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A supply of calf-lymph sent out from England was distributed also, but with
one exception it proved inert in every case where it was used.
23. The following notes are gathered from the reports of Civil Surgeons:—
Saugor.—Lanoline paste from buffalo calf-lymph was prepared here in the
third week of October, and issued to vaccinators and Hospital Assistants. It was
found successful in every respect. From calves, afterwards, 671 in number., 14,700
children were vaccinated with success in 14,167 instances.
The total number of vaccine operations done during the season was 18,053, of
which 665 were done by Civil Hospital Assistants.
The Civil Surgeon was on tour for 42 days, and inspected 197 villages and
saw 1,570 operations with 1,527 successful cases.
The Native Superintendent was out on inspection duty for 182 days, and had
been to all the circles about twice during the season.
Damoh.—Lanoline lymph was prepared at head-quarters and given to each
vaccinator. There was no difficulty in procuring calves, and the lymph proved
good and was favourably reported on by all who used it. 2,817 children were
vaccinated by animal lymph and 2,574 proved successful.
The total number of persons vaccinated during the year was 5,782, of which
585 were done by Civil Hospital Assistants. The Civil Surgeon was 49 days in
camp, and inspected 1,631 children and found 1,486 successfully vaccinated.
The Native Superintendent was in camp for 108 days, and inspected 1987
children with 90 per cent. of success. The Civil Surgeon reports that on the
whole the work done by the vaccinators was good and their conduct also has been
satisfactory.
Jubbulpore.—Vaccination had been kept up throughout the year, and the
work of the season was started with lanoline lymph, made up at the Victoria Hos-
pital by Assistant Surgeon Barat from 23 calves, which proved successful out of
29 operated on. All the children in the Cantonment and Civil Station were
vaccinated with this lymph, as were the people of Umaria Colliery.
Vaccinators used 229 calves during the year, from which 22,259 persons were
vaccinated.
In this district 24,649 operations were performed by the vaccinators and 326
by the Hospital Assistants attached to the Murwara, Sihora, Bijeragogarh Dis-
pensaries and the Central Jail Hospital.
The Civil Surgeon was on tour for 35 days, and inspected 368 villages and
saw 2,534 children.
The Assistant Surgeon, deputed on vaccination duty in this district, was out
on inspection duty for 103 days, and inspected 959 villages and saw 6,797 opera-
tions with 5,800 successful cases.
The Native Superintendent inspected 880 villages in 138 days. He saw 6,951
children of whom 6,052 were successful.
Narsinghpur.—In this district cultivation of lymph was kept up throughout
the non-working season in buffalo calves.
The Civil Surgeon reports that in the latter part of September, buffalo calves
were vaccinated under his personal superintendence, and the lymph obtained from
them was distributed to the vaccinators, who commenced work with it and kept
up the supply from buffalo calves throughout the year.
525 buffalo calves were vaccinated, of which 449 proved successful.
All the vaccination in this district, 17,500 cases, was done with animal lymph.
The Civil Surgeon was out on tour for 45 days, and inspected 4,439 children
and found 4,251 successfully vaccinated. On the whole he saw that the quality
and quantity of work was satisfactory.
The Native Superintendent was out on inspection duty for 122 days, and had
been more than thrice to each circle.
Hoshangabad.—The Civil Surgeon states that in August 1895, 25 children
were vaccinated at the head-quarters with Bangalore paste. With the human