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office records, and gave me the benefit of his experience and instructions regarding
the general working of the Department. We inspected the work of the Dufflay Sahib's
vaccinator in several villages, and found him so deficient in his professional education,
&c., that I was obliged to ask the Dufflay Sahib to allow him to accompany me, in
order that he might be instructed for one month in my office. This was done, and
I think he will now perform his work more satisfactorily, though I must say I am
not sanguine of his making a good vaccinator. From Jutt I proceeded in company
with Dr. Pinkerton through the Atpadee State, and found the Punt Sahib's
vaccinator was absent without leave. I, in company with Dr. Pinkerton, examined
his old work, and found it (as regards his records at least) very unsatisfactory.
Names were called over, but many persons were either absent or they did not exist.
I have since recommended his dismissal. From Atpadee, I proceeded to Mainee,
in the Khuttao talooka of the Sattara collectorate. During the month of March the
work of the Municipal vaccinators of the Khuttao and Khanapoor talookas were
visited, and their work inspected in a number of villages, and both were found to
have performed their duties satisfactorily. I was dissatisfied with the amount of
it only. General No. 88, employed in the Tasgaon talooka, was next visited, and the
result of my inspection was very satisfactory indeed. He is a man of tact, and a good
vaccinator, and would, I think, make a good Assistant Superintendent. From Tasgaon
I crossed the Krishna and inspected the work of Shreedur Atmaram, employed by
several Municipalities in the Walwa talooka. I was far from pleased with his work.
Though he has been employed as a vaccinator for 7 years only, yet he is 52 years
of age. He will never make a good vaccinator, and I am only waiting till the
new Departmental arrangements come into operation, to see what arrangements can
be made for the future. From Walwa I proceeded through the Patun and Kurrar
talookas, inspecting the work of the Municipal vaccinator employed in the latter, and
that of General No. 243 in the former. Both were satisfactory. Also the Dis-
pensary at Kurrar was reported on. At Kurrar, I met Mr. Dhunjibhoy Cowasjee,
the District Deputy Collector, who promised me every assistance in furthering
vaccination. His energy and the interest he has always taken in the work of this De-
partment are too well known to need any commendation from me. I left the Kurrar
talooka and visited several villages in those of Koregaon, and Sattara ; the work res-
pectively, of a Municipal vaccinator, and General No. 26, lately the Civil Surgeon's
vaccinator. The former was fairly satisfactory, and the latter very much so. Here
(Sattara) my tour ended. During the year, Dr. Gordon and myself have travelled
1,637 miles, visited 237 villages, seen the work of 31 vaccinators and three Dispensaries,
and inspected the arms of 20,952 vaccinated and unvaccinated children; which, con-
sidering the difficulties met with in travelling in some parts of the districts inspected,
I hope will not be thought a small amount of work.
21. Though I have now been seven years in the Vaccination Department, and
have inspected upwards of 80,000 children, I have never seen a case in which Syphilis
had been communicated through vaccination.
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