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" (c.)—The vaccinators should be reduced from 38 to 30. By referring to what I have
alreadly advanced, you will perceive that 30 vaccinators would have annually to vaccinate
each 1,900 persons, or about 160 a month each—a very low average ; and to visit about 120*
villages a year, or 10 villages a month—a labour which is also very inconsiderable.
" I must here remark that an essential condition of good vaccination is that a certain
number of persons be vaccinated at each sitting, if possible, this number should never be
below 20 ; by so doing the vaccinator can always depend on a certain number of good typical
vesicles from which he should select the best for that day's work.
" Should I be entrusted by the Chiefs of Káthiáwád with the control of their
vaccination department, I would classify and pay the vaccinators as followst:—
3 Head Vaccinators.....................
3 Vaccinators ..........................
16 Assistant Vaccinators ...............
1 at Rupees 30 per mensem,
2
Do.
l
Do.
2
Do.
6
Do.
10
Do.
25
25
20
18
15
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
10 Apprentice vaccinators, at Rs 14 per mensem ..............
32 Peons, at Rupees 7 per mensem ....................................
Contingencies .....................................................................
Allowance to Superintendent, Rs 50 per mensem ..............
Total
Per Annum.
960
780
3,096
1,680
2,688
180
600
9.984
" The expenditure incurred by the Native Chiefs in Káthiáwád was Rupees 10,160 in
1870-71; by accepting my scheme not only much greater efficiency will be secured, but at
the same time a saving made of about Rs. 800 per annum.
" With reference to the allowance of Rupees 50 per mensem made by the Chiefs to this
office for a writer, peons, contingences, &c., it will not now be required for that purpose, as
Government have sanctioned a writer and peons for this office, but many extra and untold
expenses fall to the Superintendent of Vaccination in Káthiáwád, so that, I believe, that the
allowance should be continued as a personal allowance to himself.
" The distribution of the vaccinators cannot well be considered here in detail, suffice it
to say that the. claims of the Chiefs, who subscribe largely towards the vaccination fund,
will be the first considered, whilst at the same time no locality will, if possible, be left
unprotected. We have no option left; after the withdrawal of the Government vaccinators,
we must provide for the protection of the large number of villages left without vaccinators.
and for this we must either still further increase the already very large number of vaccinators
paid by the Native States, or obtain the same end by distributing a smaller number of men
in a more satisfactory manner."
I was successful ! apart from Colonel Anderson's very valuable support. I believe that
this favourable result was due to the saving I proposed to make. It was the first time, I was
told, that such a congenial proposal was ever made to the Representives of the Native States.
The decision they arrived at is as follows :—
* 32 Vaccinators were afterwards appointed. This was done to have a working staff of 30 men always
employed, irrespective of sickness or leave.
† This was afterwards slightly modified; the revised classification and pay is here given to avoid repetitions ;
the original estimate was 9,876, a difference of Rs. 108 only.