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 1908-09.
No. 10563.
REVENUE DEPARTMENT.
Bombay Castle, 1st November 1909.
Letter from the Principal, Bombay Veterinary College, No. 163-L., dated 22nd June
1909—Submitting the Annual Report of the Glanders and Farcy Department in
Bombay for the year 1908-09.
Letter from the Director of Public Instruction, No. 4217, dated 12th July 1909—Forward-
ing the Report on the Bombay Veterinary College for the year 1908-09, together
with the letter No. A.—4436, dated 6th July 1909, from the Director of Agriculture,
reviewing the Report.
Letter from the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, Sind, Baluchistan and
Rajputana, No. 29—54-C., dated 26th June 1909—Submitting the Annual Administra-
tion Report of the Civil Veterinary Department in Sind for the year 1908-09.
Memorandum from the Commissioner in Sind, No. G.—325, dated 20th July 1909.
Letter from the Director of Agriculture, No. A.—5767, dated 26th August 1909—Sub-
mitting in print the Annual Administration Report of the Civil Veterinary Department
for the year 1908-09 together with his review, in which he makes suggestions regard-
ing the development of the Department, asks the approval of Government for the
ideas put forth, and adds that he would like to see much closer connection established
between the Civil Veterinary Department and the Agricultural Department, and mak-
ing remarks.
RESOLUTION.—Government concur in the remarks made by the Director
of Public Instruction.
2. In accordance with the declaration made last year, proposals to improve
the equipment of the College continue to be generously treated. Thus the
construction of a contagious diseases ward and post mortem and dissecting rooms
has been approved, and funds have been made available for improving the
library, while negotiations are in progress to construct in conjunction with the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals the Operation Theatre mentioned
in paragraph 11 of the Report. The grant required for the wants mentioned in
paragraph 17 of the Report is under consideration.
3. The well-being of the students residing in the college hostel has been
cared for and arrangements have been made for medical attendance.
4. The Report of the College was due on 1st July. It was not received till
the 25th August. The officers concerned should arrange for the punctual submis-
sion of the Report in future.
5. The letter press of the Principal s Report has exceeded the limit pre-
scribed by Government.
6. The Report of the Civil Veterinary Department in the Presidency proper
shows that, with the exception of hæmorrhagic septicæmia and foot and mouth
disease, contagious diseases were considerably less prevalent than in the previous
two years. It is true that much accuracy cannot be claimed for the figures, but
the decrease of nearly 15,000 as compared with 1907-08 and of over 20,000 as
compared with 1906-07 in the reported deaths from rinderpest proves that the
extreme virulence of the epidemic has for the present at least abated. The natural
result is a proportionate fall in the number of anti-rinderpest inoculations
performed by the Veterinary Assistants. Government fully realise the difficulties
attending the popularisation and successful execution of scientific methods of
immunisation, and approve of the proposal to attempt to educate public opinion
by the distribution of pamphlets. The opposition which human vaccination met
on its first introduction into India and its present universal acceptance afford
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