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produce as many as may be required. Unless an advance is made in this way, it would be
impossible to get calves as required.
Feeding charges.
Feeding charges were Rs. 251-11, compared with Rs. 283-7-6
in the previous year.
Miscellaneous.
The expenditure under this head was Rs. 2,454-11-7, compared with Rs. 2,781-5-2 in the
previous year. The chief cause of the decrease is that a smaller
number of empty capillary tubes was required, as the balance
in hand was considerable.
Establishment.
The establishment consists of one second-grade Hospital Assistant, who gets a special
allowance of Rs. 20, one clerk Rs. 10, two loaders, one Rs. 15 and
one Rs. 12, one coolie for 12 months and 3 coolies for 7 months,
Rs. 9. There is also an additional coolie for 7 months paid from the Manipur State. Compensa-
tion for dearness of provisions was given to the 2nd loader and the permanent coolie.
The cost of establishment was—
Hospital Assistant
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...
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Other establishment
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Manipur coolie
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Rs.
796
666
63
a.
4.
0
0
The work of loading tubes is very trying, and sometimes the loaders have to work up till near
midnight. The present first loader is an invaluable man to the depôt, yet he only gets Rs. 15
per mensem. The 2nd loader who was getting Rs. 12 ran away, as he said he could make more
as an ordinary coolie, and his work was harder than that of a coolie. Had the 1st loader also made
a bolt of it, the work would have been greatly hampered. I would strongly recommend the
following changes in pay of establishment:
First loader to get Rs. 20 instead of Rs. 15 = increase of Rs. 60 per annum.
Second loader to get Rs. 14 instead of Rs. 12 = increase of Rs. 24 per annum.
Four coolies for 7 months instead of 3 = increase of Rs. 63 per annum.
Unless the loaders are paid well they will not stay. The extra coolie is a necessity now, that
the new depôt is built, as there are more houses to keep clean and each stall has its bed of wood
well tarred which has to be taken out and washed every day. Sometimes there are as many
as 18 or 20 inoculated calves in their stalls and as many protected and unprotected calves in
their respective houses. To clean these stalls and houses and the wooden beds in them daily,
besides feeding and watering the calves, requires that the establishment be ample; otherwise
the work cannot go on satisfactorily. The total increase in expenditure will only be Rs. 147
per annum, and this can easily be met out of miscellaneous in the coming year, as the year starts
with such a large balance to the good in the form of calves in hand. There should also be a
permanent advance of Rs. 50 to enable the Hospital Assistant to purchase straw, etc., as required.
Inoculation.
Three hundred and thirty calves were inoculated. Two operations failed, 10 died without
lymph being taken, and from 15 lymph was not taken on account of
sickness or because the vesicles were not satisfactory. Sometimes
there was inflammation or the calf had got its head loose and licked the vesicles and so broke them.
Number of tubes loaded.
The total number of tubes loaded was 317,382, and the average
number obtained from each calf 1,047.46.
In the previous year the total number of tubes loaded was 353,243, and the average number
obtained from each calf 975.80.
The greatest number of tubes loaded in one day was 6,800.
Distribution of lymph.
Lymph was distributed regularly to every Civil Surgeon in the province, including Manipur
and Lushai Hills. It was also forwarded to various medical officers
and managers of tea gardens, medical officers of regiments in
Assam, missionaries, and others on requisition. A small supply was also sent to Major Bucha-
nan, I.M.S., for experiment at Bhagalpur Jail. Two thousand tubes were prepared in February
and made over to the Principal Medical Officer for experiment next season.
The regular weekly supply was as follows :
Sylhet ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Cachar ...
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Goalpara...
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Kamrup ...
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Nowgong
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Sibsagar ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Darrang ...
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Hakhimpur
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Naga Hills
...
...
...
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Garo
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...
...
...
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Manipur ...
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Khasi and JaintIa Hills ... ... ... ... ...
Lushai Hills
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3,000
800
1,000 to 1,300
1,000 to 1,500
600
1,250
900
800
500
600 to 1,200
600
400 to 500
100
Quality of lymph.
From all reports received the quality has been excellent throughout the year. Captain
Leventon, I.M.S., reports 272 cases performed by his own hand at
Ekok in Manipur and inspected by himself, of which 270 cases
were successful, and 2 unsuccessful the first time, but successful on repeating the operation.