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The number of persons vaccinated in this parganah is
7,949, excluding the towns; of this number 7,654 were suc-
cessful and 108 were revaccinations.
Town of Sádhaurah.
In the town of Sádhaurah the population is 11,198, and
the number vaccinated 441; of this number 433 were success-
ful. This success was due to the excellent arrangements
made by tahsíldár Nand Lall, who accompanied me to the town.
Town of Sháhzádpúr.
In the town of Sháhzádpúr, having a population of about
2,000, the number vaccinated is 150; of this number I examined
113 and found 107 successful and 3 revaccinations. In this
town it is probable a large mortality was arrested, as two
deaths from small-pox had lately taken place, and one child was
suffering from the disease at the time vaccination was com-
menced. The people were warned against allowing their
children to go near the contagious house, and the lambardárs
were told not to allow the sick child to leave its house until
quite well. This and the vaccination, I believe, prevented any
more cases occurring.
In the large village of Panjlassa, close to Naráingarh, the
residents of which are Rájputs, the lanibardár informed me
that they had never allowed any vaccination to be performed
in their village, except a few of the sweepers' children, but,
owing to my having come, they would all be done; 120 children
were vaccinated, nearly all Rajputs. I examined 55 of these;
51 were successful and 4 doubtful.
Town of Raipúr.
In the town of Raipúr, having a population of about 4,000,
the number vaccinated was 225, and I examined 195 of these,
and found 177 successful and 6 revaccinations ; assistance was
rendered in this town by Honorary Magistrate, Ráo Kishn
Singh, to whom this success was due. I was informed that
a baniah residing here had sent to Ambálah for his child,
a distance of 25 miles, in order to have it vaccinated.
In the evening, after my inspection of the town, amongst
a number of sick persons who came for treatment, was a re-
spectable baniah, who said his daughter aged 13 years was
suffering from small-pox, having been vaccinated twice and
once inoculated. 1 therefore went to see her, and found her
suffering from a mild attack of modified small-pox, and no
mark whatever of having been successfully vaccinated. It
is probable she had been inoculatd, though I could not be sure
from examining the wrist. It is gratifying to be able to give
even one instance of ignorance and prejudice giving way. It
is a rare thing for a Hindú, more especially a baniah, the most
prejudiced of all natives, to ask any one to prescribe for small-
pox except by charms and "pújas." This is the second case I
have been called to prescribe for, during this year, both of
which were voluntarily brought to my notice by the parents.
Completion of work in
the Ambálah district.
19. This completed the work in the Ambálah district,
the Rúpar parganah having been visited by the provincial
establishment towards the close of last season.
Total vaccinated in the-
Ambalah district.
The total number of persons vaccinated in this district is
35,438, of which 33,434 were successful or 98.28 per cent. and
880 were revaccinations, of which 372 were successful or 43.86
per cent. Estimating the annual birth rate at 36,349 (one