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Cost of vaccination.
5. The total cost of vaccination in this district was
Rs. 3,292-6-1, and the cost of each successful case Rs. 0-2-11,
against Rs. 3,021-2-3 and Rs. 0-3-4 respectively for the pre-
vious year.
Attitude of the people.
6. There is no direct opposition offered to vaccination, but the Superintendent reports
that considerable difficulty is experienced in the larger
towns and mentions the following :—
Akola T.
Kurankhed.
Rerodhra.
Raher.
Khamgaon T.
Jalgaon T.
Akot T.
Adgaon.
Panchgohan.
Barsi Takli T.
Balapur T.
Patur T.
Lakhanwara.
Kunjhura.
Munardy.
Dahihanda.
Badgaon.
Small-pox.
7. Epidemic small-pox prevailed in the taluks of Jalgaon and Akot, and some vil-
lages suffered severely, particularly Sonala. In this town,
containing a population of 5,130 inhabitants, there were
28 deaths registered from small-pox, all amongst children.
It was reported that the people in this village somewhat opposed vaccination, so I pro-
ceeded there with some vaccinated calves, in the hope of being able to press on the work
and check the spread of the disease. I first invited all the influential men of the village
to meet me at my camp, and some 50 men visited me the same evening I explained to
them the origin and benefits of vaccination, and heard and replied to their objections. No
objections on the score of religion were raised further than on the part of the Marwadi
community, who objected to cow vaccination on the grounds that it was against their
religion that this sacred animal should be tortured. A compromise was effected by promis-
ing these people that with their children humanized and not animal lymph would be used.
When I visited the village I demonstrated to them how that it was only the unvaccinated
children who had suffered, not a single child that had been vaccinated having taken the
disease.
In this and two adjoining villages I succeeded in vaccinating 355 children, and I do
not think that the Superintendent will find any difficulty here in future.
Conduct of the vaccinators.
8. The conduct of the men is reported to have been
good, but in two instances the work performed was not satis-
factory.
First class Native Superintendent Mr. Shams-ud Din is intelligent, active and efficient
and has given satisfaction during the season.
Sanitary duties.
9. The Superintendent reports that he examined the registers of 116 villages, and
pointed out and explained mistakes. He brings to notice that
in many villages there are no sites for people to resort to for
purposes of nature, and that after rain the smell in these villages is very offensive. The
following is a list of such villages, a copy of which has been forwarded to the Deputy Com-
missioner in the hope that some arrangement may be able to be made to provide a place of
resort :—
Taluk.
Akola ...
Balapur.
Kham¬
gaon.
Jalgaon.
Akot. ...
Name of Village.
Ugwa.
Umri khurd.
Umarhked.
Patur Nandapur.
Barsi Takli T.
Susti.
Khandala.
Urad buzrag.
Do. khurd.
Shapur.
Adgaon.
Tittrun.
Jhadegaon.
Sukly.
Shingrampur.
Maligaon.
Tutgaon.
Belkheda.
Reil.
Badali Gadam.
Taluk.
Akola
Balapur.
Kham¬
gaon.
Jalgaon.
Akot. ...
Name of Village.
Babulgaon Jagir.
Umri buzrug.
Pinjur.
Mahan.
Malijhud.
Tandly buzrug.
Do. khurd.
Jhural
do.
Do. Buzrug.
Boree.
Gowan Jagir.
Allusua.
Hasura.
Wadsinghi.
Kherda.
Danapur.
Dhygaon.
Sirsoli.
Kowsa Buzrug.
Pipree.
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