ABSTRACTS OF REPORTS OF CIVIL SURGEONS.
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or Madaripore. The following table gives particulars regarding the degree of
protection enjoyed by different classes of the community :—
Vaccine census.
Jails, dispensary, schools
and villages.
Jail
...
...
...
Dispensary
...
...
......
Schools including,
both
Bengalee and English
(Government) ... ...
Neighbouring villages ... ...
Class of persons
examined.
Hindoos ... ...
Mussulmans ...
Total .
Hindoos ... ...
Mussulmans ...
Total ...
Hindoos ... ...
Mussulmans ...
Christians ...
Total ...
Hindoos ... ...
Mussulmans ...
Christians ...
Other classes ..
Total ...
Number
examined
104
394
498
8
7
15
394
78
37
509
2,446
2,892
105
446
5,889
Inocu-
lated
69
117
186
6
2
8
126
10
4
140
923
592
20
101
1,636
Percent
of total
examined.
66.346
29.649
37.346
75.00
28.571
53.233
31.974
12.820
10.810
27.504
37.773
20.478
19.047
22.645
27.652
Vacci-
-ated.
35
258
293
......
2
2
211
52
26
289
653
203
72
164
1,092
Per cent
Of total
examined
33.653
60.835
58.835
......
28.571
13.333
53.554
66.666
70.270
56.777
26.658
7.015
68.571
36.636
18.638
Had
small¬
box.
......
19
19
1
......
1
38
10
5
53
205
118
8
53
384
Percent
of total
examined.
......
4.822
4.022
12.25
......
6.66
9.648
12.820
13.513
10.412
8.337
4.675
7.619
11.893
6.052
Unpro-
tected.
......
......
......
1
3
4
19
6
2
27
665
1,979
5
128
2,777
Per cent.
of total
examined.
......
......
......
12,25
42,85
26,666
4,822
7,693
5,405
5,284
27,186
68,478
4,761
28,787
47,056
Mymensirgh.
Deaths from ino-
culation
Mymensingh.—There was one Government vaccinator on Rs. 10 employed
at the sudder station, and two men on Rs. 8 were employed for a short time
at Tangail and Sherepore. The native doctors at Hoshenpore and Ramgopal¬
pore performed each a few operations. The number vaccinated was less than
in 1870-71, and the percentage of success low. The work was not systematic
nor exhaustive, but was closely supervised by Dr. Cowan at the sudder station,
and by the sub-assistant surgeon and native doctor at Tangail and Sherepore.
The people accept vaccination with some suspicion. Dr. Cowan found the
aid of an influential zemindar of great service in one instance. Inoculation
is very generally practised throughout the district.
In one village near
Tangail eight deaths occurred among those inoculated. Dr. Cowan taught one
vaccinator and gave him a certificate, but he used it as an instrument for
extorting money and it had to be taken from him. Limited outbreaks of
small-pox, caused by the practice of inoculation, took place here and there
throughout the district. Segregation and isolation were practised when oppor-
tunity offered. Dr. Cowan gives no particulars regarding protection.
Sylhet.
Sylhet.—Assistant Surgeon R. Deacon reports that there is but one vaccin-
ator for the district, paid Rs. 10 by Government. He is employed in the
sudder station and dispensary, and sent out, when outbreaks of small-pox
are reported, to vaccinate the neighbouring villages, and draw, if possible, a
vaccine cordon round the affected locality. The people are very prejudiced,
however, and work is desultory and unsatisfactory. The man was employed
during a considerable part of the vaccinating season in assisting to treat the
cholera-stricken Nepalese coolies at Kalarooka. Inoculation is very common
in the district. Attempts made to induce inoculators to practise vaccination
proved a complete failure. Small-pox is very common in this district. The
following statement gives particulars regarding protection :—
Vaccine census.
Class of persons exa-
mined.
Prisoner, Sylhet jail.
Number
examined
1,751
Inoculated.
785
Per cent.
of total
examined.
44.80
Vaccinated.
4
Per cent
of total
examined
22
Had
small-pox
874
Per cent
of total
examined.
49.9
Unpro-
tected
88
Per cent
of total
examined.
5.02