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REPORT OF THE KING INSTITUTE, GUINDY
February, this work could not be started early. So only Rs, 2,650-5-0 has been
spent during the year. The work is in progress.
EDUCATIONAL.
The usual first-class va ccinators' class was held in the Institute for a fort-
night in March 1930 and 86 students attended. The students of the B.S.SC ., and
Health Officers' class also attended the Institute in October 1929 for a week for
training in the manufacture and use of vaccine lymph.
Nine visits were made by batches of students from colleges and schools
during the year.
The Institute was specially on exhibit for a total of five days during
"Health Week" in February 1930. Admission was restricted to students and
to the educated public—admission was by ticket. About 500 people visited the
Institute.
The following attended for practical training in Bacteriological work :—
(1) Ch. V. Rama Rao, L.M.P., Medical College, Hyderabad (Deccan).
(2) Mr. J. H. Tyagaraj, Compounder, Leper Asylum, Manamadura.
(3) Mr. A. Tyagarajan, Medical School, Tanjore.
(4) Mr. B. Sriramulu, Special Plague Officer, Hospet.
(5) Mr. T. Viswanathan, L.M.P., Triplicane, Madras.
(6) Mr. C. S. Manikkavelu, Hyderabad.
Dr. C. G. Pandit, Civil Assistant Surgeon K. P. Menon and Mr. T. N. S.
Raghavachari attended the Science Congress at Allahabas, in January 1931 In
addition Dr. Pandit visited the Bacteriophage Enquiry under Dr. Asheshov at
Patna and Mr. Raghavachari made a tour of the Water Works at Lucknow,
Cawnpore, Benares and Allahabad.
ASSISTANCE TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
Veterinary Sera.—The work of receiving, cold storing and distributing
Veterinary Sera has continued to increase. Details are given in Table IX. As
is seen the issues are larger by 50 per cent than those of last year. To help cope
with the work a temporary attendant on Rs. 20 was sanctioned with effect from
1st April 1929. We are now receiving more Veterinary Sera than we can
properly cold store, so the completion of the Veterinary Department's cold store
will be a great relief.
Special examination, of water supplies.— Many samples of water were examined
for other departments and public bodies. Details are given in Table XV. A
very great deal of work for the Water and Sewage Purification Committee was
done at the Institute and at the small laboratory at Kilpauk in examining samples
from the Experimental Filters whose main object is to determine the best way
of purifying Madras and similar water supplies. The Senior Bacteriological
Assistant of Public Health Section accompanied the Sanitary Engineer to Viza-
gapatam on an investigation of the water-supply scheme.
Vaccine lymph.—Regular supplies were made to Secunderabad Cantonment
and the Station Municipality, Bangalore. Supplies were also made to Mysore
State.
FINANCIAL.
The Financial Statement in Table I includes as usual both direct and
indirect charges. The total income is estimated at Rs. 15,92,433 and total
expenditure at Rs. 3,83,317. This shows an estimated net profit of Rs. 12,09,116
on the year's working. This figure is about 27 per cent more than that of the
last year. This increase is due firstly to the large number of Wassermann tests
done, whose value is calculated at the high Figure of the present fee—Rs. 32 per