6
REPORT OF THE KING INSTITUTE, GUINDY
of the low percentage of success obtained in Gōdāvari, three supplies a month to
that district were commenced with the current year. In the Coimbatore district,
where also the results were extremely poor, a change in the dates of supply was
effected from 1st May. It was found that the second of the two despatches sent
off on the 27th of the month was often held over till the operator went to head
quarters to draw his pay, submit his monthly returns, etc. The revised dates are
the 6th and 20th of the month. It is doubtful if these changes will be productive
of much improvement. The Chingleput district which has had the advantage of
the more frequent supply, for a whole year, shows a most lamentable fall in its
success rate, while North and South Arcot, instead of showing some attempt to
stem the tide of bad results, show a fall in the success rate conforming to that
shown by the Presidency as a whole.
5. Extra indents from District Boards amounted to only 8.5 per cent which
is quite a reasonable figure. Municipalities in this respect were not so satisfactory.
Small-pox being epidemic in Madras City for several months, it was only to be
expected that large extra supplies would be required, but if we subtract Madras
City's scheduled supply from the scheduled supply to Municipalities and Madras
City's extra supply from the extra supply called for by Municipalities, we are left
with a scheduled supply of 120,075 cases for Municipalities other than Madras and
a corresponding extra supply of 22,490 cases. This works out to 18.7 per cent
which seems unduly high unless small-pox was specially prevalent.
TABLE II.
Statement showing the expenditure incurred during the year 1915-16 under all heads of expenditure
of the Vaccine Section of the King Institute of Preventive Medicine, Guindy.
Detailed heads of account.
Establishment charges—
Assistant Director
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Clerks and Servants
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Deputy Inspectors
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Famine Batta ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Travelling allowance of officers, Deputy Inspectors and estab
lishment
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total establishment ...
Supplies and services—Contingencies—
Purchase of stores, apparatus
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Cost of calves including transport ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Feeding charges
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Cost of boxes and receptacles for vaccine ... ... ... ... ... ...
Waterworks
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Gas works ... ... ... ... ...
Purchase and repair of furniture
... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Hot and cold weather charges
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Tour charges
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Cleaning charges
...
...
...
...
...
Service postage and telegram charges ... ... ... ... ... ...
Office expenses
...
...
...
...
...
Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Telephone charges
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Pay of menials
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total contingencies ...
Proportionate cost of stationery supplied for 1915-16
...
...
Cost of clothing supplied for 1915-16
...
...
...
...
...
Cost of repairs to Vaccine Section buildings for 1915-16 as per
statement furnished by the Executive Engineer, South Presi
dency Division, with his No. 894-M., dated 2nd May 1916 ...
Total cost of stationery, clothing, repairs, etc. ...
Grand total, Vaccine Section ...
Amount.
RS.
A. P.
2,400
7,371
4,204
145
60
14,181
0
3
15
0
10
14
0
8
11
8
0
3
5,150
19,795
1,939
655
452
120
5
25
29
79
2,678
634
31
155
2,247
34,000
144
33
2,691
2,868
51,050
10
12
2
5
10
7
0
7
14
0
5
7
10
0
9
7
1
0
3
5
11
8
0
2
5
3
7
6
7
9
0
6
5
0
0
11
9
6
4
2
0
0