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only 13 were found to possess marks of previous vaccination. The total of that
return, containing particulars of caste, age, &c. is given below :—
Khedá Zilhá.
Population.
782,733
Number of cases of small-pox.
2,389
Caste.
Hindus.
1,466
Mahomedans.
571
Other castes.
352
Age.
Unde r 1 year .
453
From 1 to 5 years.
1,218
From 6 to 10 years.
531
From 11 to 20 years.
187
Result.
Recovered.
1,879
Died.
510
Of those recovered.
Present during
inspection.
Vaccina-
ted.
Marks.
13
No marks.
114
Vaccination and small-pox
together.
10
Unvaccinated.
l,692
Absent during inspection.
50
Of those died.
Parents
statement.
Vaccinated
35
Vaccination and small-pox
together.
11
Unvaccinated.
406
Unknown.
58
From June up to the close of September, small-pox was absent from the circle
—at least no reports were received from any quarter. In October a report was
received from the Sankheda Mewás' vaccinator of the occurrence of solitary cases
in two villages. During my present tour I found that small-pox, in a mild spora-
dic form, existed in a few villages of the native states of Bálásinur and Lunwádá
in December and January. In February the disease made its appearance in
Málpur, Mugodí, Pethápur, Dhaborá and Idar, which are all in Mahíkánthá. A few
cases occurred in Jhálod in Panch Mahals. With the exception of a few cases in
the town of Khedá, the disease was entirely absent from the zilhá of that name.
In Cambay, in two villages lying on the banks of the Sábarmatí, the disease broke
out pretty strong. And as I travelled through Chotá Udaipur, Sankhedá Mewás
and Rájpiplá, I found that in all these districts the disease existed, scattered here
and there in villages in a mild form ; most, so in Chotá Udaipur and Rájpíplá, two
native states where vaccination is yet extremely backward. A few cases occurred
in Broach city and in one village of Broach táluká. I was informed of the appear-
ance of the disease in the town of Ulpád, Surat collectorate, and in one other vil-
lage of that tálnká. Though no information was sent to me, yet from personal
inquiries, I found that small-pox had broken out in Bhodan and Tarkesar, and
in Kurang and Varethi of Mándvi táluká. On the whole the existence of the
disease was limited in extent and mild in character, and in almost all places the
introduction of vaccination put a stop to it. It is worth while to notice here that,
not with standing the occurrence of a pretty severe epidemic of small-pox in Khedá
zilhá on the one hand and the city of Bombay on the other hand, from December
1872 to June 1873, Surat and Broach zilhás, though open to infection on both sides
and from Gáíkawadì territories, have almost entirely escaped during the last and
the present season. Whenever small-pox breaks out to any extent, careful inqui¬
ries show that the first cases occur in the early part of the cold season—about Decem-
ber—that it then gradually extends and increases as the hot season sets in, and
gradually subsides after the setting in of the monsoon. During the months of heavy
rain, viz., August and September, it is at its lowest degree and on the setting in of
the dry cold weather it increases again.
Inoculation not practised in
the circle.
7. I have not received this year any report of in-
oculation being practised in any part of this circle.