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successful against 2,927 in the previous year ; and the percentage of success 90.34
as compared with 81.41, being an increase of 8.93. The number of re-vaccina-
tions was 55 against 23 of previous year. The number successfully vaccinated
per mille of population was 22.15 against 16.15 in the preceding year; increase
6.00. The aggregate cost amounted to Rs. 1,620 as compared with Rs. 1,280,
an increase of Rs. 340 ; and each successful case cost Re. 0-6-5, decrease
Re. 0-0-6.
Sixteen primary vaccinations were inspected by the Civil Surgeon (Dr.
J. Duncan), of which 16 were found to be successful, the ratio of success being
100 per cent.
The report of the Civil Surgeon is exceedingly brief. It only states that
from 1st January to the end of April 2 vaccinators were employed in the
Kohát tahsíl, and 2 in the Khatak country ; and from 1st November to the end
of the year, all were sent to Hangu tahsíl. 230 villages were visited. The
following is a translation of a vernacular report on vaccination in this district
during 1883, by the native supervisor of vaccination :—
" In the Hangu village, notwithstanding the pressure put on the people, none brought
their children to be vaccinated, and they absconded. The second day the Khán of Hangu,
the Tahsíldár, ordered the doors of the villages to be shut up, and ordered his chaprásis and
the lambardárs of the village to bring the children by force, and a few of them were vaccinated.
There was much difficulty in obtaining lymph from the village. In the neighbouring villages
none of the children were voluntarily brought, but through the exertions of vaccinators and
myself, and the assistance of the chaprási, with great difficulty 15 to 20 per cent. were
vaccinated.
" But no one would allow his child to be taken away to the distance of even a quarter
of a mile for the purpose of supplying lymph, and work was carried on by lymph in glasses.
On seeing the system, some of the Patháns talked among themselves that as Imám Mehdi
(a Muhammadan king) is about to be born, and his arm will produce milk instead of blood
when vaccinated, the vaccinators will at once seize him and make him over to the Sarkár, and
the Sarkár will hang him ; and that, for this reason, under pretence of vaccinating they are
in search of that person. This report was spread all over the tahsíl. In the meantime Báz
Gul Khán, the eldest son of the Khán of Hangu, told me that in the upper Miranzai all the
people under this impression have sworn that they will allow none of their children to be
vaccinated under any circumstances, and that should vaccinators come they will kill them.
"This news caused great fear among us, but Báz Gul Khán told me that we need not
fear much, he being responsible in the matter. In the meantime the Deputy Commissioner
came to Hangu on tour. I then wished to report the whole fact to the Deputy Commis-
sioner, but Báz Gul Khán stopped me from doing so. After this the vaccinators went to
village Nariah, in the upper Miranzai, for the purpose of commencing vaccination, and, after
visiting every house, we had just vaccinated two or three children when some armed men
came out to attack us, and with difficulty we escaped. For this reason the work in the upper
Miranzai was stopped by order of the Deputy Commissioner.
"Towards the close of the year 1882 the Deputy Commissioner went to the Khatak
country on tour, and at every stage informed the Maliks and zamíndárs that it solely de-
pended on their own will whether their children should be vaccinated, and also whether they
should allow their children, when vaccinated, to be taken elsewhere for supplying lymph.
On hearing this order the Maliks of some of the Khatak villages went to the Nawáb and
unanimously declared that in cold weather they would not like their children to be vaccinated
nor taken away elsewhere for the purpose of supplying lymph, but would not resist if the
order was compulsory. The Nawáb called a few Maliks from Karak and Bahádur Khel
thánas, and enquired of them about vaccination; but they all unanimously gave the above
reply. The Nawáb took down their statements and forwarded them to the Deputy Com-
missioner. The Deputy Commissioner wrote to the Nawáb, in reply, that people should be
made to understand the benefits of vaccination, so that they may have their children vaccinated
of their own accord. After this the Nawáb sent a chaprási with us, and told him, verbally,
that in every village the benefits of vaccination should be explained to the zamíndárs and
lambardárs, and it be made known to them that the Deputy Commissioner has ordered that
it was optional whether they allowed their children to be vaccinated or not, and that it was
not compulsory.
"The chaprási accompanying us carried this order to every village, and the people, on
being informed that it was optional, brought no children at all. Thus we wandered from
village to village for several days, at last we took another chaprási with us and went to the
villages far away in the hills, and earnestly desired the chaprási not to explain the Deputy
Commissioner's order to the people, otherwise to leave us and we will make our own arrange-
ments. We took the names of a few from the birth register, and some on inspection of the
villages, and made a list of the children, and vaccinated some in their houses, and some
collected together. Notwithstanding several persons absconded, work was carried on by