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ABSTRACTS OF REPORTS FROM CIVIL SURGEONS.
successful, giving a percentage of 36.3. The people are not adverse to vaccination, but it is
said the frequent failures discouraged them, and they did not bring their children forward so
freely as heretofore, when success had attended the first operations. Inoculation is practised
in the town and district. No epidemic of small-pox occurred in the sudder station during the
year. Mr. Davis noticed the percentage of unprotected among the prisoners to be 1.96, and
among school-boys 11.1. Seven vaccinations are said to have been done by the assistant
surgeon of the Doohye branch dispensary, of which only two were successful.
At Serajgunge the municipality entertained one vaccinator on Rs. 10, from November to
March. His operations were confined within the municipality, and were frequently inspected
by Assistant Surgeon Kasi Kinkur Mitter: 559 persons are said to have been vaccinated,
against 1,267 in the previous season, with a percentage of 59.2 successful cases.
ORISSA.
Cuttack district.
Cuttack district.—Dr. Cayley, was in medical charge of this district throughout the
year. The report is, however, submitted by his successor, Dr. Stewart. There were two
vaccinators attached to the Cuttack dispensary—one permanently, and the other for six months
during the vaccinating season—on a salary of Rs. 10 each, paid by Government.
Five-hundred and twenty-eight persons are said to have been vaccinated, of whom 396, or
75 per cent. were successful. Dr. Cayley paid particular attention to vaccination, and
carefully inspected the work at the Dhankenal dispensary. Twenty-one persons were vaccin-
ated, of whom 17, or 85.7 per cent., were successful; and at the Jajepore dispensary 18
vaccinations are said to have been done by the native doctor in charge, with a success of 66.6
per cent. Inoculation is said to be the rule in the mofussil, but Dr. Stewart is unable to
furnish any statistics of mortality consequent on the practice. Small-pox prevailed throughout
the district, and is reported to have caused 745 deaths.
Pooree.
Attitude of the
people.
Pooree district.—Dr. Hill, the present civil surgeon, who relieved Dr. Meredith on
1st February 1874, submits an interesting report. He states that on assuming charge he
found only one vaccinator at work, recieving Rs. 10a month from Government. With the
sanction of the magistrate he appointed an extra vaccinator on Rs. 8 from 15th February.
With two vaccinators he determined to push on the work, and first turned his attention to
those localities that had not been touched before. The vaccinators met with dogged opposi-
tion, and returned unsuccessful from the village of Juggernathpore, which they had been
sent to vaccinate. Dr. Hill then went out himself, accompanied by his men, and succeeded
in vaccinating 50 persons. He then turned to Khoordah, where the native doctor, in charge
of the local dispensary, had been very unsuccessful, and with the aid of Mr. Taylor, the sub-
divisional officer, he managed to vaccinate only one person. The civil surgeon hopes for
better success next year. The total number vaccinated was 403, of which 288, or 69.32 per
cent., were successful. Dr. Hill inspected every case and compared with the register, which
he caused the vaccinators to keep. He thinks he would have been able to show a larger
return if he had been in charge from the commencement of the vaccinating season, as out
of the 403 vaccinations, only 82 had been done during his predecessor's time. The people
are said to be decidedly adverse to vaccination. There are 31 inoculators in the district,
who practise their art in the mofussil. Dr. Meredith had made an attempt to train
inoculators, but they would not come to him. Dr. Hill thinks, as he has now got a list of
all the inoculators in the district with their names, places of residence, caste, &c, he may
be successful, with the magistrate's help, in inducing them to come and learn the art of
vaccination from next year. Small-pox was very prevalent in the Khoordah sub-division.
There were sporadic cases also in other parts of the district: 68 deaths were reported by
the police.
Balasore.
Balasore district.—Dr. Zorab, officiating civil surgeon, reports that there were two
vaccinators attached to the dispensary, one receiving Rs. 10, and the other Rs. 7, from Govern¬
ment; they worked within an area of 12 miles. Five-hundred and seventeen persons are
said to have been vaccinated with a success of 79.69 per cent., and 47 re-vaccinated, of
whom 31, or 65.95, were successful. The cases were frequently inspected by the civil surgeon.
Arm-to-arm vaccination was followed by good results, and tubes and crusts were also used.
The people are said to be hostile to vaccination. Inoculation prevails to a great extent but
no information as regards mortality is available. No inoculators came for instruction, though
both the magistrate and the police superintendent were requested to give their aid in the
matter. There was small-pox in the district, but not to any great extent.
At the Bhuddruck branch dispensary there was one vaccinator paid Rs. 10 out of the
local funds. He vaccinated in the villages of thana Dhannuggur, at a distance of 18 or 20
miles from the dispensary, under the orders of the joint-magistrate, and the native doctor
could not inspect his cases on account of the distance. Two-hundred and seventy-nine cases
are said to have been vaccinated, of which 231, or 77.25 per cent., were successful.