11. The Civil Surgeon accounts for the decrease in the Hoshangabad
District in the absence of one vaccinator, who was deputed for duty at Pach-
marhi to aid in the cultivation of animal lymph. But it was in greater measure
due to the very severe fatality from cholera. The disease remained in this
district till nearly the end of the year.

In the Chhindwara District the Civil Surgeon attributes the decrease of
work to the laxity of two vaccinators. With regard to the decline in the
number of operations performed in the Raipur District, Surgeon-Major Evers
reports that vaccination was much hindered by the prevalence of cholera, and
in the fact that vaccinators had to be employed on special cholera duty.

In Sambalpur the small decrease, when compared with the figures of
1890-91, the Civil Surgeon explains as in no way redecting on his staff, but was
due to the smaller number of children available for vaccination. Re-vaccination
he found to be very much disliked by the people ; and fearing it might affect
the results in primary operations, he ordered re-vaccination to be done only in
such cases where ready consent was given by parents and others. The Civil
Surgeons of Jubbulpore, Seoni and Bilaspur have not explained the falling off
in the operations done in their districts.

12.    The number of persons successfully vaccinated per thousand of popu-
lation for the whole Province is 38.25, against 37.94 in the preceding year.

             Operations by Vaccinators in the Feudatory States.

13.    In the Feudatory States vaccination was somewhat more efficiently
done on the whole. But there was a slight decrease of work in the Khairagarh,
Sakti, Sarangarh and Kalahandi States.

                                       STATEMENT II.

14.    The total cost of the Vaccine Establishment in the Khalsa for 1891-92
amounted to Rs. 46,880-3-11, or Rs. 1,133-1-11 more than that of the previous
year.

Nearly half of the increase is due to the expenses incurred in the cultivation
of animal lymph at Pachmarhi, charged to Provincial account, and to the cost
of blank forms which is for the first time debited to District Fund. The
remainder is in fact due to the more liberal travelling allowance passed to Civil
Surgeons in the matter of half cost of tentage, and a slight increase to the
Vaccine Establishment.

15. The average cost of each successful vaccination in the Khalsa for the
year was Re. 0-2-¾, against Re. 0-2-¼ in the preceding year.

16.    The cost of the Vaccine Department of the Feudatory States of the
Chhattisgarh Division and of the Makrai State amounted to Rs 4,263-5-4, as
compared with Rs. 4,094-2-2 in the previous year, showing an increase of
Rs. 169-3-2.

17.    The average cost of each successful operation was Re. 0- 1-1⅓, against
Re. 0-1-2½ in the previous year.