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suits. 178 men were operated upon, and 40 men were operated upon twice ; 170
operations succeeded and 48 failed, giving a percentage of 77.9 successful cases.

Small-pox.—One slight case of small-pox occurred in a recruit boy of the
Bhil Corps during the month of July. He was isolated in a separate room by
himself, and under ordinary treatment recovered and returned to duty. As far
as I know, no cases of small-pox occurred in the town of Dharangáon or in the
villages in its immediate vicinity. Dharangáon (both town and lines) enjoys a
peculiar immunity from epidemics.

                                            BALSA'D DISPENSARY.

Assistant Surgeon Nasarwánjí Dhanjibháí, G.G.M.C.
Population 11,315.

214 vaccinations were performed. As compared with the preceding year
there is an increase of 29 vaccinations. This is the largest number ever vacci-
nated at this dispensary. The castes were 1 christian, 159 hindús, 33 musalmáns
and 21 pársís ; of these 97 were males and 117 females ; 106 were children under
one year and 108 above one year of age. There were 183 successful operations,
19 unsuccessful and doubtful and 12 unknown. The percentage of successful
cases was 90.5.

2. There was no admission from small-pox into the dispensary. The popu-
lation of the town is 11,315. In order to carry on vaccination more efficiently and
to keep up the supply of lymph throughout the year in this large town, where the
people are more opposed to vaccination and conceal their vaccinated children or
scratch their children's vesicles to prevent the lymph being taken away, the
assistance of a peon attached to the dispensary is absolutely necessary, as there is
no peon attached to the dispensasy at present, and as the assistance of the haval-
dár of the town, and a peon from the municipality given for a couple of hours on
vaccination days, is irregular and insufficient.

                                        JAMBUSAR DISPENSARY.

Mr. Parashram Nágesh, 3rd Class Hospital Assistant.
Population 14,924.

358 children were primarily vaccinated, out of whom 189 were males and
169 females. 333 were hindus, 24 musalmans and, 1 pársí. 224 were under one
year and 134 above it. 337 were successful and 21 unknown. There were 2
revaccinations.

2.     Vaccination was generally performed weekly in the streets of the town,
where there was no objection to come made by any caste of the people.

3.     I found many difficulties in getting children of high caste people, and
found them generally unwilling to have the operation.

4.     Assistance given by the mámledár here was of no use, because I was
myself obliged to go to get children from house to house.

5.     The number of children vaccinated during the year amounted to 360,
which is less than the year 1872-73 by 111. The lymph was of a good quality.

6.     There was no epidemic small-pox during the year 1873-74.