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REPORT ON VACCINATION IN ASSAM. 21
Medical officers' services acknowledged.
137. During this year, Dr. Partridge at Cachar, Dr. Mullane at Gauháti,
Dr. Campbell at Tezpur, and Mr. Atkins at Sibságar have
been particularly active and successful, and their exertions
merit acknowledgment.
Review of last seasons Report by the
Government of India.
138. The review of the Report for 1884-85, and of the Chief Commissioner's Resolu-
tion thereon, by the Government of India is contained in
Home Department (Sanitary) No. 339, dated Calcutta, the
2nd December 1885, and was received in this office on the 28th idem. It notices with
encouragement the successful efforts made by Local Boards in Assam to promote
vaccination in their respective areas.
A. ETESON, M.D.,
Deputy-Surgeon-General, Eastern Frontier District, and
Sanitary Commissioner , Assam.
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| Description | Covers 1874-1927. Details and appraises vaccination operations in Assam. Describes manufacture and storage of lymph. Tables show particulars of vaccination. Success and mortality rates noted. Diagrams included. |
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| Description | The Vaccination collection consists of 66 volumes dating from 1856 to 1933. Reports show how vaccination against smallpox was implemented in India. They reveal the shift from variolation, improved vaccination techniques, logistics of lymph supply, funding and staffing. They explore how the local population viewed and resisted western vaccination. |
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