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ANNUAL VACCINATION REPORT
does it appear to me reasonable on the part of garden managers to expect it, for they have
or should have, their own medical staff on their gardens, and it should be the duty of that
staff to carry out efficiently and closely to supervise so important a protective measure
among the garden population of whom they have entire medical charge. And so again
with lymph: they should procure a small supply of good lymph from England stored in
capillary tubes and sent out so as to reach Assam early in October, packed and ready for
distribution to their several gardens. By such an arrangement, at a very trifling expense
and independent of Government help, which should not be sought or expected, tea-garden
managers might perform a noble and praiseworthy duty which hitherto has been almost
universally neglected.
Sanctioned scale of cost of vaccination establishment, with recommend-
ations for further strengthening the hands of the executive.
11. The subjoined statement, No. VII., sets forth the sanctioned scale of pay
of the vaccination establishment in this
Province for the past season:—
Statement VII. showing the sanctioned scale of pay of vaccination establishment in Assam for the
year 1881-82.
Number.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
District.
Khási Hills .
Gáro Hills ....
Goálpára
..
Kámrúp ........
Nowgong ...
Darrang ....
Sibságar ....
Nága Hills...
Lakhimpur.
Sylhet ..................
Cachar ......
Station.
Shillong
....
Tura ............
Dhubri ........
Goálpára ........
Gauhat i . . . .
Nowgong ....
Tezpur .........
„ ......
Mangaldai ......
Sibsagar ......
„
....
Golágar ............
Jorhát
„ ......
Kohima
Dibrugarh
....
North Lakhimpur
Sylhet ............
Sunamganj ....
Silchar ........
Total ....
Staff of vaccinators.
Number
paid by
Govern-
ment
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
....
1
2
1
2
1
1
...... 1
1
...... 1
1
1
1
4
1 Supdt.
1
2
32
Period of
employ.
Permanent
6 months
8
„ .
Permanent
„
.
6 months
„
Permanent
6 months .
Permanent
6 months .
„ ..
Permanent
......
6 months .
„
...... Permanent
6 months
„
..
Permanent
6 months
„
.
.... Permanent
6 months..
Monthly
rate of
pay.
Rs.
12
12
12
12
10
10
10
A.
0
0
0 0
0
0
0
P.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
......
10
10
12
12
12
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
...... 10
10 0
0 0 0
......
15
12
12
10
10
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.... 10
12
0
0
0
0
........
Total.
Rs
144
72
288
120
120
60
120
A.
0
0
0 0
0
0
0
P.
0
0
0 0
0
0
0
......
120
120
144
144
72
120
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
...... 60
60 0 0 0 0
...... 180
72
72
96
240
240
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.... 120
141
2,928
0
0
0
0
0
0
Number
paid by
municipa-
lity.
........
1
......
1
1
........
1
1
5
Period of
employ.
........
Perma-
nent.
......
........
Monthly
rate of
pay.
R
........
10
......
10
10
........
10
10
Total
Rs.
........
120
......
120
120
........
120
120
Remarks.
At Rs. 6 during
recess—4 months.
Employed during
the present hot
season.
At Rs. 6 during
recess—6 months.
At Rs. 15 during
recess—6 months.
It will be obvious from this statement that the paid working vaccination staff for
this Province is inadequate to meet the requirements of a population above four and half
millions, scattered over so large an area as this Province represents. But, nevertheless,
it is a great improvement on former years. In 1875, by this office, a scheme was laid
before the Assam Administration and the Government of India for increasing the vaccina¬
tion staff, and for carrying on vaccination by the "circle system" as the only satisfactory
plan, but the scheme was allowed to drop out of sight. However, I hope that in
certain districts where the sanction of the people to vaccination permits it, the hands of the
executive may be yet further strengthened. In this direction, I would recommend the
employment of a Native Superintendent on Rs. 30 per month (for on Rs. 25 the services of
a man in Sylhet could not last season be secured), or one or two head-vaccinators on Rs.
15 each per month, with an increase of vaccinators in such districts as the reasonable
willingness of the people to adopt vaccination may warrant. I have in paragraph 5 pointed
out that much delay arose in engaging vaccinators and commencing operations last year; but
this delay should not arise in the coming season: and I again express the hope that every
Civil Medical Officer will be quite ready for starting his vaccination work by the 1st of
next October. He should also supply himself with vaccine lymph from that source in
India which experience has taught him is the best, so that he may not be quite dependent
on the small supply which will be furnished by me.
The supply of vaccine lymph for this
Province has been carefully considered.
Suggestions offered.
12. Vaccine lymph.—The question of an ample lymph supply, and a supply of
good quality, is of primary importance, and it is one regarding
which my mind has been much exercised, and the subject in all
its bearings has been duly considered. Already, an indent
has been submitted and a supply from England direct may be expected here in September
next for distribution. I indented for 1,500 tubes for the whole Province; but the home
authorities having intimated their inability to supply large quantities, only 220 were