70

According to the monthly report forwarded by the Collector's department I am
glad to be able to state that there has been a great falling off in the number of small-
pox cases in the Dharwar Collectorate. While 1859-70 gave a total of 658 cases, the
nine months ending 31st December 1870 gave only 378, a considerable reduction ; for
the remaining 3 months of the official year 1870-71 the monthly reports have not
been received. The greater number of small-pox cases occurred in the months of
July, August, and June, respectively 61, 55, and 53.

                                                KARWAR.

One Government Vaccinator under the Civil Surgeon, Assistant Surgeon S. B.
HALLIDAY (Acting).

Population 9,975. Total cost Rs. 240. Average cost of each successful vacci-
nation 7 annas and 2 pies.

The total number vaccinated during the year 1870-71, amounts to 783, being
50 more than the year preceding. Of these 441 are males and 342 females. 535 were
successful, and 248 unsuccessful, including those doubtful. The percentage of success
is 68.3. Considering the population is only 9,975 the total number vaccinated could
not be expected to be more, and the vaccinator sometimes is obliged to go beyond the
municipal limits of the town in search of children with a view of keeping up the supply
of lymph. The inhabitants of Karwar have still great objections to get their children
vaccinated under one year of age, and again great prejudice prevails amongst the
community against allowing the lymph to be taken from the arm of the successfully
vaccinated children, they think that the protective virtue of vaccination would be lost
if the lymph be removed from the arm. This I consider interferes greatly with the
practice of vaccinating children direct from arm-to-arm, and in several instances the
children were vaccinated with preserved lymph.

52 persons were re-vaccinated, out of which 21 proved successful and 31 unsuc-
cessful. Endeavours have been made to induce persons to be re-vaccinated, by explain-