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Vaccination continues to be carried on steadily in Broach, the numbers operated upon
amounting to 1,221, being an increase of 18 on that of the previous year. The number of
males vaccinated nearly double that of females, and the numbers under one year amount to
742 and 479 above that age. Vaccination is gradually being received more favourably by the
population of the town and neighbourhood—a goodly number voluntarily coming to hos-
pital in search of its benefits. Hindoos and Mussalmans as usual make up by far the greater
proportion of cases, and the Parsees, hitherto so inexplicably prejudiced against it for such
an otherwise intelligent class, have this year shown much less backwardness to submit their
children to the prophylactic.
RAJCOTE.
One Vaccinator under the Civil Surgeon,
Assistant Surgeon E. R. BUTLER.
YEARS.
1863
1864
Total
Vaccinated.
1,341
1,117
Compared with the
preceding year.
Increase.
....
....
Decrease.
....
224
Success-
fully
Vaccinated.
1,192
959
Per-centage
of
Success.
88.9
85.9
No report received.
KURRACHEE.
One Vaccinator under the Civil Surgeon,
Surgeon J. BEAN.
YEARS.
1863
1864
Total
Vaccinated.
3,945
1,964
Compared with the
preceding year.
Increase.
....
....
Decrease.
....
1,981
Success-
fully
Vaccinated.
3,945
1,829
Per-centage
of
Success.
100.0
93.1
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The returns of vaccination for the year show 1,829 successful operations out of 1,964 per-
formed by the station vaccinator ; but they at the same time show a large apparent decrease
in the numbers as compared with the preceding year; this is attributable to the operations
performed by a vaccinator from the establishment of the Superintendent of "Vaccination
in Sind, who was ordered on duty here during the great prevalence of small-pox in the
early part of the year, not having been recorded in the civil returns for Kurrachee, but
in those of the Superintendent. It is to be regretted that certain castes of Hindoos con-
tinue to refuse permission for their children to be vaccinated, and during the period under
report the proportion of Hindoos as compared with Mussalmans is even less than before.
Mekranees and some others come to the Civil Hospital voluntarily and without any
solicitation for the purpose.
HYDRABAD.
One Vaccinator under the Civil Surgeon,
Assistant Surgeon N. HOPKINS (Acting).
YEARS.
1863
1864
Total
Vaccinated.
1,115
812
Compared with the
preceding year.
Increase.
....
....
Decrease.
....
303
Success-
fully
Vaccinated.
872
583
Per-centage
of
Success.
78.2
71.8
Vaccination has been performed twice every week at the Civil Hospital under my personal
superintendence. The above return contains only the summary of all such cases as I have
personally examined. Of this number 415 are reported successful, 70 as unsuccessful,
and 110 as doubtful. This return shows an undoubted falling off in comparison with the
same period of last year; but whilst I can vouch for the accuracy of this return, I cannot
do so for that of the previous year. The vaccinator employed during the past and many
former years was discharged in the month of May for disobedience and general misconduct,
and the present vaccinator entertained. He has been zealous in the discharge of his duties,
and the returns have increased since he has taken charge of the vaccination here. In the
month of January I received from private sources a supply of English lymph in capillary
tubes from the Jennerian Society's Depôt in London. Strange to say it signally failed in
every case, and yet it was procured under circumstances which altogether prevented any-
thing but lymph from genuine vaccine vesicles being supplied.
The same plan has been pursued since I have had charge of the civil duties as regards vac-
cination as was carried on by my predecessor Dr. Riddell,—that is, all the cases are brought
for me to see and decide whether the case should be reported successful or otherwise.
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SHIKARPOOR.
One Vaccinator under the Civil Surgeon,
Assistant Surgeon J. F. FFOLLIOTT.
YEARS.
1863
1864
Total
Vaccinated.
1,618
1,358
Compared with the
preceding year.
Increase.
....
....
Decrease.
....
260
Success¬
fully
Vaccinated.
1,456
1,252
Per-centage
of
Success.
89.9
92.2
The total number vaccinated during the year exhibits a falling off of 260 compared with the
preceding year: this decrease may be reasonably accounted for, by the fact of the whole popu-
lation under 10 years being protected by vaccination and the operations being consequently
limited to children born within the year. Only 69 individuals over one year old have been
vaccinated, and they were mostly Puttans who came of their own accord from the Kaffila
Serai to have the operation performed. On referring to the Fouzdar's register of vital statistics,
I find the number of births in the town of Shikarpoor much below the average, viz. 988, the
mean of the four preceding years being 1,391.
Vaccination is conducted in my presence every Monday at the Charitable Dispensary, and
the quality of the lymph and character of the vesicles continue satisfactory. Lymph has been
supplied to the Civil Hospital at Jacobabad, and Dispensary at Sukkur, when required.
KOTREE.
One Vaccinator (Municipality's) under the Civil Surgeon,
Assistant Surgeon R. MCCONNELL.
YEARS.
1863
1864
Total
Vaccinated.
112
426
Compared with the
preceding year.
Increase.
....
314
Decrease.
....
....
Success-
fully
Vaccinated.
108
351
Per-centage
of
Success.
96.4
82.4
30
This is the annual return of vaccination for the year 1864, performed by the vaccinator
entertained and paid by the Kotree Municipality under the superintendence of the Civil Sur-
geon, there being no Government vaccinator attached to the Kotree Civil Hospital. Of the
number 426, vaccinated during the year, 351 are recorded successful, and I have every reason
to believe the return correct, having personally inspected the majority of the cases. I consi-
dered the lymph and vesicles pretty good. The vaccinator experienced some considerable
difficulty in persuading the natives to allow themselves or their children to be vaccinated,
except when accompanied by a peon; and as the latter was not always available from the
Kardar's Establishment, on being brought to the notice of the Municipal Commissioners at a
general meeting, it was unanimously agreed that a peon be employed to accompany and assist
the vaccinator, subject to the sanction of the Commissioner in Sind.
KUTCH.
Mr. SUDDASHEW HEMRAJ, G.G.M.C
YEARS.
1863
1864
Total
Vaccinated.
15
193
Compared with the
preceding year.
Increase.
....
178
Decrease.
....
....
Success-
fully
Vaccinated.
....
111
Per-centage
of
Success.
....
57.5
No report received.
ADEN.
One Vaccinator under the Civil Surgeon,
Surgeon J. F. STEINHAEUSER, M. D.
YEARS.
1863
1864
Total
Vaccinated.
622
446
Compared with the
preceding year.
Increase.
....
....
Decrease.
....
176
Success-
fully
Vaccinated.
426
334
Per-centage
of
Success.
68.5
74.9
31
The result of the vaccination at this station has proved more unsatisfactory during the
year under consideration than in the preceding year, but from unavoidable causes.
The lymph employed at the commencement of 1864 was good, producing typical vesicles
until the month of June, when they began to evince signs of deterioration by running too
rapidly through their course. In the month of July this feature became so strongly marked
that it was thought advisable to discontinue the use of this inefficient lymph and to trust to
the arrival of fresh virus which for the last 10 years had been forwarded annually in August
and September from England to Aden through the India Office. For reasons unknown
and contrary to custom, the National Vaccine Establishment or the India Office sent no
lymph during the year, and the application to Bombay for a supply remained unanswered until
the end of November; the station was therefore four full months without vaccination. From
January to July a fair number of children were subjected to the operation; during these
months in fact the whole vaccination of the year took place. As is usual at Aden, the
number of children vaccinated whose age is above one year, disproportionately exceeds
that of infants under one year who are not readily obtained from Arabs, Jews, or Somalis,
constituting the bulk of the population of this settlement. In like manner the number of
males subjected to the operation is far larger than that of females.
APPENDIX.
5 v
ii
TABLE
VACCINATION UNDER SUPERIN-
Table showing the Number and Names of the Circles, and their Superintendents ; the
those of last Year ; the Total Number arranged according to Sex, Caste, Age, and
Operations performed by each
Number.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
CIRCLES.
CENTRAL .................
SOUTHERN ..............
NORTHERN .............
SIND .........................
KATTYWAR ............
REWA KANTA ........
PRESIDENCY ..........
Names of the
MEDICAL OFFICERS.
Superintendents of Vaccination.
Assistant Surgeon P. S. Turnbull, M. D. .
„ F.H. Plumptre .............................
„ R. Dick, M.D. ............................
„ J. Pinkerton, M.D. ....................
„
E. R. Butler, M.D
„ W. Fleming ...........................
Sub-Assistant Surgeon Anunta Chundroba.
Total..
Number of Native Vac-
cinators attached.
34
31
34
17
8
5
3
132
Total number Vacci-
nated.
69,299
34,708*
67,487
46,440
6,682
3,195
7,495
235,306
Compared with last year.
1863
47,646
28,680
49,346
39,443
5,415
02
7,016
180,548
Increase.
21,653
6,028
18,141
6,997
1,267
193
479
54,758
Decrease.
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
* Not including 2,834 Vaccinations by the
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No. I.
TENDENTS IN BRITISH TERRITORY.
Number of Vaccinators employed ; the Total Vaccinations performed and compared with
Result ; the Ratio of Successful to Total Vaccinated ; and the Average Number of
Vaccinator, for the Year 1864.
Total Number Vaccinated, arranged according to
Sex.
Males.
36,474
18,508
36,825
25,909
3,534
1,587
4,197
127,034
Females.
32,825
16,200
30,662
20,531
3,148
1,608
3,298
108,272
Caste.
Hindoos.
63,484
32,214
56,919
5,567
5,989
2,698
4,738
171,609
Mussulmans.
2,717
1,981
5,823
37,756
614
412
1,169
50,472
Christians.
29
89
16
5
..
1
852
992
Parsees.
..
..
159
..
..
..
566
725
Other Castes.
3,069
424
4,570
3,112
79
84
170
11,508
Age.
Under one
year.
7,910
5,115
32,621
15,729
3,029
1,738
3,252
69,394
Above one
year.
61,389
29,593
34,866
30,711
3,653
1,457
4,243
165,912
Result.
Successful.
66,141
32,767
61,741
43,151
6,173
2,906
5,696
218,575
Unsuccessful.
1,485
956
2,928
397
287
218
769
7,040
Doubtful.
1,673
985
2,818
2,892
222
71
1,030
9,691
Ratio per cent. of Suc-
cessful to Number
Vaccinated.
95.4
94.4
91.5
92.9
92.4
91.0
75.9
92.9
Average Number of
Persons Vaccinated
by each Vaccinator.
2,038
1.120
1,983
2,732
835
639
2,498
1,783
Municipalities in the Southern Districts.
iv
TABLE
VACCINATION UNDER SUPERINTENDENTS
Table of Vaccination through the Agency of Native Chiefs, arranged according to
for the
Number.
1
2
3
4
5
6
CIRCLES
and
STATIONS.
CENTRAL ..............
SOUTHERN ...........
NORTHERN ..........
KATTYWAR .........
REWA KANTA .....
BHOOJ ..................
MEDICAL OFFICERS.
Assistant Surgeon P. S. Turnbull, M.D. ..
„ F. H. Plumptre ..........................
„
R. Dick, M.D...............
„
E. R. Butler, M.D. ...................
„ W. Fleming .............................
Mr. Sadashew Hemraj, G. G. M. C
. .......
Total..
Number of Native Vac-
cinators attached.
2
22
11
20
5
4
64
Total Number Vacci-
nated.
2,550
18,816
19,564
20,007
3,264
193
64,394
Compared with last year.
1863
1,221
15,319
16,317
15,704
4,089
15
52,665
Increase.
1,329
3,497
3,247
4,303
..
178
11,729
Decrease.
..
..
..
..
825
..
..
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No. II.
AND OTHERS IN NATIVE TERRITORY.
the Circles of Vaccination and Stations, and showing Details as in Table No. I.
year 1864.
Total number Vaccinated, arranged according to
Sex.
Males.
1,353
9,923
10,251
11,025
1,608
95
34,255
Females.
1,197
8,893
9,313
8,982
1,656
98
30,139
Caste.
Hindoos.
2,367
17,024
16,928
16,928
2,935
119
56,301
Mussulmans.
60
876
1,201
2,930
140
73
5,280
Christians.
..
232
2
..
..
..
234
Parsees.
..
1
..
..
3
1
5
Other Castes.
123
683
1,433
149
186
..
2,574
Age.
Under one
year.
604
4,091
8,536
9,251
1,877
54
24,413
Above one
year.
1,946
14,725
11,028
10,756
1,387
139
39,981
Result.
Successful.
2,334
17,345
17,840
18,365
3,069
111
59,064
Unsuccessful.
78
934
961
987
62
72
3,094
Doubtful.
138
537
763
655
133
10
2,236
Ratio per cent. of Suc-
cessful to Number
Vaccinated.
91.5
92.3
91.2
91.7
94.0
57.5
91.7
Average Number of
Persons Vaccinated
by each Vaccinator.
1,275
855
1,778
1,000
653
48
1,006
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TABLE
VACCINATION UNDER CIVIL
Table of Vaccination under Civil Surgeons and others, arranged according
for the
Number.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
DIVISION OF DEPUTY
INSPECTOR-GENERAL
OF HOSPITALS.
PRESIDENCY .............
POONA ...........................
NORTHERN ..................
SOUTHERN ...................
S I
N D .............................
ADEN ...............................
PERSIAN GULF.....
CIVIL STATIONS.
Tanna ......................
Alibaugh .................
Bandora ..................
Coorla .....................
Oorun ......................
Total....
Poona .......................
Ahmednuggur ..........
Sattara ......................
Dhoolia ....................
Sholapoor ................
Nassick ...................
Total....
Ahmedabad ..............
Kaira ........................
Surat ........................
Broach .....................
Rajcote ....................
Total ....
Belgaum .................
Dharwar .................
Hooblee .................
Kolapoor ................
Rutnagherry ...........
Vingorla .................
Honore ...................
Total....
Kurrachee ...............
Hydrabad ................
Shikarpoor ..............
Kotree .....................
Dispensaries ...........
Total .....
Aden .......................
Bushire
..................
Grand Total....
Number of Native Vac-
cinators attached.
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
..
1
6
1
1
1
1
..
4
1
..
22
Total Number
Vaccinated.
64
213
57
30
276
640
1,878
1,413
2,230
764
1,459
711
8,455
3,464
683
2,234
1,221
1,117
8,719
689
872
1 ,353
1 ,860
987
238
547
6,546
1,964
812
1,358
426
3,828
8,388
446
..
33,194
Compared with last year.
1863
71
89
65
9
..
234
1,918
1,260
3,832
732
1,438
570
9,750
2,686
433
1,955
1,203
1,341
7,618
547
1,080
1,088
3,022
713
162
474
7,086
3,945
1,115
1,618
..
2,563
9,241
622
231
34,782
Increase.
..
124
..
21
..
130
..
153
..
32
21
141
..
778
250
279
18
..
1,101
142
..
265
..
274
76
73
..
..
..
..
..
1,265
..
..
..
Decrease.
7
..
8
..
..
..
40
..
1,602
..
..
..
1,295
..
..
..
..
224
..
..
208
..
1,162
..
..
..
540
1,981
303
260
..
..
1,279
176
1,588
Sex
Males.
29
118
34
20
153
354
1,168
846
1,239
440
668
398
4,754
1,925
453
1,415
742
589
5,124
405
455
694
993
590
111
265
3,513
1,253
454
696
249
2,147
4,799
367
18,911
Females.
35
95
23
10
123
286
710
567
991
324
796
313
3,701
1,539
230
819
479
528
3,595
284
417
659
867
397
127
282
3,033
711
358
662
177
1,681
3,589
79
No
14,283
vii
No. III.
SURGEONS AND OTHERS.
to Divisions, and showing the Details as in Table No. 1 .
year 1864.
Total Number Vaccinated, arranged according to
Caste.
Hindoos.
40
180
16
8
245
489
1,546
1,230
2,059
531
710
501
6,577
2,880
619
1,734
751
919
6,903
574
752
934
1,833
866
215
448
5,622
312
278
782
97
1,784
3,253
10
Mussulmans.
4
7
11
1
24
47
294
143
91
129
473
76
1,206
523
64
441
380
175
1,583
106
107
408
27
120
2
10
780
1,352
520
572
280
1,913
4,637
2
returns received.
22,854
8,255
Christians.
15
3
30
21
6
75
29
39
11
11
1
16
107
9
..
6
2
2
19
9
13
10
..
1
21
85
139
115
3
4
22
4
148
1
489
Parsees.
2
..
..
..
1
3
9
1
5
..
..
..
15
8
..
51
68
4
131
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
43
..
..
..
..
43
..
192
Other Castes.
3
23
..
..
..
26
..
..
64
93
275
118
550
44
..
2
20
17
83
..
..
1
..
..
..
4
5
142
11
..
27
127
307
433
1,404
Age.
Under One
Year.
27
66
31
6
120
250
944
619
838
546
519
451
3,917
2,655
518
1,054
748
508
5,483
383
181
315
601
242
73
71
1.866
996
601
1,289
117
1,165
4,168
60
15,744
Above One
Year.
37
147
26
24
156
390
934
794
1,392
218
940
260
4,538
809
165
1,180
473
609
3,236
306
691
1,038
1,259
745
165
476
4,680
968
211
69
309
2,663
220
386
17,450
Result.
Successful.
51
196
32
18
223
520
1,555
1,236
1,719
692
782
573
6,557
3,429
574
2,057
1,092
959
8,111
669
771
1,194
1,844
740
227
475
5,920
1,829
583
1,252
351
3,429
7,444
334
28,886
Unsuccessful.
7
11
20
2
9
49
135
104
196
28
373
4
840
9
..
74
31
99
213
20
94
107
2
89
3
51
366
63
77
88
37
255
520
66
2,054
Doubtful.
6
6
5
10
44
71
188
73
315
44
304
134
1,058
26
109
103
98
59
395
..
7
52
14
158
8
21
260
72
152
18
38
144
424
46
2,254
Ratio per Cent. of Suc-
cessful to Number
Vaccinated.
79.7
92.0
56.1
60.0
81.0
81.2
81.7
87.4
77.0
90.5
53.6
80.5
77.5
99.0
84.0
92.1
89.4
85.9
93.1
98.0
88.4
88.2
99.1
75.0
95.3
86.8
90.4
93.1
71.8
92.2
82.4
89.5
88.8
74.9
87.0
Number of Persons
Vaccinated by each
Vaccinator.
64
213
57
30
276
..
1,878
1,413
2,230
764
1,459
711
1,409
3,464
683
2,234
1,221
1,117
1,744
689
872
1,353
1,860
987
238
547
1,091
1,964
812
1,358
426
..
1,140
446
1,357
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TABLE
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF VACCINATION
DESIGNATION OF TABLES.
No 1, Vaccination under Superintendents in British
Territory ..............................................................
No 2,
Ditto
ditto and others in Native ditto ..
No 3, Ditto under Civil Surgeons, &c. ................
Total..
Total Number Vaccinated.
2,35,306
64,394
33,194
3,32,894
Compared with last year.
1863
1,80,548
52,665
34,782
2,67,995
Increase.
54,758
11,729
..
64,899
Decrease.
..
..
1,588
..
Sex.
Males.
1,27,034
34,255
18,911
1,80,200
Females.
1,08,272
30,139
14,283
1,52,694
ix
No. IV.
FOR THE YEAR 1864.
Total Number Vaccinated, arranged according to
Caste.
Hindoos.
1,71,609
56,301
22,854
2,50,764
Mussulmans.
50,472
5,280
55
64,007
Christians.
992
234
469
1,715
Parsees.
725
5
192
922
Other Castes.
11,508
2,574
1,404
15,486
Age.
Under One year.
69,394
24,413
15,744
1,09,551
Above One year.
1,65,912
39,981
17,450
2,23,343
Result.
Successful.
2,18,575
59,064
28,886
3,06,525
Unsuccessful.
7,040
3,094
2,054
12,188
Doubtful.
9,691
2,236
2,254
14,181
Ratio per Cent. of Successful to
Number Vaccinated.
92.9
91.7
87.0
92.1
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TABLE No. VI.
EMPLOYMENT RETURN OF SUPERINTENDENTS OF
VACCINATION FOR THE YEAR 1864.
CENTRAL CIRCLE.
Superintendent.—Assistant Surgeon P. S. TURNBULL, M.D.
MONTHS.
January ....
February ....
March ........
April ...........
May ............
June ............
July ............
August ........
September ..
October ....
November ..
December ..
Total..
Number of
Stations
visited.
7
1
6
13
4
3
8
12
54
Distance
Travelled.
53
61
64
152
55
48
207
154
794
Number of
Travelling
Days.
7
8
5
14
4
5
7
10
60
Number of
Children
Inspected.
878
416
471
796
84
329
1,267
3,942
8,183
SUMMARY OF REMARKS.
7 Villages visited and inspected.
9
Do.
do.
Change of Superintendent. No
return received.
8 Villages visited and inspected.
20
Do.
do.
3
Do.
do.
9 Villages visited and inspected.
29
Do.
do.
40
Do.
do.
NORTHERN CIRCLE.
Superintendent.—Assistant Surgeon R. DICK, M.D.
MONTHS.
January ....
February ....
March .......
April ........
May ..........
June ..........
July
August .......
September ..
October ....
November ..
December ..
Total..
Number of
Stations
Visited.
11
21
13
17
11
2
14
89
Distance
Travelled.
87
110
226
109
43
58
98
731
Number of
Travelling
Days.
12
14
12
15
10
1
14
78
Number of
Children
Inspected.
329
775
437
564
206
....
520
2,771
SUMMARY OF REMARKS.
12 Villages visited and inspected.
21
Do.
do.
9 Villages visited and inspected.
10
Do.
do.
11
Do.
do.
13 Villages visited end inspected
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SOUTHERN CIRCLE.
Superintendent.—Assistant Surgeon F. H. PLUMPTRE.
MONTHS.
January ....
February....
March .....
April ........
May .........
June .........
July .........
August ........
September ..
October
November ..
December ..
Total..
Number of
Stations
Visited.
8
8
6
6
6
8
7
12
61
Distance
Travelled.
101
56
98
52
79
94
88
123
691
Number of
Travelling
Days.
10
8
9
6
7
7
8
11
66
Number of
Children
Inspected.
279
479
124
125
134
144
242
81
1,608
SUMMARY OF REMARKS.
5 Villages visited and inspected.
9
Do.
do.
5
Do.
do.
5
Do.
do.
6
Do.
do.
4 Villages visited and inspected.
5
Do.
do.
4
Do.
do.
SIND CIRCLE.
Superintendent.—Assistant Surgeon J. PINKERTON, M.D.
MONTHS.
January ....
February....
March .....
April .......
May ........
June ........
July ........
August .....
September ..
October ....
November ..
December ..
Total..
Number of
Stations
Visited.
18
16
31
11
12
9
8
..
60
7
14
17
203
Distance
Travelled.
147
164
378
84
79
48
204
..
50
85
146
127
1,512
Number of
Travelling
Days.
16
16
26
11
16
8
10
..
5
8
12
16
144
Number of
Children
Inspected.
2,210
1,737
902
717
903
869
299
54
186
30
224
2,161
10,292
SUMMARY OF REMARKS.
103 Villages visited and inspected.
66
Do.
do.
45
Do.
do.
21
Do.
do.
55
Do.
do.
56
Do.
do.
22
Do.
do.
13
Do.
do.
6
Do.
do.
34
Do.
do.
135
Do.
do.
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KATTYWAR CIRCLE.
Superintendent.—Assistant Surgeon E. R. BUTLER, M.D.
MONTHS.
January .......
February......
March ..........
April ............
May .............
June .............
July ..............
August
September ..
October ....
November ..
December ..
Total..
Number of
Stations
visited.
13
10
16
16
4
8
8
13
88
Distance
Travelled.
264
171
253
303
49
98
253
284
1,675
Number of
Travelling
Days.
25
15
14
25
4
10
17
25
135
Number of
Children
Inspected.
657
430
263
813
89
212
1,170
932
4,566
SUMMARY OF REMARKS .
20 Villages visited and inspected.
16
Do.
10 Villages visited and inspected.
27
Do.
do.
6
Do.
do.
Several villages examined.
21
do.
32
do.
REWA KANTA CIRCLE.
Superintendent.—Assistant Surgeon W. FLEMING.
MONTHS.
January ....
February ....
March
April
May
June
July..
August
September ..
October
November ..
December ..
Total..
Number of
Stations
Visited.
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
2
Distance
Travelled.
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
178½
178½
Number of
Travelling
Days.
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
24
24
Number of
Children
Inspected.
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
504
504
SUMMARY OF REMARKS.
Received charge from Assistant
Surgeon Adey.
At Dohud with the Guzerat
Bheel Corps.
Inspected Kololoe and Godra
Districts.
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GENERAL DEPARTMENT.
GOVERNMENT RESOLUTION, NO. 828, 12TH MAY 1865.
His Excellency the Governor in Council is glad to learn that the Returns
for the year under report show a decided improvement, the total number of
Vaccinations being an increase of 64,899 over that of the preceding year. This
increase is very satisfactory.
2. The number of Vaccinations in 1863 of children under one year of age
was 92,948, whereas the returns for the year under report give 109,551, being
an increase of 16,600. This also is satisfactory.
3. Dr. Stovell states that the people in the Deccan and the S. M. Country
have stronger prejudices against infantile vaccinations than those in Guzerat
and Sind. The Revenue Commissioner S. D. should be directed to inquire
into the causes of this prejudice, and suggest to the Principal Inspector-General
the best means of removing it.
4. His Excellency the Governor in Council believes that, as stated by Dr.
Stovell, the pratice of inoculation is disappearing in most districts, and it will
be sufficient in such districts to trust to the gradual spread of knowledge and
to the appreciation by the people of the practical benefits of vaccination. If,
however, it be found that professional inoculators still take advantage to any
extent of the ignorance of the people in the less civilized parts of the country,
it may be expedient to interfere. The Magistrate of Tanna should report on
the 28th paragraph of the report, when it will be considered how far the pro-
visions of the Penal Code are applicable.
5. There is another mode, however, by which inoculation may be super-
seded by vaccination, and the Principal Inspector-General should direct the
Superintendents of Vaccination to turn their attention to it. It is not impro-
bable that those who have hitherto gained a livelihood by inoculation may be
induced to take employment as Vaccinators. The Governor in Council has been
informed of an instance in which an old Brahmin who formerly practised
inoculation would gladly enter the Government service as a Vaccinator. If
the payment were by successful results, no harm could result from a trial of
these suggestions.