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of Damoh are said to be very much averse to vaccination, but last season the
Deputy Commissioner, Captain Grace, took an interest in the matter, and
the Civil Medical Officer, Mr. King, was able to do more than had been done
in previous years. Mr. King inspected a large proportion of the operations re-
turned, and he believes the returns -to be correct.
19. In the Jabalpur district an attempt was made to enlist the Native
Hakims and Baids in the work of vaccination, and seven were induced to take
service. Dr. Rice, however, does not report satisfactorily of the experiment, and
I do not recommend its being continued. The men were inefficient and it does
not appear that the people were generally more willing to submit their children
to them for vaccination, than to the regular vaccinators. 11,010 operations were
performed by 12 vaccinators, and of this number 9,534 or 87 per cent were re-
turned as successful. Dr. Rice reports very favourably of the work done in the
town and cantonment of Jabalpur, and in the town of Murwara. In the Sadar circle
much assistance was rendered by Mr. Rae Suk Lal, Extra-Assistant Commis-
sioner, and in the Murwara sub-division by the Tahsildar, Banwari Lal. In the
Sehora sub-division the work was not so good. It is proposed that for the
current year a Native Superintendent of Vaccination shall be entertained on a
salary of Rs. 80 per mensem.
20. NARSINGHPUR.—In the previous year only 49 operations were performed
by one vaccinator; in the year under review 3 vaccinators were employed and 780
operations were returned, of which 456 or 67.5 were successful. In explanation
of the small amount of work done, the Civil Surgeon, Dr. Wright, reports that the
people of Narsinghpur are much averse to vaccination, and what little success that
has been attained in the present year is entirely owing to the aid and encourage-
ment given by the Deputy Commissioner.
21. HOSHANGABAD.—One vaccinator was appointed to each of the three
Tahsils,—Hoshangabad, Seoni, and Harda,—where acertainnumber of villages were
selected in which operations were carried on through the season; the total number
vaccinated amounted to 4, 162, of which3,457 were returned as successful. Dr. Cul-
len was able to inspect the work in some of the villages around the Sadar sta-
tion, but the vaccinators of the Harda and Seoni Tahsils were necessarily left to
the supervision of the Hospital Assistants in charge of the Dispensaries in the
Tahsil towns.
22. NIMAR.—Some advance was made in vaccination compared with the
previous year,—2 vaccinators were employed and 1,107 operations were perform-
ed, of which 988 were successful.
Dr. Fleming reports:—" In Khandwa the number vaccinated has been
" 380 or nearly 4 per cent of the population, and of these 372 were successful.
" A radius of six miles round Khandwa has also, I think been fairly protected, the
" number of vaccinations within that area having been 727, of which 611 were suc-
" cessful. I have personally inspected nearly all these cases and have, as a rule,
"found the people alive to the importance of the operation." In the large town of
Burhanpur little was done, owing to the negligence of the Sub-Assistant Surgeon
in charge of the Dispensary; but Dr. Fleming hopes to ensure more effective work
next season.
23. In Mandla 2,532 operations were performed by the Hospital Assistants
in charge of the Sadar and Shahpura Dispensaries and one vaccinator. Dr. Kidd
reports that he inspected a great many of the villages in which operations had
been performed, and that he was satisfied with the work done