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There are 292 villages in this Chiefship, so the work must be considered
extremely bad.
In Kawardha vaccination was finally introduced only in December 1881; pre-
vious attempts were made by sending vaccinators from Bilaspur, but without avail.
It is likely enough that they never reached their destination, as was found to be
the case by the Civil Surgeon of Nimar in the Tapti valley. The vaccinator's
work is insignificant, 113 cases, of which he reports 102 successful. 3rd class
Hospital Assistant Ram Din Tiwari did nothing at all, and the vaccinator pretty
closely followed his example: his excuse was, that he had to keep his hospital
open all day for the admission of patients who attended irregularly.
This is the largest Feudatory State in the Bilaspur district, covering an area
of 912 square miles, with 321 villages, and a population of 69,077 or 73 to the
square mile. The quarterly return of his dispensary for 1st Quarter of 1882
shows only 708 patients treated. The Secretary to the Chief Commissioner has
been addressed separately regarding this Hospital Assistant.
In Pendra the vaccinator has sent in a return of 1,619 operations, with
1,234 or 76.21 successful. This is an improvement on the others, but all these
figures are of little value, as no check has been exercised over any of the vacci-
nators in the way of inspection, as far as I am aware.
Attitude of the people.
34. Speaking generally, no serious opposition on the part of the people is
reported with the exception of two cases, one in Wardha and the other in Chanda,
where, in each case a vaccinator was assaulted on account of the unwillingness
of parents to have their children vaccinated. Such cases are generally traceable
to want of tact on the part of vaccinators, though in the present instances this
is not stated by the Civil Surgeons of these districts.
In some districts the inhabitants are said to be apathetic, receiving vacci-
nation as a matter of course, though not apparently alive to its benefits. The
Civil Surgeon of Wardha states that opposition is becoming less year by year.
In some of the larger villages and a few small ones in remote parts of the dis-
trict, some opposition still exists. In Hoshangabad the Civil Surgeon reports
some opposition in the Sohagpur and Harda Tahsils, but adds, that he is con-
fident that a careful vaccinator working with tact will not meet with any diffi-
culty.
Lectures on Hygiene.
35. Last session 4 Native Superintendents and 47 Vaccinators attended the
class.
Of these 2 Native Superintendents and 15 vaccinators obtained 1st Class certificates.
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7
2nd
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14
3rd „
and 11 vaccinators failed to pass the examination.
Of the present staff, viz. 177 vaccinators (including Native Superintendents
and excluding vaccinators attached to Feudatory States), 87 have already passed
successfully, 19 have failed, and 71 remain unpassed. With the sanction of the
Chief Commissioner I have requested Civil Surgeons to send to Nagpur to
attend this year's course, as many of the latter as can conveniently be spared
from each district. The number will probably be about 40.
B. SIMPSON, M. D.,
Deputy Surgeon General,
Sanitary Commissioner,
and Superintendent of Vaccination C. P.
The 4th July 1882.