16
From thence I moved on to the Circle of Masode. There were very few cases done
here. Much intemittent fever prevailed in this part of the country during the year.
I stopped only one day in the place, and in that short time, several of my camp
people, including the only camel driver I had, one policeman, and a writer, were quite
prostrated with a low form of intermittent fever. This, I think, proceeded from want of
proper drainage, assisted in a great measure by the miserable state in which the wretched
inhabitants live. During the few hours I remained I had 33 children vaccinated. On the
20th of February I proceeded to Atnair, where I found only 250 children vaccinated. This
Circle of Atnair, together with the Circle of Masode, were in charge of Ummersing, who at the
commencement of the season got fever, and, having gone home without permission, he was
dismissed by the Sanitary Commissioner late in December ; consequently very little was done
in these Circles during the season, and it was very late before I had a man at my disposal
to send there.
On February 22nd I encamped at the town of Betul, and regret to say that no
exertion on my part would induce the head Malguzar, Tajee Patel, to lend the slightest
assistance in bringing forward the children for inspection. Ultimately I was obliged to leave
without seeing them. On reference to Statement I., column 8, it will be seen that the popula-
tion of this Circle is 34,052, and there were only 167 children vaccinated during the year.
This I entirely attribute to the opposition of the Malguzar, but next season I hope this
Circle will show quite a different result.
I arrived on the 24 th at Shahpur, a considerable village, situated 23 miles north of
Betul, on the road to Etarsee.
In this place I received every assistance from Ram Deen, the Malguzar, and his son,
Sham Lall. They brought forward the children of 35 villages, and consequently 1 succeeded
in getting 500 children vaccinated on the spot.
There was nothing done here previous to my visit.
From here I was obliged to return to the Sadar station on Dispensary duty.
On March 23rd I proceeded to the Circle of Amla, where the Malguzar succeeded in
collecting the children of 16 surrounding villages, and consequently I was enabled to have
352 fresh cases operated on in one day,
I was particularly struck with the mortality which prevailed among the cattle of this
place. The people stated that it was the result of small-pox. I suggested that they should
vaccinate them all. I caused the carcasses of 25 to be either burned or buried before I
left, and the entire village, which was in a most filthy state, to be thoroughly cleaned up.
On the 26th I proceeded to Bordhar, where I was afforded every aid by the Malguzar, who
collected the children of 56 villages. For two days my camp was crowded with people, and
still they came.
I succeeded in getting 1,045 children vaccinated at my tent during the two days I
was encamped there. I proceeded from thence, on the 29th of March, to Salaya, where I
found 202 operations performed, and I caused 507 fresh cases to be vaccinated before I left.
The weather by this time having become very hot, and in consequence of several of the
the Vaccinators reporting that their operations for some weeks back were very unsuccessful,
I decided to call them in for the season, and proceeded to Betul, where I arrived on the 2nd
of April.
On looking over Statement No. 2 I was struck with the difference in the amount of
work done in February and March, as compared with that of the preceding four months.
Conduct of Vaccinators.
The time that I have been in Medical charge of the district is so very short, that
I have not had sufficient opportunity of becoming fully acquainted
with the relative merits of the Vaccinators ; but, judging from the
amount of work done by each man, and the number of unvaccinated children which I found
and had done at my inspection, I feel obliged to state, that none of them did near as much
as they should or could have done.
I therefore think it better to forward the report of the Native Superintendent in
original as I have received it from him.