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fully vaccinated; on the total operations the percentage of success was 94.9—
re-vaccinations only numbered 70. Each vaccinator averaged only 827
persons. Except for Kutch this is the smallest average in this presidency, but
I trust next year Dr. Raby will be able to show more work done by these
Southern Maratha states vaccinators. I have no returns of small-pox. The
progress is not quite satisfactory. Captain Waller, the joint administrator
of Sangli, is taking much interest in the vaccination work ; so as far as that
state is concerned, I expect a good outturn of work in the current year.
Sawant Wadi.
92. Sawant Wadi has a population of 190,814 and an area of 900 square
miles. There is only 1 vaccinator, but he has several
sepoys who also aid him in vaccinating. The primary
vaccinations were 7,349 including 346 vaccinations at the dispensary. There
were 37.2 per mille of population successfully vaccinated, and the percentage
of success on the operations was 96.0. I have no small-pox returns. Vac-
cination here has been, for years back, in a most forward state, and this is the
result of the efforts of Colonel Schneider. I am happy to say that the present
Political Agent also takes much interest in the progress of vaccination.
93. I conclude my remarks on the Southern circle by saying that
there is still room for much progress, which we may reasonably expect will
be made gradually in some parts and quickly in the British zilhás.
Progress in the Western
circle.
94. The Western circle is superintended by Surgeon Cody ;—he has
5 assistants and 50 vaccinators for a population of
3,109,370 and an area of 28,361 ; so each vacci-
nator on an average has 62,187 of a population
and 567 square miles of an area; the population is a fair average, but the
area is too high. The primary vaccinations were 82,790 including 2,861
vaccinations at 18 dispensaries. There were 24.8 per mille of population
successfully vaccinated, and the percentage of success on the operations was
95.3. Re-vaccinations only numbered 953. Each vaccinator on an average
operated on 1,616 persons, which is below the average for the whole presi-
dency by 212. Each successful vaccination cost 6 annas and 3 pies, or 11
pies above the average. The small-pox deaths were 589 in the British
zilhás of Khandesh, Nasik, Thana and Kolábá and in the native state of
Penth. The progress in this circle is satisfactory, and there is every probabi-
lity that the number vaccinated successfully in the current year will be
more than 24.8 per mille of population. I am sure the circle could not be
in better hands than Dr. Cody's. I visited the superintendent in Tháná
and Nasik.
Tháná collectorate.
95. The collectorate of Tháná has a population of 847,424, and an area
of 4,052 square miles. There are 11 local fund and
2 municipal vaccinators. Each vaccinator has an
average population of 65,184 and 311 square miles—both moderate averages.
The primary vaccinations numbered 19,864, including the work done at
9 "dispensaries. There were only 21.8 per mille of population successfully vac-
cinated ; but this is a great increase over the preceding year, and the percent-
age of success on the operations was 94.3, or nearly 3 per cent. higher than
in the previous report. Re-vaccinations only reached 88 in number. Each
vaccinator's average was 1,431, or 397 below the general average. The deaths
from small-pox were 258. There is room for progress, but there is a class of
people in this zilhá who have never taken kindly to vaccination.