(2 )

In 1889-90 the strength of the working establishment not including muni-
cipalities was as follows:—

There was thus an increase of nine Inspectors, 151 licensed vaccinators, and
six licensed apprentices during the year under report as compared with the
previous year, and a decrease of six head vaccinators or supervisors of Govern-
ment or paid agency, 34 Government or paid vaccinators, and 17 Government
or paid apprentices. This was due to a further extension of the licensed system
of vaccination in the Eastern Bengal, Behar, and Orissa Circles, to the appoint-
ment of four additional Inspectors in the Ranchi Circle, and to the appointment
of a Special Inspector to look after sanitation and vaccination in the Suburbs
of Calcutta in place of the Suburban Assistant Surgeon Deputy Superintendent
of Vaccination who was transferred to Behar, where the services of an addi-
tional Deputy Superintendent were required. These changes were effected
with the sanction of Government.

Total number of operations per-
formed, and the average number
per man.

3. The following table shows circle by circle and in municipalities separately
the total number of operations performed during the
year under report (1890-91) as compared with the
previous year (1889-90) by the establishment of
vaccinators shown in the last columns of the statements in paragraph 2 (which
for facility of reference is reproduced here), and the average number of opera-
tions performed by each vaccinator :—

It will be seen that while there was an increase in the number of vaccinators
in 1890-91 as compared with 1889-90 in every circle except the Eastern Bengal
Circle, in which there were fewer operators, there was a decrease in the number
of operations in all the circles except Darjiling, Orissa, and Behar, and also a
decrease in the average number of operations performed per man in every circle
except Darjiling and Eastern Bengal. The decrease of 8,782 in the Calcutta
Circle is explained by Dr. Simpson, the Superintendent, to be due to the fact that
during the small-pox epidemic of the previous year an unusually large number
of operations were performed which left fewer subjects to be operated on during
the year under report. In the Metropolitan Circle the decrease of 28,965 is thus
explained by Dr. Gupta, the Superintendent:—

" The decrease is due to unusually heavy flood which delayed the act of commencing or
starting of the work, and many refused to take vaccination owing to their inability to pay the
license fee through loss of crops by the floods. The prevalence of small-pox in Midnapur and
other districts decreased the number of unprotected subjects who were attacked by small-pox.