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able to the Civil Surgeon. Again, in Bhandara, although the present Civil Sur-
geon took charge of his duties early in January, he inspected the work of the
staff in 31 villages only. It is not, therefore, surprising to find it reported that
the decrease in this district was due to "want of energy on the part of the vaccina-
tors." It seems hardly necessary to point out that the staff cannot be expected
to be energetic, unless Civil Surgeons lead the way, and themselves take an in-
terest in the work and exercise a close supervision over their subordinates. The
Officiating Chief Commissioner trusts that Civil Surgeons will take note of these
remarks and endeavour to regain this season the ground lost during the past
year.

The percentage of success for the Province as returned by both Civil Sur-
geons and Native Superintendents is the same as in the previous year, viz. 92.
The Civil Surgeon, Chanda, found the ratio of success upwards of 5 per cent
higher than that claimed by the vaccinators, but no explanation of the matter
is given, and I am to say that when an officer reports so unusual a result
as this, the Officiating Chief Commissioner would have expected some sort of
explanation of how it was arrived at.

The cost of each successful case (by the Provincial staff) was 2 annas and
½ pie compared with 1 anna and 10¾ pies in the previous year.

Work of the Provincial
Dispensary staff.

4. There was a large decrease in the number of operations performed by
Hospital Assistants in charge of dispensaries, which is suf-
ficiently accounted for by the orders referred to in para-
graph 32 of the Report. The percentage of success, it is
observed, is lower than that of last year in both primary and re-vaccination
operations.

Vaccination in the Feuda-
tory States.

5. According to the table given in paragraph 24 of the Report, there was a
considerable increase in the number of operations in the
Feudatory States, but the increase is nominal, for the returns
of the year under report include the figures for the Kala-
handi and Patna States which did not find a place in last year's returns. In
reality there has been a falling off in the amount of work done, which is to be
regretted; and, in some States at all events, the work has been of poor quality,
for your inspections in Nandgaon, Khairagarh and Kawardha satisfied you that
it had undoubtedly not been satisfactory in those States.

Two native Superintendents were appointed during the year to supervise vacci-
nation in some of the Feudatory States and Zamindaris of the Chhattisgarh divi-
sion, but it was late in the season before they got to work, and the amount of in-
spection done by them was therefore comparatively small. Their appointment
will, it is hoped, lead to better results this year.

The Raja of Rehrakol is reported to be opposed to vaccination. The Raja
of Bamra, on the other hand, appears to take as much interest in this as in other
matters connected with the well-being of his State, and the Deputy Commis-
sioner will doubtless endeavour to induce the Raja of Rehrakol to follow his good
example. Mr. Fitzpatrick also observes that among the States in which work