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TRIENNIAL REPORT ON VACCINATION IN BURMA FOR THE YEARS 1908-09 TO 1910-11.
return of the Deputy Sanitary Commissioner from two years' furlough (his post
having remained vacant during the interval), and the consequent increase of
expenditure under the head " Travelling Allowance " which was also augmented
by the employment of 22 peons in the current year in place of 12 as in the pre-
ceding year, and the increase in the number of apprentice vaccinators sent to
Meiktila for training.
Statement
II.
TABLE B.
Years.
1902-03 to 1904-05 ...
1905-06 to 1907-08 ...
1908-09 to 1910-11 ...
Government.
34.17
39.92
41.92
Munici-
palities.
17.96
15.81
12.55
Local Funds.
44.69
41.81
39.93
Native States.
3.18
2.46
2.60
7. The percentage of the total cost borne by Government and other bodies
during the triennium under re-
view as compared with the
previous triennium is shown
in the attached Table B. The
increase of cost borne by the
Provincial Funds from 39.92
in the previous triennium to
44.92 in the present is due to the increase of the supervising staff as well as to the
cost of lymph preparation at Meiktila.
Statement
II.
TABLE C.
Year.
1908-09 ...
1909-10 ...
1910-11 ...
Total ...
Establish-
ment.
Rs.
1,01,447
1,15,021
1,22,875
3,39,348
Travelling
allowance
Rs.
39,705
50,469
53,910
1,49,174
Contin-
gencies.
Rs.
8,695
15,094
11,465
35,454
Total.
Rs.
1,40,847
1,80,784
1,90,230
5,23,911
Average cost
per case.
Rs.
0
0
0
0
A.
7
3
9
8
P.
6
5
1
4
8. Average Cost of each successful Case of Vaccination.—On a reference to
Table C it will be seen that the
average cost of each successful
case of vaccination has in-
creased from 7 annas 5 pies in
1908-09 to 8 annas 5 pies in
1909-10 and 9 annas 1 pie in
1910-11. The average cost in
the present triennium 8 annas 4
pies compares unfavourably with
5 annas 10 pies in the previous triennium especially when it is taken into considera-
tion that notwithstanding the increase in the vaccination staff, 97,290 vaccina-
tions were performed in the present triennium less than in the previous triennial
period.
During the first year of the triennium the average cost per successful
case varied from Rs. 2-12-4 in the Northern Shan States to 2 annas 3 pies in
Sagaing.
During the second year the rates varied from Rs. 1-15-9 in the Northern
Shan States to 3 annas 3 pies in the Sagaing District.
The highest expenditure in 1910-11 per case occurs in the Northern Shan
States Rs. 1-11-4, but the absence of good roads, the immense distances to be
covered, and the deficient postal arrangement are sufficient to explain this large
average expenditure. This figure is closely followed by Rs. 1-10-10 in the Ruby
Mines District and Rs. 1 -4-4 in the Pyapôn District. The lowest cost per case
was in the Ahmerst District 3 annas 5 pies.
Statement
I.
9. Total number of persons Vaccinated by all Establishments.—The total
number of persons vaccinated during the period under report is 1,167,673 or a
decrease of 102,280 below the previous triennium, and an increase of 1,088 over
the 1902-03 to 1904-05 triennium. During the last three seasons the year 1908-09
shows the lowest figures. The numbers have subsequently steadily increased
notwithstanding the fact that the 1910-11 season was the first year in which
one month's cessation of work was permitted.
1908-09 ... ... ...
1909-10 ... ... ...
1910-11 ... ... ...
382,326
392,470
392,877
Statement
I.
10. Primary Vaccination.— The total number of primary vaccinations was
347,513 in the present year as compared with 348,141 in 1909-10 and 335,415 in
1908-09. The number and the percentage of successful primary cases in which
the results were known in the period under report was 937,695 and 94.80 per cent.
as compared with 976,586 and 91.05 per cent. in the previous triennial period. In
1910-11 the percentage of successes in which the results were known was 95.50
as compared with 95.27 in 1909-10 and 93.58 in 1908-09.
Statement
I.
11. Re-vaccination.—In the 1910-11 season 47,380 operations with a per-
centage of successes 67.81 per cent. were performed, as compared with 47,303
and 61.58 per cent. and 46,911 and 59.30 in the two previous seasons respectively.
The total number and percentage of successful cases in the period under
report was 68,834 and 62.71 per cent. as compared with 65,678 and 54.74 in the
previous triennium.