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Inspection work per-
formed by the Deputy
Sanitary Commissioners.
26. The Deputy Sanitary Commissioners, Eastern and Western Circles,
Drs. J. O'Neill and B. Doyle, did much inspection work. Dr.
O'Neill inspected the vaccination of the following Municipal
towns, and the adjacent villages :—Gurdáspur, Dalhousie,
Dharmsála, Kángra, Simla, Umballa, Shahabad, Nakodar, Adampur, Jullundur,
Phillour, Hoshiárpur, Amritsar, Siálkot, Daska, Rohtak, Karnál, Panipat, Delhi,
Sohna, Palwal, Hodal, Firozepur, Hissár, Bhiwáni, Sirsa, Ludhiána. Dr. Doyle
spent the early portion of the year (1885) in Dera Ismail Khan in inspecting the
Sadr, Kulachi and Bhakkar, Táhsils. He then proceeded to Jhang and inspected
vaccinations on either sides of the Chenab up to Chiniot. From Chiniot he entered
the Gujránwála district and marched to Lahore. From Lahore he proceeded to
Jhelum and thence to Rawalpindi to attend the Rawalpindi Darbar. After the
Darbar he proceeded to Hazára and spent the last months in Hazára and the
Murree Hills. In the autumn he inspected part of the Rawalpindi district and
then proceeded to Montgomery, Mooltan and Dera Gházi Khan. His tour was
twice interrupted first by being warned for duty at the Camp of Exercise,
secondly on being warned to take up the duties of Civil Surgeon, Pesháwar.
The work performed
by the Deputy Superin-
tendent of Vaccination.
27. The Native Deputy Superintendent of Vaccination, Pandit Bal
Kishen, visited the several Hill States in which vaccination
has been carried on by the Special Staff. In January and
February 1886 he was deputed by me on special duty to the
Municipal town of Delhi, where he worked very zealously in promoting the
cause of vaccination by enlisting the sympathy of some of the leading and in-
fluential citizens.
SPECIAL STAFF.
The work performed
by the special staff of
vaccination during the
year.
28. The total operations performed by the Special Staff were 52,778
against 74,909 in the preceding year showing a decrease of
24,131 vaccinations. The decrease occurred wholly in the
Eastern Circle in which the numbers fell from 59,126 in the
year 1884-85 to only 35,282 during the year under review.
In the Western Circle, the total vaccinations by the Special Staff showed an
increase of 1,713, being 17,496 against 15,783 in the previous year.
The following table shows the general results of the work done in the
Eastern and Western Circles during the year under report:—
CIRCLE.
Eastern Circle ... ...
Western Circle ... ...
Average number of vac-
cinations.
16
7
TOTAL NUMBER
OF PERSONS
VACCINATED.
Males.
19,249
9,462
Females.
16,033
8,034
Total.
35,282
17,496
Average number of persons
vaccinated by each Vac¬
cinator.
2,205
2,187
PRIMARY VACCINAT
IONS.
Total.
33,235
16,604
Successful.
Under one year.
18,515
13,543
Over one and
under six years.
12,234
1,503
Total of all ages.
32,482
15,052
RE-VACCINA-
-----.
Total.
2,047
892
Successful.
965
350
PERCENTAGE
OF SUCCESS¬
FUL CASES.
Primary.
97.73
90.65
Re-vaccination.
47.44
39.24
The Eastern Circle.
29. The Special Staff of the Eastern Circle shows a decrease of
24,844.
As Dr. O'Neill left for England before the
returns for the year under report could be compiled and
tabulated, there is nothing stated in the report of that officer to account for this
decrease; but it appears that Dr. O'Neill, for some reasons, which are unknown
to this office, directed the Special Staff of his circle to work in the Una tahsíl of
the Hoshiárpur district during the months of February and March. I have no
information to show why the Una tahsíl was selected, unless it was to take
advantage of being near the hills where the men work during the summer
months. I am, however, aware that at times there is some difficulty in finding
useful employment for the men of the Special Staff in the winter months, for