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collection of returns from vaccinators. Now that arm-to-arm vaccination
in most of the districts has been replaced by the use of calf lymph, there is
no necessity for the retention of the last 15 days of September in the vaccination
season especially as in the latter half of this month the percentage of success is low
owing to the heat at this season of the year. In view of these facts instructions
were issued in 1913-14 to the districts, in which calf lymph alone is used, to
postpone the commencement of vaccination until the 1st of October. The results
have fully justified the change in dates. Although in several districts where the
number of vaccinations was less than last year, the change of procedure has been
assigned as the cause of decrease, the total number of persons vaccinated in
1913-14 exceeds that of 1912-13 by 60,573.

The use of the tincture of iodine in vaccination as recommended by Major
E. E. Waters, I.M.S., late Civil Surgeon, Hooghly, was tried on 188 children
vaccinated in the Lucknow district. The District Superintendent of Vaccination
reported that none of these operations was successful although the same lymph
without the preliminary application of iodine to the arms produced successful
results.

In the Kheri district printed rubkars and parwanas in vernacular were
issued under the signature of the District Officer to leading official and non-official
gentlemen, asking them to assist in vaccination. All ziladars and patwaris were
required to prepare lists of all children and adolescents available for vaccination in
each village. These lists contained names of boys from 6 weeks to 18 years of
age and of girls from 6 weeks to 12 years of age, who had escaped vaccination in
previous years. This innovation proved of great service in furthering the cause
of vaccination and the District Officers in general may be recommended to adopt
this procedure. Copies of the rubkar and parwana in vernacular are appended
to this report.

Conduct of vaccination staff.

20. The conduct of the officials was on the
whole satisfactory.