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69,436.75 grammes in metal collapsible tubes, 331,668, capillary
tubes, and 5 grammes of glycerine paste sufficient to vaccinate 2,067,712
persons were issued during 1922-23 against 87,093.75 grammes of metal
tubes, 135,448 capillary tubes and 6 grammes of glycerine paste in
1921-22, and 89,609.25 grammes in metal tubes, 137,633 capillary tubes,
14 grammes of glyecrine paste and 4 grammes of lanoline paste in 1920-21.
Of the total quantity of lymph issued 153 capillary tubes and 75.25
grammes in bulk to the value of Rs. 55 were issued free during the year
under report as compared with 660 capillary tubes and 75 grammes in bulk
costing Rs 91 in 1921-22 and 1,443 capillary tubes and 126 grammes in
bulk costing Rs. 131 in 1920-21.

During the year under report 84 municipalities and 39 notified areas
were supplied with lymph on payment. The municipality of Mainpuri
and the notified areas of Shikohabad, Mainpuri Civil Station, Aonla,
Auraiya, Sheopur, Moghal-Sarai, Chunar Settlement, Badshahpur and
Madhoganj did not take lymph from the dépôt during the year under
report. Lymph worth Rs. 22,126 was purchased by district boards,
Rs. 5,868 by municipalities, Rs. 4,947 by the States, Rs. 1,043 by notified
areas, Rs. 882 by private persons and value payable post and Rs. 483 by
cantonments, as compared with Rs. 19,578, Rs. 6,308, Rs. 4,781, Rs. 991,
Rs. 1,129, and Rs. 619 in 1921-22 and Rs. 19,889, Rs. 4,394, Rs. 3,527,
Rs.800, Rs. 1,038, and Rs. 376 in 1920-21, respectively. Lymph to the
value of Rs. 1,104 was supplied to the Military department in 1922-23,
against Rs. 1,536 in 1921-22 and Rs. 2,064 in the year preceding, on an
annual contract of Rs. 3,000.

From 1913-14 to 1922-23 lymph to the total value of Rs. 19,015 was
supplied to the Military department, while the total amount received from
them amounted to Rs. 16,300, leaving the dépôt at a loss of Rs. 2,715.

During the year under report the total receipts of the dépôt amounted
to Rs. 41,354 (Rs. 38,349 from the sale of lymph and Rs. 3,005 from that
of miscellaneous articles) against Rs 39,170 in 1921-22 and Rs. 37,144 in
the year before.

The expenditure of the dépôt in 1922-23 was Rs. 35,138 as compared
with Rs. 33,259 in 1921-22 and Rs. 39,217 in 1920-21.

The increase in cost is accounted for by the fact that a sum of
Rs. 2,322 was spent on the purchase of new plates (positive and negative)
for electric battery. It is however gratifying to note that the dépôt)
worked at a profit of Rs. 6,216 and has in stock lymph worth Rs. 68,615
for next year.

There is about 20 months' supply in hand. As, however, we only
aim at keeping one year's supply in hand, only 50,000 grammes of lymph
will be manufactured in the current year which will ensure a considerable
saving to Government during 1923-24.

During the year under report 1,236,903 operations (1,174,008 primary
and 62,895 re-vaccinations) were performed with the calf lymph issued
from the Government Bovine Lymph dépôt, Patwa Dangar, as compared
with 1,219,802 in the last year and 1,356,405 in the year before last.