MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENT.
SANITATION.
DARJEELING, THE 11TH SEPTEMBER 1900.
RESOLUTION—No. 1581T.—M.
READ—
The Statistical Returns of Vaccination in Bengal for the year 1899-1900, with brief
notes by the Sanitary Commissioner.
THE returns are two months late, and no explanation of the cause of this
delay has been furnished. In future the Sanitary Commissioner must arrange
to submit his returns by the prescribed date, viz., the 15th June. The
Western Circle was in charge of Assistant Surgeon Gopal Chandra Mukerji
throughout the year. The other two circles were practically left without any
officer in charge, Captains Clemesha and Hayward having been employed
almost entirely on plague work.
2. Strength of the Inspecting and Working Staff.—The following table com-
pares the strength of the supervising and working staff during the last two
years:—
1
Calcutta
...
...
Calcutta Animal Vac¬
cine Depôt.
Provincial
rural
areas.
Mufassal Municipa¬
lities, Dispensaries,
&c.
Total
...
Year.
2
1898-99 ...
1899-1900 ...
Increase ...
Decrease ...
1898-99 ...
1899-1900 ...
Increase ...
Decrease ...
1898-99 ...
1899-1900 ...
Increase ...
Decrease ...
1898-99 ...
1899-1900 ...
Increase ...
Decrease ...
1898-99 ...
1899-1900 ...
Increase ...
Decrease
...
INSPECTING STAFF.
Number of Super-
intendents.
3
1
1
...
...
...
...
... ...
Number of Deputy
Superintendents.
4
1
1
...
... ...
...
...
...
47 Civil Surgeons
and three Deputy
Sanitary
Com-
missioners.
Ditto ...
...
...
...
...
...
...
51
51
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
51
51
...
...
Number of In-
spectors.
5
3
4
1
... 1
1
...
...
50
50
...
... 4
4
...
...
58
59
1
...
Number of Sub¬
Inspectors.
6
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
142
142
...
... 5
5
...
...
147
147
...
...
Number of head¬
vaccinators.
7
2
...
... 2
1
1
...
... 1
4
8
... 1
1
...
...
5
6
1
...
Total number of
inspecting staff.
8
7
6
... 1
2
2
...
... 243
246
3
... 10
10
...
...
262
264
2
...
OPERATORS.
Vaccinators.
Government
or paid.
9
29
27
... 2
2
2
...
... 85
120
35
...
241
245
4
...
357
394
37
...
Licensed.
10
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2,232
2,244
12
...
...
...
...
...
2,232
2,244
12
...
Apprentices.
Government
or paid.
11
4
...
... 4
... 2
2
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
4
3
... 1
Licensed.
12
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1,130
1,196
66
...
...
...
...
...
1,130
1,196
66
...
Total number of
operators.
13
33
27
... 6
4
6
2
... 3,447
3,561
114
... 241
245
4
...
3,723
3,837
114
...
REMARKS.
14
The reorganisation of the Vaccination Department of the Corporation
accounts for the increase of one Inspector and decrease of two head vaccinators
and two paid vaccinators in Calcutta. The rise in the inspecting staff is
attributed to the appointment of three head vaccinators in the Tributary States
of Orissa, while the increase in the number of operators is mainly due to the
entertainment of a larger number of paid vaccinators in Puri and of licensed
vaccinators and apprentices in some of the other districts.
3. Number of operations and average per operator.—The total number of
vaccinations performed rose from 2,147,452 to 2,252,521 and the average per
operator from 577 to 587. The increase is shared by 29 districts, and was
highest in the following:—
District. ... ... ... ...
Mymensingh
... ... ... ...
Sonthal Parganas ... ... ...
Bankura
...
...
... ...
Saran
...
...
...
...
Ranchi
...
...
...
...
Backergunge ... ... ... ...
Increase.
26,222
23,526
19,357
13,689
11,348
9,934