ABSTRACTS OF REPORTS BY CIVIL SURGEONS.
WESTERN DISTRICTS. —BURDWAN DIVISION.
The district
Burdwan District.—Vaccination of the district belongs to the work of the Metropolitan
Circles, the operations of which have been detailed at page 6.
The Municipality.
Cutwa.
Number
vaccinated.
A private
vaccinator.
No inoculation.
Vaccination
sought.
Small-pox slight.
Imported from
Calcutta.
A vaccinator was entertained by the Burdwan municipality from 1st April to 31st May
1874, and from 1st October to 31st March 1875, at Rs. 12 permensem, and another by the
Cutwa and Dainhat municipalities for three months. They were obtained from the Superin-
tendent of the Metropolitan Circles, and vaccinated 861 and 754 persons respectively (844 and
757 successfully). The proceedings of the former were inspected by the Civil Surgeons (Drs.
French and Joubert) and the Assistant Surgeon in charge of the dispensary. A few vaccinations
were performed by the Civil Surgeon among Europeans, and by the subordinates in charge of
dispensaries, as shown in Table V. The Assistant Surgeon of Jehanabad reports that a private
vaccinator, "duly certified by the Superintendent of Vaccination," has vaccinated a great
number of persons in the villages surrounding Jehanabad. Inoculation has ceased since
Act IV of 1865 has been extended to the district. The higher classes appreciate vaccination ;
the lower classes are still dubious, but abide by the law and the orders of Government. The
Civil Surgeon received several petitions for vaccinators, which he made over to the Superin-
tendent of the Metropolitan Circles. Small-pox was very rare in the district during the year.
Some small outbreaks occurred which were traced to Calcutta, the disease having been
carried thence by rail.
Number
vaccinated.
Inoculation and
small-pox.
Raneegunge Sub-Division.—Assistant Surgeon Mohendro Lall Bose reports that 38 persons
were vaccinated by the dispensary medical officers—22 successfully. There was no small-pox,
and inoculation is not practised.
Work done.
Inspection.
Inoculation.
Influx of
inoculators from
adjoining districts
Small-pox.
Beerbhoom District.—Dr. Barker reports that one vaccinator on Rs. 10 a month was
employed to vaccinate within the town of Soory, and performed 700 operations,—604 success-
fully. His proceedings were carefully directed and checked by the Civil Surgeon himself.
The people are not very favorable to vaccination, but a few villages applied for a vaccinator.
Inoculation is still rampant in Beerbhoom. The Civil Surgeon states that inoculators have
flocked into the district from the adjoining districts of Burdwan and Sonthal Pergunnahs, where
the practice has been forbidden, but a doubt is thrown on this statement by the Magistrate.
Small-pox prevailed severely in some parts of the district. Dr. Barker gives a return showing
2,116 cases and 304 deaths. It prevailed in the hot months, and was worst in sub-divisions
Saccolipore and Murwesser. Vaccination has made little or no progress in Beerbhoom,
except in the head-quarters station. The great prevalence of small-pox as compared with
Burdwan is most significant.
Municipal and
dispensary
vaccinators
A " stamping out
party."
Scheme of self¬
supporting
vaccination
Bankoora District.—Mr. H. C. Connolly, the Civil Surgeon, has submitted a long report
detailing the important proceedings undertaken in this district during the past season.
A vaccinator on Rs. 10 per month is permanently engaged by the dispensary, and another
man on Rs. 10 was employed by the municipality from January to April 1875 inclusive.
These men were employed in and around the station, and the former, assisted by a gang of
ex-inoculators, did good service in suppressing small-pox and vaccinating affected localities.
The following expenditure was sanctioned by Government for the purpose of carrying out
vaccination by means of converted inoculators:—
Two inspectors, at Rs. 30 each, for 12 months ... ... ... ... ...
Travelling allowance for the above, at Rs. 10 each, for 6 months
...
...
...
Three head-vaccinators, at Rs. 8 each, for 12 months
...
...
...
...
Contingent charges
...
...
...
...
...
Twenty prizes of Rs. 5 each for the most successful ex-inoculators .. ...
Extra remuneration to Civil Surgeon's clerk for 6 months
...
...
...
...
Total
...
...
Rs.
720
120
288
100
100
30
1,358
Distribution of
ex-inoculators.
Mode of working.
This scheme was sanctioned in November 1874, but did not reach Bankoora till late
in December. It was accordingly not put in force till 1st January 1875. A grant of Rs. 50
per mensem was subsequently made to the Civil Surgeon during the working season in
consideration of the additional labor involved in directing and supervising these proceedings.
Inspectors and head-vaccinators were at once appointed, and 78 ex-inoculators, out of 113
trained up to date, set to work in the following thanas:—Bishenpore 27, Onda 17,
Gungajulghati 15, Chatna 10, and Bankoora 9. One head-vaccinator was appointed to
each thana, and an inspector entrusted with the charge of them. Exhaustive work and arm-to-
arm vaccination were strictly insisted on, and inspectors and head-vaccinators continually
employed in supervising and verifying the work. The civil authorities rendered every