Quarterly report of the Mysore Department of Health.

  • Mysore (India : State). Department of Health.
Date:
[1938]
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Credit: Quarterly report of the Mysore Department of Health. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    QUARTERLY REPORT OF THE MYSORE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. GENERAL. The state of public health in the quarter under report was satisfactory. The position of the Vaccinators employed under the Malnad Improvement Scheme being far from satisfactory, Government in their Order No. G. 5725-35—P. H. 78-36-10, dated 24th January 1938, ordered, on the recommendation of the Director, the absorption of these Vaccinators in the vacancies among the District Board Vaccination Staff. The following rules for the supply of vaccines from the Public Health Institute are approved by Government in Government Order No. G. 7744-65—P. H. 95-37-2, dated 24th March 1938:— (1) Vaccines supplied to the local bodies cannot be taken back. (2) No refunds can be made to a local body on unused vaccine. (3) As far as possible bulbs are carefully packed. No rebate will therefore be allowed on account of breakages. With a view to prevent the spread of cholera into the State from the Mahadeswara Betta Jatra in the Coimba¬ tore District, Government in their Order No. G. 7368-71— P. H. 109-37-6, dated 8th March 1938, approved of the appointment of six Sub-Assistant Surgeons on Rs. 50 each per mensem temporarily for about a month up to March 15, 1938, for cholera inoculation duty in six places in the border of the Mysore District. Mr. G. M. Dominick was deputed to Bombay to study the method of manufacture of plague vaccine for a period of one and a half months as per Government Order No. G. 6073-4—-P. H. 5-37-7, dated 31st January 1938. During