Notes on Vaccination in the Bombay Presidency for 1903-1904.
Changes amongst the Super-
vising Officers.
1. In the Central Registration District Lieutenant-Colonel O. H. Channer,
M.B., D.P.H , held charge of the office from 1st
April to 12th June 1903, Lieutenant-Colonel A. V.
Anderson, M.B., D.P.H., from 13th June to 2nd
July 1903, Captain Marjoribanks, I. M. S., from 3rd July to 11th November 1903,
Captain S. Evans, I.M.S., Assistant Civil Surgeon, Poona, from 12th to 22nd
November 1903, and from 23rd November until the close of the year Captain
S. H. Burnett, I. M. S., was in charge of the office.
2. In the Gujarát Registration District Major Dyson, I. M. S., was in
charge from 1st to 14th April, Captain H. Bennett, I. M. S., from 15th April to
1st December, in addition to his duties as Civil Surgeon, Surat, and Major H. C.
L. Arnim, D.P.H., I. M. S., the permanent incumbent, from 2nd December 1903
to the close of the year.
3. In the Southern Registration District Captain Hutchinson, I. M. S.,
was in acting charge throughout the year, but for two periods, e.g., from May
14th to June 23rd and from September 28th to March 14th, 1904, he was acting
as Civil Surgeon, Belgaum, in addition.
4. In the Western Registration District Lieutenant-Colonel A. V. Ander-
son, I. M. S., was in charge throughout the year, holding in addition the office of
the Central Registration District from 13th June to 2nd July and the acting
Sanitary Commissionership from 13th June to 12th December 1903.
5. In Sind Major Arnim, I. M. S., proceeded on leave on the 2nd April.
Lieutenant McConaghy, Acting Civil Surgeon, Karáchi, held charge until
26th April when he was relieved by Captain H. A. F. Knapton, who continued
to act until the close of the year.
6. The frequent changes amongst Supervising Officers above noted, have
acted detrimentally on the supervision of the districts.
Dhangs Territory.
7. By Government Resolution, Revenue Department, No. 8657 of 8th
December 1902 the Dhangs territory has been placed
under the Political Agent, Surat, and therefore it has
been shown under the Surat Agency.
Strength of the Department.
8. During the year under report the strength of the Department
remained the same except that the post of Municipal
Vaccinator, Athni and Gokák, was abolished from
28th June 1904.
Total number of operations.
9. There were 552,101 primary operations and 35,832 re-vaccinations as
against 537,744 and 41,141 respectively last year,
showing an increase of 14,357 or 2.67 per cent. in
primary and a decrease of 5,309 or 12.90 per cent. in re-vaccination.
In the total number of operations there is an increase of 9,098.
Increase or decrease.
10. In primary vaccination there is a slight decrease of 504 in the Central
Registration District and 8 by Dispensaries.
In re-vaccination there is a decrease of 5,306. All districts contributed
except the Central Registration District which returned an increase of 217.
Causes of decrease.
11. (a) Primary.—The Central Registration District was the only one
showing a decrease (504) in primary vaccination.
The causes of the decrease are attributed by the
Deputy Sanitary Commissioner to plague which destroyed 72,887 in 1903-1904
and 71,933 in the previous year ; to death and sickness amongst the vaccina-
tion staff and to the frequent changes among the supervising officers.
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