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He also acknowledges the assistance received from Mr Nicholls, the Offi-
ciating Deputy Commissioner, and from the Tahsildars of Damoh and Hatta.
Still the out-turn of work cannot be considered very satisfactory.
52. Jabalpur.—The staff of Vaccinators in the district has been reduced
from 5 to 4, but there has nevertheless been an increase in the number of opera-
tions of 25.30, and the percentage of success in primary vaccinations has improv-
ed from 74.76 to 90.64. The number under 1 year vaccinated is about 281 per
mille of those available. In this district there have been a number of re-vaccina-
tions, as particular attention is paid to the vaccination of prisoners, lunatics,
policemen, and candidates for Government employ,—a matter which is greatly if
not entirely lost sight of in many other districts.
53. Dr. Rice attributes the greater success during the season under review
to the remarkably steady coldness of the weather from 10th October to 13th
March, as during the preceding season the cold weather was regarded as not
having commenced till December. The first sucessful case was operated upon on
25th October.
The higher number of operations performed was owing chiefly to the greater
exertions of the Vaccinators, but more interest was taken in the measure by the
Native officials of the district, and the Civil - Surgeon specially acknowledges
the efficient aid of Mr. Aulad Hussain, Assistant Commissioner, and the Tahsil-
dars of Sihora and Murwara, Tukt Sing and Banwari Lall. The zeal and exer-
tions of Hospital Assistant Chuni Lal, of the City Dispensary, have been again
prominently noticed.
54. Varicella or chickon-pox again made its appearance, and was very pre-
valent in the city, cantonment and many of the outlying villages ; it was not
known to have been fatal in any single case, and never developed into Variola or
small-pox, though often mistaken for it. Only one case of the latter disease had
come under notice, this occurred in March ; a child in the Cantonment bazar
sickening about the 1st of the month ; no report was made till the 20th, and the
child died on 23rd. The Civil Surgeon saw the sufferer, inspected the house,
directed the usual precautionary measures, and the disease did not spread.
I examined a number of vaccinated persons in the district and found the fresh
vesicles and the old marks very good.
55. Narsinghpur.—With the same number of Vaccinators (3) the number
of operations has increased by 361 and the ratio of success improved from 50 to
71.14 per cent, which however is still low.
In addition to the regular Vaccinators, the Compounder at the Narsinghpur
dispensary and the brother of the Vaccinator at Gadarwarahave been encouraged to
operate by the payment of one anna, sanctioned by the Deputy Commissioner for
every successful case. These two were able to vaccinate 143 persons, and this
reduces the total of those operated upon by the salaried Vaccinators to 1,437 with
an average of only 279 successful cases for each.
56. The Civil Surgeon looks upon the lowness of the percentage of success
reported as a proof of the truthfulness of the returns, and has been satisfied with
the work examined by himself during his inspections. Arm to arm vaccination,
however, has not been practised, and the continuance of the operations has de-
pended upon supplies of lymph received from Puna, Calcutta and Almora.
57. From the employment of two extra men at the dispensary towns, the
Civil Surgeon was able to send the regular Vaccinators into new ground, but
remarks that their work fell off as soon as they left the head-quarters of the
Tahsildars.