10th triennial report of vaccination in Bengal.

  • Bengal (India)
Date:
[1917]
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Credit: 10th triennial report of vaccination in Bengal. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [Maximum limit, 4 pages.] TRIENNIAL REPORT ON VACCINATION IN BENGAL FOR THE YEARS 1914-15, 1915-16 and 1916-17. 1. This report deals with the triennial period 1914-15 to 1916-17. 2. Officer in charge of the department.—Lieutenant-Colonel W. W. Clemesha was in charge of the department from 1st to 22nd April 1914, and again from 9th September 1914 to 10th April 1915, Major A. B. Fry, i.m.s., from 23rd April to 8th September 1914, and I for the rest of the triennial period. The following statement shows the names of Medical Officers who held charge of the Deputy Sanitary Commissionerships in this Presidency, and the periods they remained in charge of the Circles under them :— Circles. Names of Officers who held charge of the office. Period they remained in charge. Presidency Captain A. M. Jukes, I.M.S. 1st April 1914 to 3rd Octo¬ ber 1914. Dr. b. B. Brahmachari 11th May 1916 to 31st March 1917. Burdwan Captain K. K. Mukherjee, 1st April 1914 to 1st Octo- I.M.S. ber 1914. Dr. S. N. Sur, M D., d.p.h. ... 18tli December 1916 to 31st March 1917. Rajshahi Dr.R. B. Khambatta, M.R.C.S., 1st April 1914 to 24th June L.R.C.P., D.P.H. 1916. Dr. R. C. Roy 25t)i June 1916 to 10th Octo¬ ber 1916. Dr. S. P. Gupta, l.m.s. d.p.h. 14th December 1916 to 31st March 1917. Dacca Dr. M. E. Sufi, d.p.h. 1st April 1914 to 14th March 1916 and again from 15th June 1916 to 31st March 1917. Dr. B. B. Brahmachari 15th March 1916 to 8th May 1916. Dr. R. C. Roy 9th May 1916 to 14th June 1916. It will be seen that there were no Deputy Sanitary Commissioners in the Presidency and Burdwan Circles during the greater part of the triennial period, and the same remark may be applied to the Rajshahi Circle as Dr. Khambatta was practically unable to do any vaccination or sanitary inspection work from September 1914, having been appointed to act as Civil Surgeon of Jalpaiguri in addition to his own duties. 3. Strength of Staff .—In Calcutta the average number of inspecting officers and vaccinators was 7 and 45 during 1911-12 to 1913-14, while in the rural areas of this Presidency and the mufassil municipalities and dispen¬ saries, etc., the Inspecting staff and operators numbered 126, 1,347, 5 and 155 against 1^3, 1,338, 5, and 131. respectively, during the previous triennial period. 4, General Operation.—The total number of operations performed in this Presidency during the past year was 16,27,549 of which 1,334,186 were primary and 293,363 re-vaccination cases, against 1,639,383 with 1,267,114 primary and 372,269 re-vaccinations during 1915-16 and 1,605,711 with 1,139,384 primary and 466,327 re-vaccinations during 1914-15. The total number of persons vaccinated was 1,598,428 against 1,635,621 and 1,600,362 during the two preceding years. The average of the triennial period under review was 1,624,214 with 1,246,895 primary and 377,319 re-vaccination cases, the figures for the previous triennial period being 1,929,425, 1,722,101 and 207,324 respectively. There was thus a decrease of 305,211 cases on an
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