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Annual Report of Vaccine Operations in the Agra and Meerut Divisions for the season
1869-70, under the superintendence of Surgeon R. Pringle M. D., Superintendent of
Vaccine, Agra and Meerut Division.
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Establishment.
Superintendent.
Native Superintendents.
Vaccinators.
Writer.
Chupprassees.
THE establishment of the Vaccine Depart-
ment of the Agra and Meerut Division during the
season 1869-70 was the same as that of the previous
one, being as per margin.
The collection of vaccine lymph
under the Snowy Range for the plains
operations of the season under report.
2. This was commenced in May, 1869, under my own direct supervision; and the
supply collected, though not so large as that of the
previous season owing to there being only one
Native Superintendent and fewer Vaccinators at
work, was yet sufficient for my wants, and to meet all demands on my office for vac-
cine lymph. The quality was equally good with that of last year.
Tour of the Superintendent.
3. During the past season this has been limited to the Meerut Division, as I
thought it better to thoroughly inspect one division
than to march rapidly through two, which latter
would have entailed my inspecting only the villages and work lying near my line of
march; by adopting the former plan, I have been enabled to visit districts unvisited
before, and, so to speak, shewn myself to people who had only vaguely heard of the
existence of my appointment, and who perhaps had doubts of my own. The occur-
rences met with in this tour deemed worthy of note will be found noticed in the
general remarks at the conclusion of this Report.
MUNICIPAL VACCINATION.
No. Municipalities.
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2
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1
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1
1
1
1
27
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29
Agra.
Allyghur.
Hattrass.
Atrowlee.
Hurdooagunge.
Secundra Rao.
Muttra.
Bindrabun.
Kosee.
Mynpoory.
Saharunpore.
Moozuffiernuggur.
Terrce.
Furruckabad.
Julleysur.
Etawah.
Kassgnnge.
Boolundshuhar.
Anoopshuhur.
Koorjah.
(Extra.)
Meerut.
4. During the past season the only addition to the roll of Municipal Vaccinators
was the two Vaccinators temporarily employed by
the Meerut Municipality. It will be in the recollec-
tion of the Government the objections this Municipa-
lity raised either to contribute funds for a Municipal
Vaccinator, or place him under this Department;
but, when at Meerut, in December, 1869, a member
of the Municipality applied for the services of two
Vaccinators, but merely for the vaccinating season,
though this was contrary to the rules of this Depart-
ment, yet in the interests of suffering humanity I
at once complied with the request, and the numbers
vaccinated in less than 3½ months, viz. 1,509, are a
proof of the necessity of some better arrangements
being made in the future for a large city like Meerut,
with a large force of Europeans in the adjoining Can-
tonments. During the past season there has been
a considerable falling off in the numbers of the ope-
rations in nearly all the Municipalities, but the rates
of success are as a rule good. This falling off is mainly due to the entire absence of
small-pox this season, not as an epidemic alone, but even to the extent of a few
isolated cases. Till March I heard of no cases of small-pox, and these only in
Gungoh, a town about 20 miles from Saharunpore, to which I shall allude hereafter.
Another cause, which has tended to reduce the numbers of the operations, has been
the desire to confine the work of the Municipal Vaccinators within, as far as practi-
cable, Municipal limits; while the district work is made over to the Government
Vaccinator. The reason of this is, that the services of the Municipal Vaccinator may
be available at any time should the Civil Surgeon require them, and this could only
be calculated on if he were at work in the villages near. The result of my experience
is that the residents of towns are as a rule less anxious to accept vaccination for
their children than the villagers at some distance from the Sudder Station, owing,
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