6                               VACCINATION AND DISPENSARIES IN RAJPUTANA.

from arm to arm vaccination, especially as vaccinators are often careless as to
the sources they take their vaccine; mothers prefer it, as they often object to
the subsequent collection of vaccine from their children and do not know from
what caste their children are vaccinated, also the vaccine being pure causes less
trouble to the children.

45. The Native Superintendent of these States was sent to Belgaum for
special instruction, a plan which might be adopted in other States with
advantage.

                                          STATEMENT II.

46.  The total expenditure on vaccination during: 1909-10 was R29,070-0-6
against R28,946-12-7 in 1908-09, an increase of R123-3-11, which is probably
due to the increased expenditure on contingencies. The average cost of each
successful vaccination in different States varied from 11 pies in Sirohi to 90
pies in Jaisalmer. The high cost of vaccination in Jaisalmer is attributed to
the fact that there is only a small population living in scattered villages in a
large area.

47.  The following table shows the number of towns and villages inspected
and successful vaccinations seen by Agency or Residency Surgeons in Native
States:—

48.  The Native Superintendents of Vaccinations or other inspecting
officers inspected 112,617 against 115,937 in the preceding year. The percent-
age of inspections to total number vaccinated was 44.08 against 44.21 in
1908-09. The percentage of inspected cases found successful to total number
seen in 1909-10 was 99.22 against 98.89 in the preceding year.

49.  The Residency Surgeon and Chief Medical Officer in Rajputana in
his winter tour of inspection examined 2,861 vaccinated children. The
majority inspected were of good quality.

50.  Humanized lymph is generally used throughout Rajputana, but in
Ajmer, Abu, Alwar, Tonk, Shahpura, Deoli, Kotah, Jhalawar and Dungarpur
glycerinated vaccine lymph was obtained during the year under report from
the Government Bovine Lymph Depôts and proved generally satisfactory.

51.  Several States commence their vaccination season with buffalo calf
lymph under local arrangements, also during the season, persons so desiring
it can be vaccinated from lymph collected from calves direct.

                        SECTION II.—DISPENSARIES.

                                    STATEMENT A.
                              Number of Dispensaries.

52. During the year under report there were 170 hospitals and dispensaries
in Rajputana against 172 in the previous year: the Agency Hospital at
Bikaner was closed on the 30th September and the Female Hospital at Karauli
on the 16th September 1909.