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considers that two such appointments are absolutely essen-
tial. In Chanda district one post of the Assistant Super-
intendent of Vaccination remained vacant for about 10
months during the year 1928-29. It is undesirable that
these posts should be allowed to remain vacant for such
long periods to the detriment of vaccination inspection.

5.    At the end of the previous triennium there were
in all 306 vaccinators. This number was increased by
eleven in the districts of Nagpur, Bhandara, Wardha,
Chanda, Betul, Chhindwara, Akola and Yeotmal. The
increase was largely due to some Municipal Committees
entertaining independent vaccinators in their towns. The
District Council, Raipur, sanctioned the post of vaccina-
tion clerk from June 1926. The Civil Surgeon, Yeotmal,
thinks that the pay of the vaccinators be increased so as to
attract right type of men. The Civil Surgeon, Akola,
suggests that the District Council should make provision
for two reserve vaccinators. It is hoped the District
Councils would pay attention to the recommendation made
by the Civil Surgeons.

6.    Total operations performed.—The following table
illustrates the progress of vaccination during the triennium
as compared with the previous triennium : —

From the above it will be seen that as compared with
the previous triennium, the total number of operations
increased by 160,199. During each of the years of the
triennium under report the total number of operations per-
formed remained fairly constant.