Government [NLS note: a graphic appears here - see image of 74937398.tif] of madras

LOCAL SELF–GOVERNMENT (PUBLIC HEALTH) DEPARTMENT

G.O. No. 1916, P.H., 18th September 1928

Administration Report—King Institute, Guindy—1927–28—Reviewed.

READ—the following paper:—

             From the Surgeon–General, dated 28th July 1928, No. 1369–1–G1.

Order—No. 1916, P.H., dated 18th September 1928.

        Recorded.

        2. Major H. H. King, M.B.B.S. (Lon.), I.M.S., who officiated throughout the
year as Director, was confirmed with effect from 12th April 1928. The post of
Public Analyst, which was on a temporary basis, was made permanent with effect
from 8th January 1928 and Mr. Herbert Hawley was confirmed in the post from
the same date.

        3. Orders have issued in G.O. No. 1775 W., dated 18th July 1928, regarding
the provision of furniture to the old serum section. The request of the Director
for the removal of the work relating to the storage and distribution of veteri–
nary sera from the King Institute should form the subject of a separate com–
munication.

        4. The desirability of continuing the passage of seed lymph during the hot
weather was further investigated and the results obtained confirmed the find–
ings of the previous year. It is therefore proposed to adopt this as a routine
procedure.

        The total number of vaccine doses issued during the year was 2,211,795
against 2,323,521 issued during the previous year. The decrease in supply is
reported to be due to a fall in the demand from the Government of Bengal and in
the supply to “ other bodies ” generally. The Government are glad to note that
there was a reduction in the wastage of lymph issued to official and semi–official
bodies. The Government hope that with some more effort it will be possible to
bring down the wastage to 5 per cent of the total supply which is officially
allowed.

        The success rate of primary vaccination during the year under review
reached the record for Madras of 96.9 per cent, a fractional advance on the
percentage for the preceding two years. The insertion success rate was 89.2
against 87.6 per cent for the previous year. The Government are glad to observe
that the standard of success rates continued to be maintained and that there has
been a progressive improvement in the number of revaccinations done from the
year 1922 onwards, though there has been a fall in the success rates of revaccina–
tion during the last three years.

        5. There was an enormous increase in the demand for cholera vaccine during
the year due to a widespread epidemic of cholera and to the making of cholera
vaccine a free supply. The total output for the year was 727,000 c.c. which is