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15.It is to be regretted that vaccination is still so back-
ward in Kutch, and that it is so costly. The supervision there and
in Gaikawadi territory appears to be really nil, and I concur with
the Superintendent General in thinking these Circles should be
joined to the two Gujarath circles, and supervised by Drs. Cola and
Blomfield.

16.Inoculation is reported to have been practised in 3 vil-
lages in Mahad taluka and in the Thar Parkar, but in both in-
stances to a very small extent. As a matter of fact, the inoculator
cannot compete with the vaccinator; still it is probable, as Dr.
Pinkerton says, inoculation will not entirely cease until all the
old inoculators are dead.

17.Dr. Williams brought to notice a "false vaccinator."
A man went about in the Thar and Parkar pretending to vaccinate
by making punctures, but had no lymph; the people paid him for
the operation. This shows what a firm hold vaccination has on the
people of Sindh. The man was prosecuted and convicted.

18.In regard to vaccino-syphilis, the Superintendent General
says not a single instance has yet come to light of syphilis having
been communicated by vaccination to any person in this Presidency,
notwithstanding every effort on the part of the officers of the De-
partment to discover any such case; and their experience in this
matter extends to over a million and a quarter of observations.

19.The Superintendent General's tour was an extensive one,
including Sindh, the Dekkan and Konkan; the only part not visited
was Gujarath.

20.The tours of Superintendents appear to have been exten-
sive and judiciously arranged. I observe, however, that Palanpur
districts had not been visited by the Superintendent of the Western
Gujarath Circle in the last two years. Dr. Blomfield says he found
so much to do in Kathewad itself, that he could not find time. I
am of opinion that this district ought to have a Native Assistant
Superintendent who should be paid by the Chiefs.

21.As regards small-pox, the year 1874-5 was a non-epidemic
one, and the recorded deaths stand at 3,903 only, and of these it is
known that some were incorrectly returned as having died of
small-pox, when in reality many died of measles and other diseases.
The deaths in the two preceding years were 9,946 and 26,699. If
the returns are not quite correct, still they show this disease to be
much less last year than in the two preceding it. I am afraid the
statistics of births and deaths in this Presidency are at present of
very little value, though it is cheering to know they are improving.