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In 1869-70, the Districts of Jullundur and Goordaspore were
visited with an establishment of nine Native Superintendents and
34 Vaccinators, and vaccinated in these two districts no less than
78,405, whereas, this year, the districts of Lahore and Loodiana
were visited with an establishment of 12 Native Superintendents-
and 47 Vaccinators, and only succeeded in vaccinating 35,713,
shewing a decrease of 42,692 persons vaccinated, and an increase
of establishment of three Native Superintendents and 13 Vacci-
nators.
In addition to the above, the number of persons vaccinated in
1869-70, was an unusually large number, being 15,344 more than
in 1868 and 49,594 more than in 1867.
Dispensary Estab-
lishment.
24. The Dispensary Establishment consists of 27 vaccinators
on Rs. 10 a month, and 27 on Rs. 8, superintended by the Civil
Surgeons.
Number vaccinated
by Dispensary Es-
tablishment.
The number of persons vaccinated by the Dispensary Estab-
lishment is 61,600, being a decrease of 12,039, upon the work per-
formed in 1869.
The number of successful cases is 59,569, being 81.03 per cent.
excluding cases re-vaccinated and unknown.
Cost.
The total cost of the Dispensary Establishment being Rs. 5838,
each successful case cost a fraction less than two annas.
Locally entertained
Establishment.
25. Twenty-seven Vaccinators have been employed and paid
by Municipalities, Local Funds and Native Chiefs, Rupees 1114,
annas 4 and pies seven.
Number vaccinated
by Local Establish-
ment.
The number of persons vaccinated by this Establishment is
18,625.
The percentage of success in primary vaccinations is 85.03 and
in secondary vaccinations 59.88
The cost of each successful case is one anna and a fraction
over five pies.
Introduction of two
rates of pay into the
Punjab.
26. In April sanction was received from the Supreme Gov-
ernment, to the introduction into the Punjab of having two rates
of pay for the Establishment, one for the working months, the other
for the hot or non-working months, Vaccinators receiving three-fifths
and Native Superintendents four-fifths of their pay during the time
they are on leave. Previous to this new arrangement, the Native
Superintendent and his Vaccinators were sent to attend the Dispen-
saries and were of much use, on many occasions, such as out-breaks
of epidemics, &c.
New plan of opera-
tions. Former dis-
tricts to be visited
over again.
27. In September Dr. Garden proposed to His Honor the
Lieutenant Governor, that instead of going over new districts each
year with the Establishment, a few of the old districts should be
visited over and over again, so as if possible to keep small pox out
of them, so that these districts could be held up as examples of the
good effects of efficient vaccination, and it is hoped the people will
then be convinced. This arrangement received the sanction of the
late Lieutenant Governor Sir H. M. Durand; and was carried out
this cold season. The original plan was to visit with a large num-
ber of vaccinators each district in the Punjab in turn. Each district
when vaccinated to have a Native Superintendent and a certain
number of Vaccinators left in it, to go over the ground again. It
was believed that they could go over the whole district in two or
three years, but experience has shewn that they cannot, and the
consequence is that small pox still prevails to a large extent in
many of these districts.