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The decrease in the Western Gujaráth circle is of no sort of consequence
as the vaccinations there are quite equal to the births; but the decrease in
H. H. the Gaikawád's dominion is unfortunate: for there the vaccinations
only reach 13 per mille of population when they might be double that
number.
No annual report of vaccination
received from Baroda.
32. I receive from the Residency Surgeon at Barodá the usual annual
returns of vaccination for H. H. the Gáika-
wád's territory, but no annual report similar
to "what is received from the superintendents
of other circles and from H. H. the Ráo of Kutch's medical officer. I am of
opinion that an annual report should be furnished by the Barodá Residency
medical officer for the purpose of showing this Government and H. M.'s Sec-
retary of State for India the progress of vaccination in H. H. the Gáikawád's
territory. Dr. Seward, who is the Residency Surgeon, has been good enough
in a private note (which he has allowed me to make use of) to give me the
following information which I give verbatim et literatim :—
" You are aware that I had last year in contemplation proposals design-
-ed to further and perfect vaccination within H. H. the Gáikawád's domi-
" nion, and your strong interest in the subject naturally leads you to desire
" some knowledge of what has been done in this direction.
"Well, the past year has been eminently unfavorable to any project.
" for the expansion of the existing establishment, or the more effective over-
" seeing of its work.
" As you perhaps know the graver and more comprehensive exigencies
" of internal administration, have confronted His Highness's Government,
"and laid claim to its entire attention. I have thus felt that it would be un-
"availing if not impolitic, to press upon the consideration of the Resident,
" at least officially, those changes which under happier political circumstances I
" should have urged. I may have still some time to wait, but I wait assured,
" that with the opportunity will also come the effective support and coun-
" tenance of Colonel Phayre, to any programme for the improvement of
" the establishment, which I may legitimately submit to his discretion for
" friendly recommendation to His Highness." I hope Dr. Seward may
soon see his way to improve and systematize the vaccine department in the
territory of His Highness, for though not so backward as Kutch, H. H.
the Gáikawád's vaccination department is far from being what it might
easily be made without much increase of cost, indeed, it might be greatly
improved at a very small additional cost.
Reorganization of vaccine depart-
ment in the native state of Kolhapur
by Surgeon Raby.
33. There are 11 vaccinators in the Kolhápur state and over them
there is an assistant superintendent of vac-
cination who was selected for superior merit
from among the state's vaccinators them-
selves. In 1870 Surgeon Raby brought
to Colonel Anderson's notice that the pay of the vaccinators was in-
sufficient, and a new scale was sanctioned then, but for some reason it was
never introduced until Surgeon Raby returned from furlough in 1873, when
he took up the subject again and was most heartily met by Colonel Anderson
in every measure which would tend to improve the progress of vaccination.