10
Miscellancous.
7. The expenditure under this head was Rs. 2,812-9-4, against Rs. 2,513-5-10 of the previous
year. Of this amount, cost of capillary tubes was Rs. 2,434-11-6,
service postage and telegrams Rs. 79-10-0, and contingencies
Rs. 298-3-10.
In the year 1896-97, cost of capillary tubes was Rs. 2,041-1-9, service postage and telegrams
Rs. 75-13-0, and contingencies Rs. 396-7-1.
The excess due to the price of capillary tubes has already been mentioned in paragraph 1 of
the report.
Establishment.
8. The establishment consists of a second-grade hospital assistant with a special allowance of
Rs. 20 a month, a clerk at Rs. 10, a loader at Rs. 15. a coolie at
Rs. 9 for the year, and two temporary ccolies at Rs. 9 each for
seven months. An additional coolie at Rs. 9 was entertained for six months from Manipur State.
Compensation for dearness of grain was given to a coolie, and an increment of Rs. 3 to
salary of the loader was given.
The cost of establishment was as follows :
Hospital Assistant
...
...
...
.'..
Other establishments
...
...
. .
Manipur coolie
..
...
..
...
...
...
Rs.
765
555
54
a
0
8
0
p.
0
0
0
Inoculation.
9. Three hundred and sixty-nine calves were inoculated, of which, one operation failed, 24
died before lymph had been taken, and from 6 lymph was not taken
either on account of illness or because the vesicles were not quite
up to the mark.
Number of tubes loaded.
10. The total number of tubes loaded was 309,890, and the average number obtained from
each calf was 916.83. In the previous year the total number of
tubes loaded was 316,923, and average number obtained from each
calf was 895.26.
Distribution of lymph.
11. Lymph was distributed regularly to all the Civil Surgeons in the province, including
Manipur and North Lushai
Hills, and to Dr. Macnamara,
Badlipur, Sibsagar, and occasionally to medical officers and
managers of the tea gardens, Medical Officer of 42nd Gurkha Rifles, and to the missionaries on
their requisitions.
The regular weekly supply was as follows :
Sylhet ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Cachar ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Dhubri ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Kamrup... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Nowgong ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sibsagar ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Tezpur ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Lakhimpur ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Naga Hills ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Garo „
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Manipur ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Khasi and Jaintia Hills ... ... ... ... ... ...
North Lushai Hills ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Tubes.
3,000
800
1,300
1,500
1,000
1,000
900
800
500
600
600
200 to 300
40 to 80
Quality of lymph.
12. The quality of the lymph was excellent throughout the
year.
Remarks on hospital assistants.
13. Hospital Assistant Chandra Nath Chand was in subordinate charge during the greater
part of the year and did his work with great zeal. He was absent
for two months on leave during the working season when Hospital
Assistant Kamal Charan Datta officiated for him and also did excellent work. Great credit is due
to these two hospital assistants, as there were many difficulties to contend with.
General.
14. The earthquake of June 12th destroyed the depôt entirely, and the work had to be carried
out in temporary buildings without any means of heating them.
Most of the calves are imported from the plains districts and
many arrive suffering from cold and starvation, as there is but little fodder on the road, hence the
mortality must be considerable, and will vary according to climatic conditions and the prevalence
of cattle-disease.
A new contract has been entered into with the old contractor. He will provide calves at Rs. 7
per calf, and will pay nothing when he takes delivery of them after inoculation. Formerly he
was paid Rs. 8 per calf, and they were resold to him for Rs 2 each. By the prevent arrangement
he will take delivery more frequently, at least twice a week, which will prevent overcrowding,
lessen the death-rate, and reduce the cost of feeding and other charges so that, though the con-
tractor gains Re. 1 on each calf, yet the depôt will gain advantages in other directions.
The depôt commences the year 1898-99 under favourable circumstances, as it has 80,000
empty capillary tubes and 18 calves in hand. A new depôt should be built during the ensuing
season.
R. N. CAMPBELL, M.B., Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel,
Civil Surgeon,
Shillong.
Shillong,
The 4th April 1898.