No. 1452 L., 11TH AUGUST
1898.
GOVERNMENT OF MADRAS.
LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENT.
READ—the following paper :—
From Surgeon-Major H. THOMSON, M.B., D.P.H., Acting Sanitary Commis-
sioner for Madras, to the Secretary to Government, Local and Municipal
Department, dated Fort St. George, 14th July 1898, No. 840/V.
I have the honour to forward the accompanying report of the Inspector of
Vaccination and Deputy Sanitary Commissioner on the work fulfilled during 1897-98
in the Vaccination department.
2. The delay in the submission of this report was mainly owing to my temporary
absence from head-quarters to investigate the cause of the unhealthiness of Ootacamund.
ORDER—No. 1452 L., dated 11th August 1898.
With his letter read above, the Acting Sanitary Commissioner forwards the
report of the Inspector of Vaccination and Deputy Sanitary Commissioner on the
working of the Vaccination department in the year 1897-98.
2. Work done by the several agencies.—The total number of operations performed
by the several agencies in each of the last five years and the average cost of each
successful case are shown in the following statement:—
Vaccine agency.
(a) Government vaccinators in hill tracts .. ..
(b) Local Fund vaccinators
..
..
..
..
(c) Municipal
„
..
..
..
..
(d) Cantonment staffs .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
(e) Dispensary
„
..
..
..
..
..
(f) Medical subordinates
..
..
..
..
(g) Zamindari vaccinators
.. .. .. ..
Total ..
Average cost ..
Number of operations.
1893-94.
15,805
992,390
113,837
5,489
28,513
16,439
6,359
1,178,832
AS.
3
P.
5
1894-95.
18,960
1,009,994
118,135
3,739
26,410
15,870
5,814
1,198,922
AS.
3
P.
5
1895-96.
20,537
1,011,802
120,190
5,366
19,201
14,732
6,343
1,198,171
AS.
3
P.
6
1896-97.
21,350
1,068,430
118,655
5,651
13,370
12,748
7,516
1,247,720
AS.
3
P.
6
1897-98.
31,728
1,067,287
127,724
5,686
13,719
15,414
10,171
1,271,729
AS.
3
P.
6
Although the total number of operations performed in the year rose by 24,009 or
1.9 per cent. over the previous year's figure, the average cost of each reported success-
ful case remained the same. This was due partly to a fall in the ratio of success,
arising probably from more careful supervision and consequently more accurate
returns and partly to an increase in the charges. There was an improvement in the
work done by all the agencies, except Local Fund vaccinators, who performed
1,067,287 operations or 1,143 less than in the previous year. The Government is
glad to observe that owing to the greater attention paid to the subject, the total
number of re-vaccinations performed during the year rose from 74,589 to 82,583. The
increase occurred mainly in Ganjám and Kurnool, where it was 5,816 * and 1,851,*
respectively. On the other hand, there was a fall of 4,367 cases in Salem, which has
not been explained.
3. Verification by Deputy Inspectors.—These officers are reported to have verified
627,276 cases or 9,644 more than in the previous year ; but twelve of them against
nine in that year, failed to verify 50 per cent. of the operations in their ranges. It
* Excluding the work done by medical subordinates employed in Jails, Police hospitals, Revenue and other depart-
ments, which has not been distributed among the several districts in the Presidency.