Annual Reports.
Annual Administration Reports of the Bombay
Veterinary College and the Civil Veterinary
Department, including the Annual Adminis-
tration Report of the Glanders and Farcy
Department for the year 1913-14.
No. 9419.
REVENUE DEPARTMENT.
Bombay Castle, 5th October 1914.
Letter from the Principal, Bombay Veterinary College, No. 87-L., dated 30th April 1914—
Submitting the Annual Administration Report of the Glanders and Farcy Department
in Bombay for the year 1913-14.
Memorandum from the Commissioner in Sind, No. G.—378, dated 21st July 1914—Submit-
ting the Annual Administration Report of the Civil Veterinary Department in Sind for
the year 1913-14.
Letter* from the Director of Agriculture, No. A.—7332, dated 11th August 1914.
RESOLUTION.—The Bombay Veterinary College continued to show good
results under the guidance of its Principal, Mr. Hewlett, and his staff. The
number of students rose, the percentage of passes in the annual professional
examinations was satisfactory, and the Examination Committee reported favour-
ably both on the examination results and on the general standard of knowledge
displayed by the students. Government view with satisfaction the high proportion,
of students who are natives of the Bombay Presidency, and are pleased to observe
that five members of the Lingáyat community were admitted into the College
during the year under review. Four of these students enjoy scholarships awarded
by the Lingáyat Education Fund and Government believe that the fund could
scarcely devote money to a better object. It is unfortunate that difficulty still
exists in obtaining suitable candidates from Sind and that two of the six scholar-
ships which are reserved for Sindhis should have remained vacant for the second
year in succession. Graduates from the College seem to have little difficulty in
finding employment, and it is encouraging to see that some have successfully
taken up private practice. The hostel appears to be a popular institution, and
its usefulness will be enhanced when the new play-ground is completed. The
initiation of a post-graduate course in veterinary bacteriology and sanitary
science, to which a certain number of members of the Civil Veterinary Depart-
ment will in future be deputed annually, is a noteworthy departure, the importance
of which it is unnecessary to emphasize.
2. Lieut.-Colonel Maxwell remained in charge of the Civil Veterinary
Department throughout the year. The total mortality from contagious diseases
in the Presidency remained practically constant. There was some increase in the
number of deaths due to hæmorrhagic septicæmia, but a decrease in deaths from
anthrax. The disease, however, which causes the greatest mortality is rinderpest,
and it is unfortunate that last year's high figures were only slightly diminished.
This being so, it is particularly to be regretted that the number of inoculations
again fell from 20,544 to 12,405, owing to the failure of the supply of serum
from the Muktesar Laboratory. The number of reported cases of foot and
mouth disease totalled 12,293, or very nearly double last year's figure, but the
number of deaths declined from 189 to 153. This somewhat startling result
would seem to indicate a more efficient reporting of epidemics and attacks of
disease than has hitherto been the case. Four new dispensaries were opened
during the year, and at its close 50 such institutions were at work. Their
popularity is proved by the large increase of nearly 14 per cent. in the
number of patients treated.
More satisfactory still is the extraordinary rise
in the number of cases treated by officers on tour. Veterinary Assistants visited
* Not printed.
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