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(b) By Assistant Superintendents of Vaccination and other in-
specting officers.—The return of work under this head during the year
under review indicates an increase of 30,389 as compared with the preced-
ing year, the number of inspections for the two years being 580,423 (553,274
primary and 27,149 re-vaccination) and 560,034 (528,437 primary and
21,597 re-vaccination), The percentages of inspections performed by these
officers to the total number vaccinated were 45.28 in case of primary and
36.33 as regards re-vaccination against 43.72 and 37.00, respectively, in
1923-24. Gorakhpur where there are two assistant superintendents of
vaccination, stood first as usual on the list of the districts showing the
largest number of inspections, 36,256 and was followed by Almora with
23,692. Then came in order Bareilly, Sultanpur, and Basti with 19,950,
18,816, and 17,140 respectively.
Among the districts which were backward in respect of the number of
inspections performed the most conspicuous were Budaun (3,708), Dehra
Dun (5,274), Naini Tal (5,863). Rae Bareli (7,560). Kheri (7,592), and
Mainpuri (7,888). Of these, Dehra Dun, Naini Tal, and Rae Bareli show
an increase over last year. The percentage of cases found successful to the
total number inspected during the year was 72.58 in the case of primary
vaccinations and 56.34 in that of re-vaccinations as against 90.33 and
48.14 respectively, in the preceding year. The district superintendents
of vaccination concerned will be asked to warn the assistant superinten-
dents of vaccination to devote more attention to this part of their duty.
Provincial Bovine
Lymph Dépôt, Patwa
Dangar,
(district
Naini Tal).
18. During the year under review Lieutenant-
Colonel C. L. Dunn, D.P.H . I.M.S., Superinten-
dent General of Vaccination, United Provinces, held
the supervising charge of the Dépôt.
The contract for the supply of calves was given to the old contractor,
Abdul Rahim, at the rate of Rs. 12 per calf and Rs. 3 were paid by him
for each animal returned. This year the calves were not supplied on due
dates and the class of calves was inferior to those supplied last year. The
supply was also short. In 1924-25, 316 calves (21 cow and 295 buffalo)
were in all purchased or obtained on fees as against 342 in 1923-24. Of
the 316 calves, 307 were successfully vaccinated, 6 failed, and 3 died before
or after vaccination.
The total number of deaths amongst calves during the year was 36 as
against 46 in last year. This was due to the fact that the policy of not
carrying out vaccinating work during the months of December and January
was continued. A few cases of infectious disease were found amongst the
calves supplied by the contractor. Of the 36 deaths, 25 were due to pleuro-
pneumouia, 6 to natural causes, 3 to haemorrhagic septicaemia, and 2 to
foot and mouth diseases.
The total quantity of crude lymph obtained during the year under
report amounted to 12,801.4 grammes from 3 07 successfully vaccinated
calves, giving an average of 41.7 per calf against 15,167.0 grammes from
328 successful calves and an average of 46.2 per calf in the preceding year.
The average yield of crude lymph in 1924-25 was 11.09 grammes per
cow and 43.94 per buffalo calf as compared with 18.4 and 52.7 grammes,
respectively, in 1923-24. The decrease in the average yield was due to
the calves supplied by the contractor being of inferior class. 61,734.0
grammes of glycerinated lymph and 1,363.8 grammes of glycerine paste
were manufactured during the year as compared with 80,314.0 and
1,643.0 grammes, respectively, in the preceding year. The procedure of