Report on the progress of vaccination in the Madras Presidency / by the Medical Board ; together with the annual return of vaccination for the year 1852.
- Madras (India : Presidency). Medical Board.
- Date:
- 1853
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Report on the progress of vaccination in the Madras Presidency / by the Medical Board ; together with the annual return of vaccination for the year 1852. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.
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![Masulipatam. Asbt. Surgeon J. Crawford. Rajakmundry. A&$t. Surgeon J.L. Rauking. Vizagapatam. Asst. Surgeon J. H. black- well. L 10 ] disinclination among some of the castes to have the operation performed during the period they celebrate their festivals.” u The inhabitants in the immediate vicinity of the Sudder station appear an- xious and willing to have their children vaccinated, but those who dwell in the more remote villages appear, as far as I can learn from observation and the report of the vaccinators, to be indifferent. I do not say that they positively object, but appear sceptical as to the benefits to be derived.” “ There has been a very satisfactory and decided increase in the numbers vaccinated during this year, as compared with 1851, amounting to three thou- sand, three hundred and twenty-one—the proportion also of successful to un- successful cases is satisfactory.” u I am satisfied with the present vaccinators, they do their work well and diligently, and are successful. The people also would appear to have less pre- judice to vaccination. I have not heard much of the practice of inoculation which is I hope decreasing—no reports have reached me during the past year of the existence of small pox in the town or district.” u The operations of the past year are in excess considerably of those of the year 1851, and this independently of the labours of volunteers. I have reason to be satisfied with the manner in which the vaccinators have individually and collectively performed their duties, with the one exception noticed in my last quarterly report.” u I have had many opportunities of personally inspecting the labours of the vaccinators; and the children brought for my examination have presented well marked pocks. The virus supplied from the Medical Board office has failed in every instance, both in the hands of vaccinators, and in my own personal inoculations, though every precaution was taken, especially in preparing the solution of the crusts in which by common consent, the greatest reliance was to be placed. u In conclusion I feel it my duty again to bring the case of the volunteers to the notice of the Board—they have now long laboured without remuneration, and clamour for pay.” Assistant Surgeon Ranking continues to shew great zeal in the cause of vac- cination, and has given prizes to the best vaccinators during the year, which has exerted a very beneficial influence. “ During the last year 10,534 vaccinations have been performed in the district, of these 9,881 have been successful cases, a larger number than the records of the six years previous shew to have been vaccinated. This very large increase has been brought about by no very extraordinary exertions. The regular vaccinators have performed 5,103 operations; the volunteer vaccinators](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22400606_0014.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
