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milk and calves, &c.,) against Rs. 24,019 in 1912-13 and Rs. 18,780 in 1911-12,
although the price of lymph issued in bulk was reduced from Rs. 3 to Rs. 2 per
drachm in 1911-12. Rs. 50 worth lymph was issued free of cost in 1913- 4 against
Rs. 31 in 1912-13 and Rs. 68 in 1911-12.
During the year 1913-14 no difficulty was experienced in obtaining a sufficient
supply of calves, except towards the end of January and beginning of February
when the contractor became implicated in a criminal suit and failed in his 1
contract. In order to keep up the supply it became necessary to procure calves
on hire from villages neighbouring on the dépôt.
Four hundred and twenty calves (173 cow and 247 buffalo) including 11
left over from the last year and four born in the dépôt, were received in the
dépôt during 1913-14 against 423 and 402 respectively in 1912-13 and 1911-12. Of
these, 387 calves (168 cow and 219 buffalo) were vaccinated, 7 buffalo calves died
of diseases other than rinderpest, of which there was happily no outbreak at the
dépôt during the year, and 27 (6 cow and 21 buffalo) left unvaccinated at the
close of the year. Out of these 387 calves, 371 proved successful and 16 failed
or yielded lymph which was considered unfit for issue. In 1912-13, 423 calves
were received in the dépôt and 24 died of rinderpest. Three hundred and eighty-
six calves were vaccinated, of which 355 proved successful, 20 failed and 11
were found to yield lymph of such poor quality that it was not used for vacci-
nation. In 1911-12 out of 387 vaccinated calves, 370 proved successful and
17 failed.
The total quantity of crude lymph obtained in 1913-14 was 14,716.8
grammes against 11,285.0 grammes in 1912-13 and 9,335.6 grammes in 1911-12.
The average yield in 1913-14 was 29.0 grammes per cow calf and 48.0 grammes
per buffalo calf against 22.1 and 51.7 grammes respectively in 1912-13 and
19.9 and 36.6 grammes in 1911-12. Some of the buffalo calves supplied by the
contractor in 1913-14 were well over one year of age and yielded comparatively
small amounts of lymph ; this fact accounts for the reduction in the quantity
of lymph obtained from buffalo calves during the year under report as compared
with 1912-13. From the 14,716.8 grammes of crude lymph, 80,774.9 grammes
of glycerinated lymph and 2,233.8 grammes of glycerine paste were prepared
in 1913-14 against 69,742.0 grammes of lymph and 1,256.4 grammes of paste
prepared in 1912-13 and 50,910.8 grammes of lymph and 1,606.3 grammes of
paste in 1911-12. As there was no demand for lanoline paste in the triennium
under report, none was prepared.
The total number of primary vaccinations performed in these provinces
with calf lymph in 1913-14 was 1,297,442 and that of revaccinations 77,406 as
compared with 1,106,205 and 76,575 respectively in 1912-13 and 764,699
and 48,514 in 1911-12. Returns of results have been received for 619,039
primary operations and 46,931 revaccinations (excluding unknown cases) and
these show a percentage success of 81.5 and 51.2 respectively during the period
from April to September 1913 (hot weather) and 94.8 and 69.8 during the
period from October 1913 to March 1914 (cold weather) against 89.4, 46.8, 96.8
and 71.6 respectively in 1912-13 and 90.7, 44.2, 97.1 and 65.3 respectively in
1911-12.
The strain of lymph was satisfactory and in order to keep up its potency it
was from time to time fortified by passage through rabbits.
The dépôt was frequently inspected by the Sanitary Commissioner and
Captain C. L. Dunn, I.M.S., Deputy Sanitary Commissioner, 2nd range, who held
charge of the institution until he went home on leave early in November 1913.
A resident European Superintendent was appointed from 4th November
1912. An additional mali and four additional permanent coolies were appointed in
1913-14, bringing the total of coolies up to 10. The pay of the clerical and
vaccination staff was also increased from 1st April 1913. A special grant of
Rs. 50,000 has been made by the Government of India for the improvement of
the dépôt. These improvements will include a cold storage installation and the
construction of new calf operating and storage rooms which are urgently required.
General remarks.
19. Vaccination during the triennium under report as compared with the
preceding triennial period has been satisfactory.
Hitherto the vaccination season commenced from
15th September and extended till 15th April—the last 15 days of September being
spent in the establishment of lymph at various local centres. Vaccination was
started practically from 1st October and stopped on 31st March, the 15 days in
April being devoted to the inspection of the work performed in March and to the