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Jagheerdars to entertain a Vaccinator; but from the divided state of their Jagheer, not one of
the four brothers took any particular interest on the subject, and but little progress was made.
Now, however, the three younger brothers have determined to entertain another Vaccinator for
their share of the Jagheer, and greater success may be hoped for. In the Kolapoor States I
have visited the Vaccinators at Eechul Karinjee, Kagab, and Gurh Ingluz, and I have found
that in most instances vaccination is well received, and proper assistance is given by the
anthorities. The greatest opposition is offered by Lingaets, but to this rule there is a marked
exception in the Gurh Ingluz Petah, where they are very numerous, and frequently fill the
offices of Patells, Koolkurnies &c.,—and no where, that I have been, does vaccination make such
steady progress. In addition to the above, I have also inspected the work in Chikoree Talooka
(Belgaum), at Nepanee and the neighbourhood, Lunkeshwar, and Yenkunmardee, and the
adjacent villages, and here little or no opposition is experienced Thus three (3) Government
and seven (7) Jagheerdar Vaccinators have been visited by me up to the date of this Report.
"From this inspection I have reason to believe that the Returns are, on the whole, trustworthy;
but that some cases are reported as successful, which the Vaccinators have been unable to see
after operation, and for which they are content to take the parents' word, who, from unwill-
ingness to submit children to revaccination, often say that it was successful, when it was not
so. I have tried to impress on the Vaccinators that no case should now be reported as suc-
cessful except those which they have themselves seen, and that a truthful report is much
more important than an apparently large one. On the people I have urged the value of the
operation itself, and the great advantage of submitting their children to it as early as possible,
and I have tried to combat their prejudice against revaccination. I have every where invited
the sick to come to me, and have administered such relief as was in my power, with the small
means at my disposal, hoping that if the people are led to associate the idea of medical aid
with vaccination, their confidence may be thus gained, and the spread of this invaluable pro-
phylactic be promoted."
WESTERN GUZERAT.
Superintendent.—Assistant Surgeon R. G. Lord, M.D., afterwards
R. Thorp, M.D.
Establishment.—Twenty-three
(23) Vaccinators, at a monthly cost of
Rupees two hundred and ninety-two (292); reduced in 1857 to
fifteen (15) Vaccinators.
The following table exhibits the work of the last five years and average:—
WESTERN GUZERAT.
Total Number Vaccinated.
SEX ....
CASTE..
AGE....
RESULT.
Males.......
Females ......
Hindoos.....
Mussalmans ..
Christians ....
Parsees......
Other Castes..
Under one year.
Above one year.
Successful....
Unsuccessful..
Doubtful ....
Percentage of Success....
1853.
28,129
16,344
11,785
24,157
2,828
..
..
1,144
..
..
21,354
2,802
3,973
75.8
1854.
38,295
20,855
17,440
34,546
3,403
..
..
346
..
..
29,848
2,477
5,970
77.9
1855.
45,156
24,263
20,893
41,396
3,760
..
..
..
..
..
38,524
1,915
4,717
85.3
1856.
36,567
19,373
17,194
33,709
2,858
..
..
..
..
..
32,131
1,421
3,015
87.8
1857.
28,857
15,270
13,587
24,493
2,679
..
..
1,685
15,143
13,714
25,871
871
2,115
89.6
Average.
35,401
19,221
16,180
31,660
3,106
..
..
635
..
..
29,546
1,897
3,958
83.3
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