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                                              KATTYWAR CIRCLE.

                        Superintendent.—Assistant Surgeon E. R. BUTLER.
                           Establishment.—Eight Vaccinators (Government).

                                    Twenty Vaccinators (Native Chiefs).

For the year 1863 the total vaccinated as per Returns is 21,119, making a decrease on the
year 1862 of 899. The falling off is with the Chiefs' vaccinators, the total by Government
vaccinators shows an increase on last year. I have reason to believe both from ocular
demonstration, and from the numerous complaints made by my assistants that the decrease
is now almost entirely owing to the indifference, laziness, and religion of the people.

Major Keatinge, V. C, Political Agent, Kattywar, has afforded every assistance in his
power. He has written to the Chiefs to request their countenance and assistance, and has had
a copy of last year's report, with the remarks made by His Excellency the Governor,
translated and forwarded to each, whilst he has never failed to impress upon them in con-
versation the necessity of using their influence that the people may be vaccinated. The
Chief of Pulitana, before having his only child vaccinated, had his intention reported about,
to make as much impression as possible, so that many persons might witness the operation,
but without effect ; indeed without force being used, they do not bring their children to be
vaccinated, unless small-pox breaks out, when they readily consent.

I visited as many of the assistant vaccinators' work as I could during the few months I was
in the districts. January and February I was detained in Rajcote on duty—Dr. Johnson, the
only other Medical Officer at Rajkote, having been sent to England on sick leave ; again,
after the rains I was detained by duty till the 8th of November, so that altogether I was only
five months on inspection duty.

Besides visiting the talookas as mentioned above, I had interviews with several Chiefs
for the purpose of persuading them to let vaccination be carried on in their talookas. I am
happy to state, since my visit, the Sajickpore Chief has allowed the Sœla vaccinator to operate
on the children in his villages ; the parents however strongly objected, and at one place—
the second in which the virus was propagated—the parents ran away with their children into
the jungle, when the vaccinator returned to propagate the infection : fortunately by my
explaining and remonstrating, they on the following morning brought back two of the chil-
dren. The Luktur Tarquor has also agreed to entertain a vaccinator.