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TABLE I.
Provincial report showing the main results of the Bengal Veterinary College during the year 1912-13.
VETERI-
NARY
COLLEGES
AND
SCHOOLS.
1
Veterinary
College,
Bengal.
Name of course of instruction if more than one
course followed.
2
Three
years'
course in
English.
NUMBER OF STUDENTS.
Admit-
ted dur-
ing the
year.
Scholarship-holders.
3
26
Others.
4
3
Pas s ed dur i
ng the year.
5
27
Failed to pass out
6
13
Remain-
ing under
instruc-
tion at
the end of
the year.
In ordinary course.
7
45
Instruction prolonged by
reason of failure to pass.
8
15
STUDENTS
ADMITTTED
DURING
THE YEAR
CLASSED
BY EDUCA-
TIONAL
QUALIFI-
CATION.
Matriculates
or
with
higher qualifications.
9
Knowing some English
but not matriculated.
10
27
Knowing no English or
very little English,
11
...
RECEIPTS.
From fees.
12
No College fee is charged for instruc-
tion.
Others.
13
...
Total.
14
...
EXPENDITURE.
Instructing staff and
their salaries.
15
Principal's
salary and
allowance.
Assistant
Principal's
salary and
allowance.
Five
Lec-
turers' sa-
lary.
Gymnasium
Instructor's
salary.
Riding Mas-
ter's salary.
Total ...
Rs.
18,700
5,985
12,550
528
240
38,003
A.
1
0
0
0
0
1
P.
7
0
0
0
0
7
Others.
16
Stipends ...
Allowance to
Examiner.
Prizes
...
Total
...
Rs.
676
450
562
1,088
A.
0
0
5
5
P.
0
0
9
9
Total.
1
7
Rs.
39,69
A.
1 7
P.
4
EMPLOYEMENT OF
STUDENTS WHO
PASSED OUT
DURING THE
THREE YEARS
PRECEDING.
Total number passed.
18
92
In service of Government
or local bodies.
19
78
In service of other local
committees or institution.
20
..
In private practice.
21
8
Unemployed
in veterinary
work.
22
6*
* One dead.
TABLE XIV-A.
Statement showing the expenditure of the Bengal Veterinary College during 1912-13.
HEADS OF ACCOUNTS.
Superintendence
Veterinery Instruction ...
Subordinate Establishment
Hospitals and Dispensaries ...
Breeding operations ...
Prizes ... ...
Fairs and Shows
Total ...
AMOUNT.
Imperial.
Rs.
5,979
19,061
A.
10
12
P.
10
14
......
......
......
......
......
25,041 7 9
Provincial.
Rs.
28,937
1,07,538
17,576
8,314
1,337
A.
1
7
12
7
7
P.
10
3
9
2
7
......
......
1,63,704 4 7
Local.
Rs. A. P.
2,597 9 4
......
......
......
......
......
2,597 9 4
Total.
Rs.
34,916
1,29,197
17,576
8,314
1,337
A.
12
13
12
7
7
P.
8
6
9
2
7
......
......
1,91,343 5
8
Furnished by Accountant-General, Bengal.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT,
BENGAL,
FOR THE YEAR
1912-13.
CALCUTTA:
THE BENGAL SECRETARIAT BOOK DEPÔT,
1913.
[Maximum limit, 15 pages.]
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
PREFACE AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.
Officer in charge duration of tour, etc. ......................................................
PART I.-VETERINARY INSTRUCTIONS.
Training of Veterinary Inspectors and Reserve Veterinary Assistants
PART II.—TREATMENT OF DISEASES.
Contagious diseases in Equines and Bovines ...............................................
Preventive Inoculation
Itinerating Veterinary Assistants' work
Veterinary Hospitals and Dispensaries
PART III.-BREEDING OPERATIONS.
Bovines—
Stud bulls ....................................................................................
Cattle Breeding Farm ........................................................
Equines-
Horse and Pony Stallions ..............................................................
Fairs and shows .............................................................................
PART IV-SUBORDINATE ESTABLISHMENT.
Numbers, supervision and work performed
..........
Stall Veterinary Assistants
.
.
.
.
.
Reserve Veterinary Assistants ...........................................................
Veterinary Assistants
.......................
Office staff
PART V.—EXPENDITURE OF THE DEPARTMENT.
Departmental expenditure ...................................................................
PART VI.—GENERAL REMARKS.
Employment of Additional Veterinary Assistants
..........
Cattle poisoning ..........................................................................
Working of Cruelty Act ..............................................................
Glanders Act .....................................................................
Breeding and improvement of cattle ......................................................
General supervision ........................................................
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT, BENGAL,
FOR THE YEAR
1912-13.
PREFACE—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.
THE necessary changes in consequence of the reconstitution of the
territories, though declared in the previous year, practically took effect in
the year under report, the completion of which took some time to attain
a definite shape so to speak.
2. Owing to the dearth of the officers in the department, Major Smith,
Principal, Bengal Veterinary College, was appointed temporarily to take over
charge of the duties of the Superintendent of this province in addition to
his own duties at the Bengal Veterinary College. He took over charge
of the Eastern Bengal districts from Mr. Harris at Dacca on the 21st April
1912, and of the Western Bengal districts from Mr. Quinlan on the next day
the 22nd idem.
3. 1 held charge of this department from 28th October 1912, when on
my arrival from Madras I took over from Major A. Smith, F.R.C.V.S., Principal,
Bengal Veterinary College. During the period of five months in which
I have held charge I was on tour for 61 days, travelled 5,733 miles by rail,
907 by steamer and 279 by road; inspected Burdwan, Hooghly, Midnapur,
Barisal, Dacca, Mymensingh, Narainganj, Chittagong, Noakhali, Comilla,
Malda, Dinajpur, Natore, Rajshahi, Darjeeling and Kalimpong Veterinary
Assistants, Kalimpong Homes Farm, and Agriculture Farm, Dacca; provi-
sionally selected seven sites for Dacca new Veterinary Hospital; and
attended two outbreaks of glanders at Burdwan and Barisal.
Major Smith made no tour during the period he held charge.
PART I.—VETERINARY INSTRUCTIONS.
4. A course of training in laboratory methods, general practice and
glanders work was given at the Bengal Veterinary College to an Inspector of
this department, Babu Kumud Chandra Sen, and, on his satisfying the Superin-
tendent at the end of this course, he was confirmed in his appointment as
Inspector of the Chittagong Division. Three Reserve Veterinary Assistants
were also trained in the same subjects. They are required to attend the
hospital each day when at head-quarters for practice and instruction.
PART II.—TREATMENT OF DISEASES.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
5. Table II shows the number of deaths from contagious diseases during
the year.
6. The number of deaths reported of equines and bovines were 373
and 7,637 respectively against 248 and 8,522 of the previous year.
7. The decrease noticed is due, partly to decrease in disease this year,
and partly to the correct records kept by the thana officers and their more
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to be made out of care and feeding of cattle. Until the care of cattle is
understood, the purchase and distribution of selected bulls will be productive
of little or no result.
83. Another plan to stimulate a desire to improve local cattle would be to
give numerous small money prizes for good cattle at every méla to which cattle
are brought.
84. Supervision.—With regard to the general supervision of the department,
there is a great need for a second European Superintendent in this province.
Practically the whole time of the present Superintendent is taken up on routine
inspections; even in this he has to cut down the time spent at each place to the
minimum, in order to be able to inspect the present staff, small as it is, once
a year. By the appointment of second Superintendent who would take over
half this routine duty, each could spend more time in pushing on the work in
backward districts, attending personally the more serious outbreaks of cattle
disease and glanders, investigating some of the many still obscure diseases of
Indian cattle, and personally supervising the Veterinary Assistants and instruct-
ing in their ordinary work.
P. J. KERR, M.R.C.V.S., I.C.V.D.,
Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, Bengal.
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7. Veterinary dispensaries. — During the year no advance was made in the establish-
ment of new dispensaries, the total number of dispensaries being 18 as in the previous year.
The total number of in and out-patients treated was 22,106 against 17,289 in 1911-12. The
increase of 4,817 is satisfactory. As regards the provision of accommodation for in-patients
at certain dispensaries noticed in paragraph 11 of last year's Resolution, the Superintendent,
Civil Veterinary Department, has reported that such accommodations are only urgently
needed in Bakarganj and Dacca. Necessary steps will be taken in the matter this year.
8. Breeding operations.—The question of the improvement of the breeds of cattle has
been taken up. No real improvement can however be effected in the cattle of this province
unless the cows are improved. With this object in view a dairy farm has been established at
Rangpur. The chief object of the farm is the improvement of indigenous cattle by selection.
If it proves successful, similar farms will be established in other selected districts.
9. General.—There were 5 inspectors and 62 veterinary assistants under the
control of the Superintendent, Veterinary Department, at the close of the year, as compared
with 5 and 59, respectively, in the previous year. After the close of the year one more
inspector and five more assistants have been sanctioned for the department. Certain
District Boards and municipalities have been recently addressed about the employment of
additional veterinary assistants, and the replies received so far are favourable.
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necessarily be slow, and the gloomy picture which Mr. Kerr draws of the
present position as regards cattle-breeding clearly shows that it would be
idle to expect any material improvement in the breed of cattle in Bengal for
some years to come. Use is made of debilitated and badly shaped bulls, and
little or no care is taken to prevent in-breeding. Though suitable bulls have
been placed at the disposal of District Boards, they are seldom used, and
even when used the value of the good stock is often lost owing to neglect
of the cow or the calf. The question of feeding is of the greatest moment,
but little attention is ordinarily paid to it. The cultivator may in time be
persuaded that the benefits to be secured by greater care in such matters are
worth the extra expenditure which is involved, but it will require protracted
demonstration on the part of the Agricultural Department and its allies to
achieve this result.
The Governor in Council is, however, satisfied that the Director of
Agriculture and the officers of the Veterinary Department are giving this
vital question the attention it deserves, and His Excellency recognizes that
progress must inevitably be slow.
9. Only 245 animals were sent for treatment to the Bengal Veterinary
College in connection with cases under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Act during the year, though nearly 15,000 prosecutions were instituted
under the Act.
The Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, again
draws attention to the futility of punishing owners by nominal fines only,
without compelling them to have their animals treated, with the natural
consequence that unfit animals are put to work again immediately the trial is
over. The remedy for this evil lies in the hands of the trying Magistrates.
10. The Governor in Council desires to acknowledge his appreciation of
the services of Major Smith, the Principal of the College, and of Mr. Kerr,
the Superintendent of the Veterinary Department. The opinions expressed
by these officers regarding the work of their subordinates have been duly
noted.
By order of the Governor in Council,
H. F. SAMMAN,
Offg. Secretary to the Govt. of Bengal.
No. 3035 T.—R.
Copy forwarded to the Director of Agriculture, Bengal, for information,
with reference to his letter No. 6149, dated the 23rd July 1913.
By order of the Governor in Council.
J. N. MITRA,
Under-Secy. to the Govt. of Bengal.
Darjeeling,
Revenue Dept.—Agriculture,
The 27th October 1913.
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Dated Patna, the 12th September 1931.
SUBJECT.- Annual report on the working of the Ranchi Indian Mental Hospital,
Kanke, for the year 1930.
SIR,
I HAVE the honour to submit, for the information of
Government, the Superintendent's report on the working of the
Ranchi Indian Mental Hospital during the year 1930, together
with the returns in the prescribed form.
This large Mental Hospital has been efficiently managed by
Major Dhunjibhoy and during the latter's absence by Dr. P. C.
Das.
I have the honour to be,
SIR,
Your most obedient servant,
L. COOK, COL., I.M.S.,
Inspector General of Civil Hospitals,
Bihar and Orissa.
ANNUAL REPORT
ON THE
Working of the Ranchi Indian
Mental Hospital, Kanke in
Bihar and Orissa for the year
1930.
1. Administration.—During
the year under report Dr. P. C.
Das, M.B., First Assistant Superintendent, held charge of the
hospital up to 8th August 1930. On return from long leave
out of India I assumed charge of the hospital from 9th August
1930 and continued till the end of the year under review.
2. Provinces served.—During the period under review the
hospital continued to receive patients from the provinces of
Bengal and Bihar and Orissa.
3. Accommodation.—The
accommodation of the hospital
remained the same as in the previous years, viz., 1,014 for males
and 272 for females, total 1,286, which is apportioned in the pro-
portion of three-fourths, and a quarter to Bengal and Bihar and
Orissa respectively.
The male section of the hospital remained overcrowded
throughout the year under report but to a lesser degree than in
the previous years. The restriction which was imposed by
Government on the admission of harmless and non-dangerous
male patients in the previous years was also in vogue during the
year under review, and only carefully-selected cases who were
certified as dangerous and unmanageable at home or elsewhere
were admitted for which 50 extra emergency beds were sanc-
tioned by Government. The overcrowding of the hospital, its
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causes and steps proposed to be taken have been fully dealt with
in the last Triennial Report (1927—29) of this hospital as well as
in the Government Resolution no. 1028-L.S.-G., dated the 24th
January 1931, which was embodied in the Triennial Report.
Owing to financial stringency none of the additional buildings
included in the scheme of expansion of this hospital which has
been accepted by Government, could be taken up during the
year under report.
4. Patients.—The
following table shows the number of
patients resident in the hospital on the 1st January of 1930 and
of the previous two years:—
Year.
1930
...
...
...
1929
...
...
...
1928
...
...
...
Male.
1,049
1,065
1,160
Female.
215
209
234
Total.
1,264
1,274
1,394.
It will be evident from the above figures that the congestion
in the male section has been gradually relieved. On the 31st
December 1930 there were only 1,034 male patients resident in
the hospital, i.e., the male section was overcrowded by only 20
patients at the end of the year under report.
In this large hospital there is a large number of chronic,
incurable, harmless and homeless patients who were originally
transferred from the old hospitals of Berhampore, Dacca and
Patna. These chronic and incurable patients unnecessarily
occupy the beds and thus prevent the admission of those patients
who really require the immediate attention and treatment of this
institution.
I have, therefore, proposed to Government to open a Chronic
Depôt for these harmless and homeless patients, as they can
derive no further benefit by their stay in this modern hospital.
Such a depôt can preferably be opened in one of the old-abolished
mental hospitals either in Bengal or Bihar and Orissa.
Special efforts were made during the year under report as
in the previous years to discharge 13 chronic and harmless
patients to the care of their relatives who could be traced by the
Magistrates of their districts, as a result of which 10 patients
were handed over, and the plea of inability which was put for-
ward by the relatives of 3 patients to take them over was accept-
ed by the committing Magistrates and they were, therefore, not
discharged.
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5. The maximum number resident in the hospital on any
one night was 1,264 (1,049 males and 215 females) against 1,274
(1,065 males and 209 females) in the previous year.
6. Total admission.—The admissions during the year under
report were 98 (62 males and 36 females) against 86 (59 males
and 27 females) in the previous year, 106 (81 males and
25 females) in 1928 and 270 (217 males and 53 females)
in 1927.
The progressive decrease in the number is due to the stricter
restriction imposed on the admission of patients on account of
overcrowding of the hospital in the male section.
7. Readmission.—There was only one readmission during
the year under report against 7 (5 males and 2 females) in the
previous year.
8. Total population.—The total population of the hospital
during the year under report was 1,363 (1,112 males and
251 females) against 1,367 (1,129 males and 238 females) in the
previous year.
9. Daily average strength.—The daily average strength of
the hospital during the year under review was 1258.13
(1040.05 males and 218.08 females) as compared with 1257.12
(1048.31 males and 208.81 females) in 1929 and 1332.41
(1113.91 males and 218.50 females) in 1928.
10. (a) The ratio per cent of cases " cured " to the daily
average strength was 4.69 (3.94 males and 8.71 females) as
compared with 3.89 (3.24 males and 7.18 females) in 1929.
(b) The following table shows the ratio per cent of cases
" cured " to the total admissions during the year under report as
well as in three previous years :—
Years.
1930 ... ... ...
1929 ... ... ...
1928
...
...
...
1927
...
...
...
Male.
23.49
16.94
30.86
30.87
Female.
22.22
22.22
16.00
13.20
Total.
24.24
18.60
27.36
27.41
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The distribution of periods of hospital life of patients
discharged during the year under review are shown in the
following table :—
Periods of hospital life of patients discharged.
Under 2 months ... ...
Over 2 months and under 4 months ...
Over 4 months and under 6 months ...
Over 6 months and under 8 months ...
Over 8 months and under 1 year ...
Over 1 year and under 3 years ...
Over 3 years and under 5 years ...
Over 5 years and under 10 years ...
Over 10 years and under 15 years ...
Over 15 years and under 20 years ...
Over 20 years ... ...
Total
...
Cases.
Male.
1
13
3
7
5
8
8
6
1
2
3
57
Female.
1
5
5
3
3
6
...
1
...
...
...
24
Total.
2
18
8
10
8
14
8
7
1
2
3
81
11. Death-rate.—The percentage of deaths to daily average
strength during the year under report and in the two previous
years is shown in the following table :—
Years.
1930
...
...
...
1929
...
...
...
1928
...
...
...
Male.
2.02
1.91
3.41
Female.
2.29
2.39
3.66
Total.
2.07
1.99
3.45
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12. The chief causes of death among patients resident in
the hospital during the year under report are shown in the
following table :—
Causes of death.
Dysentery ... ... ... ...
Pneumonia ... ... ... ...
Tuberculosis of the lungs ... ... ...
Pyrexia of uncertain origin ... ... ...
Diabetes ... ... ... ... ...
Diseases of the nervous system ... ... ...
Diseases of the circulatory system ... ...
All other general diseases ... ... ...
Diseases of the urinary system ... ... ...
Diseases of the stomach ... ... ...
Acute or Chronic nephritis ... ... ...
Number of deaths/
1930.
1
2
6
1
1
3
8
7
1
1
1
Duration of hospital life of those who died during the year
under report is shown in the annexed table :—
Periods.
Under 6 months ... ... ...
Over 6 months and under 1 year ... ...
Over 1 year and under 2 years ... ...
Over 2 years and under 3 years ... ...
Over 3 years and under 5 years ... ...
Over 5 years and under 7 years ... ...
Over 7 years and under 10 years ... ...
Over 10 years and under 15 years ... ...
Over 15 years and under 20 years ... ...
Over 20 years and under 25 years ... ...
Over 25 years and under 30 years ... ...
Over 80 years and under 35 years ... ...
Over 35 years and under 45 years ... ...
Total ...
Number of patients.
Male.
2
...
3
...
2
1
2
4
1
1
1
1
3
21
Female.
1
...
...
...
2
...
...
1
...
1
...
...
...
5
Total.
3
...
3
...
4
1
2
5
1
2
1
1
3
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* This excludes one case who died in the observation ward on the second day of his
admission.
NOTE.—The ages of the above patients are shown below :—
Under 20 years of age
20 to 40
„ ...
40 to 60 „ ...
60 and upwards ...
nil
7
8
6
21
4
...
1
5
11
8
7
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