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re-vaccinations was 76 against 42 of previous year. The number successfully
vaccinated per mille of population was 20.26 against 22.42 in the preceeding year ;
decrease 2.16. The aggregate cost amounted to Rs. 1,755 as compared with
Rs. 1,585, an increase of Rs. 170, and each successful case cost Re. 0-1-2, decrease
Re. 0-0-7.
One thousand one hundred, and sixty-three primary vaccinations were
inspected by the Civil Surgeon (Mr. R. E. Wrafter), of which 1,133 were found
to be successful, the ratio of success being 97.42 per cent.
From the first supply of two tubes of vaccine lymph forwarded by the
Deputy Sanitary Commissioner, Eastern Circle, Punjab, on the 23rd September
1883, four children were vaccinated with six punctures, i.e., three on each arm,
and on the sixth day from the date of vaccination 16 well-developed and mature
vesicles appeared. Another supply of six tubes of lymph was received subsequent-
ly from the Deputy Sanitary Commissioner, which also proved successful.
In October 1882 vaccine operations were first started in the Fírozpur
tahsíl, where the whole of the vaccinators were employed in a body by zails
under the immediate supervision of the native supervisor of vaccination; and,
after finishing this tahsíl, the operations were extended to Palwal, where they
worked throughout the tahsíl with the exception of a few villages which could
not be done owing to want of time, as the hot weather having set in the operations
could not be carried on successfully. The work is now discontinued.
In the Nuh tahsíl, where small-pox was reported to have occurred, two
vaccinators were sent to vaccinate unprotected children, and one vaccinator
was sent to the Rewári town to assist the Assistant Surgeon in vaccinating
children there. This vaccinator has also done some work in a few villages of the
Rewári tahsíl.
In compliance with the instructions conveyed in this office Circular No. 22,
dated 30th November 1883, all the medical subordinates were requested to popu-
larize and extend the cause of vaccination and to vaccinate themselves as far as
possible within the towns were they are stationed. The Hospital Assistants of
Sohna, Nuh, Farukhnagar and Gurgaon, and Assistant Surgeon of Rewári and
Compounders and Dressers of Gurgaon Sadr, Rewári and Nuh dispensaries, have
done vaccination work.
It is satisfactory to mention that the people of Fírozpur and Palwal
tahsíls, particularly Meos, Játs, and other inferior classes, most willingly and
cheerfully bring their children for vaccination—it showns that they have now
begun to appreciate more the advantages of vaccination and do not offer much
opposition to it—while, on the other hand, Dhusars, Banias, Brahmans, &c., both
of Rewári town and Sadr station, strenuously object to their children being
vaccinated at all. Generally people of higher classes have an objection to their
children being vaccinated from the arms of children of inferior classes, and do not
consent to the lymph being taken from the arms of their childred.
During the Civil Surgeon's tour of inspection he found the returns
submitted by the native supervisor of vaccination correct, and all children
vaccinated having not less than six punctures, viz., three on each arm.
In forwarding the report of the Civil Surgeon to this office, the Deputy
Commissioner (Mr. Stogdon) observes:—
" The report was written by Surgeon-Major Wrafter, Civil Surgeon, who takes great
interest in the work, and to whose exertions the satisfactory results obtained are in a great
measure to be attributed. . . I purpose issuing complimentry Parwánas to the non-
official members of the community mentioned by Mr. Wrafter as having shown conspicuous
zeal and as having given efficient assistance in the cause of vaccination."