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VACCINATION REPORT. 11
It will be seen from the above that 6 Deputy Inspectors have failed to verify
50 per cent. of the cases vaccinated in their ranges. Their explanations have been
called for and on receipt thereof their cases will be dealt with on their merits.
The following are the circles in which failures have occurred, viz., Calicut (25.0),
East Coimbatore (38.1), Chatrapur (39.4), Trichinopoly (40.8), Saidapet (44.5)
and Guntur (49.7).
16. The following tables show the results of ' calf-to-arm' vaccination,
operations performed with animal lymph sent out in tubes, glycerine paste and
lanoline paste. As usual fresh animal lymph shows the greatest percentage of
success, viz., 97.6, then comes vaccine sent out between glass plates without any
preservative, then lanoline paste and lastly glycerine with 95.9, 88.0 and 82.4,
respectively:—
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| Description | Covers 1877-1929. Details and appraises vaccination operations in the Madras Presidency. Describes manufacture and storage of lymph. Tables show particulars of vaccination. Success and mortality rates noted. Graphs included. |
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| Description | The Vaccination collection consists of 66 volumes dating from 1856 to 1933. Reports show how vaccination against smallpox was implemented in India. They reveal the shift from variolation, improved vaccination techniques, logistics of lymph supply, funding and staffing. They explore how the local population viewed and resisted western vaccination. |
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| Description | The India Papers collection contains publications of the central (Imperial) Government and many Indian states. Most states came under British rule. Much of the collection dates from between the post-Mutiny re-organisation of the Indian Government and Indian Independence in 1947. Some items published in London by John Murray. |
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