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12. Hospitals—Statement showing
the
comparative
number of
patients treated in the different wards of the college hospitals during the
three preceding years :—
Statement showing the number of animals treater
Year.
1945-46 .. ..
1946-47 .. ..
1947-48 .. ..
Out-patients.
New.
H. W.
42
10
24
C.W.
866
662
470
D.W.
374
346
287
Old.
H.W.
Nil
Nil
Nil
C.W.
1,126
520
618
D.W.
651
886
443
Total.
H.W
42
10
24
C.W.
1,992
1,182
1,088
D.W.
1,025
1,232
730
New.
H.W.
147
118
75
C.W.
833
809
579
D.W.
055
527
407
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in different wards since the year 1945-46.
In-patients.
Old.
H.W.
8,737
8,058
7,084
C.W.
30,349
32,188
38,014
D.W.
7,307
6,051
5,238
Total.
H.W.
8,884
8,176
7,159
C.W.
31,182
32,997
38,593
D.W.
7,962
6,578
5,645
Grand Total.
H.W.
8,926
8,186
7,183
C.W.
33,174
34,179
39,681
D.W.
8,987
7,810
6,375
Daily average.
H.W.
24
22
19.6
C.W.
90.9
93.7
108.7
D.W.
24.6
21.4
17.4
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13.
Hospital fee realised for treatment of animals during the year
under report Rs. 24,703-5 against Rs. 22,370-9 of the last year.
Cost of feeding of animals—Rs. 56,181. These animals include horses,
cattle, dogs and other animals as patients including those belonging to
poor owners and having free treatment and unclaimed cases sent to this
College Infirmary by the Calcutta Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals and by the Police plus Government Riding horses, stud bulls,
draught cattle and poultry.
14. Poultry Section—In the beginning of the year there were 33
adult birds; 38 chickens were hatched out and reared during the year;
thus making a total number of 71 birds.
Out of these birds, 20 died of disease other than contagious disease;
7 were sold leaving a balance of 44 birds at the end of the year.
Egg-Production—There was a total collection of 1,365 eggs during
the year; 1,127 eggs were sold outside; 110 were used in Dog Ward,
Laboratory, etc., in the college and 97 eggs were set for hatching. The
remaining 31 eggs were broken during the year.
Value of inside supply of eggs .. .. ..
Value of outside supply of eggs and poultry .. ..
Rs.
13
189
a.
12
12
p.
0
0
15. Motor Ambulance—The amount of fees collected from the calls
on the college ambulance was Rs. 3,460.
16. Raymond
Research Laboratory—(A) Rabies.—The number of
brain of dogs and other animals suspected of Rabies examined in the
Laboratory was 82. Negribodies were found in 38 cases. 18 cases were
diagnosed as positive, based on post-mortem findings and clinical history,
although no Negribodies were found. Twenty-six specimens of brain
were found to be negative to Negribodies as their post-mortem findings
and clinical history were also of negative character.
Comparative figures for the last three years are given below :—
1945-46—
Positive .. .. .. .. ..
Negative .. .. .. .. ..
Total ..
1946-47—
Positive .. .. .. .. ..
Negative .. .. .. .. ..
Total ..
1947-48—
Positive .. .. .. .. ..
Negative .. .. .. .. ..
Total ..
68
112
180
60
32
92
56
27
83
(B) Examination
of pathological
specimens.—Specimens
of blood,
fæces, urine, skin scrapings, throat swab and other pathological tissues,
received from different wards of this college, Veterinary Officers of various
districts, Calcutta Zoological Garden and from other outside sources were
examined and reports on their results were sent. Number of specimens
examined during the last three years is shown below :—
1945-46 .. .. .. .. ..
1946-47 .. .. .. .. ..
1947-48 .. .. .. .. ..
746
432
546
(C) Autopsy.—Post-mortem
examination was performed
during the
year under review on all the carcases received from different wards of the
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college and from other sources outside the college. The number of post-
mortem examinations conducted on different species of animals and birds
are given below :—
Horses .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs (other than Babies cases) .. .. ..
Poultry (including saras and other birds) .. .. ..
Rabies cases (cats, dogs, cattle) .. .. ..
Total ..
2
235
18
24
72
351
(D) Supply of Biological Products.—Different
types of sera, vaccine,
etc., were issued from the cold storage of the Laboratory.
Comparative statements of Biological Products issued during the last
three years is enumerated below (all in unit doses) :—
(1) Anti-rinderpest serum, special .. ..
(2) Anti-rinderpest serum, ordinary .. ..
(3) Haemorrhagic Septicaemia serum .. ..
(4) Haemorrhagic Septicaemia vaccine .. ..
(5) Anthrax serum .. .. ..
(6) Anthrax spore vaccine .. .. ..
(7) Black Quarter serum .. .. ..
(8) Black Quarter vaccine .. .. ..
(9) Mallien sub-cut .. .. ..
(10) Mallien I. D. P. .. .. ..
(11) Fowl Pox vaccine .. .. ..
(12) Fowl Choiera serum .. .. ..
(13) Fowl cholera vaccine .. .. ..
(14) Tuberculin, sub-cut .. .. ..
(15) Tuberculin, concentrated .. .. ..
(16) Avain, concentrated
1945-46.
43,550
59,150
102,700
4,720
12,450
5,100
10,650
2,340
5,550
108
10
4,110
2,642
2,710
Nil
10
15
1946-47.
81,400
15,250
96,650
19,260
35,000
4,700
Nil
1,000
2,500
148
60
2,100
1,500
1,960
Nil
25
860
1947-48.
48,000
5,000
53,000
7,120
26,000
8,020
Nil
1,800
2,000
50
50
5,000
1,150
1,100
51
Nil
1,000
(E) Animal Industry.—Representative
samples of hides, bone, sinews,
and various animal tissues intended for export to foreign
countries
(Australia, Switzerland, Belgium, Portugal, France, Italy, Norway, etc.)
were Biologically and Bacteriologically examined in this Laboratory and
proper health certificate was given according to the results obtained, prior
to shipping of these materials. Export condition has improved in this
year to some extent. During and just after the
war, condition
of export deteriorated abnormally. Comparative figures during the
last three years are given below :—
1945-46 .. .. .. .. ..
1946-47 .. .. .. .. ..
1947-48 .. .. .. .. ..
11
32
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17. Extra routine activities—The following varieties of fodder crops
were cultivated by rotation in the college compound which supplied
wholesome green fodder to the Government animals and patients with
economy and also provided demonstration to the students :—
(1) Green grass.
(2) Lucerne.
(3) Carrots (English and Indian).
(4) Barley (green).
(5) Pea.
(6) Napier.
(7) Tomato.
(8) Guinea grass.
(9) Johnson grass.
(10) Jower (green).
(11) Oats (green).
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Total quantity of all varieties of fodder crop was 16,969
maunds
30 seers and 8 chattack of which 16,796 maunds 14 seers were supplied to
wards and 173 maunds 16 seers and 8 chattacks were sold out.
18. Pro-forma Account of the Fodder Crops—
Receipt.
Inside supply .. ..
Outside supply .. ..
Rs.
63,993
958
64,952
a.
15
14
13
p.
0
0
0
Expenditure.
Labour, seeds, etc. ..
Net profit .. ..
Rs.
20,660
44,292
64,952
a.
2
10
13
p.
6
6
0
19. Breeding Operations—Number of cows served by stud bulls was
15 and fees received were Its. 15.
20. Riding School—Thirty-eight outside students were trained in the
act of riding and Rs. 485 was realised as fees on that account.
General.
1. The routine work of the college was greatly hampered during the
session owing to the partition of the Province of Bengal and consequent
opting out of a good number of officers and ministerial staff.
2. To add to the above inconveniences, the college suffered a very
heavy loss owing to the sudden demise of Sri S. C. Mukherjee, a veteran
Lecturer, on 8th January 1948.
3. During the year under review, full facilities were given to the
Indian Veterinary Research Institute to carry on Artificial Insemination
work in this college and encouraging results were obtained. This college
as a whole and particularly, the students are immensely benefited by
this new method of work in this sphere of science.
4. Facilities were also given to the officers of the R. G. Kar Medical
College to do research work in this college hospital.
5. Dr. H. N. Roy, Ph.D., Protologist, Indian Veterinary Research
Institute, Mukteswar, carried out Agglutination and fixation test against
Trypanosomiasis for nearly a month in the Raymond Research Laboratory
of this college and full facilities were given to him.
6. Visitors—During the year under review Hon'ble Sri Hem Chandra
Naskar, Minister-in-charge of Agriculture, Sri M. K. Kirpalani, I.C.S.,
Secretary to the Government of West Bengal, Sri S. K. Dey, I.C.S., the
then Director of Agriculture and the present Secretary to the Government
of West Bengal, Sri M. M. Basu, I.C.S., Director of Agriculture, West
Bengal, Sri H. K. Lall, Assistant Animal Husbandry Commissioner
to the Government of India, Dr. S. Dutta, D .SC., M.R.C.V.S., D.T.V.M.,
F.R.S.
(Edin.), F.N.I., Director, Indian Veterinary Research Institute,
Mukteswar, Izatnagar, Dr. H. N. Roy, Ph.D., Protologist, Indian Veteri-
nary Research Institute, Mukteswar, visited this college. Besides this,
the college had, also, the pleasure of seeing the following foreign visitors
during the year: Mr. D. D. Ogilvie, M.R.C.V.S., of the Imperial Chemical
(Pharmaceuticals) Industries, Ltd. (England), and Hon' ble Begg, Under
Secretary to the Government of Egypt, Agriculture. Mr. Ogilvie deli-
vered a very valuable lecture arranged at this college under the auspices
of the West Bengal Veterinary Medical Association primarily on the recent
advances in Chemotherapy applied in Veterinary practice.
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TABLE I.
Abstract
of academical
qualifications
of students
during
the year
1947-48.
Number of students admitted .. .. ..
Scholarship-holders .. .. .. ..
Others .. .. .. .. ..
Passed Final Examination .. .. .. ..
Failed to pass Final Examination .. .. ..
Remaining under instruction at the end of the year—
In ordinary course .. .. .. ..
Instruction prolonged by reason of non-appearance at the
annual examination .. .. .. ..
Admitted during the year (classed by educational qualifications)—
B. Sc. .. .. .. .. ..
I. A. .. .. .. .. .. ..
I. Sc. .. .. .. .. ..
Matriculate .. .. .. .. ..
Others .. .. .. .. ..
84
61
23
55
5
5
Nil
1
5
8
68
2
84
TABLE II.
Statement of receipts for the year 1947-48.
Hospital fees .. .. ..
Ambulance fees .. .. ..
Shoeing fees .. .. ..
Horse breaking .. .. ..
Seat rent .. .. ..
Municipal tax .. .. ..
Per eapita fees .. .. ..
Medicine charges .. .. ..
Lighting charges .. .. ..
Riding fees from students .. ..
Class absence fines .. .. ..
Delay fine of students .. ..
Breeding fees of cows .. .. ..
Fishing fees .. .. ..
5 Per cent. hide inspection fees .. ..
Tuition fees from students .. ..
Diploma fees .. .. ..
Examination fees .. .. ..
Admission and re-admission fees .. ..
Farriers training fees .. .. ..
Riding fees (outsiders) .. ..
Sale proceed of poultry .. ..
Sale proceed of fodder .. ..
Sale of medicine .. .. ..
Miscellaneous .. .. ..
Poultry training .. .. ..
Contribution charges made by other Govern-
ments for training their students at the
Bengal Veterinary College .. ..
Total ..
Receipts
up to
14th August
1947.
Rs.
11,392
1,465
17
..
1,924
240
240
120
120
203
2
6
2
..
37
6,664
..
410
1,050
40
60
92
168
..
22
..
..
24,279
a.
11
0
0
13
0
0
0
0
15
8
9
0
4
14
0
0
0
0
14
4
1
13
p.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
By adjustment.
Rs.
1,281
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
22,200
23,481
a.
8
0
8
p.
0
0
0
West
Bengal.
Rs.
13,310
1,995
73
..
4,037
507
507
253
253
532
..
216
13
..
86
22,452
600
1,770
670
..
425
96
787
..
32
..
..
48,621
a.
10
0
8
10
8
8
12
12
0
7
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
14
14
6
5
p.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
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Expenditure (preliminary figures), 1947-48.
Principal and other teaching staff—
Pay of Officers (charged) .. .. ..
Pay of Officers (voted) .. .. ..
Establishment—
Technical staff .. .. .. ..
Clerks and Secretary .. .. ..
Servants .. .. .. ..
House rent and other allowances—
Voted .. .. .. ..
Charged .. .. .. ..
Travelling
allowances—
Voted .. .. .. ..
Charged .. .. .. ..
Cost of passages granted under Superior C. S. R. charges—
Dearness allowance .. .. ..
Cash allowance .. .. .. ..
Subordinate establishment, College and Glanders staff—
Pay of Inspectors of the college .. ..
Pay of Veterinary Assistant Surgeons of the college ..
Dearness allowance (voted) .. .. ..
Travelling allowances (voted) .. .. ..
House rent and other allowances .. ..
Cash allowance .. .. .. ..
Total ..
Contingencies—
(1) Medical and Surgical requisites .. ..
(2) Purchase and keep of cattle .. ..
(3) Stipends .. .. .. ..
(4) Customs duty on imported stores .. ..
(5) Purchase of books .. .. ..
(6) Rent, rates and taxes .. .. ..
(7) Other contingent charges .. .. ..
Total ..
Prize .. .. .. ..
Scheme No. 44—
Pay of officers .. .. .. ..
House rent and other allowance .. ..
Dearness allowance .. .. ..
Cash allowance .. .. .. ..
Travelling allowance .. .. ..
Expenditure
up to14th
August
1947.
Rs.
..
25,667
2,455
7,952
2,357
2,576
..
830
..
10,038
424
2,760
3,299
1,059
380
784
71
60,652
935
22,094
11,927
..
338
4,105
44,559
83,958
..
7,738
710
1,255
16
19
9,738
1,54,348
a.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
p.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Expenditure
from 15 th
August 1947
to 31st
Rs.
..
17,112
10,205
7,424
2,756
2,480
..
323
..
9,295
1,182
1,250
5,577
1,280
561
101
185
59,731
842
34,087
14,407
28
200 0
7,372
48,991
1,05,927
865
7,948
456
1,423
16 0 0
22
9,865
1,76,388
a.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
p.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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APPENDIX A
Chart Showing the Incidence of Rabies for the Year 1947-48
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APPENDIX B
Chart showing the Issues of Tuberculin Subcut Concentrated and Avian Concentrated
for 1947-48.
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APPENDIX C
Chart showing Issues of Mallein Subcut and I.D.P. for the Year 1947-48
40
APPENDIX D.
Chart showing Issues of Fowl Pox Vaccine, Fowl Cholera Serum, Fowl Cholera
Vaccine for 1947-48
41
APPENDIX E
Chart Showing Issues of H. S. Serum and Vaccine and B. Q. Serum and
41
APPENDIX E
Chart Showing Issues of H. S. Serum and Vaccine and B. Q. Serum and Vaccine for 1947-48
id Vaccine for 1947-48
x Serum during the year 1947-48.
42
APPENDIX F
Chart Showing Issues of A. R. Serum Special and Ordinary and Anti-Anthrax Serum during the year 1947-48.
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APPENDIX G
Chart Cycle of five years showing activities, expenditure and receipts of the
Bengal Veterinary College from 1943-44 to 1947-48.
BGP-50/1-2318B-550
Government of West Bengal
Home (Publicity) Department
Annual Report of the Civil
Veterinary Department, West Bengal
College and Hospital
For the Year
1948-49
Superintendent, Government Printing
West Bengal Government Press, Alipore, West Bengal
1952
Price—Indian, annas 10; English, 1s. 1d.
Annual Report of the Civil Veterinary
Department
West Bengal, for the year 1948-49
General Administration.
Sri P. C. Banerji, Assistant Director of Veterinary Services, West
Bengal, was in direct charge of the "Veterinary Field Section" of the
department throughout the year under report under the Director of Agri-
culture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, West Bengal. During the
period under review the Assistant Director had been on tour for 63 days
covering 8,306 miles by rail and 368 miles by road.
The Assistant Director of Veterinary Services was an elected member of
the Advisory Board of the Indian Council of the Agricultural Research,
New Delhi, and of the Animal Diseases and Pests Committee and the Animal
Nutrition Committee within the period under report. He attended the
Animal Diseases and Pests Committee and Advisory Board meetings of the
Indian Council of Agricultural Research at Delhi and meeting of the Animal
Husbandry Wing of the Board at Mysore. He was also a member of the
Managing Committee of Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
Calcutta, and Bengal Veterinary College, Belgachia.
To assist in the work of the Assistant Director of Veterinary Services
both in the general and the technical sides of administration Sri C. C. Das
Gupta held charge of the post of Superintendent of Veterinary Services,
Headquarters, throughout the year under report. In addition to his own
duties he also held charge of the office of the District Veterinary Officer,
Emergency Section, up to the 25th January 1949. After partition the pre-
paration post of Deputy Director of Veterinary Services (in Class I service)
was abolished to serve the twofold purposes of effecting economy in
administration and of reducing the post as the section was not in itself a
Directorate or that its work would not come up to the standard of a
Directorate. But this was a miscalculation, as after partition the quality
and quantity of work of the Field Section increased enormously and the
post of Superintendent of Veterinary Services, Headquarters, had of neces-
sity to be created as evidently without this aid to the Assistant Director of
Veterinary Services, West Bengal, the running of the administration would
have been impossible.
Ranges.
Eastern Range.—Sri J. C. Mazumder, Superintendent of Veterinary
Services, was in charge of the Range up to the 15th July 1948. He was
relieved by Sri N. G. Mukherjee who held charge of the office during the
remaining period of the year under report with his office at Calcutta. He
toured within his jurisdiction inspecting the field work of his assistants and
hospitals and dispensaries. He undertook a journey of 1,123 miles by rail
and 681 miles by road and 64 miles by river. The total number of days
spent on tour by Sri N. G. Mukherjee was 34 days only.
Northern Range.—Sri S. D. Gowloog, Superintendent of Veterinary
Services, held charge of this Range throughout the year under report with
his headquarters at Jalpaiguri. He toured for 79 days and covered 1,040
miles by road and 1,845 miles by rail on inspection duties and attendance
of shows and fairs held in his Range during the year under report.
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Western Range.—Sri G. S. Banerjee, Superintendent of Veterinary
Services, held charge of this Range up to the 3rd July 1.948. He was relieved
by Sri M. C. Mitra who held charge of the office during the rest of the year
under report.
After partition, for smooth and efficient running of administration this
Range was created with the jurisdiction of the districts of Midnapore,
Bankura, Birbhum and Burdwan having its headquarters at Midnapore
Sadar. The Superintendent of Veterinary Services during the period under
report visited almost all stations and inspected the hospitals and dispensaries
under his jurisdiction. He toured for 74 days, covering 2,487 miles by rail
and 2,086 miles by road.
It has been found after working one year and a half that dividing the
Province (now State) into three Ranges has conduced to a very efficient
management of work which should not have been otherwise possible.
The Disease Investigation Section.
This section was under the control of the Assistant Director of Veterinary
Services throughout the year under report. The Disease Investigation
Section comprises mainly four branches :—
(1) Investigation into Bovine and Equine diseases,
(2) Investigation into diseases of the poultry,
(3) Investigation into diseases of the sheep and goat, and
(4) Investigation into helminthic diseases of animals.
(1) Sri R. N. Mohan was in charge of the investigation into Bovine and
Equine diseases up to the 31st May 1948. He was called back from the
Indian Veterinary Research Institute where he had a lien. The vacancy
caused thereby was filled up by Sri S. K. Bhadury temporarily and in addi-
tion he was to carry on with the work of investigation into Poultry diseases.
Sri S. K. Bhadury held charge of the office during the remaining period of
the year.
The summary of the work done by the Disease Investigation Officer
during the year under review is appended to the report as Annexure (I).
(2) Sri S. K. Bhadury held charge of the post of the Assistant Disease
Investigation Officer, Poultry, throughout the year under report. During
the latter part of the year he also acted temporarily as Disease Investiga-
tion Officer.
The summary of the work done by the Assistant Disease Investigation
Officer, Poultry, is appended to the report as Annexure (II).
(3) The post of the Assistant Disease Investigation Officer, Sheep and
Goat, remained vacant. Sri B. Chowdhury was on training as a sponsored
scholar to study sheep and goat diseases and relevant subjects in the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College of Texus in United States of America to
fill up the post on his return.
(4) Sri A. M. Mukherjee held charge of the post of Assistant Disease
Investigation Officer for Helminthic Diseases of Animals up to the 11th
July 1948. Sri S. C. Roy relieved Sri Mukherjee and remained in charge
of the post for the rest of the year under report.
The summary of the work done by the Assistant Disease Investigation
Officer, Helminth, is appended to the report as Annexure (III).
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(luring the year under report no comparative figure is possible to be sub-
mitted against the whole year of 1947-48 as the record for the full year is
not available. During the year under report the total deaths of all
domesticated animals including poultry was accounted to be 5,099 animals
and 899 birds, total = 5,998 as against 3,472 which occurred during the six
months of the previous year from 15th August 1947 to 31st March 1948.
Altogether the above deaths occurred in 1,241 epidemics as against 809 of
the last year within 6 months after partition of Bengal. In comparison
with the number of outbreaks of the last year the figure of this full year
is not appreciably high. It was not the rinderpest alone that swelled the
figure this year, but it was due to the receipt of a good number of notices
of outbreaks of Haemorrhagic Septicaemia from the districts of Burdwan,
Midnapore and 24-Parganas that the figure shot up. The number of
Prophylactic Inoculation undertaken against various contagious diseases
(including fowl diseases and Mass Inoculation) was 13,62,525.
By prompt attendance of outbreaks and by adopting the process of Mass
Inoculation the death rate was appreciably reduced.
To educate the people on veterinary matters, specially on contagious
diseases, propaganda was undertaken as far as practicable by the district
staff and Propaganda Section.
Equine Diseases.
Surra (Trypanosomiasis).—Only one isolated case of Surra was detected
during the year. The died subsequently. No other case was reported to
have been affected by the disease during the year under review.
Glanders.—During the year under report 13 animals were seized under
Glanders and Farcy Act only in the jurisdiction of Glanders Inspector,
Kalimpong. Out of these, 11 animals were malleinised and all proved
positive to the test and destroyed under the Act. Two animals died before
the test was undertaken
Owners of the horses destroyed were compensated
in accordance with the Act.
Other Diseases.—Deaths due to other conditions as far as it could be
recorded numbered 111 only.
Bovine Disease.
Rinderpest.—Rinderpest was responsible for the loss of the highest
number of cattle in the province during the year under report. 1,236
animals died of rinderpest as against 1,052 died during the last six months
of the previous year. The appreciable reduction in toll as compared with
the last year may be ascribed to the effect of mass inoculation of cattle
against the disease and prompt attendance of outbreaks. Itinerant
Veterinary Assistant Surgeons were made to mobilise to the affected areas
when and where necessary. The staff under the Emergency Section was
also of great help.
The prophylactic activities will be evident from the table below :—
Goat Tissue Vaccine alone ..
Serum alone .. ..
Sero Vaccine Inoculation ..
Mass Vaccination with G. T. V. alone
115,397
3,074
6,758
1,158,085
During epidemic.