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Cost of and contribution towards
vaccination.
10. The total cost of vaccination during the year was Rs. 1,73,229
against Rs. 1,57,803 of the previous year (exclud-
ing the figures of the Calcutta Municipality and the
Feudatory States of Patna, Sonepur and Bamra
in the district of Sambalpur, which have not furnished the required state-
ments). The average cost of each successful case of vaccination was 1 anna
5 pies against 1 anna 3 pies of 1905-06.
The District Boards, Native States and Cantonments, Dispensaries, etc.,
contributed Rs. 6,606, Rs. 7,485, and Rs. 271, respectively, against Rs. 6,494,
Rs. 8,149, and Rs. 190, respectively of the previous year.
Diagram illustrating death-rate
from small-pox and degree of
protection afforded.
11. The diagram facing this page illustrates the death-rates from small-pox
in each district, with side by side, the proportion
of population protected against the disease by
vaccination during the past seven years.
Deaths from small-pox.
12. The total number of deaths from small-pox during the year was
23,543 and the ratio per mille of the population, .43,
against 12,090 and .22, respectively, of the previous
year. The districts of Puri, Bhagalpur, Burdwan, Calcutta, 24-Parganas,
Howrah, Midnapore, Purnea, Monghyr, Patna, Sonthal Parganas, Balasore,
Hooghly and Murshidabad show the largest number of deaths, viz., 4,802,
1,944, 1,834, 1,775, 1,439, 1,077, 1,062, 1,037, 968, 956,937, 862, 771, and756,
respectively, while in the districts of Sambalpur, Singhbhum, Palamau, and
Ranchi, the mortality was lowest, viz., 3, 6, 18 and 30, respectively. Special
steps are being taken to grapple with this scourge in Puri, which generally
suffers very heavily from it. Out of 23,543 persons who died of small-pox,
8,865 were reported to have been vaccinated mostly in their childhood or
otherwise protected, 10,247 unprotected and in 4,431 cases nothing could be
ascertained.
13. In the Animal Vaccination Depôts in Calcutta and Darjeeling, 1,373
and 235 calves were vaccinated against 1,621 and 210, respectively, of the
previous year. The quantity of lanoline paste manufactured was 293,250
and 72,575 grains, respectively, against 223,322 and 61,823 grains, respectively,
of the previous year.
Different methods of vaccina-
tion.
14. During the past year, 87,803 primary operations were performed with
calf lymph, 696,415 with lanoline lymph and
1,090,758 by the arm-to-arm process, against. 15,180,
400,847 and 1,352,698, respectively, of the preced-
ing year. The ratio per cent. of success under each of these methods was 99.08,
98.25 and 99.13, respectively, against 98.92, 96.57 and 99.21, respectively, of
1905-06. Re-vaccinations under each of the above methods of vaccination
show a success of 66.73, 50.29 and 77.75, respectively, against 58.81, 53.98 and
78.02 per cent., respectively, of the previous year.
Supply of lymph to the Nepal
Darbar, the Sikim State, etc.
15. During the year 1906-07, 350, 1,381 and 335 grains of lymph were
supplied from the Darjeeling Animal Vaccination
Depôt to the Nepal Darbar, the Sikim State and
the Bhutan State, respectively.
Inspections.
16. During the past year, the Deputy Sanitary Commissioner of the
Bengal and Orissa Circle inspected 12,279 and
the Deputy Sanitary Commissioner of the Bihar
and Chota Nagpur Circle 26,383 cases.
Among Civil Surgeons, only 5, viz., the Civil Surgeons of Muzaffarpur,
Saran, Singhbhum, Sonthal Parganas and Midnapore inspected more than
10,000 operations ; 9 from 5,000 to 10,000; 15 from 2,000 to 5,000, 4 from
1,000 to 2,000; and 1 only viz., the Civil Surgeon of Bhagalpur, less than
1,000.
Of the subordinate inspecting staff, 17 District Inspectors of Vaccination
inspected more than 50 per cent. of the operations in their respective charges;
7 between 40 and 50 per cent; 7 between 20 to 40 per cent., and 1 only below
20 per cent.
In 14 districts the Sub-Inspectors of Vaccination inspected more than 80
per cent. of the operations performed in their jurisdictions; in 19 districts,
between 50 and 80 per cent., and in 1 only below 50 per cent. Suitable notice
has, as usual, been taken departmentally of the inadequate inspection per-
formed by the subordinate inspecting staff.