REPORT ON VACCINATION IN THE MADRAS PRESIDENCY
FOR THE YEAR 1898-99.
From Captain W. C. VICKERS, M.B., I.M.S., Acting Inspector of Vaccination and
Deputy Sanitary Commissioner for Madras, to the Sanitary Commissioner for
Madras, dated 22nd June 1899, No. 605-V.
I have the honour to submit the annual report on vaccination in the Madras
Presidency for 1898-99.
In accordance with G.O., No. 1455, Public, dated 12th July 1886, the report
is a full one and reviews the work of the past three years.
2. The post of Inspector of Vaccination and Deputy Sanitary Commissioner
was held during this period by Major W. B. Bannerman, I.M.S., with the exception
of the months of June, July and August 1898, when Major Thomson, I.M.S., held
the appointment as well as that of the Sanitary Commissioner, and by myself from
March 1899, when Major Bannerman was transferred to Bombay on special duty.
3. The following statement shows the strength of establishment employed
during the last three years with the pay of each post:—
Years.
1896-97
...
...
1897-98
...
...
1898-99 ... ...
First-class
Deputy
Inspectors.
Rs. 70—60.
34
33
33
Second-class
Deputy
Inspectors.
Rs. 40.
* 25
* 27
* 28
First-class
Vaccinators.
Rs.
15.
272
273
268
Second-class
Vaccinators.
Rs. 12—10.
407
395
416
Proba-
tioners.
Rs. 7—5.
151
152
144
* Includes four Assistant Deputy Inspectors employed by the Madras Municipality.
The changes for 1897-98 were explained in the report for that year. The
increase in the number of Second-class ranges during the past year is due to a new
and much needed range (the Ariyalúr) having been formed in the Trichinopoly
district which formerly employed only one Deputy Inspector. The number of
vaccinators employed also shows a slight increase due chiefly to the formation of
this new range.
4. The past triennium has not been marked by any material changes in the
working of the department. The events of a noteworthy nature which occurred
during this period may be briefly stated as follows :—
(a) Several districts having, from time to time, applied to Government for
permission to get vaccine from Mysore, correspondence having arisen in conse-
quence, and the Sanitary Commissioner having informed Government that in the
absence of any intention to found an institute of its own, the great object of ob-
taining correctly cultivated lymph would be secured by using the Mysore Govern-
ment's Institute, and he having for this reason advised its use, enquiries were made
by Government (G.O., No. 1905-L., dated 5th October 1897) with the object of
getting the opinions of the districts and municipalities on the subject. G.O.,
No. 58-L., dated 12th January 1899, records the names of the districts and
municipalities (11 districts and 41 municipalities) which have agreed to obtain
their supplies of lymph from the Mysore Vaccine Institute. Nine * districts and
37 municipalities are using the lanoline vaccine paste of the Mysore Institute.
The remaining districts and municipalities objected to this arrangement mainly
on the ground that their existing arrangements were cheaper. The only point
still unsettled is the necessary enlargement of the Mysore Institute and action is
being taken in this matter.
* Malabar and South Canara manufacture their own paste.