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saw 411 children. Vaccinator Anajee Persram's work was so very bad, and some
false entries having been detected in his book, he was dismissed by order of the
acting Sanitary Commissioner. I told the Native Superintendent to take possession
of his papers, and I sent two men to his Circles to check all his work : we
spent 6 days inspecting the work on this occasion, and arrived in Badnur on
February 3rd.
The population of this district in 1870 was about 285,000 people; from
April 1st 1870 to March 13th 1874 there have been 33,807 births and 24,871
deaths. This would leave the population last month at about 293,936. At the
rate of 5 people to every house, there would be about 58,787 families, the adults
or married portion of whom would be about two-fifths of the population, or about
117,574 ; leaving three-fifths, or about 176,361 juveniles available for vaccination.
Of these, 45,301 children have been successfully vaccinated during the last 4 years,
leaving a juvenile population, including 6,500 births for the present year, of, in
round numbers, about 136,500 still unvaccinated.
I spent about 10 weeks in camp this season, superintending this work,
during which time I examined nearly 13,000 children, from about 450 villages,
and found that nearly 8,000 of them had been vaccinated before this season. 737
had been done this year by the Vaccinators up to the end of November, and
4,047 were vaccinated in my camp, of whom 3,652 or 95.87 per cent were
successful.
Conduct of Vaccinators.
1st Class Vaccinator Seyed Meer has vaccinated 1,343 children, of whom
1,239 or 92 24 per cent were successful. Taking into
account his class, and the populous part of the country
in which he worked, I consider this return much below what it should be, and had
be been ordinarily diligent, he could have vaccinated 2,500 children during the
season. I spent three days examining his work, and during that time I had
760 children vaccinated in camp, who were never done before. He omitted to
leave village forms with the Malguzars, and was reported to me frequently for
neglect in carrying out the instructions given him.
1st Class Vaccinator Goolabsing performed 1,443 successful vaccinations
during the season. This number might have been much higher. He neglected
to leave village forms with the Malguzars, for which he was fined half a month's
pay, see your office letter No. 47, dated 31st January 1874, which appears to
have had the desired effect, as his work is more carefully done lately than it was
at the commencement of the season. He requires to be strictly looked after, and
his returns carefully checked, as they cannot otherwise be depended on.
2nd Class Vaccinator Ameerouddeen did well this season. He vaccinated
during the season 1,653 children, of whom 1,608 or 97.27 per cent, excluding un-
known from the total, were successful. His work is carefully done, the vaccina-
tion cicatrices were typical and well marked. His village forms were left in
every village and found correct.
2nd Class Vaccinator Pertab Sing did a total of only 532, of which 456 were
successful, or excluding 23 unknown from the total, the result is 89.58 per cent
successful. He states that the children are not in the villages, but this is not cor-
rect, as I found and vaccinated 600 during 3 days while inspecting his Circle.
The reason of so small an out-turn for the season by this man can only be attri-
buted to the greatest idleness. He admits having spent two months in one locality ;
his percentage of successful cases, as well as his total, is the lowest of the Vacci-
nators, and, under such circumstances, I consider that vaccination would be bene-
fited by his removal.