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I found his lymph good, and his returns quite correct as far as 1 tested them. He
had been at work here for some years, and had done good service both to the
town and surrounding district. I inspected a good many villages in the talooka, and
found in them large numbers of children well protected. Before leaving Penn, I
directed him to proceed to the Mahar Talooka, and commence work there. My
reason for making this change was that there had been no Vaccinator in the latter
district for years, and, consequently, there was no protection from small-pox. Some-
time after this man's removal I got a requisition from Penn for the services of a
Vaccinator to operate on some children in the town. I then suggested the advisability
of entertaining a Municipal Vaccinator, as it was nearly impossible for me, with the
few men I had at my disposal, to send them one. After some correspondence, the
Municipality agreed to entertain a man for one month ; but as I could not obtain a
trained hand to accept so precarious an appointment, I had to let the matter drop.
I may here add that such a proposition from the local administrators of so important
and populous a town as Penn is, astonished me not a little. From Penn I proceeded
to Alibagh, where I examined some children who were vaccinated by Mr. Pereira,
the Sub-Assistant Surgeon in charge of the Dispensary.
The lymph he was
using was not at all good, so I renewed it for him. His vaccination register, and,
as indeed, everything pertaining to his Dispensary, were kept in a most neat and
orderly manner. The district portion of this talooka was somewhat neglected as
regards vaccination ; but of this, and the means taken to remedy it, I will have to
speak more fully further on. From Alibagh I proceeded to the talookas of Roha
and Mangaum, where I examined the work of Assistant Vaccinator Balloo Chalka ;
his lymph was very good, and his work, generally speaking, both in quantity and
quality, everything that could be desired. He appears to be a most careful and
painstaking man, and one who seems to enjoy a considerable amount of respect and
influence amongst the villagers. I filled a good number of tubes from his lymph,—
which was of the best description,—and brought them on with me to Mahar, my
next move : I and my office Vaccinator performed a good number of operations here,
and before leaving the talooka saw that the lymph was in as flourishing a condition
as could be expected, under the charge of Vaccinator Babajee Vittul. I next proceeded
into the Rutnagherry Collectorate, and examined the work of Assistant Vaccinator
Ballajee Chawan in the Dapoolee Talooka. I found his lymph good and his returns
quite correct. I directed him to proceed to Mangaum and relieve Assistant Vaccinator
Balloo Chalka, who desired the exchange. I also saw here some children who were
vaccinated by Mr. Hearn, Sub-Assistant Surgeon, in connection with his Dispensary.
The vesicles were not good, so I renewed his lymph, and his subsequent reports were
more satisfactory. The neatness and order in the general arrangements of the Dispen-
sary struck me at once, and were, I beg to observe, most creditable to Mr. Hearn.
I next examined the work of Assistant Vaccinator Govind Ballal, in the Gohaghur
Talooka. I found the marks of his old work well defined, his lymph good, and the
returns correct. I now proceeded to Rutnagherry for the monsoon, but previous to
the coming on of the rains was able to examine some of the old work of Apprentice