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these 1,829 cases were carefully examined and on 13 were found marks of
vaccination, 114 though said to be vaccinated had no marks. Of the cases noted
as having marks of vaccination, I have no exact entries as regards the quality of
the marks, but I perfectly well remember seeing one or two children at Kapadwanj,
and one or two at Nariád, bearing good marks of vaccine cicatrices and yet
being laid up with small-pox ; the rest had indifferent cicatrices. Going out of
the circle I remember the case of a near relation of mine, a girl then about 10
years old laid up with severe small-pox in 1866 who was vaccinated in her infancy
by an experienced practitioner ; and more recently of a son of mine vaccinated
successfully by Mr Anantá Chantrobá in 1867, then about 8 or 9 months old, laid
up last March with a mild attack of small-pox. I think there is no doubt of
small-pox occuring after unmistakeably successful vaccination—the frequency with
which this occurs is a point that remains to be ascertained by the collection of
statistics.
Vaccination gaining a bold
on the people.
11. As in the previous epidemics, so in the last one, the estimation in which
the mass of people hold vaccination, as a sure protective against small-pox was
clearly proved by their requesting the attendance of a vaccinator or going them-
selves long distances to get their children vaccinated.
In this circle, in almost all zilhás, portions of Gáíka¬
wadí territory intervene, in which the state of vac-
cination, is not quite satisfactory : people from these districts often apply to our
vaccinators, for the protection of their children ; not only coming to Government
villages with their children for vaccination but readily offering, from a quarter
to half a rupee for each vaccination. There could be no better proof of the good
fame of vaccination than this voluntary seeking for the prophylactic. In Panch
Maháls vaccination is comparatively of recent introduction
There is a village, by
name Garorú, in Jhálod táluká, about 2½ kos north of Jhálod, which did not permit
vaccination for many years and I was informed that a zealous deputy collector
promised the headman of the village that he would write to Government and
obtain for him the privilege of cultivating a few vingàs of land free of assessment,
if through his influence, vaccination could be introduced into the village: this
plan did not even succeed : but a few year's after, seeing the example of the
neighbouring villages, and perhaps having been taught a lesson by an epidemic
of small-pox, this village subsequently accepted vaccination. To the north of
this is another village, called Megharáj ná Khútá, beyond the limits of the
Bombay Presidency. When, in March 1873, small-pox was prevailing elsewhere,
the headman and others of this village solicited the Jhálod váccinator to vac-
cinate their children; but as this village was not in his charge, the vaccinator
wrote to the Superintendent, Dr. Haliday, for permission to vaccinate them,
which was readily granted. The Megharáj men brought all their village people
to Garorú—young and old men and women, infants and children were all vaccinat-
ed at the same time. A promise was taken that, in case the assistant or superin-
tendent of vaccination wished to inspect the vaccinated persons' arms, they
were to come to Garorú for inspection. On the 1st of January of this year 1
inspected this work and asked the people why they underwent so much trouble
to get the operation, to which they answered, that they knew from experience, the
lives of their children would be safe from the dangers of small-pox.
Aid from reveune, political
and village officers.
12. Taking the circle as a whole the vaccinators and the village officials
worked in good harmony. As usual many complaints
of a minor character, such as the non-falling-up of
village notices, non-collection of children, objection of
parents to submit their vaccinated children for inspection, or to allow lymph to be
taken from them, were received. In the disposal of complaints of this kind the
mámledárs can do much in a quiet way; but they are not as a rule, I think, zealous
in the cause of vaccination: and in complaints where village officials are involved,
my experience leads me to think that, as a class, the mámledárs incline to take the