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IV —That to this end the Superintendent of Vaccination of the circle should be
furnished with the names and areas of operation of the inoculators.
V.—That they should be required to keep a register of operations showing the
name, residence, sex, age and date of operation. Such registers might be
deposited with the head men of villages.
It was decided, however, that it was pre mature to aim at so perfect a system of check-
ing results at starting, and that verbal reports should be in the first instance accepted as
sufficient. It is to be hoped, however, that in time it may be possible to enforce these
essentials of effective supervision, as they are the only safe guarantee of certain protection.
Assistant Surgeon Wood's report contains important evidence of the progress of the move-
ment. Three men in Palamow were instructed and set to work. Two convictions for
inoculating were obtained in this sub-division.
The " tikaits" of Manbhoom have volunteered for vaccination in a body, and the Super-
intendent anticaptes good work from these men, but insists strongly on the need of instruction,
guidance and superintendence. On the whole the movement in Chotâ Nagpore is promising.
The report of the Civil Surgeon of the Sonthal Pergunnahs has been already remarked
on. It exhibits most marked and material progress in the same direction.
In the district of Midnapore the Civil Surgeon, Assistant Surgeon R. G. Mathew, has
most laudably exerted himself in this matter, and in January reported that five inoculators
were under training, and that others were in practice in the district. Dr. Mathew was
authorized to inspect these operations. More important results may be expected from this
energetic officer during the next season, now that he has been enabled, by being relieved of the
charge of the jails, to devote himself more to the work of his district. In Dacca the civil
surgeon, Surgeon Cutcliffe, found no difficulty in instructing three inoculators in vaccination,
but the result is not reported.
Towards the close of the season some of the Gya inoculators came forward for licenses
to practise vaccination, but the local authorities viewed their intentions with suspicion, and
the granting of " perwannahs" to men of their antecedents at such a time was not encouraged.
In the Darjeeling circle, two inoculators were taught vaccination in Bograh, and some men
came forward in Rungpore, but it does not appear that they practised the art afterwards.
Dr. Lidderdale found an old Government vaccinator in practice in Rungpore. In the
Metropolitan circles the attempt to instruct inoculators failed for the reasons assigned by
Surgeon Powell.
The reports of charitable dispensaries contain some additional evidence of effort in
this direction.
On the whole, though the movement is too recent and small to warrant much certainty
of statement, the commencements above detailed are promising, and I shall again before the
commencement of the ensuing season remind Civil Surgeons and Superintendents of their
duty with respect to this matter.
30. Encouraging villages or circles of villages to pay for the services of a vaccinator.—
Dr. Powell's report (paragraph 13) contains two instances of success in this direction, which
show that the measure is quite possible. He proposes to endeavour to extend this system. I
consider that all efforts of this sort should be closely watched and supervised so as to insure
that a good lymph has been supplied in the first instance, and that the protection afforded is
complete as regards the excellence of results and number of unprotected persons operated on.
Dr. Lidderdale found some difficulty in extending municipal vaccination.