FOR THE YEAR 1874-75
9
24-Pergunnahs.
" Twenty-three outbreaks took place in the 24-Pergunnahs, affecting one village in thana
Satkhirah, nineteen in Kullaroa, five in Barrackpore, two in Burranuggur, one in Ariada, twelve
in Sudder, one in Mothoorapore, one in Dum-Dum, two in Baraset, one in Sooltanpore, two
in Badooriah, one in Bankipore, two in Busseerhaut, and one in Kalligunge.
Hoogbly.
Nuddea.
Jessore.
" Two outbreaks occurred in Hooghly, affecting two villages in thana Buddybattee and
one in Hooghly. Two were reported from Nuddea, affecting two villages in thanas Saursa
and Gyeghatta respectively, and one from Jessore, where it affected one village only in
thana Moneerampore."
Vaccinators
supplied to
municipalities, &c.
30. In addition to the proper work of the circles, 20 vaccinators were supplied to muni-
cipalities, townships, and private individuals for varying periods, and these men vaccinated
7,348 cases with a percentage of success of 99.05. The results have been embodied in
table No. V.
Results of vaccine
census
31. Many of the vaccinators were employed after the close of the season in taking
vaccine census in the thanas where operations had been conducted. The general results of
these census are as follows:—
STATEMENT No. XV.
DISTRICT.
24-Pergunnahs ... ... ... ...
Nuddea ... ... ... ...
Burdwan ... ... ... ...
Hooghly ... ... ... ...
Jessore ... ... ... ...
Total ...
NUMBER PER CENT OF TOTAL EXAMINED.
Vaccinated
25.53
23.18
26.65
31.03
16.79
21.45
Inoculated.
66.52
70.76
69.53
63.29
76.73
71.49
Had small-pox.
4.23
1.76
3.28
2.11
3.40
2.59
Unprotected.
3.63
4.30
61
3.55
3.07
3.79
Desirability of
such results being
reliable
Results of this kind, if reliable, constitute an admirable means of judging of the state of
protection from small-pox of the population. Dr. Gupta is inclined to believe that the
results are on the whole trustworthy, but statistics of this sort on a small scale, if perfectly
reliable, would be more valuable than untrustworthy figures of greater magnitude It is very
doubtful whether vaccinators can be trusted to render work of this description honestly, and
it would rather appear to be more suited to the superintendent and his deputies, who might
employ part of the recess in performing it.
Officers
commended.
32. I consider the results of the past season's work very creditable to Surgeon Grupta
and his deputy superintendents, Assistant Surgeons Jadub Chunder Ghose, Rai Bahadoor,
Ram Soonder Ghose, Rai Bahadoor, and Buddy Nath Brummo.
DARJEELING
CIRCLE.
Superintendence
Establishment
33. Darjeeling Circle.—Surgeon-Major
R. Lidderdale, M.D., superintendent. The
sanctioned establishment and area of the circle remain unaltered. Vacancies (two native
superintendents, 10 vaccinators, and 21 apprentices) in the staff at the commencement of the
season were filled up as soon as possible, with the exception of three apprenticeships in
Darjeeling, for which occupants could not be found.
Detail of work
done in the several
districts.
34. Vaccination was performed in each of the eight districts comprised in this circle,
one native superintendent (Darjeeling excepted) and from three to six vaccinators being
allotted to each. This agency was supplemented by apprentices and ex-inoculators, who
worked under the general supervision of the superintendent in different parts of the circle.
The following summary of proceedings in each district has been condensed from Dr. Lidder¬
dale's report.
Darjeeling
Vaccination in tea
gardens.
Darjeeling.—The operations performed by the establishment exceeded those of the
previous year, although one man had to be discharged for misconduct, and the others were
careless and disobedient. In consequence of the appearance of small-pox in some of the tea
gardens, the managers and their native doctors vaccinated a large number of Nepalese tea
coolies. The civil surgeon aided and superintended these operations; a Dr. O'Brien,
a private medical practitioner in Darjeeling, vaccinated a large number of tea coolies in several
tea gardens, and a native doctor in charge of the Public Works Department coolies at
Kurseong, vaccinated many of them. An interesting report of some of these proceedings has
already been submitted to Government by Surgeon H. B Purves, the civil surgeon of
Darjeeling.
Julprgoree.
Area vaccinated.
Julpigoree.—Operations were confined to the Boda thana in continuation of last
year's work, the vaccinators progressing systematically southward. The area is bounded
laterally by the Teesta and Mahanuddy rivers. More work was done than last year, although
the men (four in number) were very sickly, and one absconded in February.
Purneah.
Area vaccinated.
Work of ex.
inoculators.
Purneah —Thana Kaliagunge was finished in continuation of last year's work, and the
half of thana Kishengunge, which lies between the Mahanuddy and Nagur rivers, the
latter bounding the district of Dinagepore, systematically completed from north to south.
Eight inoculators worked in thana Baliadurgunge; they submitted returns showing 4,037
operations, but these were not verified. Less opposition was encountered in this district
than in former years owing to the interference of the civil authorities.
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