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50. Levy of fees at veterinary institutions.—In their order
Mis. No. 1546, Development, dated 14th September 1928,
Government sanctioned revised scales of fees for admission and
treatment in the Madras Veterinary College and in well esta-
blished veterinary institutions in the Presidency and ordered
the revised rates to remain in force tentatively for a period of
two years. These new scales were introduced in the Madras
Veterinary College from 1st October 1928 and in 25 important
mufassal veterinary institutions from 1st April 1929. In the
year under report, the receipts of the department under other
receipts in which fees are included amounted to Rs. 13,665-5-0
as against Rs. 7,963-6-11 in the previous year.
51. There was no indication that the introduction of the new
rates of fees prejudiced the working of the institutions during
the year, except in a few institutions where a fall in attendance
has been attributed to the introduction of the new rates. But
even in these few cases, it cannot be definitely said that the fall
in attendance is entirely due to the new scales of fees.
52. Visiting Committees.—It has been the practice in this
department to constitute in consultation with the Collectors of
the districts concerned, a small visiting committee composed of
leading ryots and influential gentlemen of the locality in places
where veterinary institutions are not utilized to their fullest
extent. The function of these committees which is purely
advisory, is to visit the institutions concerned periodically dur-
ing working hours and record their remarks and suggestions in
the visitors' book maintained for the purpose. These commit-
tees continued to function satisfactorily during the year under
report and rendered valuable help in regard to the working of
the institutions concerned.
VII.—FINANCE.
53. Finance.—According to the registers of this office,
the expenditure of this department was Rs. 11,82,753-8-6 as
compared with Rs. 10,31,656-7-5 for the previous year.
There was an increase under each sub-head except under
"Direction" and this was mainly due to the general expansion
of the department, such as the opening of five new circles, the
creation of three new touring billets and seven veterinary insti-
tutions and also to the large indents for anti-rinderpest serum.
The fall under "Direction" is due to the deputation of
Mr. P. Ware to Muktesar and the post of the Director being held
by officers in the ordinary grade. The receipts of the depart-
ment amounted to Rs. 32,998-3-1 as against Rs. 26,729-8-9
of last year.
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VIII.—PROGRAMME OF WORK FOR 1930-31.
54. Education.—In last year's report, a reference was made
to the proposal for the revision of the curriculum of the Madras
Veterinary College with a view to raising the standard of
education, based on the recommendations of the Royal Commis-
sion on Agriculture. The Government have since sanctioned
the scheme for the introduction of the new curriculum and the
appointment of an additional staff of four lecturers borne on the
cadre of the Madras Veterinary Service. In designing the
revised curriculum and drawing up the syllabus for the subjects
under it, special attention has been given to the question of
cattle as desired by the Royal Commission on Agriculture.
The new curriculum is being introduced with effect from the
1st July 1930.
55. With the introduction of the new curriculum at the
Madras Veterinary College the question of the revision of the
Refresher course which is conducted every year at the
College for a period of six months from July to December, also
comes up for consideration. When the new curriculum is in
full force in all the three classes it is proposed to extend the
period of the Refresher course from six to nine months so as
to cover a whole academic year and to hold the course in
conjunction with the diploma classes.
56. Research.—With the appointment of the additional
staff of lecturers in the Madras Veterinary College, it is hoped
that officers will be able to devote more time to research work
than has hitherto been possible. Several items of research
work have already been conducted during the year under report
in the pathological and parasitological sections of the College
laboratories and they will be continued. The production of
rinderpest virus will be continued in the pathological section of
the laboratory attached to the Madras Veterinary College.
57. The serum for inoculation work, is at present obtained
from the Imperial Institute of Veterinary Research, Muktesar.
Considerable difficulty is however, at times, experienced in
obtaining adequate supplies of anti-rinderpest serum from
Muktesar and it has not always been possible to comply with
the full requirements of the District officers under the existing
arrangements. With a view to ensure a prompt and uninter-
rupted supply of serum to the District staff and to enable the
department to combat rinderpest more effectively, definite
proposals have been submitted to Government for the establish-
ment of a serum institute at Coonoor and the orders of
Government on these proposals are awaited.
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58. Veterinary sera and vaccines intended for the use of
this department are at present stored in the cold storage at the
King Institute, Guindy. In view of the large increase in the
requirements of serum for anti-rinderpest work and the
insufficiency of accommodation at the King Institute definite
proposals have been submitted to Government for the establish-
ment of a cold storage plant at the Madras Veterinary College
to stock sera and vaccines and the orders of Government on
these proposals are awaited,
59. Propaganda.—The lines on which propaganda work is
carried out by this department are set forth in paragraph 55 of
the previous year's report. Action on these lines will be
continued during the year 1930-31 and every effort will be
made by the staff of this department to familiarize the ryots in
veterinary matters.
60. It is hoped that in the near future, Government sanction
will be accorded to the proposal to appoint one or more Deputy
Directors and it is contemplated that these officers will devote
much of their time to propaganda work.
P. T. SAUNDERS,
Acting Director of Veterinary Services, Madras.
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XI
ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT OP THE
MADRAS VETERINARY COLLEGE, FOR THE
TEAR 1929-30.
I.—ADMINISTRATION.
During the year under report, Mr. P. T. Saunders was
confirmed as Principal and Mr. T. J. Hurley as Professor of
Surgery.
Owing to the absence of Mr. Saunders on leave and on
other duty, Mr. T. J. Hurley acted as PrincipaLand Professor of
Medicine from 1st April 1929 to 30th May 1929.
Mr. T. J. Hurley was appointed to act as Director of
Veterinary Services on 31st May 1929 and M.R.Ry. V. Krishna-
murti Ayyar Avargal, Professor of Pathology arid Bacteriology
succeeded him as Principal and Professor of Pathology and
Bacteriology and he continued to hold the post till the end of
the year.
Several minor changes occurred during the year among the
other gazetted members of the College.
Mr. G.T. D'Silva, Assistant Professor and Personal Assistant
to Principal who was on leave preparatory to retirement retired
from service on 19th June 1929.
M.R.Ry. K. Kailasam Ayyar Avargal, one of the District
Veterinary Officers, on his return from study leave was posted
to the College on 24th May 1929 as Professor of Surgery
relieving Mr. K. S. Nair, an officer of the Madras Veterinary
Service on probation, who was holding the post from the
commencement of the year. When Mr. Hurley was transferred
from the College, Mr. Nair was reposted as Professor of Surgery
with effect from 31st May 1929 and Mr. Kailasam Ayyar
continued on the staff and on 19th August 1929 was appointed
as Resident Veterinary Officer and Personal Assistant to Princi-
pal. M.R.Ry. M. R. V. Panikkar Avargal, Assistant Professor,
Resident Veterinary Officer and Personal Assistant to Principal,
continued to hold the post from 1st April 1929 till 18th August
1929 when he was relieved of his duties, as Resident Veterinary
Officer and Personal Assistant to Principal. This officer was
on leave from 17th December 1929 to 15th January 1930
during which period M.R.Ry. M. Sundaranathan, Senior
Lecturer, acted for him.
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Mr. Raman Menon, a Veterinary Inspector from Cochin
deputed to this College by the State during last year to he
trained in the serum simultaneous method of inoculation against
Rinderpest left the College during the early part of this year
after finishing his training.
Mr. Y. Thambi was deputed during the year to the College
by the French Government for acquiring some practical knowl-
edge in Veterinary Science. He joined the College on 1st
October 1.929 but discontinued his studies on 27th January
1930.
II.—INSTRUCTION.
(a) Selection of candidates.—The term of office of the
members of the Committee appointed in March 1926 for the
selection of candidates for admission to this College having
expired on 2nd March 1929, the Committee was re-constituted
during the year as shown below:—
(i)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
(ii)
Bezwada—
1.
2.
3.
4
5
Committee for the selection of candidates at Madras—
The Principal (Ex-officio President).
The Rev. Gordon Matthews, M.A., B. LITT.,
Madras Christian College.
M.R.Ry. T. M. Narayanaswami Pillai
Avargal, M.L.C, President, District
Board, Trichinopoly.
M.R.Ry. K. Rangiah Nayudu Garu, B.A.,
B.L., Advocate, Madras.
M.R.Ry. N. Sivaraj Avargal, B.A., B.L,
M. L.C.
Members.
Committee for
the Selection
of candidates at
The Principal (Ex-officio President).
The Rev. 1). Grassi, Bezwada.
Dr. D. Govindarajalu Nayudn Garu,
Honorary non-official visitor to Sub-jails
and the Veterinary dispensary at
Bezwada.
M.R.Ry. K. Saraba Reddi Garu, M. L C.,
Cumbum.
M.R.Ry. G. Vandanam Garu, Educational
Officer, Corporation of Madras.
Members.
The Committee met at Bezwada on 29th June 1929 and at
Madras on 1st July 1929 and selected 40 candidates for admission
as shown below: —
Brahmans ..
Non-Brahmans ..
Indian Christians ..
Muhammadans ..
Bezwada.
9
9
4
2
Madras.
4
9
2
1
Total.
13
18
6
3
19
In addition to these forty, three more were provisionally-
selected at Bezwada and two at Madras and these were placed
in the waiting list to fill in any vacancies that might arise among
the students selected.
Of the forty students, one from each of those selected at
Bezwada and Madras discontinued as soon as they joined the
College and their places were filled from the waiting lists.
In the course of the year, four students discontinued their
studies. Nine of the students that failed in the first year class
during the previous year were allowed to continue in the same
class. Four paying students—two students deputed by the
Mysore Government and two students sent by the Coorg
Government—were also admitted in the first year class during
the year. The total strength of the first year class at the end
of the year stood at forty-nine. There were 31 and 26 students
in the second and third year classes making a total of 109 on
3lst March 1930, of whom 48 were Brahmans, 40 Non-
Brahmans, 10 Muhammadans, 10 Indian Christians and one
from the Federated Malay States.
One Mysore student in the final year class who was fur
a time in receipt of the scholarship from the Government of
Madras was allowed to accept a stipend from the Government
of Mysore on refunding all moneys due by him to this Govern-
ment. The Government of Mysore bore the tuition fee for this
student for his study in the final year class. The total number
of paying students on the rolls of the College on 31st March
1930 was six, i.e , three from Mysore, two from Coorg, and one
from Federated Malay States.
(b) Scholarships.—Fifteen scholarships were available
for the final year class while the first two years had each forty
scholarships.
(c) Training of students.—During the year, students were
particularly given every opportunity of attaining practical
knowledge in the different subjects taught. Special instruc-
tion was given to the final year students in the method of
recording clinical observations and they were required to in-
corporate them in note-books which were periodically inspected
by the Principal. Detailed instruction regarding preventive
inoculation and also the measures they have to adopt in combat-
ing the several diseases were also given. Students were
specially trained in the method of serum simultaneous inocula-
tion against rinderpest. In addition, they were taken on
excursions to the different municipal cattle depots and principal
stables in the city where demonstrations in the method of
carrying out tuberculin and mallein tests were given.
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In the first and second year classes the students were trained
to record their practical observations made in the course of
study in the different subjects and this record was inspected by
the Principal.
(d) Professional examinations.—The annual examinations
were held from the 22nd to 31st March 1930 both days inclusive
and the following officers constituted the Board:—
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Mr. K. Hewlett, Principal, Bombay
Veterinary College — President.
Mr. P. J. Kerr, Director of Veterinary
Services, Bengal, Calcutta.
Mr. P. T. Saunders, Acting Director of
Veterinary Services, Madras.
Mr. T. J. Hurley, Acting District Veteri-
nary Officer, Madras.
M.R.Ry. V.
Krishnamurthi Ayyar
Avargal, Acting Principal, Madras
Veterinary College.
Members
The results of the examinations were as follows:—
Class.
First year
Second year
Third year
Number
appeared.
47
32
26
Number Percentage
passed. of passes.
36
78.94
23
71.88
19
73.07
The Board of Examiners considered that the results of the
examinations were satisfactory.
A supplementary examination was also held by the Principal
in October 1929 for certain students who failed in the examina-
tions held in March 1929 at the end of the first year and second
year courses of study. Three students appeared for the
examination and they were examined in Materia Medica and
Pharmacy and Hygiene. All the three students passed.
Two students who failed in the final examination held in
March 1929 in the minor subject of Soundness were again
examined by the Principal and both of them were awarded
diploma.
(e) Refresher. —The Refresher course was as usual held
at the College from July to December 1929. Seven Veterinary
Assistant Surgeons—six from the Madras Civil Veterinary
Department and one from the Federated Malay States—attended
the course.
In order to demonstrate the methods in the handling and
distribution of clean milk and also in the manufacture of anti-
riderpest serum, the students were sent this year on excursion
to Bangalore in charge of M.R.Ry. K. Kailasam Ayyar
Avargal.
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Through the courtesy of the Superintendent of the Imperial
Institute of Animal Husbandly and Dairying, Bangalore,
practical demonstration of the various dairy processes and the
methods of milking, collecting, pasteurizing and distribution of
clean milk was given to the students Opportunity was also
taken to demonstrate the work done at the Experimental station
for Animal Nutrition.
The Mysore Serum Institute was also visited and the Officer
in charge kindly arranged for a demonstration of the technique
of anti-rinderpest serum production. Although the time allotted
for the excursion was very short, the value of the practical
knowledge acquired by the students has been very useful. It
would enhance the usefulness of the training if such excursions
were undertaken as a regular feature of the post-graduate course
every year.
The usual examination was held at the end of the course
from the 16th to 20th December 1929 by a Board consisting of —
1.
2.
8.
4.
5.
6.
Mr. P. T. Saunders.
Mr.T. J. Hurley.
M.R.Ry. V. Krishnamurthi Ayyar Avargal.
„
K. Kailasam Ayyar Avargal.
„
M. R. V. Panikkar Avargal.
„
K. S. Nair Avargal.
A change was effected this year in the form of the certifi-
cate to be granted to the students who attended the course.
(f) Health, discipline and athletics of the students.—The
management of the hostel was entrusted to M .R.Ry. K. Kailasam
Ayyar Avargal.
The health of the students during the year was generally
good. The Principal periodically inspected the hostel. The
discipline in the College as well as in the hostel was very good.
The out-door games, football, cricket, etc., were well attended
and the students enthusiastically participated in the Inter-
Collegiate competition in these games. An additional tennis
court was re-opened during the year.
The usual College Day annual sports were held on the 14th
February 1930 and presided over by Mr. S. Y. Ramamurti
I.C.S., Secretary to Government, Development Department.
A new feature of this year's college day was that in addition to
the usual sports an interesting social was held in which the
students and the staff freely mingled and spent a most enjoy-
able evening.
The inaugural meeting of the Madras Veterinary Medical
Association of the students was presided over by the Hon'ble
the Minister for Development, M.R.Ry. M. R. Seturatnam
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Ayyar Avargal, when M.R.Ry. Rao Bahadur Dr. A. Laksh-
manaswami Mudaliyar Avargal delivered an interesting address
on "Medicine and its relation to Veterinary Science". A cinema
demonstration on the National Horse Breeding industry in
India was given on that occasion by the Acting Principal.
III.—HOSPITAL.
1. Madras Veterinary College Hospital.
(a) Admission, and treatment.—The Veterinary Hospital
attached to this College continued to provide Veterinary aid to
the public during the year under report. The number of cases
admitted and treated at the hospital is shown in the following
table:—
In-patient ..
Out-patient ..
Total
..
Equines.
148
1,59
307
Bovines.
177
652
829
Others.
382
2,040
2,422
Total.
707
2,851
3,558
The following statement shows the major and minor opera-
tions performed in the hospital during the year:—
Major operations ..
Minor
„ ..
Castrations .. ..
Total ..
Horse.
5
18
2
25
Cattle.
23
94
12
129
Others.
9
199
21
229
Total.
37
311
35
383
During the year under report, brains of 92 dogs, one calf,
and one horse were sent to the Pasteur Institute, Coonoor, for
microscopical examination and of these, 76 were reported to be
positive, 15 inconclusive and 3 negative. Twelve dogs under-
went anti-rabic treatment at this hospital and of these one
contracted rabies during the course of treatment and the other
shortly after.
The shoeing forge attached to the College hospital conti-
nued to work satisfactorily. During the year under report 978
horses were shod and the shoes of 291. horses were removed and
repaired.
The following statement compares the number of horses
shod at the forge and fees collected during 1928-29 and the
Year under report 1929-30:—
Year.
1928-29
1929-30
Number shod.
1,088
978
Number of
shoes repaired.
125
291
Fees
collected.
RS. A. P.
2,206 14 0
2,233 5 0
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(b) Fees.—The scale of fees in force during the year for
admission or for operations was that fixed in 1928.
The sub-joined statement exhibits the number of cases
treated at the hospital and the fees collected during the years
1928-29 and 1929-30.
1928-29 ..
1929-30 ..
Total number of
cases treated.
.. 3201
.. 3,558
Total receipts of
the hospital.
RS.
7,384
6,633
A.
12
13
P.
6
6
Despite an appreciable increase in the number of cases
treated during the year there was a slight fall in the receipts
which is presumably due to the exemption given to owners of
animals who are in. receipt of an income of Jess than Rs. 200 per
mensem from payment of prescribed fees for the treatment of
the animals.
There were heavy arrears at the commencement of the year
under report, but during the year the arrears have considerably
been reduced.
2. Rayapuram Dispensary.
This dispensary was, during the most part of the year,
under the charge of Veterinary Assistant Surgeon R. Venkat-
raman, Assistant Lecturer of the College. It has been doing
good work and has become popular in that locality, within the
short period of its existence. The routine work of the dispen-
sary is, as usual, conducted in the mornings only, and the
average daily attendance has been steadily increasing.
The number of admissions and average daily attendance in
1928-29 and during the year under report are as follows:—
1928-29
(2½| months).
1929-30
Equines.
5
53
Bovines.
27
330
Others.
87
986
Total.
119
1,309
Average daily
attendance.
11.40
23.00
The number of minor and major operations performed in
this dispensary during the year were —
Minor operations ..
Major
„ ..
Castrations ..
Horses.
3
..
..
Cuttle.
59
6
..
Others.
27
38
3
Total.
89
44
3
The institution sent in all 231 specimens comprising blood
mears, fæces, scrapings, parasites, growths, pus and milk.
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Ten cases which attended this dispensary were subsequently
transferred to the Madras Veterinary College for further treat-
ment. Thus this institution has been acting as a feeder to the
Madras Veterinary College Hospital, by providing cases both for
major operations and for special treatment.
IV. —LABORATORY.
(a) Pathological Section.
This section continued under the charge of M.R.Ry.
V. Krishnamurti Ayyar Avargal, and he was assisted in his work
by M.R.Ry. K. Kailasam Ayyar Avargal from the date on
which the former assumed charge as Principal.
During the year, the subordinate staff was strengthened by
three additional laboratory assistants. The part-time assistant
lecturer who was working in the laboratory in the afternoon
was relieved of his duties with effect from 25th February 1930
and posted to work as an assistant to the lecturer in Anatomy.
The number of specimens received and examined during the
year in this section was 11,434 as against 4,912 in the previous
year, the increase being mainly from the virus production camp
in the College. The routine work in this direction has consi-
derably increased and has taken most of the time of the staff
The following statement compares the number of specimens
examined during 1928-29 and the year under report.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
From the staff of the Civil
Veterinary Department ..
From the Corporation of
Madras .. .. ..
From the Agricultural Depart-
ment .. .. ..
From the Forest Department.
From the different wards of
the College .. .. ..
From the Madras Hunt Club.
From the Medical College ..
From the Tasker Veterinary
Hospital, Bangalore ..
From the Rinderpest virus
production camp .. ..
Total
..
1928-29.
582
4
174
2
114
..
..
15
4,021
4,912
1929-30.
603
12
135
..
235
3
1
1
10,444
11,434
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The following table gives the numbers of specimens con-
firmed microscopically for the several diseases and this excludes
the routine smears from the Rinderpest virus producers:—
(1) Anthrax .. .. ..
(2) Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia ..
(3) Fowl-cholera .. .. ..
(4) Black quarter .. ..
(5) Tuberculosis (Bovine) ..
Do.
(Avian) ..
(6) Bovine Lymphangitis ..
(7) Johne's disease .. ..
(8) Rhinosporidium .. ..
No.
.. 12
.. 43
..
2
.. 13
..
2
..
1
.. 15
.. 1
.. 1
(9) Nasal Granuloma (due to streptothrix). 6
(10) Theileria species
(11) Piroplasma bigemina ..
(12)
Do.
canis .. ..
(13) Do. gibsonii .. ..
(14) Trypanosomes .. ..
(15) Demodex species .. ..
(16) Rabies .. .. ..
..
9
..
1
..
1
.. 1
..
4
..
1
.. 76
(materials were
received twice
from the same
case)
In addition to the above, 12 samples of industrial materials
were examined during the year out of which Anthrax infection
was detected in one.
Another authenticated case of tuberculosis was recorded in
the course of the year in morbid materials collected from
a turkey and sent in by the Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in
charge of Veterinary Hospital, Ootacamund. Numerous
tubercle bacilli were found in the lesions but as the materials
were received preserved, no further tests for the identification
of the type of bacilli could be made.
Post-mortem examinations.—The number of post-mortems
conducted during the year was 146. This excludes those made
on animals used for research work in progress or in connexion
with the production of Rinderpest virus.
The occurrence of cirrhosis of the liver and general infection
of round celled sarcoma in dogs are features worthy of mention.
Carcases of hounds of the Madras Hunt Club continued to
be received during the year for post-mortem examinations.
Lesions met with in some of them were highly suggestive of
protozoon infection.
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