KING INSTITUTE, GUINDY,
1 5 t hAu g u s t 1 9 2 3 .
J. CUNNINGHAM, M.D.,
MAJOR, I.M. S.,
Director.
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REPORT ON THE WORKING OF THE KING INSTITUTE, GUINDY
1. The experiments in connexion with vaccine lymph has been described in
the section dealing with this subject.
2. The reports on semi-rapid filtration with sand filters (Appendix VII) and
on stabilised bleach (Appendix IX) have already been mentioned.
3. The investigations carried out by the various investigation units have also
been referred to (pages 12 to 15 and Appendices II to VI).
4. The epidemic of relapsing fever offered a favourable opportunity for the
study of the results of infection in the lower animals with spironema carteri.
These experiments have been carried out by the Director and the Assistant
Director throughout the year and are still in progress.
5. The investigation of the organisms in faeces, water and other situations
with a view to increasing our knowledge as to the significance of their presence
in water has been continued during the year.
6. The King Institute was represented at the tenth meeting of the Indian
Science Congress held at Lucknow in January 1923. The following papers were
presented by members of the staff at the section for Medical Research:
—
(1) "The relative merits of lanoline and glycerine as vehicles for vaccine
lymph in the Tropics" by Major J. Cunningham, I.M.S., and Major J. A.
Cruickshank, I.M.S.
(2) "Some observations on experimental inoculation with spironema recur
-rentis (Carteri)" by Majors J. Cunningham, I.M.S., and J. A. Cruickshank, I.M.S.
(3) "Observations on cholera and cholera-like vibrios" by Major J. A.
Cruickshank, I.M.S., and Civil Assistant Surgeon S. Ramakrishnan.
7. The following paper was published in Volume 10, No. 4 of the Indian
Journal of Medical Research during the year:
—
"The necessity for a standard for vaccine lymph" by Major J. Cunning
- h a m , I . M . S . , a n d M a j o r J . A . C r u i c k s h a n k , I . M . S .
8. Mr. P. S. Varadarajan, a Madras University Research student, worked
from 1st September 1922 until the end of the year under the personal supervision
of the Director on an epidemiological investigation into Kala-Azar in Madras
City. A report on this subject was forwarded to the Principal, Medical College,
with this office, R.C. No. 5129-22/B, dated 14th April 1923. This inquiry is still
in progress.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
1. Their Excellencies Lord and Lady Willingdon visited the Institute on the
18th of January 1923.
2. Dr. Vi ct or G. Hei ser, t he Di rect or of t he Rockefel l er Foundat i on i n t he
East visited the Institute in June 1922.
3. The Di rect or-General of t he Indi an Medi cal Servi ce vi si t ed t he Inst i t ut e
on 3rd November 1922.
4. On t he 12t h of January 1923 t he members of t he Publ i c Heal t h Board
met at the King institute in order to receive Sir Claude Hill, the Representative
of the British Red Cross Society.
A demonstration of the Health propaganda material being prepared at the
Institute was inspected.
CONCLUSION.
Before closing this review of the year's work the Director wishes to thank
the various members of the staff for their hearty co-operation and support. The
present year has seen a very considerable increase in the activities of the King
Institute. Without the loyal co-operation and assistance of the staff this advance
could not have been possible.