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possible, at the request, or at least with the concurrence of the parents.
Every one, who understands the people of Hindustan, knows well how
little can be done in this way on account of the strong prejudice against
any innovation, and more particularly against some of the conditions of
the process of vaccination itself, which appear so repulsive even to educa-
ted people, that only a knowledge of its safety and its value would induce
them to submit their children to it. I believe that almost all the vacci-
nation done this year was voluntary, as the Vaccinators had nothing to
depend on but their personal influence and industry, and, from my point
of view, half the number of cases so done are of more value than double
the number done the other way.
Procedure, 1872-73.
Quality of work.
Quantity.
2. The system pursued was as follows. Three Vaccinators, the
most skilled, and those having the most knowledge of the localities, were
sent to each district with instructions to work within a radius of five miles
around the civil station; so as to ensure that their work could be
frequently inspected by the Civil Surgeon and others. Each was granted
a certificate, containing a careful descriptive roll of himself, stating that
he was an authorized Vaccinator, and requesting any Government
Officer, or other person interested in vaccination, to make a note in the
Vaccinator's book, whenever he took an opportunity of showing his work.
Additional Vaccinators were posted to the cities ;—to Faizabad 3, to
Sítápur 1, to Rái Barelí 1, and the remaining 10 including 6 Assistants
and the candidates in training for vacancies, were left at Lucknow under
the Deputy Superintendent. I personally inspected the work of all the
Vaccinators during the season and made a note in most of their books at
the time. I found the quality of vaccination generally very good and met
with none of bad quality. With the amount generally I was disappointed
but, in most instances, gratified to find that the people seemed to under-
stand the object of it and to have taken it voluntarily. In one instance
only in Thompsongunj at Sítápur the people made complaints in consider-
able numbers and were evidently very much irritated, I therefore dis-
missed the leading Vaccinator and fined the others. Having explained
the method I proceed again to detail results as set forth in the Statement.
Decrease.
Number per Vaccinator,
Col. 12.
3. The falling off was general in all districts except that of Hardui,
and most conspicuous in the Faizabad division, including that station
itself. The general amount of work done per man was 355 cases in 5
months, little more than two operations a day, or about one fifth of what a
man could easily do under favorable circumstances. The highest ratio
was in Hardui 672, and the lowest in Lucknow and Gonda 200. In
Sítápur, Rai Bárelí and Bharaich comparatively large results were ob-
tained.
Age, Col. 9 C.
4. With regard to age it is unsatisfactory to observe the small ratio
of work done in infancy, the period of life when the operation is most
generally successful in its result, and most strongly protective in its effect.
Only 24 per cent. of the recipients were under one year of life, instead of
the majority being so, as should be the case. The prejudice in Hindus-
tan against doing anything to or even looking at young children is a great