Annual public health report / [Bombay].

Bombay (India : State). Public Health Department.

Date:: [1950]

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Credit: Annual public health report / [Bombay]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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is yet incomplete as the chilling units and other machinery of; the new plant are still to be received from the U. S. A. The- construction will be completed simultaneously with the installa¬ tion of the new plant. 1,377 calves were vaccinated during the year under report, out of which 1,341 were used for the manufacture of vaccine lymph anid 36 for tests of potency of vaccine lymph in dilution of 1 in 1,000. Seed lymph was obtained by the cycle-cow calf-rabbit- cow calf-cow-calf and was used for the vaccination of calves with good results both with regard to quality and quantity. The rate of hire for the year unjder report, was Rs. 27-8-0 per cow-calf. No buffalo calves were hired during the year. 133. Compulsory Vaccination.—Excluding Bombay City and six Cantonments of Ahmedabad, Ahmednagar, Poona, Kirkee, Belgaum and Deolafi, the Bombay District Vaccination Act, 1892 has been applied to 176 towns and 4604 villages in the State. 134. General Remarks.—A training class for candidate vac¬ cinators was held as usual at the Vaccine Institute, Belgaum. There were 22 candidates all of whom passed the final test. 30 Sanitary Sub-Inspectors were given intensive training during, the year. Poona-1, 6th June, 1951. E. BENJAMIN, D.P.H., Director of Public Health for the Government, of Bombay...