Annual public health report of the Province of Orissa.

  • Orissa (India). Public Health Department.
Date:
[1947]
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Credit: Annual public health report of the Province of Orissa. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (6) Four Madical Officers of Health (7) TVo II Class Health Officers (8) One Assistant School Madical Officer (9) Seven District Leprosy and Epidemic Officers (10) One Sab-Assistant Surgeon, One Analytical Chemist, One Assistant Analytical Chemist attached to the Public Health Laboratory (11) Health Inspectors (12) Vaccinators The services of the Health Officers of Cuttack, Puri and Balasore districts so far maintained by the District Boards have since been Provincialised. Some of the Health and Ministerial staff under the local bodies have also been brought under Government service. Besides the above regular staff temporary staff of Sub-Assistant Surgeons, Health Inspectors and Vaccinators were appointed from time to time to supplement the district staff in controlling epidemics. The statement below shows the receipts and expenditure under the head “39—Public Health’’for the year 1946-47 as compared to the year 1945-46 : Recoipts. 1945-46— 1946-47 Head of Expenditure Budget Provision Expenditure. 1945,46 Budget Provis'on ExpcnJituie, 1940-47 87,387 87,6S4 1,07,420 1,19,599 7,855 8,224 31,982 7,317 16,542 14,230 56,050 30,827 43,127 72,602 47,197 1,14,737 24,299 28,401 26,967 23,982 25,373 26,440 27,524 23,287 88,786 1,59,894 4,08,055 80,303 1,800 2,938 2,100 1,939 2,664 2,732 2,856 2,942 .. 2,97,833 4,03,145 Nil Publio Health Establishment Medioal Examination of scholars and teaching of hygiene in H. E. Schools Malaria Other epidemic diseases Publicity Campaign Bacteriological Laboratory Grants to District Boards and Munici¬ palities for Public Health purpojes Contribution to Pasteur Institute foi Vaccines Diet Surveratory Total CHAPTER XII Vaccination Primary Vaccination ( Statement No.l)—During the year under report 2,13,414; persons were primarily vaccinated against 2,46,874 in the prevous year. Out of 2,13,414 primary vaccinations 96.29 were successful. Re-vaccination— 9,13,552 persons were re-vaccinated against 11, 88,155 in the previous year. The percentage of successful cases was 58*43. Out of 11, 26,966 persons vaccinated on the whole, 7,05,919 were males and 4, 21,047 were females. Vaccine Lymph—During the year 9,35,642 doses of vaccine lymph were purchased form the Vaccine Institute of the Government of Bihar against 11, 88,567 doses in the previous year and were issued free of charge for vaccination in the Province. The expenditure on this account amounted to Rs. 30,030 against Rs. 30,952 in the previous year. Compulsory Vaccination—Primary Vacoination is compulsory in all the Munci- mlities of North Orissa and in the districts of Cuttak, Puri and Balasore. Both Primary and ro-vaccination are compulsory in Ganiam plains and in the Union Board areas of Koraput district.