ANNUAL REPORT

                                                ON

                        VACCINATION

                                              IN THE

    NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES AND OUDH,

                  FOR THE YEAR 1896-97.

The report for 1896-97.

1. The triennial report on vaccination for the years 1893-94, 1894-95,
and 1895-96 was submitted last year. The remarks
for the year 1896-97 are therefore brief in character.

Constitution and strength of the
Vaccination Department.

2. In the following table are shown the constitution and strength of the Depart-
ment during the year under report. The distri-
bution of vaccinators differs somewhat from that
during last year in consequence of the application of the scheme for the more even
distribution of Government vaccinators with regard to population. There were
eight more men employed than during the previous season :—

Circle.

Superintendents of
Circles (Deputy
Sanitary Com-
missioners).

District Superin-
tendents (Civil
Surgeons).

Assistant Superin-
dents.

Vaccinators (includ-
ing tube-fillers).

1st grade.

2nd grade.

3rd grade.

First Circle, comprising the Meerut, Agra, Rohilkhand
and Allahabad Divisions and British Garhwál and
Native State, Tehri-Garhwál.

1

26

4

12

11

431

Second Circle, comprising the Province of Oudh, the
Benares and Gorakhpur Divisions, and the districts of

Almora and Naini Tal.

1

22

3

5

14

465

Total ...

2

48

7

17

25

896

Expenditure on vaccination.

3. Whereas in 1895-96, the expenditure was Rs. 1,47,963-5-2, in the year under
report it was Rs. 1,44,646-8-1. In the following
tables are given the sources of disbursement, the heads
of expenditure and the items in which increase or decrease of the same have occurred.

                            Sources of disbursement.

Year.

Provincial
funds.

Local funds.

Municipalities.

Other
sources.

Total.

Rs.

a.

p.

Rs.

a.

p.

Rs.

a.

p.

Rs.

a.

p.

Rs.

a.

p.

1895-96 ... ...

1,03,922

8

2

11,538

1

5

24,727

12

3

7,774

15

4

1,47,963

5

2

1896-97 ... ...

97,029

9

6

14,799

3

10

24,996

2

5

7,821

8

4

1,44,646

8

1

                            Heads of expenditure.

Year.

Pay of
establishment.

Travelling
allowance.

Contingencies.

Total.

Rs.

a.

p.

Rs.

a.

p.

Rs.

a.

p.

Rs.

a.

p.

1895-96 ... ... ...

1,33,537

7

7

4,395

11

9

10,030

1

10

1,47,963

5

2

1896-97 ... ... ...

1,31,327

7

5

4,806

2

9

8,512

13

11

1,44,646

8

1

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