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vaccinated a child from this, and that the lymph from the latter was propagated and
extensively used by the Vaccinators in Almorah and its vicinity. I have since heard
that it is still being used in different parts of Gurhwal and Kumaon. The Vaccinators
declared it to be better than the ordinary lymph ; but, from a careful examination of
many cases, I could see nothing to warrant such a conclusion. The vesicles appeared
to be of the ordinary typical character, and to run the usual course. I filled eight
tubes with this lymph after the third transmission, and took them with me to the plains.
That in use in the town of Cawnpore during the cold weather was chiefly propagated
from these.
28. With the exception of the crusts, which in nearly every instance proved inert, the
lymph received from the Hills was of good quality. Whilst on duty in Kumaon, I
filled twenty tubes with lymph. This was on the 14th October. These I used in the
plains during November and December. Of twenty children vaccinated from these,
I know of only one failure having occurred. I have found neither English nor Hill
lymph filled by Natives give such results. Much may depend upon the careful selec-
tion of the vesicles from which the lymph is drawn, but the chief thing is the short-
ness of the time which elapses between the filling of the tubes and their use. To the
latter circumstance, I attribute the success of the lymph filled by myself.
29. It may not be out of place to mention that the box of medicines supplied
by Government has been of much service; not a day passed without several applications
for medicines or medical treatment. Except an ordinary pocket dressing-case, no other
instruments were supplied, but a few more would be useful. With the means available,
hewever, I performed several operations of more or less importance. I cut down upon
and removed a stone from the urethra, restored a woman's nose, the aloe of which
had been cut of by a jealous or injured husband, tapped for dropsy, operated for
the removal of deformities caused by the contraction of the cicatrices of several
burns, &c. A pair of properly fitted field-hospital panniers would be more conve-
nient for camp than the clumsy box in which medicines are now carried, whilst they
would furnish all the medicines and instruments required for the treatment of the more
ordinary medical and surgical cases.
30. In conclusion, I would bring to your favourable notice, the following Native
Superintendents, Nursing Pershad, in Ghazeepore; Bismillah Jan Baig, in Azimgurh,
and Pundit Pidum Niddee in Goruckpore have worked to my entire satisfaction.
J. RICHARDSON,
Supdt. of Vaccination, Benares Division.
No. 40, dated Camp Almorah, 15th April, 1872.
From—THE SUPERINTENDENT OF VACCINATION, Allahabad and Jhansie Divisions,
To—THE SUPERINTENDENT-GENERAL OF VACCINATION, North- Western Provinces.
SIR,—I have the honour to submit the annual report of vaccination of the
Allahabad and Jhansie Circles for the year ending 1872.
2. The strength of the establishment was—
9 Native Superintendents.
55 Government Vaccinators.
6 Regularly entertained Municipal Vaccinators .
3 Temporary Municipal Vaccinators.
6 Regular Local Vaccinators.
3 Temporarily entertained Local Vaccinators.