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                           EXTRACTS

                                                  FROM THE

REPORTS OF CIVIL SURGEONS AND DISPENSARY
                                    OFFICERS.

                AHMADNAGAR CIVIL HOSPITAL.

Surgeon-Major H. T. Dann, B.A., Civil Surgeon.

Population 32,841

Vaccination was performed very assiduously in the civil hospital dis-
pensary during the year under report, and with, I am happy to say, very
good success, as will be seen from the absence of failures. 72 children of
all ages were vaccinated, all of them proved successful. 46 male and 26
female children were vaccinated. In rare cases the children vaccinated were
not presented by their parents punctually on the 8th day (although
the result was afterwards known), and consequently I had occasion to receive
lymph from the municipal vaccinator to continue the usual operations. This
year there was no appearance of small-pox.

                            SHOLAPUR DISPENSARY.

Mr. Narsu Gurappa, 2nd Class Hospital Assistant.
Population 53,403.

The number of persons vaccinated during the year was 572, being an
increase of 58 above that of the last year. Of these 283 were males and 266
females. There were 2 christians, 408 hindús, 132 musalmans, 1 pársi, and 6
other castes. 289 being under and 200 above one year old.

2.     In 564 primary operations, 524 were successful, 32 unsuccessful and 8
unknown. 15 of the unsuccessful were vaccinated twice as the first operation
proved unsuccessful.

3.     There were 23 persons revaccinated during the year. They were all
males. The operation in 13 proved successful and in 10 unsuccessful and doubtful.
The lymph used was good. The vesicles were normal and of the size of a grain of
pulse.

4.     Vaccination does not appear to be progressing rapidly in this town. Al-
though the children are operated upon at the dispensary, still I and the native
medical pupils go about the different parts of the town and induce people to get
their children vaccinated. The brahmins seem to be the only caste that volun-
tarily bring their children to the dispensary or ask me or the municipal vaccinator
to go to their houses to vaccinate their children. The other castes are still un-
willing to subject their little ones to the operation of the lancet. What they dread
most is taking the lymph from the vesicles on the eighth day. Even the most
intelligent try to avoid this.