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ABSTRACTS OF REPORTS BY CIVIL SURGEONS.
one was taught here during the season 1873-74. Of the 55, however, only 18 worked during the
season in 13 parties. As far as possible, they were made to extend the area of protection from the centres
worked in the previous season. The Chyebassa centre has extended south-east and south, taking a
westerly course in order to unite with the Chuckerdhurpore centre. At the same time working parties
were sent to Khersowah and Kerapies, working up to the other centre. A large tract of Khersowah and
Kerapies have been vaccinated during the season, but the extent is too large. and it will take two or three
seasons to complete it, especially as certain beats are considered in the sense of vested rights, and it is
found difficult to introduce a strange inoculator in the beats of others.
Amount of work
done.
With the exception of one vaccinator all the others have submitted returns. The numbers vaccinated,
although less than the year before, still show a fair number, and prove that the people do not object to
vaccination. The number shown in the returns is 12,068, against 17,155 of the previous year. The
number of villages vaccinated is 170, against 291 the year before.
Dispensary
vaccination.
Besides the above, the dispensary vaccinations at Chyebassa by the hospital assistant were 50, giving a
percentage of 84.00 successful cases.
Inspection
The area of vaccination is too extensive to enable me to inspect the work of all the vaccinators, and I
could only inspect that of four parties, visiting 35 villages and seeing 1,628 cases. Of these 1,171 were
successful cases, 315 were doubtful, and 142 were unsuccessful, giving 71.92 successful cases.
Vaccination in this district is self-supporting, as, with the exception of Rs. 55 for travelling allowance,
Government has incurred no other expenditure
Besides the operations above described, carried out in this district during the year, some vaccinators,
under the Superintendent of Vaccination of the Ranchee circle, also visited the district for the purpose
of vaccinating.
Small-pox
Only 29 deaths from small-pox were reported during the year.
Dispensary
vaccination.
Trained
inoculators.
Bengali "thikarts."
Hindustani
vaccinators.
Manbhoom District.—Four vaccinators of the Ranchee Circle, together with a native
superintendent, were deputed to this district. In the station and town of Purulia operations
are conducted by the Civil Surgeon himself, assisted by the dispensary native doctor and jail
hospital assistant. As at Singbhoom, vaccination is very materially aided here by the self-
supporting trained inoculators. Mr. Wilson, the Civil Surgeon, reports that ten thikaits out of
fifty in possession of lancets submitted returns. They worked in five pergunnahs, vaccinated
48 villages and 2,994 people. The Civil Surgeon found that 2,476 of these cases were successful.
Six other men returned 475 operations, but this work was not seen. The men who did no work
are to be deprived of there lancets. Nine Hindustani vaccinators vaccinated in 166 villages
of nine pergunnahs, 12,092 cases. Of these, 10,002 successful cases were seen. 1,060 operations
in twenty-one villages were reported by these men in addition. The activity and efficiency of
these Hindustani vaccinators contrast most favourably with the apathy and obstinacy of
the Bengali thikaits. Mr. Wilson considers these men deserving of encouragement, and
recommends them for a money prize.
K. McLEOD, A.M., M.D.,
Secy. to the Surgeon- Genl., Indian Medical Dept.