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REPORT ON VACCINATION IN ASSAM.
Expenditure.
22. In Table No. VI. is detailed the total cost of vacci-
nation for the season.
Sanctioned Budget allotment.
23. The sanctioned provincial establishment consisted of 5 native inspectors, 43
vaccinators, and 1 apprentice. The actual number engaged
was 4, 42, and 1. It has already been explained why
a native inspector in Darrang and a vaccinator in Goálpára were not employed. The
pay varied; but the total amount came to Rs. 4,810; and of this sum Rs. 4,317 appears
disbursed in salaries. The deficiency occurs mainly in the Gáro Hills district, and is
owing to men not having been employed the whole period for which pay was sanctioned.
Similarly, undrawn pay lapsed at Mauphláng, Dibrugarh, Golághát, Tezpur, Nowgong,
and Dhubri. Beside the above sum in salaries, a total of Rs. 1,603 is chargeable to the
Provincial Government as travelling allowances. It is observable that the items vary
considerably. In Sylhet, Goálpára, Darrang, Kámrúp, Nowgong, and Sibságar the native
inspectors alone draw travelling allowance, and the vaccinators none at all; in Lakhimpur
the charge to Government is moderate; but in the three hills districts the amounts paid
under this head is very large. Travelling allowance has a marked effect in raising the
average value of. each successful operation from a maximum of Re. 1-1-3 at Kohima and
4 annas 10 pies at Shillong to a minimum of 1½ anna at Tura, Nowgong, Darrang, and
Goálpára.
Municipal charges.
24. The share of the expense taken by the municipalities remains still very trifling.
One native inspector, with a remuneration of Rs. 150 for the
season, is sanctioned at Sylhet; and eight others are distributed
through the Province at Silchar, Habiganj, Sylhet, Dibrugarh, Jorhát, Sibságar, Gauháti,
and Dhubri. The total cost in salaries was Rs. 831 only. Only two of the eight
employés are permanent. The "Municipality" heading of this column includes sanctioned
expenditure for vaccination by certain stations and unions also. In future, the budget
allotment, both of this column and of Local Funds, will be given. In 1883-84 the
total municipal expenditure was Rs. 482.
Local Funds charges.
25. The Local Funds provided the pay of 40 vaccinators and one inspector. The
cost was Rs. 2,434 in salaries, and Rs. 248 in travelling
allowances; total Rs. 2,682. Last season the amount was
Rs. 1,220 only.
26. Finally, the last three columns give the gross expense of the season Rs. 9,433,
compared with Rs. 7,214 of 1883-84; the number of paid vaccinations 66,793, compared
with 54,642 in 1883-84, and the average cost of each operation to be 2 annas 3 pies in
1884-85, compared with 2 annas 21/3 pies in 1883-84. If the number of unpaid operations
by licensed vaccinators, by tea-garden private agency, Civil Surgeons, Assistant-Surgeons,
Hospital-Assistants, and Compounders be included as heretofore, the gross total successful
is 92,863, and the average cost 1 anna 7½ pies.
Compulsory vaccination areas.
27. In accordance with the instructions of the Chief Commissioner's Resolution of
1883-84, paragraph 17, a special section is appended showing
the working of the Compulsory Vaccination Act of 1880 in
the three municipalities and in the cantonment of Dibrugarh where it is in force.
TABLE No. VII.
Name of municipality
or cantonment.
Gauháti Municipality ...
Dibrugarh ditto ...
Dibrugarh Cantonment...
Sylhet Municipality ...
Total ...
Population.
11,695
5,417
1,736
14,407
33,255
Number of children on the
register since the Act has
been in force.
1,549
182
65
2,652
4,448
Number of vaccinations.
1882-83.
Total number.
386
......
......
......
386
Number success-
fully vaccinated.
336
......
......
......
336
1883-84
Total number.
236
Number success-
fully vaccinated.
209
Not known.
17
......
253
......
......
209
1884-85.
Total number.
930
459
47
2,333*
3,769
Number success-
fully vaccinated.
751
418
43
......
1,212
Number of prosecutions during
1884-85.
14
15
Number of punishments during
1884-85.
14
11
Not known.
......
29
......
25
Act came in force.
August 1882.
Sept. 1883.
Ditto.
1st Oct. 1882.
* From 1st October 1882.