Notes and statistics on vaccination in Burma.

  • Myanmar
Date:
[1931]
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Credit: Notes and statistics on vaccination in Burma. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The average yield per cow-calf increased from 46*23 grammes in 1929-30 to 48*61 grammes in 1930-31. There was an opening balance of 4,420 grammes of lymph carried ovti fiom the pievious year, and 13,606 were manufactured during the year. Out of this total of 18,026 grammes, 12,015 grammes were issued duiing the year, 854 used as seed lymph and a closing balance of 5,157 has been carried over to the year 1931-32. Technique.—The seed lymph was passed through the modified Nij- Sand cycle throughout the year (rabbit—cow-calf—buffalo-calf—rabbit). Ail lymph issued were subjected to Cunningham’s potency test on cow- calves and the Calmette-Guerin potency test on rabbits. Also at least three children were vaccinated with each lymph and gave an insertion success of 100 per cent before the lymph was issued. Supply of Lymph.—Of the 1,233,444 doses of lymph issued, 1,189,359 were supplied to local bodies on payment, and the balance of 44,085 to Government institutions free of charge as follows : -4,212 to Military, 29,331 to Jails, 9,531 to Government Vaccinators in Chin Hills district, 375 to the Public Works Department at Nyaunggyat, 474 to the Senior Medical Officer, Port Blair, 81 to the British Military Hospital, Port Blair, and 81 to No. 2 Survey Party at Kindat. Results. Out of 238,125 cases of primary vaccination, the results of which were reported to the Depot, a success rate of 97*50 percent was obtained as against 95*59 percent in 1929-30. For the 83,706 revaccina¬ tions reported, the percentage of success was 31*20 as compared with 34*42 per cent in the previous year. Dry Lymph.—Experiments for the manufacture of dry lymph were carried out during the year, with a view to supplying it to distant and less easily accessible places. These were still in progress at the close of the year. Finance.—The total maintenance expenditure of the Depot for the year under report is Rs. 37,393-1-0 and the total net income is Rs. 44,361-4-0, including Rs. 10,377-10-0, balance of sale proceeds of vaccine lymph outstanding on the 31st March 1930 and Rs. 34-1-0 the sale proceeds of old tins, etc., but excluding Rs. 7,328-2-0, balance of sale proceeds of lymph outstanding on the 31st March 1931. The net profit of the Depot therefore is Rs. 6,968-3-0. But as the out¬ standing amount varies from year to year, this method of assessing profit and loss tends to be misleading. Therefore if the amount out¬ standing at the end of last year, viz., Rs. 10,377-10-0, be excluded and the amount outstanding at the end 1930-31, viz., Rs. 7,328-2-0, be included in its stead, the profit amounts to Rs. 3,918-11-0. The cost of 44,085 doses of lymph issued gratis from the Depot is excluded from the calculation in both cases. Out of the total expenditure of Rs. 37,393-1-0, a sum of Rs. 16,482- 3-0 was expended on establishment, Rs. 7,793-4-0 on European medicines
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