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6. The Deputy Inspectors of Vaccination verified 56 per cent. of the total number
of operations ; but 12 of these officers failed to verify the 50 per cent. due by them for
reasons which in ten instances have been accepted by the Inspector as satisfactory.
In addition, the District Medical and Sanitary Officer inspected 2.3 per cent. of the
operations ; but in Bellary, Cuddapah, Ganjám, Kistna, Kurnool and Vizagapatam,
the number of cases verified by these officers was less than 1 per cent. of the total
number of operations. In districts where Sanitary Assistants to the District Medical
and Sanitary Officer have been appointed, a large increase in the number of verifications
will be looked for. In the case of other districts, the Surgeon-General is requested to
impress on the officers concerned the necessity for larger verification of the work of
the vaccination staff.
7. The Vaccine section of the King Institute of Preventive Medicine at Guindy
which commenced work towards the close of 1903-1904 supplied lymph to all the dis-
tricts in the Presidency except Tanjore during the year under report. Tanjore began
to receive its lymph from the Institute from April 1905. The Government trust that
as the Vaccinators become accustomed to the new kind of lymph and undergo special
training in vaccination under the Deputy Inspector of Vaccination whom it is proposed
to place on special duty for this purpose, the percentage of success will show an
improvement.
8. The report on the scheme proposed for certain districts for the reorganization
of the vaccination staff is under the consideration of Government and orders will issue
shortly. The Government have lately directed that candidates for the post of Deputy
Inspectors and Vaccinators may undergo a special course of training in the King
Institute from 1st September next, and they have no doubt that this will be the means
of further improving the quality of the work of the vaccine staff.
9. The report as to the work done in the King Institute is full and interesting and
the Government congratulate Colonel King and Lieutenant Christophers on the success
which has attended their efforts during the first year of its establishment.
10. The suggestion made by Colonel King that the Deputy Superintendent of the
Institute who is now a Military Assistant Surgeon should be replaced by an Uncove-¬
nanted Medical Officer with European training should form the subject of a separate
communication.
11. There has been a delay of more than a month in the submission of these
reports and the explanation offered therefor in paragraph 1 of the Sanitary Commis-
sioner's letter cannot be accepted as adequate.
(True Extract.)
H. D. TAYLOR.
Ag. Secretary to Government.
To the Sanitary Commissioner.
„ the Surgeon-General.
„ the Sanitary Engineer.
„ the Public Department
„ the Judicial Department.
„ the Revenue Department.
„ the Assistant Adjutant-General, 9th (Secundarabad) Division.
„ all Collectors.
„ all Presidents of District Boards.
„ all Chairmen of Municipal Councils.
„ the President, Corporation of Madras.
„ the Director of Public Instruction.
„ the Accountant-General.
Editors' Table.
Endorsement No. 882 L., dated 18th August 1905.
Copy to the Government of India, Home Department.
H. D. TAYLOR,
Ag. Secretary to Government.
Exd. A.F.E.