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Cantonment staff. State-
ment No. I and its appen-
dix.
12. Cantonment Staff.—In the cantonments which entertain their own
vaccinators there was a decrease both in the total number of
primary as well as re-vaccinations. The percentage of success
in primary vaccinations was 99.17, practically the same as in
the last year, and in re-vaccinations 73.42 which is a slight improvement. The per-
centage of unknown cases to total cases was 1.2 in primary and 9.27 in re-vaccina-
tions compared with 3.35 and 12.55 in 1907-08, which shows that greater care was
taken to ascertain the results of operations performed in cantonments this year.
Dispensary staff. State-
ment No. III.
13. Dispensary Staff.—The work performed by the dispensary staff was
very small, showing a decrease of 631 operations. The per-
centage of success amounted to 98.27 in primary and 52.60
in re-vaccinations.
Inspection work. State-
ment No. V.
14. The officiating Sanitary Commissioner inspected 172 primary opera-
tions and 174 re-vaccinations. The percentages of
success in the operations inspected by him were 100.00 in
primary cases and 78.74 in re-vaccinations. In those verified by other inspecting
officers the figures showed no very great variation from those of the last year.
Vaccination in large Na-
tive States.
15. The vaccination operations performed in the large Native States
were as follows:—Patiala primary vaccinations 42,500 and
re-vaccinations 24,106, Bahawalpur 8,344 and 119, Kapur¬
thala 3,651 and 49, Nabha and Jind 1,607 and 6,168 respectively and no re-
vaccinations, Faridkot 3,485 and 52. Excepting Nabha there was a decrease in the
total operations in all the Native States due no doubt to the widespread epidemic
of malaria in their territories. The percentages of success in primary cases range
from 90.21 in Nabha to 99.45 in Kapurthala. In Patalia the percentage of suc-
cessful re-vaccinations was 78.97. In all the other States there was practically
no re-vaccination performed.
Vaccination work in mu-
nicipal towns. Appendix A.
16, In the towns in which the Vaccinations Act is in force, of the total
number of children under one year of age available for
operation in 1908-09,82 per cent. were successfully vaccinated
as against 64 per cent. in those towns in which it was not in force. The corres-
ponding percentages for the year preceding being 77 and 62. The municipal
town of Bhera in the Shahpur district and Jhajjar, Gohana and Bahadurgarh
municipalities in the Rohtak district came under the provisions of the compulsory
Vaccination Act during the year.
Reduction in the number of
insertions and the operation
being performed on one arm
only.
17. During the year under report with the sanction of the Local Govern-
ment the number of insertions in the case of primary vacci-
nations was reduced from six to four, and it was ruled that
vaccination should be performed on one arm only, and that
no less than three properly matured pustules or their scars
should be regarded as evidence of successful vaccination, and that three insertions
with one proper pustule or scar may be accepted as evidence of success in cases
of re-vaccination.
Results of glycerinated
vaccine.
18.From the report of the officer in charge of the Punjab Vaccine
Institute it appears that 516,100 primary and 92,010 re-
vaccinations were performed with vaccine supplied from the
Institute, the case and insertion success amounting respectively to 97 and 96
per cent. in the former and 77 and 73 per cent. in the latter : 19,095 tubes were
sent out but these returns apply to 15,418 tubes only. For the remainder no
returns have yet been received. Vaccine was for the first time supplied throughout
the Province on payment.
Punjab
Vaccine
Institute.
19. It was not found possible to allot money for the rebuilding of the
Institute in the year under report. Work was carried on
as heretofore in the old Thaggi Jail building, the summer
depôt removing to Kasauli in April under the orders of the Punjab Government,
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
C. J. BAMBER, LT.-COL., I. M. S.,
Sanitary Commissioner, Punjab.