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vesicles in 57. An outbreak of cattle-disease in January 1920 accounts for a consider-
able number of rejections. The average number of tubes filled per calf in 1919-20
was 1,445, as compared with 1,185 in 1918-19 and 1,778 in 1917-18.
The subjoined table shows the expenditure incurred in. the Vaccine Depôt in the
last three years:—
—
1
Establishment ... ... ...
Purchase of calves
...
...
...
Feed of calves ... ... ...
Purchase of vaccine tube. ... ...
Miscellaneous ... ...
Total ...
1917-18.
2
Rs.
3,658
2,531
468
a.
11
4
11
p.
8
0
0
...
1,149
7,808
6
0
0
8
1918-19.
3
Rs.
3,763
3,408
588
2,632
722
11,116
a.
8
12
14
10
14
11
p.
8
0
6
0
0
2
1919-20.
4
Rs.
3,676
4,645
825
4,875
1,071
15,093
a.
9
0
0
7
7
8
p.
11
0
0
0
6
5
The cost per tube works out to 3.1 pies in 1919-20, 4.01 pies in 1918-19 and 3.3
pies in 1917-18. The amount paid for purchase of calves shows an upward tendency
and the attention of the Superintendent will be directed to this with a view to a
possible reduction.
The subordinate charge of the Depôt was held throughout the triennium by Sub-
Assistant Surgeon Narayan Chandra Das Gupta under whose keen and intelligent
supervision the work of the Depôt has been efficiently performed.
13. Cost of the Department.—The total expenditure of the Department amounted
to Rs. 71,167-8-9 in 1919-20, as compared with Rs. 58,247-4-5 in 1918-19 and
Rs. 55,000-11-10 in 1917-18.
Of the increase of Rs. 12,920-4-4 in the cost of the Department in 1919-20 over
that of 1918-19, Rs. 8,043-6-7 was on account of entertainment of additional vaccina-
tors, Rs. 542-1-3 was on account of travelling allowance, Rs. 429 on account of con-
tingencies, and Rs. 3,979-13-3 on account of expenditure in Vaccine Depôt under the
heads Purchase of Vaccine tubes (Rs. 2,242-13) and of calves (Rs. 1,236-4). Of the
excess of Rs. 8,043-6-7 on account of the pay and allowances of vaccinators, Rs. 7,144-
5-5 was met by Local Boards, Rs. 729-3-10 by Manipur State, Rs. 148-15-1 by
Government and Rs. 20-14-3 by Municipalities.
The average cost of each successful case of vaccination was for the province
Re. 0-3-3, as compared with Re. 0-3-11 in 1918-19 and Re. 0-3-2 in 1917-18.
14. General.—In 1919-20, a total of 18,096 operations is reported to have been
performed in tea gardens by garden doctors against 16,280 in 1918-19 and 28,927 in
1917-18.
In the supply of returns regarding the results of vaccination operations performed
on tea gardens, great laxity prevails and on account of the non-submission of these
returns Civil Surgeons are unable to check indents for lymph from tea gardens which
in consequence have to be transmitted without scrutiny for compliance by the Super-
intendent of the Vaccine Depôt. Blind compliance with these indents coupled with
a free supply naturally tends to an extravagant use of the lymph and to check this
I propose to direct that in future Civil Surgeons must check each tea garden indent
against the number of operations performed on that garden in the previous year.
passing indents in accordance with what appear to be the normal requirements and
making further enquiries in regard to those gardens from which returns have not been
received.
The percentage of success reported from tea gardens in 1919-20 were 94.38 for
primary operations and 78.92 for re-vaccinations. The total number of operations
reported to have been done in Jails, Lunatic Asylum, Police hospitals and coolie
depôts by the respective medical officers in charge was 5,152 and 173 operations were
reported by railway agencies.
T. C. McCOMBIE YOUNG, Major, I.M.S.,
Sanitary Commissioner, Assam.