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and travelled through the Kurjut, Jamkher, and a part of the Nuggur Hawele talooka. In
Kurjut I examined some old work of General No. 13, and in the other talookas the recent
work of General Nos. 215 and 237. In paragraph 10 I have already alluded to the incorrect-
ness of the Returns of 13 and 215 in regard to age. In other respects the work of General
Nos. 13 and 237 were found very correct, and 215 only moderately so. Leaving Ahmed¬
nuggur, where I was detained on account of sickness, I, in April, examined the work of
General No. 237, in the remaining part of the Nuggur Hawele talooka, and also the work of
General Nos. 160, 201, and 110 in the talookas of Rahoorie and Newasee; Nos. 160 and
110 were satisfactory, except in regard to age. But that of General No. 201 was not so, and
I recommended his removal from the service, which was acted on. In the month of May I
visited the Sungumner and Ankola talookas of the Collectorate of Ahmednuggur, and the
Jooneer talooka of the Poona Collectorate, and inspected the work of General Nos. 53, 207,
and 37; the former was moderately correct, and the latter two very correct, and lymph good
and active. After inspecting a few villages in the Khair talooka, the work of General No. 23,
I entered Poona for the rains, and while there continued monthly to inspect the work of
General Nos. 40 and 263, employed in the Hawele talooka around Poona. In the month of
July I went to Nassick to inquire regarding the Penth vaccinator who has since died.
Having determined to visit and inspect the work of the vaccinators employed in the Collect¬
orate of Khandeish, I, in the beginning of November last, went by train to Nassick, thence
by stages to Nephar and Yeola, inspecting the work of General Nos. 225 and 13 en route.
Both were satisfactory. During December I inspected the work of General Nos. 214,144,13,
and 269 in the talookas of Neola and Chandore. All were satisfactory and the lymph good.
Having finished the examination of these I left the Ahmednuggur Collectorate and entered
that of Khandeish, and travelled through, and inspected the work of General Nos. 225 and
60 employed in the talookas of Baglan and Malligaum. Both were in a very satisfactory state.
During the year I have travelled 1,837 miles, examined the work of 21 vaccinators, visited
395 villages, and inspected 31,587 children. Thus it appears that for each vaccinator whose
work I inspected I visited 19 villages, a number sufficient to give a very good idea of his work.
Of the children inspected 12,373 had been vaccinated, 10,949 had been attacked and were
marked by small-pox. and the remainder 8,267 were found unprotected. Of the latter lists
were made in every village, and signed by the Patel and Koolkurnee, and were sent to the
vaccinators for their information. The labour and exposure to the sun which the writing
of these names entails may be imagined but cannot be described.
My object in examining all the children of the village whether protected or unprotected,
was to gain some idea as to the proportions vaccinated, protected by small-pox and unpro-
tected. As will be seen, though the number vaccinated preponderated yet the numbers of the
others were little short of it. But the relative proportion will be best understood by giving
the proportions per cent. These numbers, however, must be understood to refer to children
under ten years of age only. Regarding those above that age I can give no data.
The proportion expressed by per-centage, there is—
Vaccinated children .............................
Protected by small-pox .......................
Unprotected ..............................
39.1
34.6
26.1
99.8
The number unprotected seems large, and must be taken only as an average and an approxi-
mation, as indeed the others may also.