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British authority, and in many places the old Hindoo system of medicine is still
implicitly believed in, and the old Hindoo baids, who practised before the annexation,
are still a numerous and important class. These men are naturally strongly opposed
to all European discoveries, especially to such an one as vaccination.
Another great obstacle to the spread of vaccination in these districts is the
absence of any Mahomedan population. In 1865, when vaccination was first started
in Allahabad, Futtehpore, and Cawnpore, the Mahomedans were the only natives
belonging to the higher classes, who were willing to have their children vaccinated,
and it was only Mahomedans who were willing to take appointments as Vaccinators.
Gradually, though very slowly, the higher classes of Hindoos have permitted their
children to be vaccinated, and there are now numerous Brahmin applicants for every
vacant appointment. But all this is undoubtedly owing to our early success among
the Mahomedans.
In the Non-regulation Districts, there are hardly any Mahomedans, so that we
have, as it were, no means of showing to the Brahmins and Rajpoots the benefits of
vaccination.
In connexion with this, I may mention that, as a rule, the great class of Bunyas
are still unconvinced and are still unwilling to have their children vaccinated. The
is true of every district in the Circle, even of Cawnpore, the most advanced of all this
districts.
6. In the Lullutpore District, I inspected at and near Talbehut, the work of the
Government Vaccinator of the Lullutpore tehseel, and at Lullutpore I inspected the
work of the temporarily entertained Municipal Vaccinator.
Great interest is taken in the cause of vaccination by the Deputy Commissioner,
Colonel Davidson, and he has made great exertions to further it. Owing to this and
to the help given by the Civil Surgeon, Dr. Saunders, the average number of operation
performed by each Vaccinator in Lullutpore is higher than that performed in any
other district, with the exception of the three districts of Cawnpore, Futtehpore, and
Humeerpore, which have for many years been the three best districts in the Circle.
This is the more remarkable as neither the Native Superintendent nor the two Vacci-
nators I inspected are men of much energy, and none of them are natives of the zillah.
Although I made all possible enquiries I could not find any native of Lullutpore
who was anxious to serve as a Vaccinator, and who was at the same time qualified for
such an appointment. On the other hand, in former years when good Vaccinators
have been sent from other districts to serve in Lullutpore, they have invariably
disliked the place and generally suffered from bad health. The result of this has been
that they at once commenced petitioning for transfer, and, if their petitions were not
soon attended to, they sent in their resignation.
The same is true of the appointment of Native Superintendent, and on one occasion
when the appointment was offered to a Vaccinator in the Futtehpore Zillah, who was
well fitted for the post, he declined it, preferring to remain as a Vaccinator in Futteh-
pore to going as a Native Superintendent to Lullutpore. Some time after my
inspection, the Government Vaccinator of Lullutpore of his own accord tendered his
resignation, principally I believe because I declined to promise him a speedy transfer
to another district. I have given the vacant Government appointment to the
temporarily-entertained Municipal Vaccinator, and in the event of the Municipality
sanctioning a permanent Municipal Vaccinator for Lullutpore, a Native of the place
will, if possible, be appointed with effect from the commencement of the ensuing
vaccine season.
7. The Humeerpore Zillah was in former years one of the very best in the
Circle, and it still holds a high place, although hardly so good a one as formerly.