ABSTRACT OF REPORTS BY CIVIL SURGEONS.
WESTERN DISTRICTS.—BURDWAN DIVISION.
Burdwan
municipality
No inoculation
Burdwan District.—The whole of this district is included in the Metropolitan circles
of vaccination. The municipality of Burdwan entertained a vaccinator from October to
March at Rs. 12 per month. 860 persons were vaccinated, of whom 843 were successful.
The Civil Surgeon and his assistant inspected the work and found it satisfactory. The
people sought after vaccination. There was no inoculation, and the district was almost free
from small-pox.
Cutwa.
Number vaccinated.
Cutwa Subdivision.—There was no vaccinator attached to the dispensary. Assistant
Surgeon Chunder Nath Biswas himself vaccinated six persons successfully out of fifteen. The
municipailties of Cutwa and Dainhat employed one vaccinator, who worked for three months
and vaccinated 460 persons, of whom 455 were successful. Inoculation was not practised, and
though there were a few sporadic cases of small-pox, the disease did not prevail epidemically.
Chuckdighee
Chuckdighee.—No vaccinator was attached to the dispensary : only nine persons were
vaccinated—seven successfully. The people appreciate vaccination, and the practice of
inoculation was not resorted to. Only one case of small-pox was reported.
Jehanabad.
No inoculation
Jehanabad Subdivision.—There being no vaccinator attached to the dispensary, the
Assistant Surgeon and the compounder vaccinated 41 persons successfully. A few cases of
small-pox occurred, though there was no inoculation.
Raneegunge.
Number
vaccinated.
Raneegunge.—There was no vaccinator attached to the dispensary. The Assistant
Surgeon and native doctor vaccinated 49 cases—36 successfully. The former induced three
ex-inoculators to practise vaccination; one of them vaccinated 1,388 cases successfully,
but as the man worked without supervision the Assistant Surgeon doubts the return. No
small-pox was reported from the subdivision, and inoculation was not practised.
Beerbhoom.
Small-pox
prevalent.
Beerbhoom District.—The Civil Medical Officer reports that one vaccinator one Rs. 10
throughout the year, and two on Rs 4 each from 8th January to 31st March, were employed
to vaccinate in Sooree, Kuddea, and the neighbouring villages. Two other certified vaccin-
ators worked without any pay. Excluding the work of the unpaid men, 3,489 cases were
vaccinated, of which 3,320, or 95 per cent., were successful. The head vaccinator worked in
the sudder station, and the services of the others were utilized in stamping out small-pox.
Mr. FitzGibbon finds the plan of offering vaccination to the people when small-pox
threatens a good one. The work in the sudder station and its vicinity was thoroughly
inspected; that done in the mofussil necessarily less so, though measures were adopted to get
correct returns. No attempt was made to select any area for operation. Small-pox was
very prevalent. Inoculation was freely practised, which the people prefer to vaccination.
Mr. FitzGibbon does not advocate the prohibition of inoculation by law.
Hetampore
Inoculation freely
practised
Hetampore Dispensary.—No vaccinator was attached. Vaccination was performed by
the native doctor and the compounder, who operated on 46 cases—35 successfully. The
people are not favourably disposed to vaccination. Inoculation was freely practised. No
small-pox was reported throughout the year.
Bankoora
Ex-inoculators
Serious outbreak.
Bankoora District.—Assistant Surgeon Grish Chunder Bhur, in temporary medical
charge, submits a brief and meagre report. Vaccination was carried on by 74 out of 120
trained ex-inoculators, and their work was supervised by an establishment of four head
vaccinators and two inspectors at a monthly cost of Rs. 114. Five thanas, viz. Bishen-
pore, Onda, Gungajulbatti, Chatna, and Bankoora, were assigned for protection The ex-
inoculators vaccinated 37,435, against 28,900 in 1874-75—an increase of 8,735 cases. Of
this number, 36,019, or 96 21, were said to be successful—a statement which I do not consider
as entitled to complete credence. As the Assistant Surgeon was placed in charge late in
the season, he appends a table showing the result of inspection made by his predecessor,
Mr. Conolly, who inspected only 1,809 cases. The two inspectors saw 25,509 cases. Arm-
to-arm vaccination was invariably practised; and the concentrated system was also more or
less followed. Small-pox was not very prevalent, though a few isolated cases occurred.
A rather serious outbreak occurred in the eastern portion of the district, attacking 21 persons,
of whom 12 died. Vaccination was performed round the infected locality, and the disease
arrested
No report.
Midnapore District.—No report received, though repeatedly called for.
Hooghly
municipality
Hooghly District.—The vaccination of this district is entrusted to the Metropolitan circles.
One vaccinator and two extra men on Rs. 10 each were attached to the municipality. They
vaccinated 3,563 cases, 2,525 successfully. Strict supervision was exercised, and most of
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