Annual
Reports.
Annual Administration Reports of the
Bombay Veterinary College and the Civil
Veterinary Department, including the
Annual Report of the Glanders and Farcy
Department, for the year 1909-10.
No. 9769.
REVENUE DEPARTMENT.
Bombay Castle, 25th October 1910.
Letter from the Principal, Bombay Veterinary College, No. 130-L., dated 1st June 1910—
Submitting the Annual Report of the Glanders and Farcy Department in Bombay for
the year 1909-10.
Letter from the Director of Public Instruction, No. 2950, dated 16th June 1910—Forwarding
the Report of the Bombay Veterinary College for the year 1909-10, together with the
letter No. 3983-A., dated 13th idem, from the Director of Agriculture, reviewing the
Report.
Letter from the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, Sind, Baluchistan and
Rájputána, No. 185—54, dated 25th June 1910—Submitting the Annual Administration
Report of the Civil Veterinary Department in Sind for the year 1909-10.
Memorandum from the Commissioner in Sind, No. G.—305, dated 7th July 1910.
Letter from the Director of Agriculture,. No. A.—6148, dated 30th August 1910:—
" I have the honour to submit herewith in print the Annual Administration
Report of the Civil Veterinary Department for the year 1909-10 with my review
attached to it.
"2. As usual, the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, Bombay
Presidency, has already sent a copy of his Report direct to the Inspector General,
Civil Veterinary Department.
" 3. As usual, the Civil Veterinary Department Report for Sind has been
transmitted by the Commissioner in Sind direct to Government with his remarks
thereon,. and it has been printed with the other veterinary reports."
RESOLUTION.—The Civil Veterinary Department sustained a severe loss in
the course of the year through the fatal accident to Lieut.-Colonel Joslen
which occurred only four months after his return from leave to resume his duties as
Principal of the Civil Veterinary College, Bombay. The Governor in Council in
expressing his regret at Colonel Joslen's untimely death desires to place on record
his appreciation of the valuable services rendered by him in the advancement of
veterinary science in this Presidency.
2. The administration of the Civil Veterinary College continued to be
satisfactory. The decline in the number of pupils is regrettable ; on the other
hand, it is satisfactory to observe that of 60 students passed out in the preceding
three years 51 are known to have obtained employment. The increased attention
paid to bacteriological work is a distinct mark of progress ; and the. improved
equipment with which the College will be furnished in the near future, will render
possible a further advance in the standard of the scientific training imparted.
The
results of the examination reflect credit on the teaching staff.
3. Government have read with interest Mr. Hewlett's careful report on the
working of the Civil Veterinary Department. There was a further decrease in the
number of outbreaks of rinderpest and in one district only did the disease assume
serious proportions. In these circumstances the decrease in the number of
inoculations performed was inevitable.
For every other form of contagious
disease the figures recorded show a distinct increase, which may however be to
some extent accounted for by increased accuracy in reporting. Government note
with satisfaction that the number of outbreaks of contagious disease attended by
officers of the Department increased from 386 to 602 ; and that Veterinary
Assistants have paid special attention to the important duty of collecting and
forwarding specimens to the Bombay Veterinary College Laboratory for examina-
tion and report.
4. The number of dispensaries increased during the year under report from 32
to 35. The figures showing the number of cases of non-contagious disease
treated by the Veterinary Assistants hardly afford an adequate basis for forming
an estimate of the progress made: but Government accept the assurance of the
Superintendent that in this direction the utility of the local dispensaries is advanc-
ing. The detailed account given of each dispensary affords ample evidence of
the zeal and vigilance shown by Mr. Hewlett in supervising this most important
branch of the work of the Department. Government note with approbation that.
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