No. 5605
FROM SURGEON LIEUT.-COLONEL W. H. GREGG-, M.B.,
Sanitary Commissioner for Bengal,
To THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF BENGAL,
MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENT.
Dated Calcutta, the 27th August 1892.
SIR,
I HAVE the honour to submit the following annual statistics and
brief notes on vaccination in Bengal for the year 1891-92.
2. I was in charge of the Department throughout the year, and had
the following staff to work with:—
CIRCLE.
Calcutta
...
...
...
...
...
Metropolitan Circle (comprising the
districts of
Burdwan. Bankura,
Birbhum, Midnapore, Hooghly and
Serampore, Howrah, 24-Parganas,
Nadia, Jessore, Khulna, and Murshi-
dabad).
Darjeeling Circle (comprising the
districts
of Dinajpur,
Malda,
Rajshahi, Rangpur, Bogra, Pabna,
Darjeeling,
Jalpaiguri,
Purnea,
Monghyr, Bhágalpur, and Sonthal
Parganas).
Ranchi Circle (comprising the districts
of Hazáribágh, Lohardaga, Palámau,
Singhbhum, Manbhum, and the Politi-
cal States of Chota Nagpur).
Eastern Bengal Circle (comprising
the districts of Dacca, Faridpur,
Backergunge, Mymensingh, Tippera,
Chittagong, and Noakhali).
Orissa Circle (comprising the districts
of Cuttack. Puri, and Balasore,
and the Tributary States of Orissa).
Bihár Circle (comprising the districts
of Patna, Gaya, Shahabad, Saran,
Champaran,
Muzaffarpur,
and
Darbhanga).
Total of Vaccination Circles ...
Municipalities, Dispensaries, &c.
...
GRAND TOTAL ...
Officers in charge of circle.
Dr. W. J. Simpson
...
...
Surgeon-Major K. P. Gupta
from the beginning of the year
up to 3rd August 1891, Assist-
ant Surgeon P. Mittra from
4th August to 19th, and Assist-
ant Surgeon A. C. Mookerjee
from the 20th August to 31st
March 1892.
Surgeon-Major L. A. Waddell
Surgeon-Major J. J. Wood
from the beginning of the year
up to 15th February 1892.
Assistant Surgeon P. C. Dey
from 16th February to 31st
March 1892.
Assistant Surgeon N. N.
Gupta, except from 12th May
1891 to 3rd June, when
Deputy Superintendent Bejoy
Krishna Mookerjee acted as
Superintendent.
Assistant Apothecary P. Vee-
riah Naidu.
Assistant Surgeon Mathura
Nath Sen.
...
...
...
INSPECTING STAFF.
Number of Deputy Superin-
tendents.
1
4
3
2
2
...
2
14
...
14
Number of Inspectors.
4
41
23
13
22
6
14
123
...
123
Number of head vaccinators
or supervisors of Govern-
ment or paid vaccinators.
2
1
1
...
...
3
8
15
...
15
Total number of inspecting
officers.
7
46
27
15
24
9
24
152
...
152
OPERATORS.
Vaccinators.
Government or paid.
31
2
7
...
...
11
72
123
259
382
Licensed.
...
419
315
158
373
154
222
1,641
3
1,644
Apprentices.
Government or paid.
7
...
...
...
...
...
9
16
...
16
Licensed.
...
171
32
59
61
72
11
696
...
696
Total number of vaccinators or
operators.
38
592
...
217
434
237
314
2,476
262
2,738
In 1890-91 the strength of the working establishment, not including munici-
palities, was as follows:—
Superintendents.
7
INSPECTING STAFF.
Number of Deputy
Superintendents.
14
Number of Inspect-
ors.
119
Number of head
vaccinators
or
supervisors of
Government or
paid agency.
15
Total number of
inspecting
offi-
cers.
148
OPERATORS.
Vaccinators.
Government
or paid.
145
Licensed.
1,631
Apprentices.
Go v e r
n me n t
or paid.
14
Licensed.
594
Total number of vaccina-
tors or operators.
2,384
B