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Cause of decrease in the
Thânâ collectorate.
Increase in native states.
Increase in municipalities.
Increase at dispensaries.
and taken together with a great and an undue amount
of sickness amongst the vaccinators, prolonged even
into November and December, fully accounts for the
small outturn of work during those months. This latter cause more particularly,
very seriously militated against a progress that was otherwise to be expected in the
Tháná collectorate, and by means of it, the steady advance made in the other
districts constituting this circle, is somewhat overshadowed. The increase in the
native states amounts to 3,037 and is general, in vary-
ing proportions amongst the three states.. The largest
increase took place in Janjirá, viz. 1618, and is chiefly attributable to the lively
interest taken in vaccination by the Assistant Political Agent, Mr. Larcom. The
progress made in Jawár and Penth too is considerable, and is chiefly due to the
fact of the vaccinators' operations being uninterrupted throughout the year. Un-
der the municipal establishment the increase amounts to 46. There are four
municipal vaccinators and they vaccinated 2,642.
This is a small outturn for 4 men, but it must be re-
membered that they have much to contend with in the larger towns. The dis-
pensary returns show an advance too on last year,
which though small, may be taken as some slight in-
dication of a growing popularity for these institutions as vaccination centres.
Average number of vaccina-
tions performed by each vacci¬
nator.
3. The average number of operations performed by each vaccinator amounted
to 1,407. Taking the establishments in detail, the
range of the average is very considerable, as may be
seen from the returns. At present I shall only allude
to the different districts in which operations have
been carried on and give the average outturn of work of the men employed in
them. Thus in Tháná collectorate the average of the local fund and municipal
vaccinators is 1,040, in Kolábá 1,575, in Nasik 1,386, and in Khándesh 1,547. The
averages approximate pretty well in Kolábá, Násik and Khándesh and range fairly
high, while in Tháná from causes before alluded to the reverse obtains. The ave-
rage amongst the three native states vaccinators is 2,005. The largest number of
operations was performed by the Janjirá vaccinator, Náráyan Shankar Joshi, viz.
3,057, and the smallest, 349, by the Tháná municipal vaccinator. Vithu Rághu. I
refer here to the number of operations rather than to the number of persons, as
the latter does not give a proper estimate of the time and labour expended, from
the fact of many persons having to be treated more than once. The reasons for
this very wide divergence are obvious. On the one hand we have a very tractable
people, easily managed, and ready to avail themselves of the advantages held out
for their acceptance, by the vaccinator; and on the other there is the converse of
all this. Amongst the local fund vaccinators the largest number of operations
falls to the lot of the Virdal vaccinator, Nánáji Lakshaman, and the smallest to the
Rohá vaccinator Ráoji, Chimnáji. In explanation of the small amount of work by
this latter, I must say that he has not been employed throughout the year, but was
entertained during the last six months to replace an old vaccinator, Bábáji Vithal—
now recommended for pension—whose failing powers, before such recommendation
was found necessary, had thrown the work of his taluka so far back, that it was
scarcely possible for a new hand to bring it up to the average before the close of
the year.
Number of primary vaccina-
tions.
Sex.
4. Exclusive of the dispensary returns, to be treated hereafter separately,
there were 68,399 persons primarily operated on in
this circle during the year. Of this number 34,470
are males and 33,929 are females or percentages of
50.3 and 49.7 respectively. This excess in male subjects obtains in the three
collect-orates of Tháná, Kolábá and Khándesh, while
in the collectorate of Násik and the three native states
the females are in the majority. The excess in either case is so small that I do
not think it significant of any conclusion regarding the readier submission of ei-
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