In 1891 a vaccinator was, with the approval of the Chief Commissioner,
sent from Raipur to Berar to watch the details of animal vaccination carried on
there. On his return to Raipur 3 calves were vaccinated, 2 on the 4th October
and the 3rd on the 9th idem. The lymph so obtained was passed through a
second series of calves, and the supply of animal lymph from this source was
sufficient to enable the Civil Surgeon to send 50 tubes of it with each vaccina-
tor to commence work in their respective circles.

The Vaccination Act of 1890 was extended to the Cantonment of Jubbulpore
by Notification No. 844 of the 13th February 1890, and the Civil Surgeon
reports that there has been no necessity to do more than issue notices to the
parents or guardians of children who had not been vaccinated. The Act has
not been introduced elsewhere in these Provinces.

The attention of the District authorities of Raipur, Bilaspur, Nagpur
and Bhandara was called to paragraph 4 of the orders of the Government of
India on the review of the Vaccination Report of these Provinces for the
season 1890-91, with the result that greater protection has been afforded—though
there is still room for improvement.

Considering the sparseness of the population, that it is very scattered, and
that the physical difficulties to be overcome by the vaccinators are very great
in all districts, the results obtained in this Department are satisfactory ; and I
should add that this success is largely due to the personal inspection of Civil
Surgeons in their cold-weather tours in their respective districts.

                                                                 J. G. PILCHER, F. R. C. S.,

                                                                              Sanitary Commissioner,
                                                    and Superintendent-General of Vaccination,

                                                                                                        Central Provinces.