282
345
358
Ounces of
lymph.
269.4
256.6
279.0
Average
yield per
calf in grains
465.8
351.9
365.52
Number of
doses issued.
730,986
722,314
726,424
12. Vaccine Depôt, Meiktila.—The work of the depôt has been maintained
at a steady level throughout the
triennium; the marginal comparative
table shows the yield of lymph and
number of doses issued during the
period.
The percentage of successful
results obtained in 1916-17 in 322,178
primary operations reported to the
Director was 97.32, against 98.27 in
the previous year, the best result yet
obtained. In 64,259 revaccinations a percentage success ratio of 53.06 was
recorded.
Economy in every branch of expenditure was exercised during the year
1916-17.
The cost of the Depôt in 1916-17 as compared with that of 1915-16
shows a decrease of Rs. 3,823-6-10. The savings accrued under the head of
establishment and are largely illusory, since the salary of a certain number of
Native Superintendents of Vaccination under training, amounting to Rs. 3,405-7-8
was debited to the Vaccine Depôt account in the previous year, and there was no
corresponding expenditure in the year under review.
Among other experiments made that of preserving vaccine lymph in the
chamber attached to the small ice making machine gave satisfactory results,
lymph used on calves after 13 months' storage giving satisfactory results.
The Director again calls attention to the needless waste of vaccine lymph by
certain vaccination establishments—as instances he specifies that of the Mandalay
Municipality where only 5,373 doses out of 11,658 were used for operations, and
of Thatôn District, which used less than 50 per cent. of the 14,660 doses supplied.
13. Training School.—Two Native Superintendents and 41 apprentice vacci-
nators attended the classes during the year; all of them passed the final examina-
tion successfully.
14. General remarks.—Credit for the successful conduct of the Institution
is due to Dr. W. D. Jones, who filled the post of Director during the year, and to
his Assistant Director, 1st grade Sub-Assistant Surgeon P. Govinda Pillay, Rao
Sahib, and to the subordinate staff. To these and to the many officials, including
Civil Surgeons, Health Officers, and Deputy Commissioners of Districts and their
assistants, who have devoted time and labour to the advancement of vaccination
in the Province my thanks are offered.
C. E. WILLIAMS, M.D., D.P.H., D.T.M.,
Lieut.-Col., I.M.S.,
Superintendent-General of Vaccination, Burma.
RANGOON, the 13rd May 1917.