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totals have decreased: Sylhet to a marked. extent by 4,345, Cachar to a very slight
extent by 316; and the tea-gardens by 1,887; nine districts have an increase, and this
is especially marked in Nowgong, Darrang, Goálpára, and the Khási Hills. The extraor-
dinary progress made in Nowgong is no doubt due in a great measure to the unflinching
support given to the operators and the sustained energy and increased establishment
fostered by Mr. J. J. S. Driberg, Deputy-Commissioner. I had myself the advantage of
seeing his personal and practical interest in every detail of the system. After balancing
the increase and decrease, there is a net advantage gained of 15,038 operations; and the
total of the season is 103,731, or an advance of 14.5 per cent. on the 88,693 of 1883-84.
The actual increase is, indeed, not quite half of what it was last year; but, taking into con-
sideration that the working staff of 1883-84 was 170, compared with 158 of 1882-83, and
that in 1884-85 it was only 169, there is no fault to be found with the rate of progress,
except in Sylhet, where certainly it would appear there has been less zeal than heretofore.
TABLE No. III.
Showing the class of operators and the number of vaccinations (primary and re-vaccination) performed
at the different stations or centres of operation in Assam during the year 1884-85.
Stations.
Dhubri ........................
Goálpára
.....................
Gauháti ........................
Nowgong ........................
Tezpur ..............................
Maugaldai ........................
Sibságar ...........................
Jorhát .................................
Golághát ...........................
Dibrugarh ...........................
North Lakhimpur ...............
Kohima ..............................
Wokha
Shillong ...........................
Jowar .................................
Tura ....................................
Sylhet .................................
Sunámganj
Habiganj
Maulavi Bázar
Balagant
Karimganj ........................
Srichar ..............................
Hailákándi
Total ..................
Vaccinations performed by each class of operators.
Civil Surgeons.
Number of operators.
1
.. 1
1
1
..
1
.. 1
1
.. 1
.. 1
., 1
1
..
..
..
..
.. 1
..
12
Primary.
23
..
213
13
628
..
13
.. 3
1,415
.. 32
.. 15
.. 38
85
..
.. ..
..
.. 25
..
3,503
Successful.
19
..
178
10
568
..
11
.. 2
1,231
.. 28
.. 10
.. 37
75
..
..
..
..
.. 23
..
2,192
Re-vaccination.
..
.. ..
.. 16
..
2
..
..
145
..
.. .. 1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
164
Successful.
..
.. ..
.. 4
..
2
..
.. 105
..
..
.. 1
..
..
.. ..
..
..
..
..
..
..
112
Assistant-Surgeons.
Number of operators.
..
..
.. 1
.. ..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
Primary.
..
..
.. 228
.. ..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
228
Successful.
..
..
.. 203
.. ..
..
.. ..
.. ..
..
.. ..
...
..
..
..
...
..
..
..
..
..
203
Re-vaccination.
..
.. .. 7
.. ..
..
..
..
.. ..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
...
..
..
..
7
Successful.
..
.. .. 4
.. ..
..
..
..
.. ..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
.. ..
4
Hospital-Assistants.
Number of operators.
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
.. 1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
.. 1
1
1
.. 1
28
Primary.
12
66
245
190
41
390
291
54
6
.. 303
70
41
261
62
32
28
81
.. 93
232
10
.. 6
2,514
Successful.
12
51
241
182
36
356
276
41
4
.. 241
59
39
235
45
31
22
70
.. 91
232
8
.. 4
2,276
Re-vaccination.
..
..
..
.. 1
..
8
15
...
.. 9
..
.. 10
.. ..
..
..
..
.. ..
..
.. ..
43
Successful.
..
..
.. ..
..
5
11
...
.. 4
..
.. 5
.. ..
..
..
..
.. ..
..
.. ..
25
Compounders
Number of operators
..
..
..
..
.. ..
..
..
..
..
.. 1
.. ..
.. ..
.. 1
..
.. 1
1
.. 1
5
Primary
..
..
..
..
.. ..
.. ..
..
..
.. 728
..
..
..
.. ..
135
..
.. 503
8
.. 57
1,431
Successful.
..
.. ..
..
.. ..
..
..
..
..
.. 706
.. ..
.. ..
.. 109
..
.. 498
4
.. 38
l,355
Stations.
Dhubri ..............................
Goalpára ...........................
Gauháti ..............................
Nowgong ...........................
Tezpur .................................
Mangaldai ...........................
Sibságar ..............................
Jorhát .................................
Golághát ...........................
Dibrugarh ...........................
North Lakhimpur ..................
Kohima .................................
Wokha .................................
Shilong .................................
Jowai ....................................
Tura
Sylhet .................................
Sunámganj
Habiganj ..............................
Maulavi Bázár ........................
Balaganj .................................
Karimganj .................................
Silchar .................................
Hailákándi .................................
Total ........................
Vaccinations performed by each class-of operators —(Continued.)
Native Inspectors.
Number of operators.
1
.... 1
1
....
....
....
....
....
....
.... ....
....
....
....
.... 2
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
5
Primary.
589
.... 42
701
.....
.....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
.... 285
....
....
....
....
....
«...
....
1,617
Successful.
660
.... 28
642
....
....
....
....
....
....
.... ....
....
....
....
.... 283
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
1,513
Provincial vaccinators.
Number of operators.
1
.... 4
3
.... 2
1
1
1
3 1
1
.... 2
1*
6
10
....
....
....
....
.... 3
....
42
Primary.
922
.... 2,805
3,869
1,809
1,910
720
602
160
2,065 547
345
.... 3,022
185
8,618
10,831
....
....
....
....
.... 2,175
....
40,610
Successful.
901
.... 2,519
3,139
1,666
1,659
670
603
138
1,768 493
341
.... 2,600
136
8,396
10,789
....
....
....
' ....
.... 1,724
....
37,542
Re-vaccination.
....
.... 45
.... 2
....
.... 31
....
....
....
....
.... 103
.... 5
9
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
195
Successful.
....
.... 41
....
....
....
.... 31
....
....
....
....
.... 101
.... 5
6
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
184
Municipal vaccinators.
Number of operators.
1
.... 1
....
....
.... 1
1
.... 1
....
....
....
....
....
.... 1
.... 1
....
. ..
.... 1
....
8
Primary.
923
.... 600
....
.....
.... 712
591
....
261
....
....
....
....
....
.... 349
.... 448
....
....
.... 261
....
4,045
Successful.
881
.... 510
....
....
.... 593
525
....
243
....
....
....
....
....
.... 220
.... 420
....
....
.... 203
....
5,595
Re-vaccination.
....
.... 85
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
.... 3
....
....
....
....
.... 13
....
101
Successful.
....
.... 74
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
1
....
....
....
.... 90
....
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