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REPORT
OF THE
KING INSTITUTE OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
GUINDY
FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST MARCH 1928
BY
MAJOR H. H. KING, M.B., B.S., I.M. S.
Director, King Institute, Guindy
MADRAS
PRINTED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT, GOVERNMENT PRESS
1928
CONTENTS.
PART 1.— ADMIN1STRATION.
PAGE
Staff . . .
1
Buildings . . .
1
Educational . . .
2
Assistance to other departments . . .
2
Financial . . .
2
Distinguished visitors . . .
3
PART II.—SCIENTIFIC AND GENERAL.
(A) Vaccine lymph . . .
4
(B) Bacterial vaccines and sera . . .
6
(C) Clinical bacteriology . . .
7
(D) Public Health Section—Water . . .
9
(E) Do. Food stuffs and miscellaneous . . .
11
(F) Work for the Water and Sewage Purification Committee . . .
12
(G) Other researches and reports . . .
12
(H) Concluding remarks . . .
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REPORT OF THE KING INSTITUTE GUINDY,
FOR 1927—28.
PART I.—ADMINISTRATION.
STAFF.
Major H. H. King, M.B., B.S., I.M.S., officiated as Director throughout the year
and was confirmed in the post on 29th March 1928. Reference—Government
of India Education (Health, etc.), Endorsement No. 542.
Dr. C. G. Pandit, Ph. (Lond.), M.B., B.S. (Bom.), D.P.H., D.T.M. (Eng.),
continued to officiate as Assistant Director throughout the year with charge of
the Vaccine Section. He has also acted as Professor of Bacteriology, Medical
College, Madras, in addition to his other duties.
The post of Public Analyst, created in 1924, was made permanent with effect
from 8th January 1928, in G.O. Mis. No. 626 P.H., dated 19th March 1928, and
Mr. Herbert Hawley, M.SC., F.I.C., was confirmed in the post with effect from the
above date and continued to be in charge of the Public Health Section until 26th
March 1928, when he proceeded home on seven months' leave.
The following changes in the cadre of assistant surgeons took place :
—
Civil Assistant Surgeon N. Seshadrinathan was transferred in July to the
Medical College, Madras, as Assistant to the Professor of Bacteriology.
Military Assistant Surgeon J. H. Theodore proceeded to Calcutta in October
1927, for training for six months in the Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine.
He obtained the Diploma for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, being placed
second on the list of successful candidates.
Civil Assistant Surgeon M. K. Ramaswami Ayyar was transferred to
Tindivanam in December 1927.
Civil Assistant Surgeon F. DeNetto was posted to this Institute in August
1927 and Temporary Civil Assistant Surgeon R. Sanjiva Rao in October 1927.
Civil Assistant Surgeon K. Padmanaba Menon returned from combined
leave to duty in September 1927.
Civil Assistant Surgeon S. R. Pandit took a malaria course at Kasauli in
September and October 1927.
Civil Assistant Surgeon K. V. Venkataraman, in addition to his duties,
acted as Assistant to the Professor of Bacteriology, Medical College, Madras,
from 5th March to 4th April 1928.
The scale of pay of assistant surgeons attached to this Institute and of
certain others also doing bacteriological work was revised to Rs. 300—15—450—
20—650, by G.O. Mis. No. 1855 P.H., dated 24th September 1927. Their private
practice was restricted to work of a bacteriological nature.
BUILDINGS.
The two new blocks for the Vaccine Lymph Section were nearly completed
by the end of the year.
The following building programme was sanctioned in G.O. Mis. No. 278 W.,
dated 31st January 1928, and Rs. 60,000 allotted for expenditure in 1928-29 :—
(1) Improvements to the structure.
(2) A new animal house for the Institute.
( 3) A new s t or e r oom.
(4) Improvements to the animal and demonstration rooms.
(5) Belgaum pattern stalls for the animal and calf sheds.
(6) Improvements to the roof of the calves and animal shed.
(7) Residences for the following members of the staff :—
( i ) O n e a s s i s t a n t s u r g e o n .
( i i ) O n e s t e n o g r a p h e r .
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( i i i ) O n e c a r d r i v e r .
( i v ) O n e w i r e m a n .
( v ) O n e f i t t e r .
( v i ) O n e a n i m a l a t t e n d a n t .
(8) A garage for the use of the officers employed in the Institute.
(9) Acquisition of 21.45 acres of land.
In addition to the completion of these works, the provision of new furniture
for the main building is urgently required.
EDUCATIONAL.
The usual First-class Vaccinators' class was held for a fortnight in
February and was attended by 65 students.
Eight visits were made by batches of students from colleges and schools
during the year.
The following attended the Institute to acquire a practical training in
branches of work here :
—
(1) Mr. P. Purushottam, Assistant Surgeon, K.E.M. Hospital,
Secunderabad.
(2) Mr. Sankaran, L.M.S., Madras.
(3) Mr. M. K. Gopal Pillai, Superintendent, Vaccine Depot, Trivandrum.
(4) Mr. P. N. Kurian, B.A., Laboratory Assistant, Metur Project.
Dr. Blaker, Director, Vaccine Institute, Meiktila, and Dr. Iswaramurti of
the Mysore Vaccine Institute, Bangalore, attended the Institute for a few days in
connexion with the manufacture of vaccine lymph. Rao Sahib Govindaraju,
Bacteriological Assistant to the Director of Public Health, Bengal, examined our
methods of manufacture of cholera vaccine on a large scale.
ASSISTANCE TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
Veterinary sera .—The work of receiving, cold storing and distributing sera
for the Veterinary Department has continued to increase. Details are given in
Table X.
As was said in last year's report (page 2) it is time that this work be removed
from the Institute, for not only does it demand cold storage space that can ill be
spared, but it also takes up the time of skilled technical attendants who would
be better employed in their own legitimate work, and adds considerably to
the office work. The extent of the work is now large enough for it to be
economical to use a separate cold store. I understand that the Veterinary
Department have applied for a cold store. This would be an advantage both to
them and to us.
Vaccine lymph .—Regular supplies were made to Secunderabad Cantonment,
the Station Municipality, Bangalore, and to French Southern India. Seed lymph
was supplied to Ceylon.
Special examination of water-supplies.— Mr . T. N. S. Raghavachari, Senior
Bacteriological Assistant, Public Health Section, visited several supplies that
needed bacteriological investigations on the spot. Details are given in Part II D,
paragraphs 7 and 8. Many special samples were taken and examined at the request
of various departments and local bodies ; they are listed in Table XV and include
samples from Cochin, Pudukottah and French India.
FINANCIAL.
The financial statement in Table I includes both direct and indirect charges.
The total income is estimated at Rs. 10,71,489 and the total expenditure at
Rs. 3,64,894 which gives an estimated net profit of Rs. 7,06,595 on the year's
working. This figure is nearly twice as big as that of the previous year and is
due mainly to a large increase in the number of examinations of specimens
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for the Wassermann test and of water samples and secondarily to a very
large increase in the output of cholera vaccine. As usual, this statement
does not include the financial value of the work done by investigation units or of
any researches at the Institute, and so the large increase in the estimated
net profit shows better than in any other way how great was the increase in the
routine work of the Institute.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
1. Sir John Simon, Chairman, Indian Statutory Commission.
2. Lord. Strathcona, Member, Indian Statutory Commission,
3. Sir Walter Fletcher, K.B.E., D.Sc., M.D., LL.D., Chairman, Medical Research
'Committee.
4. Lt.-Col. S. R. Christophers, F.R.S., C.I.E., I.M.S., Director, Central Research
Institute, Kasauli.
5. Lt.-Col. S. P. James, Arm., D.P.H, I.M.S., Ministry of Health, London.
6. Dr. R. Row, Bombay. Member, Medical Research Committee.
7. Professor T. Madsen, State Serum Institute, Copenhagan.
8. Dr. Y. Biraud, Geneva.
9. Professor K. Shiga, Japan.
10. Dr. T. D. Herelle.
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11. Dr. Wu Lien Teh, China.
12. Major J. R. Webb, I.M.S.
13. Dr. Ch. Winchet, Java.
14. Dr. A. R. Wellington, Federated Malay States.
15. Dr. Luang Cheott, Siam.
16. Dr. Harujiro, Korea.
17. Dr. C. Prommas, Siam.
18. Dr. Kooru Morishita, Japan.
19. Dr. R. Gautier, French Indo-China.
20. Dr. D. W. Hermony, French Indo-China.
21.
Dr. R. Jakano, Japan.
22. Dr. R. Tze Chick Chin, China.
23. Dr. A. H. Baldwin, Australia.
24. Dr. H. L. Hups, Singapore.
25. Dr. G. Intengan, Philippine Islands.
26. Dr. A. M. Ramzy, Egypt.
27. Dr. C. R. Eshay Philippine Islands.
28. Dr. S. T. Cheilappah, Colombo, Ceylon.
29. Dr. S. Nishiki, Japan.
30. Dr. L. G. Jourdran, French Indo-China.
31.
Dr. T.J. Stugher, New Zealand.
THE KING INSTITUTE, GUINDY,
Dated 27th July 1928.
H. H. KING, MAJOR, I.M.S.,
Director.
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greatest rush supplies had to be rationed, but soon all demands were met in full,
thanks to the good work of the staff who worked both hard and long—from 10 to
12 hours a day in some cases. Of those whose good work is to be particularly
commended, I should like to mention Dr. J. H. Theodore, then in charge of the
bacterial vaccine section, whose devotedness to duty was largely responsible for
the happy result of our output of vaccine overtaking the demand while maintain
-ing its proper potency.
One other gratifying feature of the year is the fact that the case success rate
of our vaccine lymph has reached the record for Madras of 96.9 per cent. This
is due to the good work of the Assistant Director, Dr. C. G. Pandit, and of his
helpers, among whom I wish particularly to mention Khan Sahib Mahomed Omar
Sahib Bahadur, Senior Assistant in the Vaccine Section, whose steady reliable
work added to his long practical experience of calves and vaccine lymph has been
a great factor in the success achieved.
The extra routine work has prevented the doing of as many special investi
-gations as last year, but, thanks mainly to Dr. C. G. Pandit, a great deal of
important work has been done this year on filariasis.
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TABLE I.
Financial Statement of the King Institute, Guindy, for the year 1927-28.
Particulars.
Receipts or
equivalent value at
published rates.
Expenditure.
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS.
R s .
Rs.
Bacteriological and chemical examinations . . .
No. 29,330
7,91,161
Stock bacterial vaccines supplied . . .
770,081 c.c.
1,10,923
Auto-vaccines . . .
241 c.c.
2,410
Vaccine lymph . . . Cases.
2,211,795
1,38,237
Serum and special vaccines bought and
supplied to Government hospitals and
private bodies, etc., sera, 12,511, special
vaccines, 1,296 . . .
13,807
28,758
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE.
Salaries, establishments, allowances and
honoraria . . .
. . .
. . .
1,63,080
Calves, etc., purchase and feeding . . .
. . .
. . .
14,084
Purchase of stores, Rs. 25,722 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Special stores, Rs. 11,471 . . .
. . .
. . .
62,685
Sera and vaccines, Rs. 25,492
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Electric current . . .
. . .
. . .
17,028
Rates and taxes . . .
. . .
. . .
1,420
Contingencies—Contract and non-contract
—
Salaries of menials, Rs. 8,384 . . .
24,281
Other contingencies, Rs. 15,897 . . . .
. . .
. . .
Customs duty . . .
. . .
. . .
6,134
Expenditure on Europe stores . . .
. . .
. . .
30,279
Leave salaries . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Overseas pay . . .
. . .
. . .
4,800
UNBUD GETED EXPENDITURE.
Proportionate cost of management and
supervision by the Surgeon-General
and his staff . . .
. . .
. . .
3,030
Cost of audit at 1 per cent on construc
-
tion and repairs, buildings
and
electric installation . . .
. . .
659
Maintenance charges of buildings and
electric installation . . .
. . .
. . .
6,916
Depreciation—and interest charges—
(a) Buildings, Rs. 20,070 . . .
(b) Electric fittings and machinery,
Rs. 3,719 . . .
. . .
. . .
27,940
(c) Other machinery Rs. 4,151 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Cost of stationery, clothing and printing . . .
. . .
. . .
2,312
Superannuation allowances and pensions . . .
. . .
. . .
246
Total . . .
10,71,489
3,64,894
Estimated net profit . . .
7,06,595
. . .
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TABLE IV.
The Monthly Primary Vaccination Success Rates, 1927-28.
No.
Months.
Case success.
Insertion success.
Total cases.
Percentage
success.
Insertions
verified.
Percentage
success.
1
April 1927 . . .
10,210
95.6
40,091
87.7
2 May " . . .
6,566
94.0
25,780
83.2
3
June " . . .
6,454
97.1
25,144
89.7
4 July " . . .
1 9 , 5 7 2
95.6
77,672
83.6
5 August " . . .
152,184
97.7
606,894
90.8
6 September " . . .
168,273
96.8
671,706
88.3
7
October " . . .
164,500
97.1
656,869
89.2
8
November " . . .
165,875
97.1
661,941
89.7
9 December " . . .
168,813
97.9
674,293
91.2
10
January 1928 . . .
158,104
97.8
631,163
90.9
11
February " . . .
152,311
97.1
607,536
89.5
12
March " . . .
157,608
94.9
628,858
85.2
Total . . .
1,330,470
96.9
5,307,947
89.2
TABLE V.
The Districts in order of Case Success Rates—Primary Vaccination, 1927-28.
No.
Districts.
Case success.
Insertion success.
Total cases.
Percentage
success.
Insertions
verified.
Percentage
success.
1 Chittoor . . .
37,354
99.4
149,428
97.0
2
Malabar . . .
99,953
99.1
399,808
94.7
3
Chingleput . . .
42,838
98.8
171,321
94.2
4
North Arcot . . .
64,538
98.7
258,136
93.7
5
The Nilgiris . . .
4,753
98.5
18,984
93.7
6
South Kanara . . .
34,389
98.4
137,542
91.5
7 Trichinopoly . . .
45,204
98.2
180,579
92.8
8
South Arcot . . .
59,168
98.2
236,656
93.3
9
Anantapur . . .
28,844
98.0
115,155
90.9
10
Tanjore . . .
49,265
97.7
197,060
91.3
11
Madura . . .
53,986
97.7
215,944
90.5
12
Tinnevelly . . .
46,767
97.7
187,068
88.8
13 Rā mnā d . . .
51,684
97.5
206,726
90.3
14
Coimbatore . . .
61,570
97.3
246,212
89.7
15
Bellary . . .
28,451
97.1
113,804
88.2
16
Kistna . . .
28,630
97.0
114,510
87.9
17
West Gō dā vari . . .
32,883
96.9
131,530
88.8
18
Salem . . .
68,242
96.7
272,880
87.5
19
Cuddapah . . .
23,958
95.9
95,796
85.3
20
Kurnool . . .
27,561
94.8
110,192
81.3
21
Ganjā m . . .
63,541
94.3
253,759
82.6
22
East Gō dāvari . . .
54,490
94.2
217,960
82.9
23 Guntū r . . .
49,087
93.9
196,270
81.0
24
Vizagapatam . . .
109,399
93.4
433,844
81.5
25
Nellore . . .
40,459
93.4
161,819
81.4
Districts total . . .
1,207,014
96.7
4,822,983
88.6
26
Madras Corporation . . .
21,228
99.8
82,340
96.8
27
Other Municipalities . . .
95,351
99.0
380,352
94.7
28
Other bodies . . .
6,877
97.8
22,272
92.0
Grand total . . .
1,330,470
96.9
5,307,947
89.2
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TABLE VI.
The Districts in order of Case Success Rates—Re-vaccination, 1927-28.
No.
Districts.
Case success.
Insertion success.
Total cases.
Percentage
success.
Insertions
verified.
Percentage
success.
1
The Nilgiris . . .
6,610
57.1
14,544
44.9
2
Chittoor
.
.
.
5,736
43.7
22,189
28.5
3
Municipalities . . .
46,906
43.6
142,347
29.0
4
Other bodies . . .
9,714
41.7
27,652
26.4
5
Malabar . . .
24,238
41.6
95,772
26.2
6
Tinnevelly . . .
6,797
37.5
27,112
24.8
7
Trichinopoly . . .
13,529
37.3
35,582
26.3
8
South Kanara . . .
12,582
34.2
50,237
20.5
9
Madras City . . .
15,974
31.8
46,476
21.3
10
Chingleput . . .
8,217
30.1
32,121
17.7
11
South Arcot . . .
7,839
29.9
31,206
17.9
12
Madura . . .
18,740
29.6
74,795
15.8
13
Tanjore . . .
12,829
29.1
50,926
18.4
14
Vizagapatam . . .
28,887
26.2
111,490
15.0
15
Kurnool . . .
8,416
25.6
31,971
11.5
16
Nellore . . .
10,661
25.2
42,674
14.7
17
Salem . . .
14,316
24.6
55,854
13.9
18
West Gō dā vari . . .
5,334
24.2
21,176
14.3
19
East G ō dā vari . . .
18,348
23.9
73,380
13.4
20
Coimbatore . . .
18,845
23.6
74,580
14.4
21
Rā mnā d
.
.
.
15,342
23.5
60,642
13.9
22
North Arcot . . .
8,262
23.4
33,188
14.6
23
Kistna . . .
7,825
22.3
31,282
13.2
24
Ganjā m . . .
16,561
21.9
66,082
12.7
25
Anantapur . . .
4,678
21.9
14,339
12.8
26
Bellary . . .
4,314
20.9
17,142
9.9
27
Guntū r . . .
33,764
17.3
71,562
12.7
28
Cuddapah . . .
4,043
14.9
15,212
8.9
Total . . .
389,307
30.1
1,371,533
18.4
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TABLE VII.
Bacterial Vaccines supplied during 1927-28.
S e r i a l n u m b e r .
O rganisms.
Stock doses.
Autogenous
doses.
Intestinal organisms.
1
Bacillus coli . . .
569
199
2
Puerperal coli . . .
185
. . .
3
Combined typhoid, para-typhoid A and B . . .
17,429
. . .
4 B. dysentery, shiga adn flexner . . .
48
. . .
5
Cholera prophylactic . . .
727,225
. . .
6
B. enteritidis gaertner . . .
. . .
6
7
Bacillus proteus . . .
. . .
6
8
Enterococcus . . .
. . .
12
9
B. dysentery (shiga) . . .
. . .
6
Pyogenic organisms.
10
Staphylococcus . . .
1,861
4 1 8
11
Mixed staphylococcus and streptococcus . . .
457
108
12
Streptococcus for pemphigus . . .
84
. . .
13
Streptococcus for pyorrhoea . . .
120
54
14
Puerperal streptococcus . . .
256
. . .
15
Streptococcus . . .
886
382
16
Acne bacillus . . .
111
. . .
17
B. pyocyaneous . . .
66
60
18 Mixed acne and staphylococcus . . .
27
. . .
19
Peptone solution 5 per cent in 1 c. c. ampoules . . .
266
. . .
20
Gonococus . . .
5,514
. . .
21
Compound gonococcus . . .
92
. . .
Respiratory tract organisms.
22 I n f l u e n z a . . .
12,610
. . .
23
Pneumococcus . . .
173
54
24
Compound catarrhal . . .
509
256
25
B. influenza curative . . .
20
. . .
26
Micrococcus catarrhalis . . .
. . .
12
Total . . .
768,508
1,573
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TABLE VIII.
An Analysis of the few returns received on cases rereiving Autogenous Vaccine.
No.
Organism in vaccine.
Benefit received.
Total.
None.
Distinct.
A little.
1
Staphylococcus . . .
2
...
1
3
2
S t r e p t o c o c c u s . . .
2
1
. . .
3
3
S t a p h y l o c o c c u s a n d S t r e p t o c o c c u s . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
B .
C o l i . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
5
Diphtheroid vaccine . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
2
6
Staphylococcns and stock Gonococcus . . .
7
Streptococcus and stock Gonococcus . . .
5
2
. . .
7
8
Compound Catarrhal . . .
1
. . .
1
2
9
Pneumococous and Streptococcus . . .
3
. . .
. . .
3
10
B I n f l u e n z a . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
11
B. Pyocyaneus . . .
2
. . .
. . .
2
Total . . .
16
4
2
22
Total cases supplied with vaccine . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
241
TABLE IX.
The number of Ampoules and Types of Sera and Vaccines for human use bought and
distributed, 1927-28.
No.
Name of serum.
Stock on
1st April
1927.
Bought.
Issued.
Balance on
1st April
1928.
Sera.
1
Anti-tetanio serum (1.500 units) . . .
174
4,288
4,298
164
2
Do.
(500 units) . . .
. . .
5,700
3,761
1,939
3
Do.
(2,060 units M.L.B.) . . .
. . .
302
293
9
4
Anti stre ptococcus serum (10 c c.) . . .
320
2,974
2,737
557
5
Anti- dysenteric serum (20 c.c.) . . .
10
1,192
746
456
6
Anti-diphtheritic serum (2,000 units) . . .
46
490
391
145
7
Anti-meningococcus serum (25 c.c.) . . .
48
50
39
59
8
Anti-venomous serum (40 c.c.) . . .
45
86
102
29
9
Anti-anthrax serum (10 c.c.) . . .
13
25
. . .
38
10
Anti-pneumococcus serum . . .
12
20
18
14
11
Anti-gas gangrene serum (25 c.c.) . . .
. . .
12
6
6
12
Do.
(10 c.c.) . . .
. . .
52
40
12
13
Diphtheria Prophylactic Toxin Anti-toxin. (1 c.c.) . . .
21
150
33
138
14
Do,
Toxoid Anti-toxin (25 c.c.) . . .
. . .
2
2
. . .
15
Do.
do.
(10 c.c.) . . .
. . .
5
. . .
5
16
Schick Test outfits . . .
2
2
1
3
17
Normal Horse Serum (20 c.c.) . . .
12
48
40
20
Total sera alone . . .
703
15,398
12,507
3,594
Vaccines.
. . .
Coley's fluid (2 c.c.) . . .
36
. . .
4
32
. . .
Tuberculin B.E. . . .
. . .
. . .
311
. . .
. . .
Do
for Von Pirquet test . . .
. . .
. . .
973
. . .
. . .
Plague Vaccine . . .
6
21
12
15
Total vaccine . . .
42
21
1,300
47
Total sera and vaccines . . .
745
15,419
13,807
3,641
6
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TABLE X.
Veterinary Sera handled during 1927-28.
No.
Sera.
Bottles or tubes.
Received.
Issued.
Balance.
For Veterinary Adviser.
1
Anthrax . . .
227
125
102
2 Rinderpest . . .
15,953
15,394
559
3 Hæmorrhagic septicæmia . . .
1,179
789
390
4
Tetanic . . .
51
37
14
5
Black Quarter Aggressin . . .
59
48
11
6
Black Quarter . . .
701
636
65
7
Tuberculin avian . . .
2
2
. . .
8
Tuberculin avian concentrated. . .
. . .
. . .
3
9
Tuberculin ordinary Bovine . . .
20
7
13
10
Tuberculin Bovine concentrated . . .
10
. . .
10
11
Mallein . . .
. . .
14
. . .
12
Germ free filtrate serum . . .
. . .
. . .
6
13 Spacial Rinderpest Serum, Class I . . .
225
137
88
14
Do. do. II . . .
1,211
1,211
. . .
For Principal, Veterinary College.
15
Anti-tetanic . . .
27
23
4
16 Distemper vaccine . . .
. . .
. . .
13
17
Fowl cholera vaccine . . .
. . .
. . .
17
18 Tuberculin . . .
23
. . .
23
Total
. . .
19,688
18,423
1,318
TABLE XI.
Miscellaneous Supplies, 1927-28.
No.
Description.
Total qnantity supplied.
Sterile solutions for injection.
LB.
O Z .
1. Sodium morrhuate, 3 per cent . . .
9
4
2.
...
...
Do. hydnocarpate, 3 per cent . . .
0
4
3.
D o . i o d i d e ( 3 3 g r a i n s i n 2 0 c . c . ) . . .
57
capsules.
4. Antimony tartrate, 2 per cent . . .
2
8
5. Peptone solution, 5 per cent . . .
0
1
6. Novocaine, 2 per cent . . .
961
capsules.
7. Acid quinine hydrochloride (10 grains in 2 c c.) . . .
251
"
Other solutions.
8. Distilled water . . .
261
0
9. Sterilized distilled water . . .
111
0
10. Double distilled water . . .
9 7
0
11. Sterile hyped tonic saline . . .
2
0
Media.
No.
12. O x b i l e m e d i u m . . .
79
. . .
13. MacConkey's agar slopes . . .
1,364
. . .
14. Douglas agar slopes . . .
203
. . .
15 Serum agar slopes . . .
7
. . .
16.
D e e p a g a r . . .
10
. . .
17. Rabbit blood agar . . .
3
. . .
18. Blood smeared agar . . .
36
. . .
19 Sabonraud medium . . .
6
. . .
20. 30 per cent glycerine medium . . .
1,300 tubes.
21. Locke's salt solution . . .
400 c.c.
22. Nutrient broth . . .
250
"
23. Peptone water . . .
60 tubes.
24.
S o p a r k e r ' s m e d i u m . . .
6
"
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TABLE XI—cont .
Miscellaneous Supplies 1927-28—cont.
No.
Description.
Total quantity supplied.
Sterile glass-ware.
25. Test tubes
. . .
242
26. Fæces tubes . . .
302
27. Fæces bottles . . .
643
28. Urine bottles . . .
9
29 Conical jars
. . .
2
30.
P e t r i d i s h e s
. . .
12
Bacterial cultures.
31.
B . t y p h o s u s
. . .
3
32. B. para typhosus A. . . .
3
33. B. Do. B
. . .
3
34. V. choleræ . . .
18
TABLE XII.
Details of Specimens received for Examination, 1927-28 excluding the work of
investigation units and other research work.
No.
Description.
Number
examined.
N umber
positive.
Remarks.
1 Blood films for malaria parasites . . .
132
33
. . .
2
Do. leucocytosis
. . .
15
3
3
Do. differential count . . .
35
. . .
4
Do. kala-azar
. . .
20
1
5
Do. relapsing fever
. . .
38
18
6
Do. leptospira
. . .
4
. . .
7
Do. filaria . . .
4
. . .
B. typhosus alone . . .
. . . 467
8 Blood for aggulutination test for typhoid group.
2,720
1,344
B. para typhosus A
. . . 22
Do . B . . .
. . . 15
Do. C . . .
. . . 11
9
Do. Malta fever
. . .
4
. . . To more than one organism. . . .
829
10
Do. dysentery group
. . .
4
3
11
Do. B. Coli Communis
. . .
1
1
12
Do. B. Coli
. . .
7
1
13 Blood for Weil-Felix reaction (the test for
typhus)
. . .
8
4
B. typhosus positive
. . . 33
14 Blood culture for B. typhosus
. . .
262
3 5
B. para positive
. . .
2
. . .
15
Do. kala-azar . . .
15
3
16 Blood for Formolgel test for kala-azar . . .
44
20
17 Blood for blood urea estimation . . .
2
. . .
Anticomplementary . . .
. . . 2
18 Blood for complement fixation test for tubercle.
60
17
19 Specimens
f o r
Wassermann's
reaction.
Blood
. . .
16,070
5,773
Do.
. . .
. . . 100
C. S. fluid
. . .
84
22
Lysed . . .
. . . 99
Anticomplementary . . .
. . . 17
Synovial fluid
. . .
4
1
Do.
1
Ascitic fluid
. . .
1
. . .
20 Smears for plague (human)
. . .
19
4
21
Do. (animal) . . .
94
23
22 Smears for gonococcus
. . .
43
7
23
Do. B. lepræ
. . .
14
2
24
Do. spirochæta pallida
. . .
2
1
25 Spectum for tubercle bacilli
. . .
82
11
26
Do. influenza bacilli
. . .
1 1
3
27 Fæces for amœbæ
. . .
35
8
28
Do. ova
. . .
38
5
29
Do. dysentery bacilli
. . .
1,438
5 Flexner
. . .
. . . 3
Shiga . . .
. . .
2
30 Fæces for organisms of typhoid group
. . .
1,696
. . .
31 Fæces and vomit for cholera vibrios
96
56
32 Fæces for tubercle bacilli
. . .
10
. . .
33 Fæces for occult blood
. . .
2
. . .
34 Urine for bacteriological and chemical examina-
tion
. . .
127
. . .
Chemical examination
. . .
22
35 Urine for B. Coli
. . .
61
47
...
36
Do. for B. typhosus
. . .
915
4
37
Do. for tubercle bacilli
. . .
3
. . .
38
Do. for gonococci
. . .
6
. . .