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Allahabad, the Assistant Superintendent of Vaccination, Almora, the Senior
Medical Officer, H. C., Jalna, the Medical Officers, Station Hospitals, Sirur and
Purandhar, the Medical Officer, 2nd Bombay Grenadiers, and to the Agent
Gold Mines, Linqsugur.
The Deputy Sanitary Commissioner, Gujarát Registration District, supplied
lymph to the Assistant Surgeon, Sádra Dispensary, the Medical Officer in charge
Ahmedabad Camp, and the Medical Officer in charge Ahmedabad Central Prison.
In the Presidency Circle there were 563 applications for lymph against 538
in 1897-98. The total number of tubes issued was 1,992 against 1,541 in the
preceding year. Of these, 942 were supplied free of charge to Civil Surgeons,
to the Deputy Sanitary Commissioners, to the Medical Officers in charge of
Army Hospitals in the mofussil, and to Medical Officers of Her Majesty's Troop-
ships in the harbour. The remaining 1,050 tubes were sold to private parties
in the City and in the mofussil. Inoculated calves were supplied as under :—1 to
the Bándra Municipality, 1 to the Kurla Municipality, and 1 for Goa to the
Vice-Consul for Portugal.
Animal Vaccination in the
Western Registration Dis-
trict.
33. In the Western Registration District animal lymph is used in the
towns of Dhulia and Chopda in the Khándesh Col-
lectorate, and in Kurla and Bándra in Thána Col-
lectorate. The number of persons vaccinated with
animal lymph in these towns during the year was
652 primary vaccinations and 64 re-vaccinations, the successful cases under each
head being 562 and 28, respectively.
Animal Vaccination
in
Bombay City.
34. In the City of Bombay animal lymph has been in use for many years
past. Since better accommodation for the calves has
been provided, their health has been better and there
has not been the same trouble on account of sickness :
unfortunately this accommodation is only temporary. 362 calves were inoculat-
ed and the insertion success was 98.6.
Animal vaccination in the
Central Registration District.
35. In the Central Registration District the Deputy Sanitary Commissioner
states that the practice of using animal lymph was
carried on continuously during the year with a consi-
derable amount of success. It was carried on through-
out the year in Poona City, in the Cantonments of Poona and Kirkee, and in the
towns of Ahmednagar, Sholápur and Sátára. Of the minor Municipalities.
Junnar, Alandi, Jejuri, Sáswad, Sirur, Talegaon Dabháda, Lonávla, Barámati,
Sangamner, Vámbori, Bhingar and Chiplun have provided sums for a calf every
six months ; the Bársi and Pandharpur Municipalities have provided a calf
every four months.
The practice has been introduced in the chief towns of the Native States of
Bhor, Aundh and Akalkot.
A few villages provide funds to furnish a calf every six months, and some
once a year ; many other villages lend a calf for vaccination purposes.
Animal vaccination was carried on in the following tálukas and Native
States:—Ráhuri, Shrigonda, Sangamner and Nagar of the Ahmednagar Col-
lectorate ; Sholápur, Pandharpur, Bársi, Mádha and Akalkot State in the Sholá¬
pur Collectorate; Purandhar, Haveli, Mával, Khed, Junnar, Bhimthadi, Sirur
and the Native State of Bhor in the Poona Collectorate; Sátára, Koregaon,
Khatáv, Jávli, Wái, Mán, and the Native States of Phaltan and Aundh in the
Sátára Collectorate; and Chiplun in the Ratnágiri Collectorate. In all 17,045
children were vaccinated in 539 villages of the abovementioned tálukas and
Native States. Animal vaccination was carried on throughout the year in the
four principal municipalities and in two cantonments, and in these 13,405
children were vaccinated. The total number of persons vaccinated with calf
lymph during the year was 30,450 compared with 24,806 in 1897-98. In rural
districts there were 17,045 operations compared with 14,671 in the previous year,
and in the four principal towns and the two cantonments 13,405 compared with
10,135 in 1897-98.