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his old work, which appeared to have been well done, the cicatrices being in most instances
characteristic. The lymph he was using at the time had deteriorated a good deal, the
vesicles not showing at all well. I renewed it for him from some points of English lymph
sent to me by the Superintendent General of Vaccination for trial, and directed him
not to use deteriorated lymph any more, but to report to me at once its having become
so whenever that should happen. I next proceeded to the Kurjut Talooka, where
I examined the work of Apprentice Vaccinator Mahadew Govind. His old work was
quite satisfactory, but the lymph he had then in use, like that of the former Vaccina-
tor, was not at all good. I renewed it for him, and directed him to leave Khalapoor,
where he was then working, and proceeed towards Kurjut, as I had received a requi-
sition for the services of a Vaccinator from some villagers in the latter neighbourhood.
Subsequently his work progressed quite satisfactorily. I next proceeded viâ Chorok
to Panwell, where I examined the work of the Municipality's Vaccinator, Sedeshwur
Vittul. He had very little work to show me, and even that little was not at all satis-
factory. He accounted for this, in some measure, by stating that he met with a great deal
of opposition from the people, and had consequently a difficulty in maintaining his
lymph; he also stated that he received a very small amount of assistance from the Munici-
pal Authorities. I renewed the lymph for him, and directed him to work in the adja-
cent villages within a radius of two miles or so, in order to keep up a good supply of it.
I had subsequently to suggest this man's removal, as I found he did not improve. I
next examined the work of Vaccinator Babajee Yadow (General No. 38), who was work-
ing at some villages five or six miles distant from Panwell. I found his work, both old
and recent, very well done. The vesicles he showed me were by far the best I had yet
examined, and were decidedly characteristic in their appearance. I took advantage
of this lymph to lay in a stock of tubes charged with it, and subsequently found it
"take" in every instance I had occasion to use it. I could not at all complain of the
quality of this man's work, but the quantity of it was by no means satisfactory. I
next proceeded to Oorun, where I examined the work of the Municipal Vaccinator : it
was all old work, showing very good and characteristic cicatrices. This man had, I
found, left his work a couple of months previous to my arrival, and was consequently
dismissed by the Municipality. I made arrangements to send another man to replace
him. The Dispensary at Oorun had no vaccination going on in connection with it ;
the Sub-Assistant Surgeon in charge stated, that he found it a matter of impossibility
to induce the people to bring their children to him for vaccination. After my visit
another Sub-Assistant Surgeon, Mr. C. Pestonjee, was appointed to the charge, who
has made very praiseworthy efforts to keep up vaccination. The numbers in his
returns were few to commence with ; but still they show that he has gone some way
in overcoming what appeared before an impossibility. At Kurunja my office Vac-
cinator, Mahadew Vaneik, vaccinated a number of children with successful results.
Before leaving Oorun I would wish to express my sense of the assistance I received
from the Mahalkurry of the Petta, who showed a strong desire to aid me in every
way and to further vaccination in the district under his charge. From here I went
on to Penn, where I examined the work of Vaccinator Babajee Vittul (General No. 26)