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vaccinator. I saw the children, and did what I could for their arms. The
people were naturally very angry, but when they saw that they were sympa-
thised with, and that the vaccinator was punished, they appeared satisfied.
It is cases like this which bring discredit on vaccination; and no little
blame attaches to the Native Superintendent in not having seen the man's
work before and put a stop to the use of the bad lymph. The work in each
district will be noticed further on.
I visited those towns where vaccination was backward, and assisted
Superintendents in pressing on vaccination and removing difficulties. In
the village of Rodha, mentioned in last year's Report as one in which no
vaccination had been carried on since the department was formed, I am glad
to be able to say that through the influence and tact of the Tahsildar of
Pusad, Mr. Badr-ud-Deen, almost all the children in the village were operat-
ed upon.
The following statement exhibits and compares the inspection work
done by each Native Superintendent:—
TABLE No. 4.—Showing verification of vaccination work by Native Superintendents of
Vaccination during 1880-81.
Districts.
Amraoti ...
Ellichpur ...
Wun ... ...
Basim ... ...
Akola ... ...
Buldana ... ...
Total ...
Total number of persons
vaccinated by vaccinator
under Native Superinten-
dents during the year.
20,061
*7,065
12,230
* 8,450
17,541
* 12,116
77,513
Total number of vaccinat-
ed persons verified by
Native Superintendents.
10,600
5,436
8,949
3,795
9,826
7,517
46,123
Percentage of verified per-
sons to total number veri-
fied.
22.0
11.8
19.4
8.2
21.3
16.3
...
Number of inhabited vil-
lages in the districts.
1,097
470
1,162
881
969
888
†5,467
Number of villages in which
work was performed.
926
426
963
577
802
743
4,437
Number of villages in which
work was examined by
Native Superintendents.
439
381
563
239
396
408
2,426
Number of villages situa-
ted in every square mile.
.39
.48
.29
.20
.36
.31
.31
Number of miles travelled
by Native Superintendents.
1,714
1,072
1,551
954
1,115
1,437
7,843
Number of miles travelled
by Native Superintendents
daily during the working
season.
9.4
5.9
8.5
5.2
6.1
7.9
‡7.2
* Head-quarter circle work by vaccinator under Civil Surgeon excluded.
† As communicated by Registrars of Vital Statistics.
‡ Average number of miles travelled by each Superintendent.
The Superintendents of Amraoti, Akola, and Wun show the highest per-
centages of inspections, and Basim and Ellichpur the worst. The average
number of miles travelled daily by each Superintendent was 7.2, Amraoti
and Wun being first with 9.4 and 8.5, respectively, and Basim worst. There
has been considerable improvement in the work done as compared with last
year, and the Superintendents on the whole performed their duties satisfac-
torily.
Besides the inspection work performed by Native Superintendents, the
head vaccinator in each district was employed during the last month of the
season in assisting in this work.
In addition to their vaccination duties, Superintendents report on the
sanitary state of the villages they visit, and explain to the people the necessity
for observing the sanitary rules laid down for their guidance. They also
examine village registers of births and deaths, point out mistakes, and show
the village writer how to keep them up. In so far as can be expected from
men of their class, they perform these duties fairly well.
The following table shows the inspection work done by those Civil Surgeons
who had charge of the head-quarter circles of their respective districts.