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(3) Relapsing fever.—Mr. Theodore for a year has kept alive the strains of
Col. Cunningham's relapsing fever spirochaetes by doing frequent squirrel passages.
The strains and notes on these have been handed over to Col. Cunningham
who is now working with them.
(4) Dysentery in the Madras Penitentiary. —This jail reported an increase
in its admissions for dysentery and asked for help in detecting carriers.
Mr. Theodore with an investigation unit (under the work of which perhaps this
should be included except that the work was done in Madras) examined macros-
copically the stools of all inmates for the detection of cases of latent dysentery as
evidenced by the presence of mucus, etc. One hundred and seventy-two convicts
were separated as latent dysenteries. The stools of these men were examined
microscopically and bacteriologically. Fifteen men were found to be passing
B. Dysenteriae (Flexner Shiga, B. Morgan) and another twelve were found to be
passing amoebae so that twenty-seven men in all were seriously infective.
Of these carriers three men (all with B. Flexner) were in the kitchen gang and
so particularly liable to spread infection. As a result of our recommendations
for the separation of infective men, there was a gratifying decrease in admissions
for dysentery.
(5) Piroplasmosis Gibsoni in hounds. —First Mr. Theodore, and then Veterin
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ary Assistant Surgeon Mr. Anantanarayana Rao working under the Research
Fund Association, investigated the occurrence of this diseases in hounds. The
work continues and a report will be made next year, but so far there is nothing
definite to report except that early treatment with salvarsan seems the only
remedy. Transmission experiments have been inconclusive.
(6) Papers read at the Indian Science Congress at Bombay in January
1926.—(a) An epidemic of an Alastrim like disease and some experiments with
"Alastrim " virus—by Drs. Turkhud. and Pandit.
(b) Variation in vaccinia virus—a preliminary note—by Drs. Turkhud
and Pandit—this paper was not read for lack of time.
(c) Recent methods of differentiating lactose fermenters—by Lt.-Col.
J. Cunningham, I.M.S. and Mr. T. N. S. Raghavachari.
(d) A note on certain points arising out of variations in technique in the
testing of disinfectants—by Messrs. H. Hawley, T. N.S. Raghavachari and
P. V. Sitarama Ayyar.
(e)Koser's citrate utilization test as applied to water supplies in the
Madras Presidency—by M r. T. N. S. Raghavachari.
(7) Papers published. —Of the Science Congress papers those under (a), (c)
and (e) are being published in the Indian. Journal of Medical Research for July
1926.
A paper on the investigation of kala-azar in certain endemic areas in Southern
India—by Dr. D. A. Turkhud and Messrs. K. V. Krishnan and P. V. Sitarama
Ayyar was published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research for June 1926.
An abstract of the work clone in the Institute during 1925 has been
incorporated in the revision of the Indian Medical year for 1925. This was
published as a supplement to the Indian Medical Gazette for March 1926.
(H) DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
(1) Dr. Victor Heiser—Rockfeller Institute, New York.
(2) Dr. Alkovie—Institute of Tropical Diseases, Skoptic, Jugoslavia,
(3) Dr. Hilmat Bey
(4) Dr. S. M. Tewfik
(5) Dr. C. Frimodt-Moller
(6) Dr. R. M. Barton.
Turkish Red Crescent Society.
Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Madanapalle.
(J) CONCLUDING REMARKS.
The work of the Institute as a whole has distinctly increased and it would
not have been possible to have got through it successfully without good work and
co-operation by the staff, particularly the heads of sections, for which both my