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lymph thus raised a buffalo calf was vaccinated in September, and lanoline paste
prepared. A tube containing 30 grains was supplied to each of the dispensaries
at Harda, Hoshangabad, Seoni and Sohagpur, and one each to the vaccinators of
the Seoni and Sohagpur Circles.
The work of the district was started early in October, and subsequently kept
up with fresh buffalo lymph.
The number on whom animal lymph was used was 14,312. The total num-
ber of vaccination operations performed during the year was 15,001, of which 1,175
were done by Civil Hospital Assistants.
The Civil Surgeon was on tour for 24 days, and inspected 1,927 children and
found that 1,838 children were successfully vaccinated.
The Native Superintendent inspected 4,141 children in 487 villages.
Nimar.—The supply of lymph was kept up during the non-working season
by arm-to-arm vaccination, but during the working season animal lymph was
mostly used. The Civil Surgeon states that upwards of 90 per cent. of the opera-
tions were done with animal lymph.
588 calves were vaccinated to secure lymph during the working season.
The total number of operations performed was 11,643, of which 187 were
done by Civil Hospital Assistants.
The Civil Surgeon was nearly a month in camp, and inspected 4,940 children
and found 4,636 successfully vaccinated.
The Native Superintendent inspected 673 villages, and saw 9,953 children
successfully protected by vaccination.
Mandla.—In this district, for winter operations, I cow and 4 buffalo calves
were vaccinated in October, of these, the cow and 3 buffalo calves proved success-
ful, and sufficient lymph was obtained to make 280 grains of lanoline paste and to
provide each vaccinator with 10 tubes of fresh lymph with which to begin the
work.
107 cow calves and 142 buffalo calves were vaccinated during the working
season.
The number of children vaccinated with animal lymph was 4,978, with a
success of 94 per cent.
The total number of vaccine operations done during the season was 20,206,
of which 243 were done by Civil Hospital Assistants.
The Civil Surgeon visited 392 villages, and inspected 5,115 cases and found
4,551 children successfully vaccinated.
The Native Superintendent inspected 6,545 cases in 446 villages, and observed
6,112 cases successfully vaccinated.
Betul.—Lymph from buffalo calves was issued to the working staff at the
commencement of the season, throughout which work was carried on entirely by
animal lymph. In all 428 buffalo calves were used.
The total number of operations performed during the year was 13,112, of
which 391 were performed by Civil Hospital Assistants.
The Civil Surgeon was on tour for 34 days, and inspected 472 villages and
saw 4,123 children successfully vaccinated.
The Native Superintendent inspected 472 villages in 142 days, and found
93.69 per cent. of children successfully vaccinated.
Chhindwara.—The Civil Surgeon states that before the commencement of
the vaccinating season, lymph was obtained from 18 buffalo calves and distributed
to vaccinators to commence work. Buffalo calves were again inoculated to keep
up the supply; in all 427 calves, were inoculated. There was no difficulty in
obtaining the calves, and no hire paid for them.
Out of the 24,597 cases vaccinated, both by Vaccinators and Civil Hospital
Assistants, 23,639 were vaccinated with animal lymph.
The Civil Surgeon was on tour for 31 days, and inspected 4,616 children in
432 villages.