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chiefly due to the payment made to the vaccination staff at
the increased rate according to the time scale of pay and
also rewards to vaccinators and payment of coolie allowance.
The cost of each successful case was Re. 0-6-10 in 1923-24,
Rs. 0-6-11 in 1924-25 and Rs. 0-6-7 in1925-26. Excluding
the expenditure incurred in connection with the Vaccine
Institute, Nagpur, the cost per successful case stands at
Re. 0-5-8 in 1925-26 against Re. 0-6-0 in 1924-25 and
Re. 0-5-11 in 1923-24.

16.    Supply of lymph.—Only glycerinated calf lymph
prepared at the Vaccine Institute was used. The supply was
reported to be satisfactory and the lymph good.

17.    The reports on the working of the Vaccine Ins-
titute for 1923-24 and 1924-25 were incorporated in the notes-
for these years. The report for the year 1925-26 as sub-
mitted by the Superintendent of the Institute Major F. G. H.
Deeks, I.M.D., is reproduced below :—

" 229 bovine calves, five buffalo calves and two rabbits
were operated on during the year. Among the bovine calves
four failed and one was rejected owing to a poor result. The
average yield of pulp per calf was 31.70 grammes. This is
the best result since I have been in charge for the past
three years. The total yield of pulp was 7260.86 grammes
equivalent to 36,884 c.c. lymph or 737,680 doses. The
cost per dose of lymph manufactured was six pies, compared
with nine pies last year and seven pies the previous year.

"The whole province of 22 districts; the States of Rai-
garh, Sirguja and Bhopal; Military units in the district, Rail-
ways, Jails, the Labour Association of Central Provinces and
Berar, and the Military and Mission Hospitals were supplied
with lymph on indents. To vaccinators of the province
584,090 doses ; to States and others 57,325 doses ; making
a total of 641,415 doses. The balance of lymph on hand
on 31st March 1926 was 351,640 doses. Results of lymph ;
Primary vaccination, case success 99 per cent; insertion
success 91 per cent; re-vaccination case success 60 per cent;
insertion success 44 per cent. The figures compare favour-
ably with last year's results.

"The total expenditure incurred was Rs. 27,110-5-3 of
which Rs. 14,899-3-0 were spent on salaries and travelling
allowance; the remainder on contingencies. Total receipts