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Dr. Colah again stands first, but Dr. Cody also stands high, and
the lowest figure is 5,689—a number quite sufficient for the object
in view, and I would rather deprecate excessive inspections on the
part of the superintendents, as the assistant superintendents do
this duty so well. Speaking for myself, I think about four-fifths
of my inspections in the Central circle consisted of seeing the
children who had already been inspected by the assistant superin-
tendents, and I found their inspections had been as faithfully done
and as carefully reported as I could do them myself. These inspec-
tions cause the people some trouble and loss of time : so I think we
need not carry them further than is necessary to test the work of
the vaccinators and the returns of the assistant superintendents.
I am of opinion that if superintendents arrange their inspections
judiciously they need not trouble parents more than to the extent
of seeing about three or four thousand vaccinated children a year.
I do not mean to lay this down as an absolute rule, because there
may be occasions requiring a superintendent to inspect more,
but, speaking generally, I think the work of any circle can be very
satisfactorily tested by the superintendent himself seeing about
3,000 vaccinated children, provided he sees them in as great an
area as at present.
Commenda-
tion of supe-
rintendents.
37. The superintendents during the past year have carried
on their duties to my entire satisfaction. As regards primary
vaccination there is progress in all circles except Sind and East¬
ern Guzerat, where there have been decreases to a small extent,
compensated in the former by a large increase in re-vaccinations.
The officers of the department have all done their duty so well
that I can hardly name one as more deserving of commendation
than another. Both Drs. Williams and Cody have their circles in
first-rate order. Dr. Raby has marked progress by an increase
of 13,984 vaccinations in the Southern circle, and gives promise
of a still further increase. In the Presidency circle Mr. Ananta
Chandroba used his best endeavours to meet the epidemic, and
spared himself no pains in this trying time. In Kattywar Dr.
Blomfield has been most active in trying to suppress falsification
of his vaccinators' returns ; and, as a punishment and warning to
others, the most culpable have been dismissed the service. I am
also very much pleased to notice the efforts of Dr. Dorábji Hor¬
masji, H. H. the Rao of Cutch's medical officer, to improve the
state of vaccination in that province.
Work of as-
sistant super¬
intendents.
38. There are 30 assistant superintendents—27 paid by
Government and 3 by native states. Their conduct, on the whole,
has been good, and they have worked zealously and well. The
exceptions are one in Kattywar and another in the Southern circle.
They inspected 11,267 villages, in which they tested the records
and results to the extent of 332,841 names in the vaccinators'
registers, and of these they actually saw the vesicles or marks of
274,265 persons.
Total inspec¬
tions.
39. Taking the inspections of superintendents and their
assistants together, there were 13,038 villages and 395,657 vacci-
nated persons inspected. This is nearly 50 per cent. of the work