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No. 1396 L., 11TH AUGUST 1900.
qualified have been made during the year, making a total of thirteen now in the
service. There can be no doubt that the introduction of a well-educated class of
men, who have not gained their experience in the rank of vaccinator (which usually
does not tend to a high standard of rectitude when so obtained) will ultimately
prove of great benefit to the Department, in securing accuracy in registration of
results. The staff of vaccinators continues to be badly educated and badly paid.
ORDER—No. 1396 L., dated 11th August 1900.
With his letter read above, the Sanitary Commissioner forwards the report of the
Inspector of Vaccination and Deputy Sanitary Commissioner on the working of the
Vaccination Department in the year 1899-1900.
2. Work done by the several Agencies.—The number of operations performed by
the several agencies in each of the past five years and the average cost of each success-
ful case are given in the following statement:—
—
(a) Government vaccinators in hill tracts ..
..
(b) Local fund vaccinators .. .. .. ..
(c) Municipal vaccinators .. .. .. ..
(d) Cantonment staffs .. .. .. .. ..
(e) Dispensary staff .. .. .. .. ..
(f) Medical subordinates .. .. .. ..
(g) Zumindari vaccinators .. .. .. ..
Total ..
Average cost of each successful case .. .. ..
Number of operations.
1896-96.
20,537
1,011,802
120,190
5,366
19,201
14 732
6,343
1,198,171
A.
3
P.
6
1896-97.
21,350
1,068,430
118,655
5,651
13,370
12,748
7,516
1,247,720
A.
3
P.
6
1897-98.
31,728
1,067,287
127,724
5,686
13,719
15,414
10,171
1,271,729
A.
3
P.
6
1898-99.
40,513
911,862
118,140
6,441
12,909
17,294
10,834
1,117,993
A.
4
P.
1
1899-1900.
35,539
962,259
120,442
6,078
11,589
14,555
8,947
1,159,409
A.
3
P.
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The total number of operations performed in the year rose by 41,416 or 3.7 per
cent. over the figure for the previous year, and as a result of this the average cost of
each successful case fell by four pies. The increase in the number of persons vacci-
nated occurred mainly in Local Fund areas, indicating a steady subsidence of the
plague inoculation scare which caused the large fall in the previous year. There was
also an improvement in the work done by the Municipal vaccinators. The work of
the remaining agencies, however, showed a retrogression, the decrease being large in
the case of the Government vaccinators in hill tracts. The total number of revaccina-
tions fell from 78,280 to 62,588 or by 20 per cent., a decrease for which no satisfactory
explanation has been offered.
3. Verification by Deputy Inspectors.—These officers are reported to have verified
603,180 cases or 31,293 less than in the previous year, and eight officers against six in
that year failed to verify 50 per cent. of the operations in their ranges. It is stated
that the explanations tendered by two of the Deputy Inspectors are unsatisfactory and
that further explanation has been called for from two others. The Sanitary Commis-
sioner is requested to deal suitably with such of the officers as are not able to account
satisfactorily for their short work. The work done by the Deputy Inspectors of
Harpanahalle, Madanapalle, Ganjám Hill tracts, Rajahmundry, Nellore (Southern)
and Vriddhachalam appears to have been particularly good, more than 75 per cent.
of the operations having been verified by them. In addition to this, the District
Medical and Sanitary officers inspected 31,959 cases or 2.8 per cent. of the total
number against 32,960 or 3.0 per cent. in 1898-99. These officers should inspect a
much larger number of cases. The circumstances under which no cases were inspected
by the Medical officer of Bellary should be explained. No information has been given
regarding the number of cases, if any, verified by the Inspector of Vaccination during
his tours of inspection.