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were re-employed as Veterinary Assistant Surgeons on a temporary basis to
fill up some of the vacancies which are lying in the cadre of Veterinary
Assistant Surgeons.
52. A brief account of the work performed by the Johne's Disease
Officer and the Veterinary Inspectors during the year is given below :—
(1) Babu Bhudhar Chandra Chatterjee, Veterinary Inspector known as
Johne's Disease Officer worked as Johne's Disease Officer from the 1st April
940 to the 15th September 1940 and from the 16th to the 31st March 1941.
For the period of six months from 16th September 1940 to the 15th March
1941 he worked as instructor of the Veterinary Field Assistants' training class
at Gauhati. During the period he worked as Johne's Disease Officer he was
on tour for 61 days and travelled 1,074 miles by rail and 1,145 miles by
road. In connection with investigation of Johne's disease he visited 62
villages and also visited the Government Cattle Farms at Khanapara, Sylhet
and Jorhat, the Agriculture Farm at Karimganj, the Jail Dairies at
Gauhati and Sylhet and the Goshala at Gauhati. He tested 159 cattle for
Johne's disease with Avian Tuberculin in 4 villages and one Tea Garden.
He examined 93 specimens of bowel washings, 24 of rectal scrapings, 10 of
intestinal scrapings and 208 of faecal materials in connection with the in-
vestigation of Johna's disease.
He attended the informal meeting held in Shillong from the 4th to the
7th May 1940 to discuss veterinary matters specially on the Johne's disease
situation in the province. He also attended a meeting on Johne's disease held
in Shillong in January 1941.
(2) Babu Hem Chandra Sen, Veterinary Inspector held charge of the
Surma Valley Circle from the 1st April 1940 to the 7th August 1940 and
from the 8th September to the 15th December 1940. From the 8th August
to the 7th September 1940 he was on leave. From the 25th December 1940
to the end of the year he was in charge of the Central Assam Circle.
While he was in charge of the Surma Valley Circle he was on tour for
104 days and travelled 1,846 miles by rail, 186 miles by steamer and 710
miles by road and boat. He visited and re-visited 51 villages and Tea
Estates in connection with the inspection of the work of the Veterinary
Assistant Surgeons and Veterinary Field Assistants, investigation of
diseases, enquiry into the results of vaccination, inoculation, castrations, etc.
The following Hospital and Dispensaries in the Surma Valley Circle
were inspected by him :—The Dispensaries at Palonghat and Maulvibazar
three times each, the Government Hospital at Silchar, the Local Board
dispensaries at Silchar, Hailakandi, Karimganj, Patharkandi, Sunamganj,
Kulaura, Sylhet and the work of the Stationary Veterinary Assistant Sur-
geon, Sylhet Farm twice each, and the dispensaries at Jagannathpur, Shai-
staganj and Habiganj once each.
While he was in charge of the Central. Assam Circle he was on tour for
41 days and travelled 823 miles by rail, 88 miles by steamer and 637 miles
by road. He visited and re-visited 28 villages in connection with inspection
of the work of Veterinary Assistant Surgeons and Veterinary Field Assis-
tants, investigation of dieases, enquiry into the results of vaccination,
inoculation, castration, etc.
The following Hospital and Dispensaries in the Central Assam Circle
Palashbari, Tezpur, were inspected by him :—The Hospital at Gauhati and
the Dispensaries at Sootea, Behali and Dhing twice each and Goalpara,
Nowgong, Misa, Kampur, Marigaon and Kohima once each.