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The returns which accompany this report exhibit a total number of vaccinations
in the Kattywar Circle during the past year of 33,322, an increase of 6,303 on the
number vaccinated in the preceding year. Of the total number vaccinated, 6,563 (a
decrease of 377) were vaccinated by the Government establishment, and 26,759 (an
increase of 6,680) by the Native Chiefs' establishment.

The per-centage of success reported by the Government vaccinators is 97.77
(an increase of 1.9 on preceding year) ; and by Native Chiefs' vaccinators 92.97 (an
increase of about 1.)

I am unable to explain why the Government vaccinators have been less success-
ful in 1866 than in 1865.

The increase observable in the returns furnished by the Native Chiefs' establish-
ment is to be explained in the following manner:—

Two vaccinators had failed to send in their returns for November and 18 for
December 1865, when Dr. Butler compiled his report for that year. Having been
afterwards sent in they were incorporated in the returns for 1866. The number thus
accounted for is 1,831.

Six additonal vaccinators have been employed by the Native Chiefs, 3 having been
engaged in July, two in September, and one in October 1866. These recently enter-
tained men report having vaccinated 1,989 children. The bonâ fide increase on the
preceding year is to be attributed, and (from the inquiries I have made) appears to be
fairly so to a greater willingness on the part of the people to have their children vacci-
nated, as well as to increased exertion on the part of the vaccinators.

The quality of the lymph is reported to have been good, and the vesicles well
formed. I have myself inspected the children vaccinated in the town of Rajcote
and in some of the adjoining villages, and have nowhere else seen better developed
vesicles or purer lymph. The vaccinators have kept up a good supply of lymph during
the year.

As in former years, the Political Agent and his Assistants have effectively and
promptly aided the exertions of the Superintendent in promoting vaccination in the
Circle. Apparently their example has not been lost upon the Native Chiefs, who have
evinced a greater interest in its success, and rendered more efficient aid than in former
years. In the districts of the Chief of Nowanuggur alone have the vaccinators com-
plained of the insufficient aid afforded them. The fact that three additional vaccina-
tors were employed in 1865, and six in 1866, is a proof that the blessings conferred
by vaccination are beginning to be appreciated by the Chiefs.

I have no reason to believe that any false returns have been sent in
Small-pox was reported as existing in Wankaneer and in Morebee in February,
as very prevalent in March, as existing in the Goondul, Nowanuggur, Wankaneer, and
Dhurole districts in May, and in the Jaitpoor and Goondul districts in December.
I am ignorant of the circumstances under which this disease occurred, and of the ex-
tent to which it prevailed.