A new post of temporary Demonstrator has been created for the
A.natomy department and Dr. Masudul. Haq has been appointed to it.
DT. Sidheshwari Prasad, B.Sc., M.B., has been appointed as Demons-
trator of Physiology in place of Dr. B. N. Banerji, B.sc., M.B., transferred
to Pathology department as a lecturer in Chemical Pathology. A technician
for this section (Chemical Pathology) has also been appointed.
The Professor of Pathology (Major Bose) was away on leave to Europe
for three months and some days during the year. He returned to
his duty on October 6th, 1930, allowing Dr. S. K. G. Dastidar to revert
to his own post as Lecturer in Pathology.
The Lecturer of Pharmacology (Dr. P. C. Roy) held charge of the
Pharmacology department during the year under report and carried out
the duties of office of the Lecturer and of the Professor of Pharmacology.
On May 16th, 1930, Dr. K. N. Bagchi, the Lecturer in Organic
Chemistry, left for England on study leave for 15 months and the duties
of the Lecturer were taken over by Mr. M. N. Rudra, M.sc., the Demons-
trator, Mr. D. C. Bose, was appointed temporarily as junior Demonstrator
from July 1st, 1930.
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS.
Pharmacology.—An investigation is being made on the action of drugs
Calcium, Iodine, Sida cordifolia and Digitalis, on frogs, guineapigs,
rabbits and dogs. The animal experiments for class demonstrations ,to the
3rd year students and the research work on the drugs could have been
more effectively managed if the services of an assistant were available in
this department. An original article contributed by the Lecturer of
Pharmacology, Dr. P. C. Roy, on “ Pharmacological Action of Silajit or
Asphalt ” appeared in the Patna Medical Journal in its issues of April
and July 1930.
Patholoyy.—A research scholarship has been awarded by the Patna
University to Dr.. R. N. Sahu who is conducting his investigation on
“Calcium Therapy” in the department of Pathology under the direction of
the Professor.
Micro-analysis of blood in Biliaris has been undertaken under the
auspices of Bihar and Orissa Government, a research assistant was sanc-
tioned by the Government on request by the Professor of Pathology. The
report will be published in due course.
“A Possible Pitfall in making Leucocyte counts” (showing how
nucleated red blood cells interfere with total leucocvte count) was published
by Dr. S. K. G. Dastidar, M.B., D.T.M., in the Indian Medical Gazette,
Vol. LXV (No. 8, August 1930).
Biology.—The staff of this department vas engaged in research through-
out the year and a paper embodying the results obtained so far was read
by the Professor of Biology (Mr. S. S. Chaudhry, M.A., M.Sc.) before
the Medical and Veterinary section of the Indian Science Congress held at
Nagpur in January 1931. The subject “ Influence of Animal Hormones
on Plant Growth and a Phvtopharmacological Method of standardizing
Glandular Products ” is quite new and promises results of considerable
theoretical and practical importance.
Physiology.—The Professor of Physiology (Dr. C. Reid, M.A.. M.D.,
D.sc., ch.B., D.P.H.), was permitted to attend the meeting of the Indian
Research Fund Association at Calcutta in November 1930 and communicated
the results of the research work in connection with blood diastase a.nd the
hyperglycæmia of anæsthetics upon which he was engaged with the aid
-of a grant from Research Fund Association.