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Vaccination in compulsory areas cannot be said to be satisfactory. The special
attention of Civil Surgeons will be drawn to the subject. There should be little diffi-
culty if the provisions of the Acts are systematically enforced.

Vaccine Depôt.

11. The expenditure was Rs. 10,208-2-7. It exceeded that of the previous year
by Rs. 681-2-4 and was due to an increase in the estab-
lishment and to the purchase of a larger number of calves.

662 calves were vaccinated, and the vaccine was taken from 565. 515,823
capillary tubes were loaded.

An epidemic of a catarrhal nature broke out at the end of December, which caused
the death of 46 calves. It subsided in a fortnight after careful segregation of the
sick.

Since November 1904 the depôt has been entirely independent of vaccine
obtained from outside sources. By careful selection and strict attention to cleanliness,
it is now able to maintain its own supplies with certainty, and the quality of the
vaccine is uniform and good.

Captain Franklin, I.M.S., who was in charge of the Depôt, reports that Hospital
Assistant Kamal Charan Datta and the establishment did excellent work.

Cost of the Department.

12. The total cost of the Department was Rs. 80,103-5-8, of which Rs. 59,000
was paid from Provincial Funds, Rs. 14,057 from District
and Local Board Funds, Rs.4,889 from Municipal Funds.

General.

13. Act IV (B.C.) of 1865 (prohibiting inoculation) was adopted in the province
in October 1905. Its provisions do not appear to have yet
been enforced in Cachar and Sylhet, where the practice
is still said to be prevalent.

Railway Vaccination.
Eastern Bengal State Railway.

(1) Operations were carried on under the supervision of the Chief Medical Officer,
Dr. Bose. Five Medical Officers, 6 Civil Hospital Assist-
ants, and 1 lincensed vaccinator were employed.

460 operations were performed, of which 226 were primary with la successful
percentage of 92.65. Lanoline vaccine from Darjeeling was used.

Nine cases of small-pox occurred at Saidpur and Parbatipur stations.

Assam-Bengal Railway.

(2) Of 281 operations 125 were primary and 156 re-vaccinations, giving a percent-
age of 88.8 and 87.82, respectively.

Vaccination on tea gardens.

15,143 primary operations were performed on tea gardens, of which 94 per cent.
proved successful.

                                                                  E. C. HARE, Major, I.M.S.,

                                            Sanitary Commissioner, Eastern Bengal and Assam.