Nos. 918, 919 L., 2ND AUGUST 1904.
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With reference to his complaint in paragraph 13 of the report regarding the leniency
on the part of the Magistracy in dealing with persons in Unions where vacci-
nation is compulsory, who fail to observe the law, the Inspector of Vaccination
should bring to the notice of the District Magistrate specifically cases in which
he considers that the Magistrates have been at fault.
5. From the table given in paragraph 14 of the report it appears that while the
percentage of success with lymph preserved with glycerine was 95.8 in Munici-
palities, it was as low as 86.9 in Local Fund areas. A similar difference also
occurs in regard to lymph locally preserved with lanoline, the proportion of success-
ful cases in Municipal and Local Fund areas being 95.5 and 87 per cent. respect-
ively. The Inspector of Vaccination should have given some explanation of these
variations, especially as the point was noticed by Government in the review of
the report for the previous year. The Government trust that the King Institute
of Preventive Medicine will be able to supply lymph to every District during the
current year and remove all cause for complaint in regard to its quality or efficacy.
6. About 60 per cent. of the vaccine operations were verified by the Deputy
Inspectors of Vaccination, but 11 of these officers failed to verify 50 per cent. of
the operations in their ranges. The Inspector has held the reasons to be satisfac-
tory in their case. It is difficult, however, to understand how the low percentages
returned for Calicut (34), Paramagudi (38), Tiruvannamalai (41), and Cuddalore (29)
could be satisfactorily explained.
The District Medical and Sanitary Officers
verified 2.5 per cent. of the cases during their tours of Inspection; but the
amount of work done in Bellary, Kistna and Vizagapatam was insignificant. As
the Inspector of Vaccination has now been relieved of his duties at the Medical
College, he will be able to devote more attention to the supervision of vaccination
than it was practicable for him to do in the year under review.
7. The Vaccine Section of the King Institute of Preventive Medicine com-
menced to work about the end of the year and two districts were supplied with
lymph in March 1904. Arrangements have been made in the current year with
several districts, and it is hoped that the entire Presidency will shortly derive its
supply solely from this source. As suggested by the Sanitary Commissioner, a
brief report on the working of the Institute should, for the future, be submitted to
the Government with the annual vaccination report.
8. The report was submitted to Government on the 18th July 1904, although
it was due on the 1st idem. This delay should have been explained.
(True Extract.)
H. D. TAYLOR,
Acting Secretary to Government.
To
The Sanitary Commissioner.
„ Surgeon-General.
„ Sanitary Engineer.
„ Public Department.
„ Judicial Department.
„ Revenue Department.
„ Deputy Adjutant-General, Madras Command.
All Collectors.
„ Presidents of District Boards.
„ Chairmen of Municipal Councils.
The President, Municipal Commission, Madras.
„ Director of Public Instruction.
„ Accountant-General.
Editors' Table.
ENDORSEMENT—No. 919 L., dated 2nd August 1904.
Copy to the Government of India, Home Department.
H. D. TAYLOR,
Acting Secretary to Government.