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46. Samples of bone-meal, hides and bristles intended for export
were tested for Anthrax Bacilli and other pathogenic organisms.
47. Auto-vaccines were prepared and used in the College Hospital.
Horse and buffalo blood were supplied to the Imperial Serologist and
others and morbid materials to scientific workers.
48. All requisitions for sera, etc., from Calcutta and the mufassal
were promptly attended to. During the year 425,350 doses of anti-
rinderpest serum, 20,086 doses of anti-hæmorrhagic septicæmia serum,
2,366 doses of anti-anthrax serum, 305 doses of mallein, 7 doses of
tuberculin and 100 doses of black quarter were supplied.
49. Slides showing various infective diseases of animals and
specimens and charts of well-bred cattle were sent out. to the district
fairs, etc., for exhibition and demonstration with the aid of a magic
lantern.
Epizootic Diseases of Animals Department in Calcutta.
50. All stables in the Calcutta Glanders area, extending from
Barrackpore to Matiaburuz and the town of Howrah, were regularly
inspected by the Inspectors.
51. Altogether, 98 horses were seized under the Glanders and
Farcy Act, against 120 of last year. Of these, 14 were destroyed for
Glanders, 10 died of Glanders, one died of Surra and one died of
Epizootic Lyphanzities and the remaining 71 were discharged as free
from any of the diseases scheduled under the Act.
There was an
outbreak of Glanders in the Municipal Gowkhana of Howrah and in
the Sodepore Pinjrapole. Prompt action was taken to stamp out the
disease.
52. Rupees 75 were given as compensation for 2 horses destroyed.
53. During the year under review, Calcutta and its suburbs were
practically free from Rinderpest. This disease broke out in a mild
form in the Howrah Municipal Gowkhana and the Sodepur Pinjrapole.
Prompt action was taken by this Department to check the disease.
54. During the year, 1,075 cattle were inoculated against Rinder-
pest by the Glanders staff, as against 1,334 of last year.
55. The sale proceeds of serum locally, in addition to inoculation
fees, amounted to Rs. 1,137-5-6, as against Rs. 4,808-7 realised last
year.
56. During the period of closure of the Presidency Remount
Depot, 672 horses, 11 cows, 1 calf and 1 bull were inspected by the
Inspectors of this Department on boardship prior to their landing at
the port of Calcutta. No clinical symptoms of any of the scheduled
diseases were found.
57. During the year under report, two of my old and experienced
Inspectors were sick for the major portion of the year and both of
them, Messrs. A. P. Bagshi and A. T. Biswas, died in harness.
BELGACHJA, CALCUTTA,
The 1st July 1927.
A. D. MACGREGOR, I.V.S.,
Principal, Bengal Veterinary
College.
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TABLE I.
Showing Main Results and Reoeipts and Expenditure of the Bengal
Veterinary College during the year 1926-27.
Number of students—
Admitted—
Scholarship-holders ... ...
Others ... ... ...
Passed final examination ... ...
Failed to pass final examination ... ...
Remaining under instruction at the end of the year—
In ordinary course ... ...
Instruction prolonged by reason of failure to pass
...
...
...
...
...
...
No.
25
36
28
20
58
38
Admitted during the year, classed by educational qualifications—
Matriculates ... ... ...
Knowing some English, but not matriculated
Knowing no English, or very little English
...
...
...
41
20
Nil.
Employment of Students who passed out during the Three Years
Preceding.
In service of Government ... ...
In service of other bodies or institutions...
In private practice ... ...
Unemployed ... ...
Service discharged, dispensed with or resigned
Died ... ...
...
...
...
...
...
...
No.
58
16
Nil.
10
3
Nil.
44
TABLE I.—concluded.
Showing Main Results and Receipts and Expenditure of the Bengal
Veterinary College during the year 1926-27.
Receipts.
Foes .. .. .. .. ..
Other sources .. .. .. .. ..
Expenditure.
Instructing staff .. .. .. .. ..
Other expenses .. .. .. .. ..
Details.
Receipts.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
10.
17.
Hospital Foes .. .. .. .. ..
Ambulance Fees .. .. .. .. ..
Hostel Fees .. .. .. .. ..
Fishing Fees .. .. .. .. ..
Shoeing Fees .. .. .. ..
Admission Fees of students .. .. .. ..
Examination Fees of students .. .. .. ..
Diploma Fess of students .. .. .. ..
Fine of students .. .. .. ..
Tuition Foes of students .. .. .. ..
Sale proceeds of fodder .. .. .. ..
Foes for service of cows .. .. .. ..
Inoculation fees .. .. .. ..
Carcass removal fees .. .. .. ..
Fee for hide and bone meal examination.. .. ..
Sale proceeds of hostel furniture and utensils .. ..
Miscellaneous Receipts .. .. .. ..
Total ..
Rs.
49,918
1,968
51,887
1,29,226
1,05,677
2,34,903
26,419
560
18,438
596
57
610
772
340
94
60
1,552
644
1,138
100
86
32
384
51,887
A.
5
13
2
2
2
4
2
0
8
0
9
12
12
0
8
0
2
0
5
0
12
2
8
2
P.
3
0
3
3
4
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
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Expenditure.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Principal and other teaching staff—
Voted .. .. .. .. ..
Non-voted .. .. .. .. ..
House rent and other allowances—
Voted .. .. .. .. ..
Non voted .. .. .. .. ..
Technical staff .. .. .. .. ..
Clerks .. .. .. .. ..
Servants .. .. .. .. ..
Constables, etc. .. .. .. .. ..
Travelling allowances .. .. .. ..
Pay of Inspectors of the College .. .. ..
Pay of Veterinary Assistant Surgeons of the College ..
Total ..
Conti
ngencies—
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Boarding charges .. .. .. .. ..
Medical and surgical requisites .. .. ..
Purchase and keep of cattle .. .. .. ..
Prizes.. .. .. .. ..
Purchase of books .. .. .. ..
Rents, rates and taxes .. .. .. ..
Other contingent charges .. .. .. ..
Total ..
GRAND TOTAL ..
Rs.
42,163
17,958
3,360
2,973
7,380
14,046
3,746
5,433
2,040
28,803
1,319
1,29,226
11,125
4,873
39,267
958
770
6,908
50,773
1,05,677
2,34,903
A.
0
1
0
8
8
10
14
9
12
11
9
2
14
0
6
6
7
7
7
2
4
P.
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
9
1
6
0
11
0
11
4
7
N.B.—(1) Excluding Educational contributions of other provinces credited to Govern-
ment separately.
(2) These figures have been verified by the Accountant-General. Bengal, as far as
possible, his accounts not having been finally closed before the due date of this College
Annual Report.
APPENDIX A.
Statement showing the Number of Students who joined at the begin-
ning of the Session and remained at the end of it and the Results
of the Examination.
Number at beginning of the session ..
N umber removed, left or advised to withdraw
Number at the close of the session ..
Number appeared at the examination ..
N umber passed at the examinations ..
Percentage of passes ..
Classes.
A.
..
64
..
14
..
50
..
49
..
37
..
75
B.
27
..
27
27
21
77
C.
48
..
48
48
28
58
Total.
139
14
125
124
86
70
TABLE VII.
Showing the Total Strength of Provincial and Subordinate Veterinary
Staff employed during the year 1926-27.
Province.
Bengal ..
How em-
ployed.
In
Schools
and
Col-
leges.
In
Hospital
In
other
work.
Whether
paid from
Provincial
or Local
Funds.
Provincial
Ditto
..
Ditto ..
Veterinary
Inspec-
tors.
2
†10
Veterinary
Assistant
Surgeons.
1
‡1
Teaching
Staff.
*7
..
..
Remarks.
*Assistant Principal .. 1
Lecturers
.. 5
Assistant Lecturer .. 1
Total
.. 7
†Laboratory Assistant
1
Glanders Inspectors .. 8
Court Veterinary Ins-
pector
.. 1
Total
..10
‡Curator and Librarian
1
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TABLE VIII.
Return of Stud Bulls for the year 1926-27.
Province—Bengal Veterinary College.
Property of Government—
Number on 1st April 1926 .. ..
Obtained during the year—
Number .. .. .. ..
Average price paid .. .. ..
Casualties during the year .. ..
Balance remaining on 31st. March 1927 ..
9
Nil.
Nil.
1
8
Remarks—Three hundred and thirty-two cows were served by the College bulls during
the year.
B. G. Pres—11-8-1857— 602M& 771M—346—S. D.
GOVERNMENT OF BENGAL.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES.
Veterinary.
CALCUTTA, THE 17 TH DECEMBER, 1927.
RESOLUTION—No. 6636 Vety.
Minister-in-charge: the Hon'ble Sir P. C. Mitter, Kt., C.I.F.
READ—
Annual Reports of the Civil Veterinary Department, Bengal, and
of the Bengal Veterinary College, for the year 1926-27.
I.—Civil Veterinary Department.
Mr. P .J. Kerr held charge of the office of the Director of Civil
Veterinary Department and Veterinary Adviser to Government
throughout the year. Rai Sahib Sharat Chandra Pal was Assistant
Director in charge of the Western Range throughout the year, except
for 2 months' leave, and Babu Nripendra Nath Mazumdar was
Assistant Director in charge of the Eastern Range throughout the
year.
2. There has been no noticeable change in the administrative
arrangements generally during the year under review, but .Government
have had under consideration a number of important schemes sub-
mitted by the Veterinary Adviser. Administrative approval has been
given to his proposal to supply local bodies with free serum for inocula-
tion against epidemic diseases. Whilst inoculation, if promptly and
universally applied, affords a practically certain method of stamping
out epidemic disease, the difficulty felt by local bodies in meeting,
and their consequent reluctance to incur, the heavy expense on account
of the purchase of preventive serum, has made it difficult for the
Veterinary Department to deal with these outbreaks satisfactorily in
the past. Consequently, while adhering to the view that the ordinary
care of animals is a matter which properly appertains to local bodies,
Government decided to treat the combating of epidemic disease on
provincial lines. Administrative approval has similarly been given
to the employment of 9 extra staff Veterinary Assistant Surgeons for
epidemic and propaganda work: and to the appointment of an officer
of the rank of Inspector to carry out propaganda on the subject of
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II.—Bengal Veterinary College.
5. Mr. A. D. MacGregor held charge as Principal; Mr. R. T.
Davis as Vice-Principal, and Rai Sahib Dibakar De as Assistant
Principal throughout the year. Towards the close of the year Govern-
ment issued orders placing the College directly under Government
instead of being, as hitherto, under the control of the Veterinary
Adviser.
6. There was an increase in the number of students attending
the College, the number at the close of the session being 125 as against
100 in the previous year. At the beginning of the present session
there were 168 students, but a certain number always fall out during
the course of the year. The increase is probably due almost entirely
to the decision of Government to reintroduce the Government stipends
for Bengal students. These were discontinued in accordance with a
recommendation of the Retrenchment Committee with effect from May,
1923, and were followed by an immediate drop in the number of
Bengal students in the two succeeding years.
They have been re-
introduced with effect from the current session. The remark of the
Board of Examiners in respect of the annual examination held in
February-March, 1927, that the results were highly satisfactory in
classes A and B and fairly satisfactory in class C reflects credit on
the teaching staff. The teaching staff was strengthened by a new
appointment of Assistant Lecturer in the Inspector grade.
7. The number of patients treated and operations performed
showed little variation, viz., 2,562 and 374, respectively, as compared
with 2,587 and 296 in the previous year.
Valuable work was as usual carried out at the Raymond Research
Laboratory, in examination of pathological specimens of brains for
rabies and so on.
8. During the year under report the Committee of Management
of the College which had been more or less in abeyance for many years
was reconstituted and its duties defined.
9. His Excellency acting with the Minister-in-charge notices with
pleasure the names of those of his staff mentioned by the Principal
for good work during the year and desires to acknowledge the care
and attention which Mr. MacGregor has devoted to the administra-
tion of the College.
10. The Minister would conclude this resolution by stating that
he has to discharge the duty of reviewing the administration of a
year in the policy or supervision of which he had no hand and so
naturally he had to proceed on records as he found them. The
difficulties of his delicate task have been further enhanced by the fact
that he had to undertake this duty even before he had a reasonable
time to shape his own policy.
By order of the Government (Ministry of Agriculture),
R. N. REID,
Secretary to the Government of Bengal.
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Nos. 6637-6638.
Copy forwarded to the (1) Veterinary Adviser to the Government
of Bengal, and (2) Principal,-Bengal Veterinary College, for information.
No. 6639.
Copy forwarded to the Local Self-Government Department of this
Government for information.
By order of the Government (Ministry of Agriculture).
J. C. SEN,
Assistant Secretary to the Government of Bengal.
CALCUTTA:
The 22nd December, 1927.
B. G. Press—4 1 1928—2071M—390—M. M. L.
Government of Bengal
Annual Report of the
Civil Veterinary Department, Bengal
and Bengal Veterinary College
For the Year
1927-28
CALCUTTA
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1929
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Annual Report of the
Civil Veterinary Department, Bengal
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For the Year
1927-28
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1929
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TABLE OF C0NTENT8.
Civil Veterinary Department, Bengal.
Preface and General Administration.
Officer in charge, duration of tours, etc. .. ..
Part I.—Veterinary Instruction.
Veterinary Instruction .. .. .. .. ..
Part II.—Treatment of Diseases.
Contagious diseases in equines and bovines .. .. ..
Preventive inoculation .. .. .. ....
Itinerant Veterinary Assistant Surgeons .. .. .. ..
Veterinary hospitals and dispensaries .. .. .. ..
Part III.—Breeding Operations.
Stud bulls .. .. .. .. ..
Fairs and shows .. .. .. .. ..
Bull-breeding and rearing farms .. .. .. ..
Part IV.— Subordinate Staff.
Appointments and retirement
Part V.—General Remarks.
General remarks .. .. ..
Tables.
Table
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Preface—General Administration'
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT,
BENGAL, FOR THE YEAR 1927-28.
Preface and General Administration.
Charge.—Mr. P. J. Kerr, I.V.S., held charge of the Department as
Director and Veterinary Adviser from the beginning of the year till the
29th June last, when he had to take leave for 26 days owing to sudden
illness. He resumed work on the 25th July but proceeded on leave
again for one year with effect from the afternoon of the 22nd September
last. During his absence I filled the post of Director and Veterinary
Adviser on both the occasions.
2. During the short time that Mr. Kerr remained in charge he
was on tour for 27 clays and travelled 916 miles by rail and 28 miles
by road. His work was confined entirely to the Darjeeling District,
where he undertook serum simultaneous inoculation at Kalimpong and
conducted research work (field and bacteriological) in connection with
Hæmaturia, which was causing great loss of livestock in the Hills.
Unfortunately he fell ill while the investigation was in progress. On
return from leave he submitted a proposal to improve the administrative
arrangements of the Veterinary Department by organising it in three
Ranges, each under an Assistant Director in place of the existing two.
He also submitted a scheme for a separate office establishment for the
Assistant Director, Western Range. These schemes were engaging the
attention of Government till the close of the year.
3. During the period of seven months that I practically remained
in charge I toured for 43 days and travelled 3,941 miles by rail, 95
miles by road and 666 miles by steamer. I inspected the work of the
Veterinary Assistant Surgeons at Chinsura, Khulna, Barisal, Natore,
Jessore, Ranaghat, Krishnagar, Berhampur, Cooch Behar, Alipur-Duars,
Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Jalpaiguri, Siliguri, Dinajpur and
Dacca and consulted and advised local bodies as usual on Veterinary
matters in their jurisdiction. I also attended the inspection of the
Veterinary Hospital at Chinsura by the Hon'ble Minister and pushed
forward long-pending schemes for the establishment of Hospitals at
Berhampur, Naogaon and Jessore. The Seventh Congress of the Far
Eastern Association of Tropical Medicine was held in Calcutta in Decem-
ber and I attended it as representative of the Veterinary Department.
I also presided over an open air meeting held at Parbatipur in connec-
tion with the Demonstration Train and further acted as an examiner
at the annual and final examinations of the Bengal Veterinary College.
4. Rai Sahib Sarat Chandra Paul, Assistant Director, was in charge
of the Western Range throughout the year. His tours covered a period
of 49 days and he travelled 3,474 miles by rail and 61 miles by road.
He inspected the veterinary work at Chinsura, Malda, Midnapur,
Bankura, Nilphamari, Jalpaiguri, Rangpur, Khulna, Bogra, Mahima-
?anj and Suri and was in charge of the serum simultaneous operations
in the Government Farm at Rangpur, where altogether 41 head of cattle
were protected this year against rinderpest by this method. He also
attended the cattle show at Suri and the Train Demonstration work at
Khulna.
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5. Babu Nripendra Nath Majumdar, Assistant Director, was on
duty in the Eastern Range throughout the year under report. He spent
76 days on tour and travelled 1,285 miles by rail, 220 miles by road
and 1,671 miles by boat and steamer. He visited Barisal thrice, Chitta-
gong, Cox's Bazar, Brahmanbaria and Narainganj twice each, and
Faridpur, Rajbari, Gopalganj, Madaripur, Chandpur, Comilla, Ncakhali,
Feni, Sarishabari, Jamalpur and Rangamati once each, and checked
and supervised the work of the Veterinary Assistant Surgeons in these
places. He also attended the inspection of the Veterinary Dispensary
at Barisal by His Excellency the Governor and the inspection of the
Veterinary Hospital at Dacca by the Hon'ble Minister. He also con-
ducted an inoculation campaign in the Agricultural Farm at Manipur,
where 88 animals were protected against rinderpest by the serum simul-
taneous method.
6. Of the two Veterinary Assistant Surgeons who were on deputa-
tion to foreign service, one, viz., N. N. Banarji, was relieved of his
appointment under the Sikkim Durbar in January, 1928. The other,
viz., N. P. Fernandez, continued to be on deputation during the year.
Veterinary Assistant Surgeon S. L. Sen was allowed further leave with-
out pay for one year to continue in the post of Veterinary Inspector,
Penang. This officer has since returned to duty in this Province.
7. The sum voted for travelling allowance for the subordinate
Inspecting Staff is too small to meet the needs of this growing Depart-
ment. In January a sum of Rs. 1,500 had to be reappropriated to meet
the extra cost on this account.
Part I—Veterinary Instruction.
8. Propaganda work was carried on as usual by the staff of this
Department by delivering lectures and distributing leaflets to the rai-
yats. In the Eastern Range local authorities continued to permit their
Veterinary Assistant Surgeons to visit primary schools in their juris-
diction and talk to the boys on animal husbandly, etc. In the Western
Range the Nadia District Board introduced an innovation by organising
a touring exhibition in which, besides Public Health and Agriculture,
this Department was represented. The exhibition was opened by the
late Hon'ble the Maharaja Bahadur of Nadia and was most successful.
Demonstration was carried on in fifteen different places in the district
and lantern lectures proved most effective.
9. There is a scheme administratively approved for the appointment
of a Special Officer for propaganda work for this Department, but it
is pending for want of funds. It is hoped early action will be taken to
give effect to this scheme to enable the Department to make systematic
progress in this direction.
Part II—Treatment of Diseases.
10. It is gratifying to note that during the year under review out-
breaks of contagious diseases were of much less frequent occurrence,
and as a result there has been a substantial decrease in the mortality of
livestock in Bengal, the total number of deaths reported being 16,066
as against 35,719 in the preceding year. Table II gives the figures
for each district in detail.
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11. On a reference to the figures it will be seen that the most strik-
ing decrease was under head " Rinderpest." The death rate from
Hæmorrhagic septicæmia was, however, somewhat heavy this year,
the disease being reported to be rather severe in the districts of Khulna,
Bakarganj and Mymensingh. Foot and mouth disease was fairly wide-
spread but mortality on this account is not generally heavy.
It may be noted that a decrease in the number of cases of contagious
disease does not mean that the trouble is dying out. These diseases
frequently come in cycles, and a year in which only a few cases occur
is commonly followed by a year in which outbreaks are very extensive.
Equine Diseases.
12. Glanders.—The Eastern Range was absolutely free from this
disease during the year. In the Western Range two reports of out-
break were received, in which only three animals died.
No expenditure had to be incurred this year as compensation for the
destruction of any animals under the Act.
13-14. Anthrax and Dourine.—No cases were reported during the
year.
15. Surra.—Only two cases were reported from the Meherpur sub-
division of the Nadia district. In none of these cases was the diagnosis
confirmed by bacteriological examination.
16. Other diseases.—The loss under this head amounted to three as
against five in the year previous. Of this number one was on account of
tetanus at the Dacca Hospital.
Bovine Diseases.
17. Rinderpest was prevalent in all the districts but not in so severe
a form as in the past year. Whenever it occurred usual preventive
measures including inoculation were undertaken with the satisfactory
result that only 11,790 animals died as against 33,405 last year.
18. Foot and mouth.—As already stated the disease was fairly
widespread and caused the death of 693 animals as against 442 in the
preceding year. Deaths from this malady are usually confined to young
calves or old, weak and decrepit animals.
19. Hæmorrhagic septicæmia.—With the exception of Howrah and
Darjeeling all the districts were more or less affected and the aggregate
mortality on this account was 1,899 as against 1,492 in the year previous.
The loss was highest in the district of Khulna, where 318 cases occurred.
20. Blackquarter appeared in nine districts of this Presidency. Of
the 37 deaths that were recorded under this head 17 were in Jalpaiguri
alone. Inoculation was undertaken and 198 head of cattle were protec-
ted with anti-serum in this district.
21. Anthrax.—There was a slight increase in the number of deaths
this year, being 134 as against 85 in the preceding year.
22. Other contagious diseases.—As usual details are not available
and little reliance can be placed on the figures which show a great
increase, being 906 as against 268 in the previous year.