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Embarkation Veterinary Officer unfit to proceed to their destination. These
animals were to a large extent accommodated in the Bai Sakarbai Dinshaw
Petit Hospital for Animals, a portion of which the Executive Committee
continued to place at the Principal's disposal for this purpose. In this way
884 animals were treated during the year by the Principal assisted by Messrs.
Shaikh and Miranda of the College Staff. Towards the close of the last and
at the commencement of the present official year a considerable number of
cases of ringworm among the remounts intended for shipment overseas
accurred. A segregation camp for these horses was formed in a portion of the
College grounds and another camp in a portion of Old Government House
Grounds, Parel. These camps were placed in charge of Mr. Rebello of the
Glanders and Farcy Department and Mr. Shaikh of the College Staff respective-
ly assisted by a number of students, who acted as dressers under their orders.
It was eventually decided to ship these animals together on a ship by them-
selves and the Principal was asked to provide a Veterinary Officer and dressers.
Mr. Phadke of the College Staff and four studeuts volunteered their services
and accompanied the horses to France. During April and May there was an
extensive outbreak of influenza among remounts which were then arriving
in Bombay in considerable numbers. The horses from one train were unloaded
at Kurla and segregated at Wakola and Mr. Shaikh of the College Staff was
placed in Veterinary charge of this camp and did excellent work there in the
sick line. The affected horses from the Cavalry Drafts Camp, Parel, were
segregated at Worlee as well as in Parel Government. House Grounds, Messrs.
Haji and Kadri of the Glanders and Farcy Department being placed in charge
respectively. At the termination of the outbreak these horses were entrained
under the supervision of the College officers. On several occasions the Embar-
kation Veterinary Officer obtained assistance from Officers of the College in
discharging his duties at the Docks and elsewhere when it was impossible for
him to attend to his duties single-handed. Mr. Sowerby, Mr, Shaikh and
Mr. Miranda assisted on several occasions in this way.
The Principal was requested by the Quarter-Master-General in India to
obtain the services of Graduates of Indian Veterinary Colleges to take
veterinary charge of horses in transit to Europe and elsewhere and was able to
make suitable arrangements for the veterinary supervision of 27 horse ships.
Among the Graduates who volunteered for this purpose were the following
servants of the Government of Bombay :—Messrs. Marathe, Lopez and Phatak
of the Bombay Civil Veterinary Department; Mr. Phadke of the College Staff
and Mr. Rebello and Mr. D. G. Haji of the Glanders and Farcy Department.
Mr. Hewlett continued to carry out his duty as Embarkation Veterinary Officer,
Bombay, in addition to his ordinary civil duties throughout the year under report.
During the year under report the Principal was ordered to examine
animals sent to the Hospital by the Courts and to submit reports on them to
the Magistrates concerned. In compliance with these orders the Principal
examined and reported on 660 animals.
18. The Principal desires to record his appreciation of the way in which
the Officers of the College have performed their duties which although
considerably augmented have been carried out cheerfully and well.
Mr. Sowerby, the Assistant Principal, although only recently recovered from a
severe illness, has worked very hard having taken over some of the Educational
duties of the Principal in addition to his ordinary work. Messrs. Miranda and
Shaikh have done excellent work in connection with the military horses and
throughout the year have worked with most praiseworthy zeal and energy. A
considerable amount of extra work in connection with correspondence regarding
the military duty undertaken by the Principal has fallen on Mr. Pansare, the
Head Clerk, and other members of the clerical establishment.
The large number of military horses which required attention has thrown
upon those students detailed as dressers a not inconsiderable amount of extra
work which has been performed with cheerfulness in hours usually devoted to
recreation.
K. HEWLETT, I.C.V.D.,
Principal, Bombay Veterinary College.
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