Report on vaccination throughout the presidency and provinces of Madras, in the year 1869.

  • Madras Presidency
Date:
1870
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Credit: Report on vaccination throughout the presidency and provinces of Madras, in the year 1869. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service. The original may be consulted at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service.

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    OFFICE OF INSPECTOE-GENERAL, INDIAN MEDICAL DEPARTMENT, Fort St. George, 16th August 1870. From W. MACKENZIE, Esq., c.b., c.s.l, a.m. & m.d.. Inspector- General, Indian Medical Department, Fort Saint George. To The Honourable R. S. ELLIS, c.b., Chief Secretary to Government, Fublic Department,. Fort Saint George, Sm,—I have the honour to submit herewith the Report of the Superintendent-General of Vaccination on the working of his Depart- ment, during the year 1869. 2. As this was the first complete year in which the stalf, as re-orga- nized in 1868, was in operation, it would scarcely be fair to contrast results with those of previous periods, or to attempt to estimate the efficiency of the new system, 3. Subordinate Staff of the Department.—The establishment was, owing to deaths, desertions, dismissals, &c., below the sanctioned strength throughout the year, and the deficiencies chiefly existed in the grade of Vaccinators. Considerable difficulty was experienced in getting competent men to fill up vacancies in the lower ranks of the department, and, with the view of securing a superior class of candi- dates', the prospect of elevation to the grade of Superintendent was set before those who may pass the necessary examination, and prove deserving of promotion. The efficient control of the Superintendents proved a very formidable task, owing to the great distances at which they are scattered over the Presidency, and their inexperience in, or inaptitude for the management of a staft' of subordinates. The intro- duction of the rule, requiring candidates to agree to serve for three years in the department, or to refund one-half of the salary drawn during the period they shall have served, is expected to have a salutary effect in preventing resignation and desertion. During the
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