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centre town. Many of the outlying districts are never visited at all by the vaccinator,
and when this is brought to his notice he generally pleads the smallness of his pay
as an excuse. I am not in all instances prepared to deny but what it is a valid one,
and some of the Chiefs appear unwilling to increase the pay of their vaccinators.
Municipalities.
4. Under the head of Municipalities a considerable decrease is exhibited, partially
accounted for by the reasons given above, viz. the trans-
ference of the Sattara zillah to the Central Circle, and the
consequently diminished number of Municipal vaccinators in this Circle, and by fall-
ing off of the work of the Hooblee and Gudduck Municipal vaccinators. The Gud-
duck vaccinator is supposed to work throughout the Dumbul Talooka, but no regular
peon is allowed him and he complains of his inability to get many persons collected for
vaccine operations. I represented this to Mr. Robertson, the Collector of Dharwar,
who usually takes much interest in vaccination, but he informed me that if a peon were
allowed to accompany the vaccinator occasionally it would be sufficient. I again
pointed out to the Collector the necessity of a permanent peon for the purpose of col-
lecting cases and otherwise assisting the vaccinator, especially if he be expected to work
in out-villages, but I have since received no reply. The Hooble Municipal vaccinator
is likewise not allowed a peon. The Sircy Municipality have thought fit to discon-
tinue the services of a vaccinator.
Dispensaries.
5. There is also a decrease in the dispensary vaccinations throughout the year
under review, and though there is one Dispensary less this
year than last, this does not affect the numbers, as all the
dispensaries have a diminished number of operations. The reason of this is, I think, what
I gave last year, at least I know of no other sufficient to explain it—viz. that the Hos-
pital Assistants only vaccinate, as a rule, those who attend voluntarily at the dispensary,
and there is no peon attached to the dispensary for the purpose of collecting children.
Some of the Hospital assistants report their inability to go into the town to vaccinate
on account of being as they term it " single-handed," and having other work to engage
their attention, though I would beg to suggest that they be directed to vaccinate at
any convenient place in the town at least once a week, and I do not see why the Patel
or Koolkurnee should not arrange for having children collected for vaccination. In
the case, however, of the Yellapoor Hospital Assistant, there are other, and, I consider,
ample—reasons to account for the decrease in that dispensary. Last year the Hospital
Assistant addressed the Collector pointing out the difficulties he met with in vacci-
nating, as the natives refused to allow him to take lymph from their children's
arms. In reply the Collector informed him that he was to use no pressure towards the
people in getting them to give lymph, and also requested me so to direct him. Since
then vaccination has been at a stand-still there.
Local Funds.
6. The increase in the Local Fund vaccinations during the past year is merely
due to the vaccinators being at work the whole of the year.
One extra was entertained in January last in the North