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Vaccination under the Rev. Dr. Griffiths
at Mauphlang

95. For more than three years a vaccinator has been specially sanctioned for the
mission station of Mauphlang, under the supervision of the
Rev. G. Griffith, M.D., who was in medical charge. I
regret to report that it has been found necessary to withdraw the sanction, owing to the
inadequate results. There ought to be an excellent field in that neighbourhood, and,
with work open to him at least ten months in the year, 800 operations should have been
reported. But, as a fact, the number reported in 1886 was only 330.

Review of last season's report by the
Government of India.

96. The Government of India review of the Assam Vaccination Report was received
in this office on the 30th October 1886. The difficulty of
ascertaining the precise nature and extent of vaccination on
tea-gardens is mentioned, owing to all such information being dependant on the personal
interest taken in it by managers. Some progress in this respect might be made if
Government would authorise the free issue of a blank register and annual return to each
manager or medical officer. Statement IV. in the present annual return is drawn up in
accordance with the form prescribed by Home Department Resolution No. 86, dated
9th May 1877.

Medical officers' services acknowledged.

97. The Superintendents of Vaccination in charge of districts who have been
especially successful during the season 1886-87 have been
Dr. R.Neil Campbell in Darrang, Dr. J. Mullane in Gauháti,
and Dr. J. Macnamara in Sylhet. In Nowgong Mr. J. McNaught and in Sibságar Assistant-
Surgeon A. P. Ghosh have made great advances, and have been particularly active and
careful in their administration. Dr. P. M. Gupta also deserves a word of praise for
keeping up a large average of operations under many special difficulties natural to that
region.

                                                                                 A. ETESON, M.D.,

                                                 Deputy-Surgeon-General and Sanitary Commissioner.