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Conduct of vaccinators.
The conduct of the staff was generally good. The vaccinator of the Kurha Circle was
not sufficiently careful in his work in this circle, the
quality of which was indifferent. The vaccinators of
the Dhanaj and Takalkheda Circles left several villages unvisited, and are reported as
being lazy and careless. These men will be removed from the department should they
not improve.
Two men were fined for irregular submission of returns, and one dismissed for bring¬
ing false charges against a Patel.
The Superintendent, Mr. Bapu Rao, is active, intelligent, and painstaking; he is con-
ciliatory and kind to the people, and is a most efficient officer.
The Superintendent brings to notice the following Tahsildars and gentlemen who
have rendered him assistance:—
Mr. Waman Narayan, Tahsildar of Chandur.
„ Govind Raz Aya, of Morsi.
„ Dorabjee Cowasjee, of Murtazapur.
„ Girrao Ramchandra, of Amraoti.
„ Sitaram, Patel of Talegaon Thakoor.
„ Mahadeo Ramchandra, of Badnera.
„ Ganpat Sing, of Talegaon Doshosar.
„ Akajee Bulwant, of Kawargaon.
ELLICHPUR DISTRICT.
Area in square miles 974. Number inhabited villages 470. Population 238,356.
Strength of establishment.
ESTABLISHMENT.
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Native Superintendent (officiating.)
Head Vaccinator.
1st Class Vaccinators.
2nd do.
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3rd do.
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Apprentice.
Peon.
Compared with the previous year there was an increase of two vaccinators to this
district establishment.
Raising of lymph.
Five tubes of animal lymph were received from Akola on the 29th September, and
again on the 6th October, from which a supply of both
humanized and animal lymph was raised and dis-
tributed to each circle.
Out of 470 villages in the district work was performed in 426.
Season's work.
The total number of cases operated upon during the season was 7,557, or 682 less
than in the previous year. The average number vacci-
nated by each vaccinator was 1,079, which is the lowest
average of all the districts. Of the total vaccinations, 92.6 per cent. were successful, and
4.7 unsuccessful, and 2.7 unknown.
The percentage of success attained in this district is highest for the province, and
the number of unknown cases lowest, bracketing with Wun.
The number of children under one year successfully vaccinated was 5,309, or 55.6 per
cent. of the annual birth-rate, estimated at 40 per thousand of the population. The
cost of each successful case was Rs. 0-5-3, against Rs. 0-4-9 in the previous year. The
falling-off in the work of this district, as compared with the previous year, is very
unsatisfactory. It is to be attributed to the Officiating Superintendent being new to the
work, and not keeping his staff up to the work sufficiently.
Inspection.
Of the 426 villages in which work was performed, 381 were visited by the Super-
intendent, and 72.9 per cent. of the total vaccinations
in the district verified. He travelled during the
season 1,072 miles, or on an average of 5.9 miles daily.
Attitude of the people.
No active opposition was experienced, but amongst Mussalmans and the higher
classes of Hindus a good deal of passive opposition was
met with. Considerable difficulty was experienced in
carrying on arm-to-arm vaccination, as lymph subjects for the purpose of carrying on the
work from village to village could not be obtained even on payment.