TRIENNIAL REPORT

                                      OF

                VACCINATION IN BENGAL.

                          FOR THE YEARS

                1896-97, 1897-98 AND 1898-99.

Officer in charge of the Depart-
ment.

THIS report deals with the triennial period 1896-97 to 1898-99. I was
in charge of the Department throughout that
period.

2. In the Metropolitan and Northern Bengal Circles there were no
Deputy Sanitary Commissioners for the greater part of the years 1897-98 and
1898-99, and I had consequently to look after the current duties of their offices
in addition to my own work. The Western Bengal Circle was for the most
part in charge of an Assistant Surgeon. The department was thus worked
under extraordinary disadvantages.

Strength of staff.

3. The following table shows the strength of the vaccination establish-
ment during the triennial period under review,
as compared with each of the three corresponding
previous years.

YEARS.

INSPECTING STAFF.

OPERATORS.

Total number of oper-
ators.

REMARKS.

Number of Super-
intendents.

Number of Deputy
Superintendents.

Number of In-
spectors.

Number of Sub-
Inspectors.

Number of Head
Vaccinators.

Total number of
Inspecting
staff.

Vaccinators.

Apprentices.

Government
or paid.

Licensed.

Government
or paid.

Licensed.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Calcutta ... ...

1898-99 ...

1

1

3

...

2

7

29

...

4

...

33

Decrease of nine head vaccina-
tors is due to the abolition of
the Government paid agency
in Angul and to the fact that
the two head vaccinators
hitherto known to have been
emploted by the Raja of the
Hindol Tributary State were
for the first time this year
found to be no better than
licensed vaccinators, as they
received no pay but held small
jaigirs and were authorized
10 realize fees for vaccination.
Decrease of 95 paid vaccina-
tors is due to the abolition of
the Government paid agency
in Angul and to a less number
of paid vaccinators having
been employed in Puri. In-
crease in the number of
licensed vaccinators needs no
explanation.

1897-98 ...

1

1

3

...

2

7

29

...

5

...

34

1896-97 ...

1

1

4

...

2

8

29

...

4

...

33

1895-96 ...

1

1

5

...

2

9

37

...

4

...

41

1894-95 ...

1

1

4

...

2

8

30

...

6

...

36

1893-94 ...

1

1

4

...

2

8

30

...

4

...

34

Calcutta Animal
Vaccine Depôt.

1898-99 ...

...

...

1

...

1

2

2

...

...

...

2

1897-98 ...

...

...

1

...

1

2

2

...

...

...

2

1896-97 ...

...

...

1

...

1

2

2

...

...

...

2

1895-96 ...

...

...

1

...

1

2

2

...

...

...

2

1894-95 ...

...

...

2

...

1

3

2

...

...

...

2

1893-94 ...

...

...

2

...

1

3

2

...

...

...

2

C.S.&D. S.C.

Provincial rural
areas.

1898-99 ...

47 + 3

...

50

142

1

243

85

2,232

...

1,130

3,447

1897-98 ...

47 + 3

...

50

142

10*

252

180†

2,144

...

1,096

3,420

1896-97 ...

47 + 3

...

50

142

9

251

165

2,101

...

1,177

3,443

1895-96 ...

47 + 3

...

53

142

9

254

181

2,057

...

1,099

3,337

1894-95 ...

47 + 3

...

51

140

10

251

173

1,985

...

1,095

3,253

1893-44 ...

46 + 3

...

50

136

10

245

165

1,829

9

985

2,988

*
                                                        * Includes 7 head vaccinators of Angul, whose services were dispensed with after the 15th May 1897.
                                                        † Includes 73 paid vaccinators of Angul                                ditto                         ditto.

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