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SPECIAL STAFF.
The work of the Special
Staff.
19. The Special Staff did a total of 75,296 operations, 49,336 Primary
and 25,960 Secondary, or 3,287 more than last year.
The percentage of success in cases of Primary vaccinations
was 94.06 as compared with 92.64 in the previous year, and in cases of re-vac-
cination 53.23 against 52.46. The Deputy Sanitary Commissioner states that
the increase in the vaccination work of the Special Staff would have been
much larger had it not been for the widespread epidemic of cholera which
occurred in 1892, necessitating the employment of a considerable number of the
Vaccinators of this Staff in the district of Hazára, and in the adjoining villages
of Murree tahsíl for distributing cholera medicines.
Introduction of animal
lymph, in the Hill States
by the Special Staff of
Vaccinators.
20. The most striking point in connection with the work of the Special
Staff was the introduction and very extensive use of animal
lymph in most of the important Hill States during the
year, and particularly in the Biláspur State in which
23,673 vaccinations were performed, all with buffalo lymph.
Doctor Dyson, the Deputy Sanitary Commissioner stayed a considerable period
in this State and succeeded in vaccinating the Rája with animal lymph
The
Rája's example was followed by the officials and the high caste inhabitants of
the State. Of the 23,673 operations no less than 13,134 were performed
among the Brahmins and Rájpúts who had been much averse to the use of
animal lymph in previous years. Doctor Dyson also visited the Ránas of
Kunihár, Kuthár, Dhámi, Bhajji, Keonthal, Nálagarh, Baghal and Rámpur
Bashahr. He was able to persuade the Ránas of Kuthár and Kuuihár to have
their sons vaccinated with animal lymph and to sanction its use in their States.
During the year buffalo lymph was also for the first time used in the States of
Nálagarh, Dhámi and Keonthal.
Sanads granted to certain
Chiefs of the Hill States
for their interest in animal
lymph vaccination.
21. At the recommendation of the Deputy Sanitary Commissioner
Sanads were granted to the Ránas of Kuthár, Kunihár,
Bhajji and Dhami and to the Wazír of the Krithár State,
in recognition of the assistance rendered by them. A
complimentary letter was also given to the Rána of Koti
by the Deputy Commissioner, Simla, for the great interest the Rána took in the
cause of animal lymph vaccination. 73,361 out of a total of 75,296 cases were
performed with animal lymph, in the previous year only 48,804 vaccinations
were done by the Special Staff with animal lymph.
Cantonment Vaccination.
Cantonment vaccination.
22. In the cantonments of Mooltan, Jhelum, Abbottabad, Nowshera,
Kohát, Dera Ismail Khan and Dera Gházi Khan in which
the vaccination work was carried out by the members of the
District Staff there were 1,019 cases of Primary and 915 of Secondary vaccin-
ation recorded, the percentages of success reported being 91.66 and 72.46
respectively.
The cantonments of Umballa, Jullundur, Mian Mir, Siálkot and
Ráwalpindi entertain their own vaccinators. In the Peshawar cantonment
an allowance of Rs. 5 per mensem is paid from Cantonment Funds to a member
of the District Staff. In Kasáuli, Sabathu, Dagshai and Solon the work is
carried on by one Vaccinator who is paid from Cantonment Funds. In all these
cantonments the total number of vaccinations performed amounted to 8,359,
showing an increase of 1,977 over the numbers done last year. The increase
occurred altogether amongst re-vaccinations.
Secondary vaccination was
much more extensively performed in the cantonments of Ráwalpindi,
Mián Mír and Jullundur, in which the number of re-vaccinations was 1,121,
771 and 207 as compared with 187, 17 and 44 respectively in the previous
year.
Percentage of primary
successful operations.
23. In the ten cantonments taken together the percentage of primary
successful operations was 96.01 and of re-vaccinations
64.76, the percentages recorded in the previous year