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only 17,289 vaccinations during the year, but one of these Native Supervisors, Ishar Dás,
was under suspension for some months, and only made 4,475 inspections. The other Native
Supervisor Behari Láll, reports that he inspected 12,814 operations. But in Thanesar
tahsíl out of 75 villages, of which I have notes, the Native Supervisor had failed to inspect
41, probably more than this, and in the Jullundur tahsíl out of 51 villages I visited he had
only inspected 12. This small amount of work on the part of Native Supervisor Behari
Lál, is attributable to his age and infirmity.
10. The Special Staff has worked in the following 33 localities during the year under
report, having been employed as usual in the hills during the hot months, and in the plains
in the cold weather:—Gugera, Murree, Kot Khái, Bhewáni, Hánsi, Rupar, Thanesar,
Zafarwál, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Harípur, Bhera, Gohána, Chakwál, Palwal and Jullun-
dur tahsíls; Bhajji, Baghat, Koti, Keonthal, Biláspur, Madhan, Theog, Kunehár, Jubal,
Baghal, Ghomarsain, Khonanti, Neanghal, Nalágarh, Nahan, Sirmoor and Kalsea States
and Kálka town.
11. The average cost of each successful vaccination this year has been Re. 0-4-7.
This is an increase of Re. 0-1-5 on the preceding year. This increase is partly due to
the smaller number of vaccinations performed during the year.
12. There has also been an increase of expenditure from Rs. 16,972 in 1897-98 to
Rs. 18,043 in the present year. The increase is accounted for mainly by the ordinary
annual increment in the pay of the Deputy Sanitary Commissioner and by a larger amount
having been spent on travelling allowance.
13. The changes that have occurred in the Special Staff during the year under report
are as follows : — First class Vaccinator, Muhammad Sharíf, died on August 3rd, and 2nd
class Vaccinator, Jawaher Lal, died on December 17th. Second class Vaccinator,
Madhvan and was promoted to 1st class, and 3rd class Vaccinators Khushál Singh and
Manak Chand were promoted to 2nd class Vaccinators. Two new men, Sultán Ali and
Devi Dás, were entertained as 3rd class Vaccinators on probation to fill the vacancies thus
caused. Three other men, Muhammad Khan, Múl Ráj and Khazan Singh, were tempo-
rarily entertained in place of Native Supervisor, Ishar Dás, and Vaccinators Partáp
Singh and Muhammad Ján, under suspension.
14. The following punishments have been inflicted during the year:—
(1). Third class Vaccinator, Ghulám Rasúl, on account of gross neglect of: duty in
connection with the preparation of vaseline lymph was fined Rs. 6, and his name was
reduced to the bottom of the names of Vaccinators of his grade. (2). Fined for bad
work Vaccinators Rudar Dat, Anant Rám II and Ralla Rám Re.1 each and Vaccinator
Ram Saran annas 4. (3). Fined for neglect of duty, Native Supervisor Behari-Lál,
Rs. 2-12-0, and Vaccinators Manak Chand Rs. 2-1-0, Anant Rám I, Rs. 1-12-0, Siri
Chand Rs. 2, Devi Ditta Re. 0-12-0 and Ralla Rám and Muhammad Ján Re. 1 each.
(4). Fined for short amount of work, Vaccinator Tulsi Ram Rs. 2, and Vaccinators Ram Saran
Udho Ram, Devi Ditta, Aqil Beg, Rudar Dat, Sultan Ali and Ghulam Rasúl Re. 1 each.
In addition to the above Native Supervisor, Ishar Dás was under suspension from
11th November 1898 to 2nd April 1899 ; Vaccinator Partáb Singh from 20th November
1898 to 2nd April 1899 ; Vaccinator Muhammad Ján from 20th January to 2nd April 1899.
The circumstances which led to the suspension of these men have already been fully
reported to you (see correspondence beginning with this office endorsement No. 2672, dated
12th November 1898). It may be noted here that the delay in dealing with their case
was due to the employment of the Deputy Sanitary Commissioner on plague duty.
15. Captain C. H. James inspected the work of the Vaccinators in the Hazára Dis-
trict and the Murree tahsíl in September and October 1898; he has, however, unfortunately
lost the notes of his inspections. I am therefore unable to include them in this report.
The following table shows the result of my work from January 15th to March 31st.
As already stated, I was employed on plague duty up to January 15th which prevented my
doing any inspection work; and I was absent on fifteen days leave during parts of
January and February :—
NAMES OF PLACES.
Thanesar tahsíl ... ...
Bhera
„
...
...
„
„
...
...
Umballa Cantonment ...
Total ...
Total number of villages
inspected.
139
94
1
234
Total number of persons
inspected.
1,471
1,419
81
114
3,085
Males.
787
742
62
62
1,633
Females.
684
677
29
62
1,452
Primary.
1,471
1,418
80
112
3,081
He-vaccinations.
...
1
1
2
4
Primary with marks.
6
893
884
28
26
1,831
5
104
98
4
13
219
4
126
163
14
22
324
3
83
87
7
38
216
2
61
74
1
9
136
1
49
61
...
3
113
0
166
61
26
1
24
Re-vaccinationt
with marks.
Three or more.
...
1
1
2
2
...
...
1
1
1
...
...
...
...
0
1
...
...
1
REMARKS.
Special Staff
work.
District Staff
work.
Cantonment
Staff work.