TRIENNIAL REPORT ON VACCINATION IN BURMA FOR THE YEARS 1899-1900—1901-02.
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Statement I.
The Civil Surgeon, Akyab, reports that lymph obtained from calves vacci-
nated with paste received from Bangalore gave very good results. An average
of two calves monthly suffice for purposes of work in his district. The Civil
Surgeon, Bassein, states that animal vaccination was carried out and glycerine
used as the medium. The quality of the lymph obtained was satisfactory. It
may be here remarked that this district returned the third highest percentage
(98.62) in 1899-1900, and has obtained the highest rates, 98.84 and 98.02, for the
two succeeding years. Thirty calves were vaccinated in 1901-02. The Civil
Surgeon, Moulmein, reports that Bangalore lymph paste is used for calf vaccina-
tion. Children are vaccinated in the town direct from the calf. He was perfectly
satisfied with results so obtained. Calf vaccination was also regularly carried on
at Mandalay.
Owing to failure in the supply the depôt at Taunggyi was closed in June 1901
and the establishment brought to Rangoon to assist the Health Officer of the
Municipality, who, it was hoped, could, with this extra aid, have supplied the whole
province with glycerinated lymph. Here, however, owing to cattle-disease, the
supply of calves also failed, and a new depôt was opened at Meiktila in February
1902. Meiktila was selected, after consultation with the Commissioner of the
Division, as a centre, where the supply of calves was not likely to fail and where
the climate is cooler and dryer than Rangoon.
The work is being carried on in a hired house, but a site has been selected
and plans and estimates prepared and the building will, it is believed, be com-
menced almost immediately.
Statement II.
Year.
1899-1900 ...
1900-1901
...
1901-1902 ...
Establish-
ment.
Rs.
55,218
58,941
57,745
Travelling
allowance.
Rs.
15,382
16,211
15,926
Contin-
gencies.
Rs.
3,083
3,702
5,466
Total.
Rs.
73,683
78,854
79,137
Average cost
per case.
Rs.
0
0
0
A.
2
3
4
P.
7
5
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10. Cost.—The total expenditure on account of vaccination during the
triennium was
Rs. 2,31,674 and
the cost of each
successful
case
3 annas and 4 pies.
There has been an
increase in expendi-
ture each year of
the triennium under the head " contingencies " owing to a larger quantity of
lymph paste being purchased, on account of local supplies not being productive
of satisfactory results.
In consequence of the decrease in the outturn of work the average cost per
head has increased, but bearing in mind that the figures returned for 1899-1900
and previous years were " exaggerated " to a very great extent, this increase may
be regarded as more apparent than real. The average cost in 1899-1900 varied
from Rs. 1-1-4 in Rangoon, 7 annas in Myitkyina, 6 annas 10 pies in the Northern
Shan States to 1 anna 6 pies in Sagaing, 1 anna 4 pies in Shwebo, 1 anna 2 pies
in Tavoy and 1 anna in Sandoway. In 1900-01, it ranged from Rs. 1-7-0 in
Rangoon, 9 annas 2 pies in the Salween, 7 annas 8 pies in the Myitkyina,
to 1 anna 11 pies in Thayetmyo, 1 anna 10 pies in Henzada, 1 anna 9 pies in
Sagaing and 1 anna 3 pies in Shwebo. In the last year of the triennium the
average varied from 15 annas 9 pies in the Salween, 15 annas 7 pies in the Chin
Hills, 13 annas 7 pies in Rangoon and Thatôn, 13 annas 6 pies in Thôngwa, to
1 anna 8 pies in Shwebo and Lower Chindwin districts.
Statement II.
Year.
1899-1900 ... ...
1900-1901 ... ...
1901-1902 ... ...
Government.
22.31
22.37
25.62
Municipality.
25.51
25.45
23.13
Local funds.
51.65
51.67
50.74
Native States.
.53
.51
.51
11. Percentage of cost.—The percentage of the total cost born eby Govern-
ment and other
funds in each of
the three years
1899—1 902 is
given in the margin.
As in the previous
triennium local funds bore the major portion of the expenditure, the percentage
being local funds 51.35, Municipalities 24.67, Government 23.46, and Native States
.52 for the period 1899—1902 against 50.00, 29.00 and 21.00 for Local funds,
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