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APPENDIX A.
Report on the Veterinary Administration of the Manipur State for the year 1914-15.
1. Personnel.—Babu Krishna Narain, Veterinary Assistant, has continued in charge throughout
the year, under the supervision of the Vice-President, Manipur State Durbar. He has worked very
satisfactorily.
The compounder, Thokcham Mangaljao Singh, was sent to Belgachia by the State and granted
a scholarship with a view to qualifying as a Veterinary Assistant. He had, however, scarcely arrived
when he left without permission and without any adequate reason. His services were consequently
dispensed with and a new compounder, Thangjam Rajdhan Singh, appointed on 6th May, 1914. The
Veterinary Assistant reports that he is making good progress.
2 Tours.—The Veterinary Assistant visitel 182 villages, as against 121 in the previous year.
He was on tour for 91 days travelling 1,137 miles.
3. Contagious diseases.—Table II shows the number of animals known to have died of contagious
diseases during the year under report.
Equines.-—Two deaths occurred from anthrax. The 12 deaths shown as having occurred from
other contagious diseases were recorded on tour, when the outbreak was over and the nature of the
disease could not be ascertained.
Bovines.—(a) Rinderpest was entirely absent during the year under report.
(5) Foot-and-mouth disease broke out in 33 villages in the early part of the year. The
Veterinary Assistant visited 25 of the villages. The outbreak was not virulent, only 16 deaths
occurring, all among calves, as against 19 deaths in 8 outbreaks in the previous year.
(c) Anthrax broke oat in Imphal and at Kangchupkhul in the middle of the year. Twenty-two
head of cattle died.
(d) The 19 deaths shown under ' other contagious diseases ' occurred in the Nepali village of
Tingri. They were not reported until after the outbreak had subsided when accurate diagnosis was
impossible.
Other animals.—'The only cases of contagious diseases reported were three case3 of rabies among
dogs. It is possible that more may have occurred, but they were not reported.
I am glad to say the choukidars are becoming more regular in reporting cattle disease.
4. Preventive Inoculation.—Table III shows the result of serum inoculation. The figures include
animals in Manipuri villages. The Veterinary Assistant reports that the Manipuries seem to be
getting over their prejudice against inoculation.
There was a balance of 5,000 c.c. of anti-rinderpest serum in hand at the beginning of the year,
which was supplemented by a fresh supply of 2,500 c.c. As there was no outbreak, none was used
and the whole stock of 7,500 c.c. remains in hand.
Thirty-nine thousand c.c. of anti-anthrax serum were obtained, of which 24,000 c.c. were utilised
and 15,000 c.c. remains in hand.
5. In-patients.—Seventeen in-patients were admitted during the year, all of which were discharged
cured.
6. Out-patients.-—There is a very considerable increase in the number of out-patients, 4,311
having been treated as against 1,664 in the previous year. The increase is due partly to the number
of animals treated for foot-and-mouth disease and partly to increasing confidence in Veterinary
treatment. This is shown by the fact that the daily average of patients attending at the dispensary
was 25.45 as against 14.81 in the previous year.
7. Operations.—Thirty-one major and 33 minor operations were performed during the year ; as
against 14 major and 13 minor operations in the previous year.
A. C. GHOSE,
Superintendent, State Office,
for Vice-President of the Manipur State Durbar.