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of a careful examination of the work done in every village; but I expect those
who think so may have had but little experience in the management of a
Department such as the vaccination one is, as organized in India, where vac-
cination is not compulsory, but may be accepted or not by the people just as
they choose. For my own part, I look upon the working of this Department
as one of the most responsible duties I have to perform, and so long as I am
responsible—as far as the means at.my disposal enable me to be—for protect-
ing the population against small-pox, I do not intend to lessen my endeavours
in this respect, believing, as I do, " that a complete and efficient system of
vaccination can only be attained by rigid inspection, and carefully ascertain-
ing the truth or otherwise of the recorded results."

                                          CHAPTER II.

                        VACCINATIONS PERFORMED.

Commencement of season.

12. With a view to having a supply of lymph
in each district by the 1st of October, the date
on which the season commenced, operations were begun in August at Badnera
with lymph obtained from the Central Provinces, and at Akola in September
with a supply which came from Bombay.

By the end of this month—September—work had been commenced on a
small scale in each district.

In October, English lymph reached my office as follows, and was made
use of:—

On my return from six weeks' privilege leave in November, I proceeded
into camp, and on the 7th, at Balapur, had a calf vaccinated. This enabled
me to get a good many children vaccinated, and also to furnish each Superin-
tendent with a supply of good lymph, so that where the lymph was doubtful
in quality, it could be allowed to die out, and vaccination with virus of good
quality recommended.

Statement No. I., additions to.

13. Under the heading "Remarks in State-
ment No. I.," I have shown the number of cases
verified by the native Superintendents opposite to each Vaccinator's work.

Vaccination performed, as com-
pared with previous year.

14. The results of the year's work, as com-
pared with the previous one, are shown below:—

Increase of dubious cases explain-
ed.

15. The slight increase in the number of
unsuccessful and doubtful cases is attributable
to orders issued by me to Superintendents to ex-
clude from successful cases all in which the vessicle was broken before the
7th day, and others in which there was the least doubt on their mind about