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Surgeon Blomfield is again acting. In Rewa Kanta Dr. Welsh, who had
resigned some months before, handed over charge to Dr. Cody in autumn
last.

Summary of the inspec-
tions of Superintendents.

25. The following table shows the inspections
&c., performed by Superintendents during the
year :—

It will be observed that the whole of the Superintendents have travelled well
and inspected 80,602 vaccinated persons, and also the work of a large num-
ber of vaccinators. The above table shows that the Superintendents have one
and all worked with a will. Dr. Williams has again inspected the greatest
number of children. Dr. Colah stands very close to him. I consider that
Drs. Gordon, Turnbull, Blanc and Mr. Shepherd have examined sufficient
children to test the work of their vaccinators. Mr. Raby is again behind,
but I can now testify from personal knowledge that it is more difficult to see
a thousand children in some parts of his Circle than it is to see double that
number in Sind, or the Northern Circle. Mr. Cody in his four travelling-
months inspected and travelled well too. Where all have travelled so
much, inspected the work of so many vaccinators, and seen so many vacci-
nated children it is difficult for me to commend one more than another. The
great amount of Mr. Williams' mileage was partly caused by his visit to
Guadur on duty, and to Bombay to study the subject of animal vaccination.
It would hardly be fair to judge the merits of a superintendent merely by
the number of children and villages he inspected, because there are many