VACCINATION REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1889-90.
Vaccination Report.
The Government of India, in Resolution, Home Department (Public),
No. 28—1579—95, dated 15th July 1887, embodied
in Bombay Government Resolution in the General
Department No. 2426, dated 17th August 1887, in paragraph 5, ruled that the
report on vaccination should be submitted in full every third year from
1887 onwards, and Government Resolution in the General Department,
No. 4357, dated 19th October 1889, directed that the annual Vaccination
Report should be separately submitted. In accordance with these instructions
the report on vaccination for the year 1889-90 is prepared in full and sub-
mitted separately.
Changes
amongst
the
Supervising Officers.
2. The changes amongst the supervising offi-
cers during 1889-90 (1st April 1889 to 31st March
1890) were as follow :—
(a) In the Western Gujarát Circle, Surgeon W. H. Quicke was acting
Superintendent of Vaccination from the beginning of the year till the
5th of May 1889, when Government abolished the appointment and
Dr. M. B. Colah was placed in charge of the Superintendent of Vac-
cination's office, in addition to his own duties of Deputy Sanitary Com-
missioner, Eastern Gujarát Registration District, from 6th May 1889
(vide Government Resolution No. 1634, dated 27th April 1839).
(b) In the Sind Registration District, Surgeon-Major G. Bainbridge, the
Civil Surgeon of Karáchi, was in charge of the office of the Deputy
Sanitary Commissioner during the absence of Surgeon J. C. H. Pea¬
cocke on privilege leave from 13th July to 29th September 1889
inclusive.
Strength of the Depart-
ment.
3. The subjoined table shows in detail the
strength of the Department during the year 1889-90 :—
No.
1
2 3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Districts and Circles.
Western Registration District ...
Presidency Circle
...
...
...
Central Registration District ...
Southern Registration District ...
Eastern Gujarát Regisiration Dis-
trict
...
...
...
...
...
Western Gujarát Circle
...
...
Sind Registration District
...
...
Baroda
Circle...
...
...
...
Cutch Circle
...
...
...
...
Aden
...
...
...
...
...
Military Stations
...
...
...
Total 1889-90 ...
„ 1888-89 ...
Area in Square Miles.
26,321.6
22
29,273.1
25,369.4
27,712.1
27,256.5
54,123.0
8,570
6,500
11.6
......
205,159.3
Population according
to Census of 1881.
3,493,821
773,196
4,803,216
4,187,679
4,162,314
2,920,377
2,542,976
2,185,005
512,084
34,860
......
25,615,528
Deputy Sanitary Com¬
missioners.
1
...
1
1
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
5
5
Superintendents
of
Vaccination.
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
...
3
4
Inspectors of Sanita
tion and Vaccination.
6
...
6
6
5
...
6
4
...
...
...
33
32
Assistant Superintend
ents of Vaccination.
...
1
...
1
...
3
...
...
1
...
...
6
6
Clerk8 and Kárkúns.
2
17
2
2
2
2
5
...
...
...
...
32
29
NUMBER OF VACCINATORS.
Govern¬
ment.
Civil.
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
2
2
Military.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
3
3
Municipal.
8
9
8
9
7
...
9
...
...
2
...
52
50
Cantonment.
1
... 1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
2
Local
Fund.
Vaccina-
tion.
60
...
72
60
42
...
50
...
...
...
...
281
280
Candi¬
dates.
4
...
6
6
5
5
5
8
...
...
...
39
37
Native States.
4
... 10
32
25
43
3
36
17
...
...
170
163
Total.
77
9
97
107
79
50
97
44
17
2
3
552
534
NUMBER OF PEONS.
Government.
10
...
10 8
9
...
10
...
...
...
...
47
Municipal.
5
3
7
6
7
...
5
... ...
1
...
34
Local Funds.
61
... 72
60
42
...
50
...
...
...
...
285
Not available.
Cantonment.
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
Native States.
3
...
10
32
25
52
3
40
19
...
...
184
...
Total.
79
3
100
106
83
52
68
40
19
1
...
551
535
Total Strength.
165
31
206
223
170
107
148
88
38
3
3
1,182
1,145
Increase or decrease in
strength as compared with
that in 1888-89.
4. The appointment of Superintendent of Vaccination, Western Gujarát Circle,
remains vacant. One additional Inspector of Sanitation
and Vaccination was entertained by the Baroda State.
Three vaccination kárkúns, who are included in the
above table, were entertained by the Karáchi Muni-
cipality as a temporary measure to assist during an outbreak of small-pox. Two
municipal vaccinators, one for Bándra in Thána and one in Bijápur town, were
entertained. In Local Fund Establishments there is an increase of 4 vaccinators,
B 296—1