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simple. He was anxious to find them while his subordinates were not. The
people, knowing that he was anxious to vaccinate their children, brought them to
him, which they did not consider it of any use to do to his subordinates. It must
be borne in mind that all the reports which you receive and which you submit
to the Chief Commissioner are written by Medical Officers who very readily ac-
cept the first plausible excuse which their subordinates advance for want of suc-
cess. Mr. Morris believes that if District Officers were asked to report, they
would in not a few instances comment on the indolence of the Vaccinators, and
attribute the apathy of the people to want of confidence in them.
12. Turning to individual districts, I am to observe that the report of
Chhindwara shows the interest and care,which Mr. Price takes in his work. The
Chief Commissioner is glad to learn that vaccination has been continued in the
Harrai Jaghirdari and also extended to Sonepur and Partabgarh.
13. Seoni.—Your account of the Seoni vaccination is not very satisfactory,
and it is to be much regretted that the Civil Surgeon was not able to super¬
vise operations more thoroughly. The returns, which are very favourable, are
thus exposed to a certain amount of suspicion.
14. Nagpur.—The conduct of 3 of the Vaccinators is reported by you to
have been bad, and the work of not a single one gave you entire satisfaction.
You speak in high terms of the Superintendent, but if he "has little personal
influence over his subordinate Vaccinators or amongst the people of the dis-
trict," he can hardly be considered fitted for his present post, and he might be
with advantage transferred elsewhere.
15. Narsinghpur.—The number of operations increased by 361, as com¬
pared with the year 1871, and the percentage of success rose from 50 per cent
to 71 per cent. This percentage is, however, still very low The plan adopted
by the Deputy Commissioner of paying 1 anna for each successful case to the,
Compounder at the Narsinghpur Dispensary and to the brother of the Vaccina,¬
tor at Gadarwara, is unobjectionable.
16. Hoshangabad.—The Civil Surgeon seems to have been met with per¬
sonal rudeness in a portion of the district, though elsewhere he received much
valuable assistance and he mentions the names of many Native gentlemen to
whom he was indebted for aid. Mr. Morris trusts that the disrespectful behaviour
shown to Dr. Cullen in the Duluriya Circle received due notice at the hands of the
Deputy Commissioner. The suggestion made by the Commissioner of the Divi-
sion quoted in paragraph 63 is a very practical one, one indeed that has sug¬
gested itself to nearly all District Officers.
17. Bhandara.—In Bhandara as in Chanda the falling off in operations
was due to the Vaccinators being attacked with fever The percentage of suc-
cess rose for 94.35 to 95.56 per cent. This-ratio of success seems to the Chief
Commissioner to be extraordinarily good, so good as to be received with some
distrust.
18. Wardha.—There seems no necessity why any exceptional measures
should be taken in attaching a Vaccinator to each Tahsildar. In order to watch
the cases, ascertain those which are successful and re-vaccinate the unsuccessful
ones, it is essential that a Vaccinator shall work within a small radius, and the
suggestion made is therefore not practicable.