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Establishment.
12. The five vaccinators for the Panch Mahals were paid for the months of April and
May by Government, but since that time have been paid
by the Local Funds. The 10 vaccinators in the Rewá
Kántá are paid, as formerly, by the Native Chiefs, but there frequently seems to be much delay
in paying these men, and a long correspondence has been passing through this office about it;
and, through the exertion of Major Barton, the Political Agent, these vaccinators have just
received more than a year's arrears of pay—this delay must be inconvenient and dishearten-
ing to the vaccinators, and consequently be injurious to the advance of vaccination.
Dispensaries.
13. There are two dispensaries in this Circle, one at Godhrá, supported by the Local
Funds, and the other at Báriá, supported by that State.
The Godhrá dispensary is in charge of Sub-Assistant
Surgeon Saruplál Bálakrám, and has been described by Dr. Cody in his report of last year.
The Báriá dispensary is a pakká building, lately erected under the directions of the Political
Agent, and is in charge of an ex-Hospital Assistant. Vaccination is carried on in both
dispensaries, and in the Godhrá dispensary is carefully carried out by the Sub-Assistant
Surgeon in charge. In April vaccination was commenced in the Báriá dispensary, and has
been carried on fairly since.
Tour.
14. I took charge of the Office of Superintendent of Vaccination, Rewá Kántá, Circle,
from Assistant Surgeon D. B. Long, on the 26th
February 1872, and was engaged making preparations
for my tour till 2nd March, for I was ordered up here in such a hurry, that I was unable to
provide myself with stores or tents, &c., and in this place nothing can be purchased; and as
my predecessor required his tents, I, therefore, had to camp in a borrowed rowty without
any of the conveniences of camp life, and I need scarcely state that it was distressingly, if
not dangerously hot; the above are the reasons I could not start on tour sooner than the 2nd
March, and I think the following will show that I made the best use of my time for the
short period (17 days) which I was out on tour.
I first went to Balundí in the Báriá District and inspected some children; I did not see
the vaccinator, but the work was good. I then proceeded through Piplad and Urwádá to
Godhrá inspecting on the way, where I inspected the dispensary, and a large number of
children which had been vaccinated by the Sub-Assistant Surgeon in charge ; the work was
very good and the Register very neatly kept. I next went to Kálol, where I saw the largest
number of children, and some first-class foveated cicatrices; this vaccinator seems to be an
energetic man, and I was much pleased with his work. In Hálol the work was also
satisfactory. I returned through Málo, Damávo, Báriá, and Umred. In Báriá I went to the
dispensary, but there were no children for inspection. On the whole I was satisfied with
the work and the cicatrices, but I would like to see more of them foveated. During my tour
of 17 days I travelled 212 miles, visited 53 villages, examined the work of 7 vaccinators, and
inspected 1,025 children. Though I frequently inquired about the supposed transmission of
syphilis by vaccination, I am happy to state I did not discover a case in which it occurred.