REPORT ON VACCINATION.
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travelling batta is given to himself or his Vaccinators, and such indulgences are
granted in some other districts. The average cost of each successful case has
been Annas 3 and Pies 7.
NEGAPATAM CIRCLE.
The Deputy Inspector reports 10,919 operations during the year with a success
of 91.07 per cent. On comparison with the work of the previous year there
is an increase of 2,019 cases this year attributable to the staff being complete, there
having been no casualty or vacancy among the Vaccinators. Objections to the
spread of vaccination do not exist in most parts of the circle, but there are in some
parts a few ignorant people who have strong prejudices against vaccination. The
prejudices, the Deputy Inspector hopes, will soon vanish by the frequent visits and
exertions of the Vaccinators. The Local Fund Board have sanctioned an extra allow-
ance of 2 Annas per successful operation in excess of 100 in any month to Vaccinators
as an encouragement in their work. One small-pox inoculator, Gopal Naick, was
punished with two weeks' rigorous imprisonment, and another in the Tiruturaipundi
Taluk is being sought for by the Police. Small-pox prevailed in the early part of the
year in the circle in a very virulent form, and steps were at once taken to arrest the
disease. The Deputy Inspector suggests that vaccination be rendered compulsory, and
that small-pox cases should be isolated from the unvaccinated people. 698 infants
under one year of age have been vaccinated during the year, comprising 354 males
and 344 females, and the highest number, 181, has been obtained by First-class Vacci-
nator Balakistnen, No. 783. The lymph in use has been good, and Rupees 15-5-10
were paid to mothers as batta for supplying vaccine lymph. The conduct of the
Vaccinators has been reported satisfactory, and the cost of each successful case has
been Annas 4 and Pies 8.
TINNEVELLY DISTRICT.
This district comprises two circles, one being presided over by a First class
Deputy Inspector and the other by a Second-class Deputy Inspector,
TINNEVELLY CIRCLE,
The Deputy Inspector of this circle reports 16,275 operations during the year
under notice with a success of 91.27 per cent. The total shows an increase of
5,700 cases over that of the preceding year. First-class Vaccinator Govindasamy
Pillay, No. 703, was found to have been imprisoned for two years for theft of jewels,
&c., in 1871, and the President, Local Fund Board of the district, dismissed the
Vaccinator on Deputy Inspector informing him of the above circumstance. One
Theroomalay Chetty of Sengumapooram of the Virudupati Division was prosecuted
before the Second-class Magistrate of the Satur Taluk with the permission of the
President, and was fined the sum of Rupees 15, or in default to undergo one month's
imprisonment, for having obstructed a Vaccinator in carrying out his work. The
Deputy Inspector states that he has been specially engaged with two Vaccinators
in conducting vaccine operation in a thickly populated village called Ervadi of the
Nanguneri Taluk, and nearly 200 cases have been vaccinated by payment of batta of
Rupees 11-2-3 as an inducement. The Deputy Inspector complains that no
travelling batta or the services of a peon have been granted to him. No ill-effects
resulting from vaccination have been noticed ; but in a few instances ulceration
occurred owing to the application of irritating remedies. Batta paid to mothers for
furnishing lymph during the year was Rupees 36-2-6. The conduct of the staff,
with a few exceptions, has been reported satisfactory. The working lymph in use
was excellent, and the cost of each successful case is Annas 3 and Pies 8.