ABSTRACTS OF REPORTS FROM CIVIL SURGEONS.
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accepted as fairly trustworthy and correct. Small-pox prevailed very largely in the district,
and caused many deaths. The people are not very favorably disposed towards vaccination,
though they were terrified by outbreaks of small-pox into a ready acceptance of the
prophylactic.
Dr. Shircore points out the very inadequate provision of the district as regards
vaccination, and suggests that Moorshedabad should be included in one of the vaccination
circles.
Dinagepore.
Dinagepore district.—Dr. Gregg submits the report. No vaccination was performed at
the dispensaries. The civil surgeon thinks the people are not adverse to vaccination. Inocu-
lation is prevalent throughout the district though not to such an extent as before. Small-pox
appeared at a place called Raneegunge five times during the year, and also at Herala; besides
a few sporadic cases in other parts of the district. There were only 30 deaths from the
disease in a population of a million and a half. This district is included in the Darjeeling
circle, and has been partially protected by vaccination.
Maldah
Maldah district.—The civil medical officer, Baboo Dwarka Nath Chatterjee, reports that
there was no public vaccinator paid by Government or municipality; he himself vaccinated
23 persons, and the native doctors of the jail and dispensary six and 20 respectively, making
a total of 49; of this number, 23 were successful. It is stated that the people have no faith
in vaccination and that inoculation is practised all over the district. Small-pox is said to
be prevalent in the district throughout the year; it commences during the cold weather in
villages where inoculation has been recently practised, and spreads to adjoining villages
with the advent of the hot weather. The district being included in the Darjeeling circle
has been partially vaccinated.
Rajshahye.
Rajshahye district.—Dr. E. C. Bensley was civil surgeon throughout the year. The
report is, however, submitted by his successor, Dr. Curran. It appears there was no vaccinator
attached to the sudder dispensary, nor in the branch dispensaries, expect one at Lallpore,
paid by the municipality, and one at Nattore, paid by Ranee Sharut Socnduree of Pootia. The
native doctors of the various dispensaries and three ex-inoculators of Taherpore vaccinated
7,932 persons, against 2,418 in the previous year. There were only 10 cases in the sudder
dispensary at Beauliah; the largest numbers, viz., 3,409 and 3,510, were done by the three
ex-inoculators and by the Lallpore dispensary vaccinators. It does not appear that any
supervision was exercised over the dispensary vaccination of this district. Inoculation is not
largely practised There was small-pox, but not to any great extent. This district is also
included in the Darjeeling circle, and has been partially protected by vaccination.
Rungpore
Rungpore district.—Dr. K. D. Ghose, civil medical officer, engaged two vaccinators at
Rs. 10 a month, each. The salary of one was paid by the municipality, and that of the other
was met out of the dispensary funds. He divided the town into two sections, and set
a vaccinator to work in each. They vaccinated 801 persons. Their work was thoroughly
inspected by the civil medical officer and the native doctor of the dispensary. They seem to
have protected one-half of the town, as the percentage of unprotected in that portion is only
one per cent. The people are not hostile to vaccination, and Dr. Ghose thinks the aid of
civil authorities is not necessary, but on the contrary, police interference and magistrate's
orders do more injury to the cause of vaccination than good. Inoculation is prevalent in the
district, but it is on the decline, as the income from it is said to be not much. Small-pox
prevails in an epidemic form almost throughout the district, but the town is comparatively
free from it.
Dr. Ghose made an effort to introduce vaccination in two places where there were branch
dispensaries, viz., Olipore and Battashim. At the latter place he was very successful. Of the
21 villages of which the pergunnah of Battashim is composed, 13 have been thoroughly
vaccinated. The actual number was 1,327 done by one vaccinator.
Bogra.
Bogra district.—Mr. Lyons, civil medical officer, had two vaccinators paid by the
municipalities, one at Rs 10, and the other at Rs. 7 a month, who worked from November
to March. He divided the town of Bogra into two parts, and set a vaccinator to work in
each. They vaccinated 3,578, against 1,543 in the previous year, with a percentage of 95.34
successful cases.
Mr. Lyons and the magistrate induced the municipality of Sherepore to entertain
a vaccinator on Rs. 7 a month, from 24th November to 31st March. He vaccinated
1,565 persons, with a percentage of 97.12 of successful cases. The civil medical officer and
the native doctor of the Sherepore dispensary inspected the cases frequently. The town has
been pretty thoroughly protected. No great resistance to vaccination. Inoculation is prac-
tised in the district. From April 1873 to March 1874, 54 persons were attacked with small-
pox, six died and 48 recovered. This district is also included in the Darjeeling circle.
Pubna.
Pubna district.—Mr. Davis, the civil surgeon, reports that one vaccinator was entertained
by the municipality on Rs. 7 a month, from 15th October 1873 to March 1874. He was
employed to vaccinate in the town and neighbouring villages. The work was very small and
unsatisfactory owing to the failure of the lymph. Out of 44 cases vaccinated, only 16 were