5
This is very reasonably explained in some cases as a measure rendered im-
perative by invasions of small-pox, and in others is argued as having been called
for by the insufficient security resulting from old vaccinations; but there can be
little doubt, I think, that re-vaccination is frequently overdone, and that the
establishment resort to it unnecessarily, on occasion, to supplement their other
work when this falls short.
The Civil Surgeon of Saugor states that re-vaccination was closely supervised,
but that owing to an outbreak of small-pox, many children with doubtful marks
were re-vaccinated, so were many adults.
From Narsinghpur it is reported that owing to the presence of small-pox many
adults, adolescents over 12, and younger people with faint marks were re-vaccinated.
The Civil Surgeon of Hoshangabad states that most of his were performed
on adults whom it was desireable to protect.
In Nimar, re-vaccination is said to have been restricted to children with
doubtful marks, and the large numbers shown to have been chiefly due to the
many children of immigrants to ryotwari villages operated on.
The Civil Surgeon of Betul reports that re-vaccination was freely resorted to
as a large number of the people were found insufficiently protected.
In Bhandara special measures were taken, when small-pox appeared, to have
all children with doubtful marks and young adults re-vaccinated, and the Civil
Surgeon certifies that the process was never unnecessarily carried out.
The Civil Surgeons of Chanda and Sambalpur both claim that close supervi-
sion was exercised and that no unnecessary re-vaccinations were performed.
In Bilaspur, it is said that re-vaccinations were chiefly restricted to children,
who presented doubtful marks of previous successful vaccination, but the Civil
Surgeon admits that " as the vaccinators could not obtain so many children for
"primary vaccination as in the previous year, they occupied their time in perform-
" ing re-vaccination in what they considered suitable cases."
16. The usual inspection statement is given below:—
INSPECTION TABLE, 1895-96.
Number.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Districts.
Saugor ...
Damoh ...
Jubbulpore ...
Narsinghpur ...
Hoshangabad
...
Nimar ...
Mandla ...
Betul
Chhindwara ...
Seoni ...
Balaghat ...
Bhandara
...
Nagpur ...
Wardha ...
Chanda
...
Raipur
...
Bilaspur ...
Sambalpur
...
Total ...
NUMBER
OF DAYS
OUT ON
TOUR.
By Civil Surgeon.
42
49
138
45
24
27
45
34
31
40
34
40
55
38
33
41
19
29
764
By Native Superintendent.
182
108
138
122
117
146
87
142
113
111
125
125
156
131
137
416
281
248
2,885
NUMBER OF
VILLAGES
INSPECTED.
By Civil Surgeon.
197
301
1,327
467
217
258
392
472
432
255
283
404
554
124
192
312
247
494
6,928
By Native Superintendent.
752
381
880
684
487
673
446
672
855
637
550
879
740
126
520
2,965
1,519
2,147
15,913
NUMBER OF
VACCINATED
PERSONS
INSPECTED.
By Civil Surgeon.
1,570
1,631
9,333
4,439
1,927
4,940
5,115
4,353
4,616
1,921
2,638
5,720
3,764
1,402
3,437
3,433
4,191
4,592
69,022
By Native Superintendent.
6,639
1,987
6,951
6,915
4,141
10,953
6,545
6,272
9,616
5,541
5,220
10,994
8,207
5,222
11,670
33,523
25,617
23,903
189,916
NUMBER OF
SUCCESSFUL
CASES SEEN.
By Civil Surgeon.
1,527
1,486
7,827
4,251
1,838
4,636
4,551
4,123
2,889
1,286
2,436
5,218
3,391
1,360
3,145
3,290
2,840
4,386
60,480
By Native Superintendent.
6,540
1,803
6,052
6,686
3,788
9,953
6,112
5,876
7,252
4,230
5,046
10,193
7,348
5,108
10,877
32,394
20,460
23,118
172,836
Percentage of success as seen on inspec-
tion by Civil Surgeon.
97.26
91.11
83.86
95.76
95.38
93.85
88.97
94.72
62.59
66.94
92.34
91.22
90.09
97.00
91.50
95.83
67.76
95.51
87.62
Percentage of success as returned by vacci-
nators.
95.98
88.80
93.23
96.77
92.24
95.26
98.52
96.51
93.55
97.47
94.63
98.40
95.19
96.27
96.11
97.55
95.53
99.00
95.88
Percentage of success as inspected by
Native Superintendent.
98.51
90.74
87.07
96.69
91.48
90.87
93.38
93.69
75.42
76.34
96.67
92.71
89.53
97.82
93.20
96.63
79.87
96.71
91.01
PERCENTAGE
OF TOTAL
NUMBER
VACCINATED,
SEEN.
By Civil Surgeon.
9.03
31.38
37.86
25.37
13.94
43.12
25.62
34.22
20.37
16.12
32.94
21.41
16.02
12.04
15.83
7.54
9.11
14.80
18.58
By Native Superintendent.
38.18
38.23
28.20
39.51
29.95
95.61
32.79
49.30
42.43
46.48
65.18
41.15
34.93
44.84
53.75
73.62
55.67
77.04
51.13