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7. Only one supply of fresh lymph from England was received, towards the close
of the year ; it was tried on two young and unprotected children, but the result was
unsuccessful.
8. Among the Vaccinators of this establishment the following changes occurred :
the Vaccinator of Rhadunpoor was dismissed on account of inefficiency and misconduct;
Apprentice Vaccinator Bhikumbhai Bholoobhai (General No. 270), of Morasa, was
also dismissed, on account of sending false entries ; Apprentice Vaccinator Peerkhan
Mahomedkhan (General No. 273), of Gogo, resigned the Service of his own accord;
and Assistant Vaccinator Venaik Janardhun (General No. 47), of Oolpar, was allowed
to retire from the Service. All the vacancies were filled up in due time, with the
exception of the Rhadunpoor Vaccinatorship, to fill which a young man of industrious
habits was sent, but His Excellency the Nawab of Rhadunpoor objected to confirm
him. Much time was lost (nearly five months) in correspondence on this subject, and
ultimately the then Political Superintendent of Pahlunpoor took upon himself the
responsibility of filling up the vacancy.
9. As regards the conduct of the Vaccinators of the whole Circle, I am glad to
state that the majority of them are hardworking and industrious ; there are a few men
of bad character and indolent habits : these are being gradually weeded out.
10. During the year under report small-pox prevailed in nearly all the Divisions
of this Circle. Whilst I was in the Pahlunpoor States, in the commencement of the
year, I accidentally came to know of the breaking out of small-pox in Tehrwara
(talooka Deodur) and the neighbouring villages. Within a few days 140 deaths were
reported to have occurred, yet no intimation of the prevalence of this disease was given
by the Thakore or the other village officials to the Vaccinator in charge of the
district, or to the Political Superintendent himself. The Vaccinator of the talooka
was able soon to introduce lymph into Tehrwara and commence operations; but the mis-
chief was already done, for he could find only a small number of children to vaccinate.
The negligence of the village officials was brought to the notice of the Political Super-
intendent of Pahlunpoor. In Mahee Kanta it prevailed in the hot months of the
year in many talookas; difficulty was felt in sending our men to all the places where it
prevailed, in consequence of there being only four Vaccinators in the whole zilla.
This was represented to the Political Agent, who readily assented to the addition of a
fifth Vaccinator. The new man commenced work in October last. At Patree and
Mundal, two remote portions of talooka Veerumgaum, it broke out suddenly in the
month of May; no time was to be lost, for all at once reports reached me of its outbreak
from the Collector, from the Mamlutdars, as well as from our Vaccinators, who asked
for an extra hand. The nearest Vaccinator of Sanund promptly obeyed orders, and
with two working men the outbreak soon subsided. In the Kaira Districts it prevailed
to a very small extent, and in the Broach and Surat Districts reports of its existence
were received from such places as were chiefly inhabited by Kolies (fishermen).