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year. On the 1st July operations were commenced, and separate Returns &c. have been
kept. The aggregate results of the six months are now, at the close of the official year,
submitted. Between the time of the receipt of the Resolution of Government in March, and
its sanction by the Govenment of India, I had endeavoured, during a visit to the Political
Agent's camp in May and June, through his influence, favourably to dispose to the measure
the Karbaries (or Agents) from the most influential Chiefs in the province then collected
there; and by a Committee elected from amongst themselves, was drawn up a Government
document, setting forth the terms on which they thought Vaccinators on the Native Chiefs'
Establishment should be entertained &c. In this perhaps some slight modifications might be
deemed desirable, (which may hereafter be obtained,) but as the expressed wishes of Govern-
ment were ' that the Chiefs should be left as much as practicable to select their own Vaccina¬
nators,' and 'make their own arrangements,' it seemed evidently the best course to acquiesce
at once in the terms proposed by their Agents, (which in general appeared satisfactory, and
likely to aid in accomplishing the object desired,) and so endeavour to secure, as far as possi-
ble, the good will of these towards the furtherance of the undertaking.
" Subsequent to the receipt of the sanction of the Supreme Government, I applied through
the Superintending Surgeon to the Medical Board for a separate Establishment of Government
Vaccinators, to be detached from the North-western Division of Guzerat, for duty in the
Kattywar Circle, which, after some correspondence, was arranged and notified in Government
Orders of the 13th October last. These men, counting eight (8) district Vaccinators, with
sixteen (16) more in employ of Native Chiefs, constituted the establishment in Kattywar at
the close of the past year. Many of them are hardly yet settled in their districts, and
Returns from some extend but to a few weeks or months, while from others no reports of
operations have yet been received. In some localities people are indifferent or averse to the
operation; in others their wants have yet to be met by the entertainment and education of
Vaccinators. The whole scheme is still in its infancy; much care has been expended in bring-
ing it so far. It remains to be seen whether it will work well, and grow into a healthy and
useful institution, or (when the impetus which it has at present received has ceased to in-
fluence it) dwindle down to its former meagre proportions—either event may be looked on
as quite within the range of probability; the result of the effort will, however, be doubtless
much affected in the first instance by the interest manifested in it by succeeding Political
Agents; and secondly, and with more permanent effect, should opportunities offer, by proof
of the value of the prophylactic, particularly if experienced among the families of the more
wealthy and influential inhabitants.
" As this Establishment is of such recent origin, I cannot offer the comparative results of
labours of individual members. Before despatching the records of vaccination in the Western
Division of Guzerat, I extracted therefrom the following statement of the number of Vaccina-
tors and aggregate results, half-yearly, of their labours in Kattywar, which will show what
advance has been made in the increase of means, for the more general diffusion of vaccination
in this province.
Half-yearly Statement of Vaccination Establishment and Operations in Kattywar
for the last two years.
1856
1st Half-year ..............
2nd Half-year ............
No. of Vaccinators.
Government.
6
6
Native Chiefs.
8
8
Total.
14
14
Annual Total......
Of the above by Government Establishment ..........................
„ „ by Native Chiefs' do. .........................
No. Vaccinated.
10,214
11,031
21,245
11,688
9,557