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persuasion and pressure, but it was with difficulty that 15 to 20 per cent. were vaccinated,
and in the whole Khatak country no one allowed his child to be taken away elsewhere for
the purpose of furnishing lymph. Vaccination was carried on by lymph from glasses.

"Now in December 1883 the villages of Tagh, Muhammad Khoja, Kahi and Balyámni
in Hangu tahsíl were visited, and the children vaccinated with great difficulty.

"I further beg to state that the lambardárs of all the tahsíls in the Kohát district who
did not assist the vaccination work have been reported on to the Tahsildárs of their respective
tahsíls, but they have not as yet been reprimanded, and for this reason the work was
retarded. When the officers pay attention to this, it is hoped that work will go on all right."

In transmitting the vaccination report to this office, the Deputy Com-
missioner, Mr. St. G. Tucker, makes the following observations :—

"As regards vaccination, I believe it is generally becoming more popular, though the
prejudices of the people on the subject will not be overcome all at once. The Teri people
in particular, who are the most backward, are still very much opposed to it. The vaccinators
would, of course, like to have official pressure brought to bear on the lambardárs and people—
in other words, that vaccination should be made compulsory. I do not myself consider
that the district is sufficiently advanced for a system of compulsory vaccination to be
enforced. If orders are issued to the Tahsíldárs to encourage vaccination, they send a
chaprási with the vaccinator, who at once seizes and vaccinates every child that he can
lay hands on. The vaccinators naturally seek to impress the people with the idea that they
(the people) have no option in the matter. I have accordingly found it necessary to acquaint
the people, as far as possible, with the real facts, and that vaccination, though most benefi-
cial, is not to be enforced against the wishes of the people themselves."