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In Kámrúp, Gáro and Khási Hills, and in Lakhimpur operations were more extended.
In Cachar, Lakhimpur, and Sibságar, the tea-plantations were visited. The tea-planters gave great
assistance in Cachar, sending to the Civil Surgeon certificates of the number of successful cases. In
most of the reports it is stated that the Civil authorities aided the work. The Deputy-Commissioners of
Kámrúp and the Khási Hills took more than usual interest in the matter, and used their personal
influence in the villages while on tour.
It is said in the Nowgong report that the aid of the civilians and influential natives was not
required. This view does appear to be borne out by the amount of work done.
III.—The result of inspection; how often the Vaccinators' work was seen; what steps were taken to verify the
amount and examine the quality of the vaccination, and with what result.
The inspections are said to have been satisfactory.
1. Cachar.—Frequently closely examined, and generally satisfactory.
2. Darrang.—A fair proportion examined; no unsuccessful cases seen, though several cases were
only successful after repeated vaccination.
3. Gáro Hills.—A tour of inspection at the end of the season. Result very successful on the
whole.
4. Goálpára.—Inspected four times satisfactory. Parents dissatisfied, unless where there had
been high fever.
5. Kámrúp.—Inspected as often as the Civil Surgeon could get away. Vaccinators present to show
their work at the patients' homes.
6. Khási Hills.—Inspected once or twice a month. Have seen at a time 150 successful cases.
Saw more than half of those vaccinated.
7. Lakhimpur.—130 miles were gone over in inspecting. Particulars not known to the present
Civil Surgeon.
8. Nága Hills.—No Vaccination.
9. Nowgong.—Five inspections. Satisfactory.
10. Sibságar.—Inspected almost every Sunday. Register verified. Results good.
11. Sylhet.—The work of the town vaccinators inspected one or twice a week; that of the
dispensary vaccinators frequently.
IV.—The amount of work done during the year, and whether this work was spread in a desultory and
indefinite manner over a large area, or confined to a smaller area, which was thoroughly vaccinated.
The total amount of work done was very little, being only at the rate of 4.16 vaccinated per
thousand of the population. Excluding Kámrúp, it was only 2.29. Thirty per thousand is considered
thorough vaccination. For the particulars of each district reference must be made to Table No. 2.
There has been a falling off from the previous year, the numbers being—
For 1873-74, total vaccinated ............................
„ 1874-75
„
............................
Less this year by ........................
21,225,
19,883,
1,342,
successful 18,384
„
17,546
„
838
The work done by vaccinators is only about a sixth of what is accomplished in Bengal. The
fifty-four ex-inoculators and one paid man in Kámrúp have not done more than what might be expected
to be executed in that district by six good vaccinators.
The percentage of successful cases was higher this year, especially in primary vaccination. In
primary 89.73, against 82.47 all successful cases, 89.175, against 86.66. There were 741 more
successful re-vaccinations in 1873-74.
The proportion of females vaccinated has slightly increased, being 42.05, against 41.15. The
proportion for the whole of Bengal in 1873-74 was 46.7.
The work, except in the neighbourhood of the sudder stations, was generally of a desultory
character.
The unwillingness of many of the people to submit themselves or children to be vaccinated
rendered it necessary that the vaccinators should go over a great deal of ground to accomplish even
the small amount of work effected.
1. Cachar.—A slight falling off, attributed to the fact of an acting vaccinator not being very
efficient. The lymph was inferior at the beginning of the season. The one man has to go about to
where he is wanted.
2. Darrang.—The people will not join in having vaccination performed at the same time,—hence,
needless travelling about and loss of lymph.
3. Gáro Hills.—Vaccination carried out thoroughly in the villages where the people were
willing. To the north of Tura old and young were vaccinated. In the southern villages all the
children up to six or eight. Those older had either been inoculated or had small-pox.
4. Goálpára.—Confined chiefly to two villages on the right bank of the Brahmaputra, opposite to
Goálpára.