6
It should be noted that the methods of inspection of Civil Surgeons and
Deputy Sanitary Commissioners are different. Civil Surgeons inspect the
new work which has just been done and the numbers returned by them are
therefore smaller, whereas Deputy Sanitary Commissioners inspect all the
children under ten years of age and look at old work as well as new work and
also look for unvaccinated children and children who are marked with
small-pox.
10. The Officers of the Inspecting Staff.—The Officers of the Inspecting
staff have not yet attained to a satisfactory standard of efficiency. A few of
them are energetic and capable and these men have been rapidly promoted and
put in the most responsible positions. The majority, however, are careless and
negligent and do not attempt to carry out their duties honestly and efficiently.
The standing rules of the Department and recent orders have been enforced
with considerable stringency in order to imbue the staff with some sense of
discipline. As that does not yet appear to have been sufficiently attained the
process at present continues and a large number of inspecting officers have been
punished during the last year under report. At the end of the last two working
seasons a list of the punishments and promotions has been circulated for
general information amongst the members of the staff.
In July 1916 a class of instruction was held at Gulzarbagh for four days to
which the entire staff of Inspectors and Sub-Inspectors was summoned and at
which lectures and demonstrations were given on the methods of operation, the
nature and scope of the duties of Inspecting Officers, the Rules and Regula-
tions of the Department, the use of Forms and Registers and the methods of
maintaining and checking them, and the standard of efficiency and work
expected from the staff.
11. Supply of Vaccine.—The Vaccine Depôt at Namkum was opened during
the first year of the period under report. In the first year a partial supply
of vaccine was issued and during the last two years the full requirements of the
Province were met and a reserve stock was established.
The following tabulated statement shows the number of doses manufac-
tured, the number of doses issued, and the number of doses in reserve during the
three years under report :—
Year.
1
1914-15
1915-16
1916-17
Number of doses
manufactured.
2
771,696
3,127,290
2,842,710
Number of doses
issued.
3
541,259
1,798,239
* 2,617,730
Number of doses in
reserve.
4
230,437
1,559,488
1,705,174
* NOTE :—In addition to the 2,017,730 doses issued, 679,000 were destroyed as they had become inert
owing to a temporary failure of the cold storage plant during the summer and 294 doses were
lost in the process of manufacture.
The following tabulated statement shows the numbers of calves purchased
or hired, the numbers of doses manufactured, the average numbers of doses
yielded per calf, the total gross cost and the total revenue and the average net
cost per dose for the three years under report :—
Year.
1
1914-15 ... ...
1915-16 ... ...
1916-17 ... ...
Number of
calves pur-
chased or hired.
2
5,07
1,267
1,129
Number of
doses
manufactured.
3
771,696
3,127,290
2,842,710
Average number
of doses yielded
per calf.
4
1522.08
2468.26
2517.90
Total gross
cost.
5
Rs.
19,367
34,537
34,936
Total
revenue.
6
Rs.
...
4,637
13,518
Average net
cost per
dose.
7
Pies.
4.8
1.8
1.4