( 15 )
DISTRICTS.
1
Cuttack
...
Cuttack Can-
tonment.
Balasore ...
Agul and
Khondmals.
Puri ... ...
Hajaribrgh ...
Lohardaga ...
Palamau ...
Manbhum ...
Singhbhum ...
PRIMARY VACCINATIONS.
Total.
1896-97.
2
Not re-
ceived.
437 242
91
200
10,675
4,136
19
82
1895-96.
3
213
593
...
852
57
7,410
410
91
4
Successful.
1896-97.
4
Not re-
ceived.
482
238
85
200
10,624
4,056
19
82
1895-96.
5
Unsuccess-
ful.
1896-97.
6
Not received.
179
549
...
826
52
7,410
357
57
4
Not re-
ceived
5
4
6
...
49
74
...
...
1895-96.
7
34
44
...
26
5
...
53
34
...
Unknown.
1896-97.
8
Nor re¬
ceived.
...
...
...
...
2
6
...
...
1895-96.
9
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Percentage of
successful
cases.
1996-97.
10
Not re-
ceived.
98.85
98.34
93.40
100.
99.54
98.20
100.
100.
1895-96.
11
84.03
92.58
...
96.94
91.22
100.
87.07
62.63
100.
REVACCINATIONS.
Total.
1896-97.
12
Not re-
ceived.
...
...
13
239
45
278
2
...
1895-96.
13
9
29
...
84
171
...
...
32
5
Successful.
1896-97.
14
Not re-
ceived.
...
...
13
89
42
189
2
...
1895-96.
15
6
17
...
81
138
...
... 19
4
Unsuccess-
ful.
1896-97.
16
1895-96.
17
Not received.
Not re-
ceived.
...
...
...
150
...
69
...
...
3
12
...
3
33
...
...
13
1
Unknown.
1896-97.
18
Not re-
ceived.
...
...
...
...
...
20
...
...
1895-96.
19
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Percentage of
successful
cases.
1896-97.
20
Not re-
ceived.
...
...
100.
37.23
93.33
73.25
100.
...
1895-96.
21
66.66
58.62
...
96.42
80.70
...
...
59.37
80.
The figures speak for themselves, and are very satisfactory in most of
those districts in which this method of vaccination is carried on. When I sug-
gested vaccination direct from the calf in 1893 instead of the arm-to-arm me-
thod I was told that it was impossible in Bengal. I persevered, however, with
the idea, and the above figures show what has been done in the three years
which have since elapsed. I decline to believe that the system is impractica-
ble in the districts which show no work in this connection. All that is necessary
is a little interest on the part of the Civil Surgeons, who, I venture to suggest,
should be directed by Government to introduce direct calf vaccination without
further delay.
Supply of lanoline lymph to
Nepal.
15. As the arm-to-arm method of vaccination with human virus is practised
in Nepal, it was expected that there would have been
no demand for lanoline vaccine paste from Bengal,
but during the year under report as much as 1,845
grains were asked for and supplied to the Nepal Durbar from the Animal Vacci-
nation Depôtat Darjeeling. The result in all cases is not yet known, but from
the returns which have been furnished it appears that out of 596 persons
primarily vaccinated with this lymph, 516 proved successful, 6 doubtful, 18
unsuccessful and 56 unknown.
Inspections.
16. The inspections performed by the Deputy Sanitary Commissioners,
Civil Surgeons, Inspectors and Sub-Inspectors of
Vaccination are given below in order of sequence.
Statement V attached to this report contains the same information district by
district:—
Deputy Sanitary Commissioners.
CIRCLE.
1
Metropolitan and
Eastern Bengal.
Northern Bengal ...
WesternlBengal ...
Name of Deputy Sanitary
Commissioner.
2
Surgeon-Captain
Robson
Scott from 15th April to 14th
July 1896, and from 26th
October to 25th November
Dr. H. Jagannadham from
30th July to 25th October
1896.
Surgeon-Captain Oldham from
10th December 1896 to 5th
March 1897.
Surgeon-Captain Jay Gould
from 6th to 31st March 1897.
Surgeon-Captain B. H. Deare
Surgeon-Captain J. C. S. Van¬
ghan from 1st April to 22nd
December 1896, and Surgeon¬
Captain E. S. Peck from 23rd
December 1896 to 31st March
1897.
Number
of villages
in his juris-
diction.
3
55,468
95,692
91,151
Total
number of
operations
performed
in his juris-
diction.
4
842,879
892,941
536,932
Number
of
villages
visited.
5
Number
of
opera-
tions in-
spected.
6
Number of
operations
found to
have been
successfully
vaccinated.
7
Proportion
of opera-
tions in-
spected to
total num-
ber of
operations
performed
in his juris-
diction.
8
Proportion
of success-
ful opera-
tions to
total
number of
operations
inspected.
9
These officers were wholly engaged in works in con-
nection with the bubonic plugue in Calcutta and
elsewhere. They were unable to do vaccination ins-
pection.
223
7,492
7,273
.83
97.07
(He was occupied some time in inspecting the famine¬
stricken areas in Champaran district with special
reference to vaccination requirements.) Since 10th
February he was on plague duty as Inspecting Officer
at Katihar segregation camp.
34
3,051
1,658
.56
54.34
Dr. Vaughan was on special duty from 10th to 30th
October 1896 in connection with the supposed out-
break of the bubonic plague in Howrah and Calcutta,
and acted as Secretary to the Medical Board from 28th
November to 12th December.
Dr. Peck was in Howrah from 12th to 29th January 1897
in connection with the outbreak of small-pox. From
8th February he was on plague duty as Inspecting
Officer at Khana junction.
NOTE.—There was no Deputy Sanitary Commissioner in the Metropolitan and Eastern Bengal Circle from 1st to 14th April
from 15th to 29th July and from 26th November to 9th December 1896.