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5. Kamrúp.—All the villages, huts, &c., along the roads leading to Gauháti were thoroughly
worked through by selected men. The other vaccinators were distributed over the district, among the
various thannas.
6. Khási Hills.—The work done much in excess of former years. The neighbourhood of Shillong
and Cherra has been almost thoroughly vaccinated. The people of some villages have come forward
en masse to be vaccinated. Though little progress has been made in the western villages, vaccination bids
fair to become a regular custom among the people.
7. Lákhimpur.—Though less work than last year, it is considered satisfactory by the Civil
Surgeon. Widespread, but not desultory.
8. Nága Hills.—No vaccination.
9. Nowgong.—Scarcity of lymph given as one reason for so little work being done As many
people would not allow their children to be vaccinated, the work was necessarily desultory.
10. Sibságar.—Desultory from the same cause as above.
11. Sylhet.—Less work than in 1873-74. In consequence of the failure of four or five supplies
of lymph, work confined to particular area near the sudder station, excepting when the dispensary
vaccinator was sent to villages where small-pox prevailed.
V.—The attitude and feeling of the people as regards vaccination.
The attitude and feeling of the people are represented as very diversified. Apathy or hostility
predominates.
1. Cachar.—Not generally more favourable.
2. Darrang.—Not much more favourable.
3. Gáro Hills.—Beginning to prefer vaccination.
4. Goálpára.—Very hostile.
5. Kámrúp.—Neutral for the most part.
6. Khási Hills.—In the more civilized villages not averse; in the more remote still hostile.
7. Lakhimpur.—Immigrants and inhabitants of sudder stations are most favourably disposed.
Indigenous population quite passive. The inhabitants of the wilder parts of the district strongly
prejudiced against vaccination.
8. Nága Hills.—Not favourable.
9. Nowgong.—Not favourable.
10. Sibságar.—Opposed, excepting the people of the sudder town.
11. Sylhet.—In the town indifferent. Said to be favourable in the district.
VI.—The prevalence of the practice of inoculation. Facts and statistics regarding the mortality, direct and
indirect, of this proceeding should be carefully noted when available.
With the exception of the Nága and Khási Hills, inoculation has been prevalent in all the districts,
and still is in most; the exceptions are—
Gáro Hills.—Diminishing; a little done near the plains. Said that in one or two instances the
people were disinclined. The report not to be relied on.
Godlpára.—Here generally practised, excepting among the fishermen, who will have nothing to do
with either inoculation or vaccination. Mortality said not to be more than 2 per cent.
Kámrúp.—Scarcely any cases of inoculation have been heard of. Here the inoculators have been
instructed, and practice vaccination on their own account.
Lakhimpur.—Generally dying out since the four inoculators were entertained as vaccinators.
These men are paid for four months of the year, and do not work on their own account as in
Kámrúp. With the exception of the vague remarks above, nothing is said about the mortality.
Generally noted "No statistics available."
VII.—Measures adopted to train Inoculators, and their results; giving the particulars regarding them
indicated in paragraphs 2, 3, and 4.
With the exception of Kámrúp and Lakhimpur, nothing has been done in any of the districts,
with regard to the training of inoculators. Rs. 5 each were asked for two inoculators at Goálpára,
but not allowed. Nothing is known by the present Civil Surgeon of Dibrugarh as to the training of
inoculators. In Kámrúp ex-inoculators have been employed for a few years. They are shown how to
collect lymph on points, in tubes, and by way of crust, and how to use it, &c., &c., by the Civil Surgeon.
When sufficiently instructed, they have supplies of lymph given them, with a certificate, and are sent to
assigned thannas. In the reports from several districts, it is said that no inoculators will come into the
stations to be instructed.
VIII.—The prevalence of small-pox in the district, and the measures adopted to prevent its spread; giving
statistics, if they are available.
Small-pox, though present in all the districts excepting Nága Hills, does not appear to have been
very prevalent, and the mortality by no means great. With the exception of vaccinators being sent
out to infected villages in the Khási Hills and Sylhet, no measures are reported as having been taken
to prevent its spreading. At Tura a few cases were isolated, and the disease did not spread.