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Dr. Raby reports :—" Under the presumption that the scheme
" recommended by the Government of Bombay, to be brought into
" force on the 1st January last, will receive the sanction of the
" Government of India, I have paid careful attention to any sani-
" tary deficiencies or shortcomings in villages, and where I consi-
" dered necessary have reported the matter to the Collector or
" other official."

Dr. Cody reports:—" While on tour I examined in every
" village I visited the registers of births and deaths, made sugges-
" tions as to conservancy, &c, &c, of which I have taken a good
" many notes in my working diary, thus giving effect to that part
" of Government Resolution No. 3750, dated 16th December 1875,
" which relates to my duties as health officer."

Although I have no reports from Drs. Colah and Williams, yet
I have reason to believe they have also given their attention to
sanitary matters in their circles.

111.    I conclude this report by saying the work of the past
year is, take it all in all, the best I have ever recorded. The pro-
gress of vaccination has considerably extended at compara-
tively less cost than in any of the preceding seven years I
have been at the head of the department.

112.    This Government have proposed to unite my duties with
those of the Sanitary Commissioner. Without in any way criticising
the proposal, I am bound to say I fear the additional office work
thus to be thrown on the Sanitary Commissioner may be incon-
venient if he is to travel more than his predecessors. If the pro-
posal be sanctioned by the Government of India this will be the
last vaccination report I shall ever write; and I cannot let the
opportunity go past without expressing my great thanks to the
officers of the department, who have all so ably and so willingly
aided me to carry out the intentions of the reorganization of 1871,
which with their energy and zeal has carried vaccination to the
very doors of every village in British territory and to nearly every
one in the native states' territory in Western India.

                                             J. PINKERTON, M.D., Surgeon-Major,

                                                       Superintendent General of Vaccination,

                                                            Bombay Presidency.

                                                                           Bombay, 20th May 1876.

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