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Recommends the ex-
tension of Act VI
of 1865.

In this state of affairs, it is expedient to prohibit inoculation, by the extension of
Act IV (B.C.) of 1865 to this district, and I beg to lay the subject before you for your
favorable consideration.

Ex-inoculators.

16. Instruction of Inoculators.—Four inoculators were taken into service as extra
vaccinators, and all of them turned out expert operators and worked to my satisfaction with
the exception of one who resigned his post in February 1873, and is now practising
inoculation.

Vaccine census.

17. Table showing particulars regarding the protection from small-pox enjoyed by the
people.

Character of vacci-
nation.

18. Character of vaccination.—Arm-to-arm vaccination was practised throughout the
vaccinating season. The virus was excellent, and it gave birth to genuine vaccine vesicles.
The percentage of successful cases is 99.73.

Difficulties experi-
enced by vaccina-
tors.

19. Difficulties experienced by the vaccinators in getting suitable lodgings.—Hired rooms
could not be procured anywhere in this destrict. The generality of the people being poor,
cannot afford to keep spare rooms, but those who have, would not allow the vaccinators to
make any use of them.

The nature of their work obliged them to make constant changes in their lodgings,
and this they could not often do, for want of suitable places of abode, thereby putting them-
selves to the inconvenience of walking ten or twelve miles every day.

Working from morning to candle-light and walking so long a distance, they found
themselves so much exhausted on returning from their work as to incapacitate them to
write down the register or to cook their food. Night was the only time when they could
find opportunity for cooking their food, and whenever they failed to do so they were obliged
to pass the night without any substantial food.

Tents required for
vaccinators.

The only way to remove this difficulty is to furnish each division with a tent and an
allowance of Rs. (2-0-0) two per mensem as cooly-hire, and I solicit your favor of taking
this subject into your favorable consideration.

Proposed classifica-
tion of vaccinators.

20. Proposal for classification of vaccinators.—Instead of paying all the vaccinators
the sum of Rs. (10-0-0) ten each per mensem as sanctioned by Government, I would
propose to divide them into grades, the rate of pay being commensurate with merit. This
system stimulates every one to increased exertion; every man works with all his might
with a hope to get promotion to the next higher grade, and I hope it will meet with your
approbation.

The table below shows the scale of pay as sanctioned by Government and the one
proposed.