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30.
31.
33.
34.
35
36.
37.
38.
Awarded for.
First prize
Second prize
First prize
Second prize
First prize
Second prize
First prize
Second prize
First prize
Description of prizes
(b) Chemistry and Physics.
.. (a) MacFadyean's Anatomy II.
(b) Stethoscope.
(c) Pencil in box.
(d) Scalpel.
.. (a) Banham's Posology.
(b) Scalpel.
(c) Pencils in box.
(c) Biology.
.. (a) MacFadyean's Anatomy II.
(b) Scalpel.
(c) Blotter.
(d) Pencil-stand.
.. (a) Hunting's Horse Shoeing.
(b) Scalpel.
(c) Pencil-stand.
(d) Handling of Animals.
.. (a) Smith's Physiology.
(b) Blotter.
(c) Ink-stand.
(d) Scalpel.
.. 1 (a) Examination of horses for soundness.
(b) Scalpel.
2 (a) Examination of horses for soundness.
(b) Scalpel.
(e) Biding.
.. (a) Examination of horses for soundness.
(b) Polo whip.
(a) Fly switch.
(f) Gymnastics.
.. (a) Whitley's exercise.
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Table I.
Showing main results of receipts and expenditure of the Bengal
Veterinary College, during the year 1929-30.
Number of student—
Admitted—
Scholarship-holders .. .. ..
Others .. .. .. ..
Total ..
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.
30
19
49
40
20
77
46
Admitted during the year, classed by educational qualifications—
Matriculates or higher qualifications (I. Sc. and
B. Sc.) .. .. ..
Knowing some English, but not matriculated ..
Knowing no English, or very little English ..
42
7
Nil
Table II.
Showing main results of receipts and expenditure of the Bengal
Veterinary College, during the year 1929-30.
Receipts.
Fees, etc. .. .. .. .. ..
Rs. A. P.
35,346 0 6
Expenditure.
Instructing staff .. .. .. ..
Contingencies .. .. .. ..
Total ..
1,28,337 0 0
87,823 0 0
2,16,160 0 0
67
Details.
Receipts.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
Hospital fees .. .. .. ..
Ambulance fees .. .. .. ..
Hostel fees .. .. .. ..
Fishing fees .. .. .. ..
Shoeing fees .. .. .. ..
Admission fees .. .. .. ..
Examination fees .. .. .. ..
Diploma fees .. .. .. ..
Fine .. .. .. ..
Farriers' Training fees .. .. ..
Sale of fodder .. .. .. ..
Fees for service of cows .. .. ..
Inoculation fees and sale of sera
Carcase removal fees .. .. ..
Fee for hide and bonemeal examination .. ..
Tuition fees .. .. ..
Per capita fee .. .. .. ..
Municipal tax of students .. .. ..
Miscellaneous receipts—
Sale of milk .. .. .. ..
Rent for watering tank .. .. ..
Riding Class fees .. .. ..
Glanders Horse Bill .. .. ..
Other collections .. .. ..
Total ..
Rs. A. P.
18,105 1 3
685 0 0
2,512 4 0
258 0 0
70 0 0
490 0 0
843 0 0
380 0 0
91 7 6
280 0 0
3,239 2 6
757 0 0
1,526 10 0
100 0 0
81 12 0
3,755 0 0
543 12 0
936 8 0
214 7 6
50 0 0
65 0 0
6 8 0
355 7 9
35,346 0 6
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Expenditure.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
Principal and other Teaching staff—
Voted .. .. .. ..
Non-voted .. .. .. ..
House-rent and other allowances—
Voted .. .. .. ..
Non-voted .. .. .. ..
Cost of passage (non-voted) .. .. ..
Technical staff .. .. .. ..
Clerks .. .. .. ..
Servants .. .. .. ..
Constables .. .. .. ..
Travelling allowance—
Voted .. .. .. ..
Non-voted .. .. .. ..
Pay of Inspectors of the College and Glanders staff ..
Pay of Veterinary Assistant Surgeons of the College ..
House-rent and other allowances .. ..
Total ..
Rs. A. P.
44,562 0 0
10,748 0 0
1,237 0 0
3,401 0 0
6,714 0 0
7,190 0 0
11,640 0 0
3,824 0 0
5,699 0 0
757 0 0
1,448 0 0
28,517 0 0
1,400 0 0
1,200 0 0
1,28,337 0 0
Contingencies.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Other charges .. .. .. ..
Medical and surgical requisites .. ..
Purchase and keep of cattle .. .. ..
Prizes .. .. .. .. ..
Purchase of books .. .. ..
Rent, rates and taxes .. .. ..
Other contingent charges .. .. ..
Stipends (Bengal Government) .. ..
Customs duty on imported stores .. ..
Total ..
GRAND TOTAL .. ..
Rs. A. P.
5,462 0 0
4,520 0 0
21,631 0 0
974 0 0
1,348 0 0
8,443 0 0
44,049 0 0
1,350 0 0
46 0 0
87,823 0 0
2,16,160 0 0
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Table VII.
Showing the total strength of Provincial and Subordinate Veterinary Staff
employed during the year 1929-30.
Province.
1
Bengal (Bengal
Veterinary
College).
How employed.
2
In schools and
colleges.
In hospital ..
In other work
Whether
paid from
Provincial
or Local
funds.
8
Provincial
Ditto
..
Ditto
..
Veteri-
nary
Inspec-
tors.
4
..
2
10
Veteri-
nary
Assis-
tant
Sur-
geons.
5
..
1
1
Teach-
ing
staff.
6
7
..
..
Remarks.
7
Lecturers
.. 6
Assistant Lecturer
1
Total
.. 7
1st Hospital Surgeon
1
2nd Hospital Surgeon 1
Junior Hospital Sur-
1
geon.
Total
.. 3
Laboratory Assistant 1
Glanders Inspectors
8
Court Veterinary
1
Inspector.
10
Curator and Libra-
1
rian.
Total
.. 11
Table VIII.
Showing return of stud bulls for the year 1929-30.
Province.
1
Bengal (Bengal Vete-
rinary College).
Number
on 1st
April
1929.
2
12
Property of Government.
Number
obtained
during
the year.
3
*2
Average price paid.
4
Nil
Casualties
during
the year.
5
..
Balance
remaining
on 31st
March
1930.
6
14
Remarks.
7
*1 reared
at this
college.
1 pre-
sented.
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GOVERNMENT OF BENGAL.
Department of Agriculture and Industries.
Veterinary.
CALCUTTA, THE 6TH NOVEMBER 1930.
RESOLUTION—No. 5022-VETY.
Minister-in-charge: The Hon'ble Khan Bahadur Maulvi K. G. M. Faroqui.
Read—
Annual Reports of the Civil Veterinary Department, Bengal, and
of the Bengal Veterinary College for the year 1929-30.
I.—Civil Veterinary Department.
During the year under review there was no noticeable event of
administrative importance. Owing to financial stringency it has not
been possible to give effect to the schemes referred to in last year's
review, while development on the lines recommended by the Royal
Commission on Agriculture and accepted by Government has been
indefinitely postponed. Tnspite of these depressing conditions, it is
gratifying to note that the Director and his staff have accomplished a
useful year's work.
2. The year under review was marked by heavy mortality from
outbreaks of contagious diseases.
Rinderpest again was the most
serious scourge, and it will appear from the interesting graph showing
the issue and consumption of serum, appended to the college report,
that this disease becomes more virulent during the season when the
cultivator is most in need of his cattle. For various reasons conditions
are not yet favourable for the adoption of measures for the eradication
of the disease such as segregation or destruction of infected animals,
which have been found most effective in western countries. Conse-
quently this and other contagious diseases have to be fought by the
method of preventive inoculation designed to protect the individual
animal. Experience shows that the "serum-alone" method of inocula-
tion though very effective in checking outbreaks of rinderpest is subject
to the limitation that it confers immunity for less than a fortnight
whilst infection in a particular locality may last for a much longer
period. The results are, therefore, incommensurate with the expense
incurred and the labour involved from year to year. On the other hand,
the "serum-simultaneous" method of inoculation confers long immunity
and is now recognised as the standard treatment for rinderpest.
Experiments conducted in Bakarganj district have proved that this
method can be successfully carried out in local areas by the depart-
mental staff in this Presidency, and it is hoped that the department
will be able to extend the use of this method throughout the province.
3. Veterinary aid for the ordinary care of animals in the mufassal
is still inadequate.
According to the standard of one veterinary
assistant surgeon for every 25,000 cattle set by the Royal Commission
on Agriculture, no fewer than 1,000 assistants would be required. But
even the moderate programme of having two such officers in each
12
subdivision has not been realised, the number (98) now employed being
about half the ultimate strength of the staff.
Similarly, the less
ambitious scheme for the establishment of a veterinary hospital or
dispensary in each subdivision is no nearer realisation. Nevertheless,
it is gratifying to notice that a number of district boards have evinced
interest in constructing or improving hospitals and dispensaries.
Private assistance is also forthcoming to supplement the efforts of local
bodies in this direction, and Government trust that this interest will
be maintained.
4. The local bodies can do much to improve cattle by maintaining
breeding bulls in larger number than at present. The existing number
of 111 bulls maintained by them is inadequate, but if intensive work
is taken up in selected local areas more valuable results can be
expected. Castration of scrub and immature bulls is one of the means
to this end, but it is reported that only 48 bulls were castrated during
the year. This work should receive greater attention from the
department.
5. The thanks of the Governor acting with the Minister-in-charge
are due to Mr. Kerr for the care and attention which he devoted to the
administration of the department. He also notices with pleasure the
names of the officers of the department who did good work during the
year.
II.—Bengal Veterinary College.
6. The increase in the number of applications for admission from
various parts of India and even outside it furnishes a proof of the
popularity of the college. The large number of entrants from Bengal
itself is an indication of the demand for veterinary education in the
Presidency inspite of limited scope for employment.
7. The lengthy report of the Principal contains an interesting
record of work in various branches of the college and hospital, a
noticeable feature being the development of the agricultural section in
which fodder, etc., is successfully grown mainly for the nutrition of
the hospital patients. Useful work also continued to be done at the
Raymond Research Laboratory.
8. The question of revision of the curriculum of the college was
under consideration during the year. Pending examination of the
whole question by the Veterinary Committee of the Imperial Council
of Agricultural Research Government (Ministry of Agriculture) accepted
the recommendation of the Board of Examiners of the college thai
the existing curriculum should be continued. Government have also
approved of the Principal's proposal for the introduction, as an
experimental measure, of an extra course of lectures and practical
studies in meat and milk inspection, and the fundamental principles
of genetics, dairy farming and poultry keeping.
9. Government desire to acknowledge the services rendered by
Mr. MacGregor and take this opportunity of recording their apprecia-
tion of the work done by Mr. Davis as Vice-Principal and officiating
Principal. Mr. Davis has since been appointed to the Principalship
of the Veterinary College at Patna.
By order of the Govt. of Bengal
(Ministry of Agriculture),
G. P. HOGG,
Secy. to the Govt. of Bengal.
B. G. Press—1930-31—1,034 8C—880
Government of Bengal
Annual Reports of the
Civil Veterinary Department, Bengal
and Bengal Veterinary College
For the Year
1930-31
Calcutta
Bengal Secretariat Book Depot
1932
Price—Indian, 10 annas; English, 1s.
Government of Bengal
Annual Report of the
Civil Veterinary Department, Bengal
For the Year
1930-31
Calcutta
Bengal Secretariat Book Depot
1932
Table of Contents.
Civil Veterinary Department.
Preface and General Administration .. .. .. ..
Veterinary Instruction .. .. .. .. ..
Treatment of Diseases .. .. .. .. ..
Preventive Inoculation .. .. .. .. ..
Hospitals and dispensaries .. .. .. ..
Breeding Operations .. .. .. .. ..
Subordinate Staff .. .. .. .. ..
General Remarks .. .. .. .. ..
Table II .. .. .. .. ..
Table III .. .. .. .. .. ..
Table IV .. .. .. .. .. ..
Table V .. .. .. .. .. ..
Table VII .. .. .. .. .. ..
Table VIII .. .. .. .. .. ..
Table XIII .. .. .. .. .. ..
Table XIV .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pages.
5-7
7
7-8
8-10
10
11-12
12
12-13
14-15
16-18
19-21
22-23
24-25
26-27
28-20
30-31
Bengal Veterinary College.
1.
2
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
Preface and General Administration .. .. .. ..
Veterinary Instruction .. .. .. .. ..
Anatomical Section .. .. .. .. ..
Hospital .. .. .. .. .. ..
Lands and Buildings .. .. .. .. ..
Provincial and Subordinate Establishment .. .. ..
Expenditure of the College .. .. .. .. ..
Extra Routine Activities .. .. .. .. ..
Raymond Research Laboratory .. .. .. ..
Department of Epizootic Diseases of Animals in Calcutta .. ..
General Remarks .. .. .. .. ..
Pages
35
35-38
39
39-40
40
40
40
41-48
49-50
50-51
51-52
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12. Special Remarks .. .. .. .. ..
13. Table I .. .. .. .. .. ..
14. Table II .. .. .. .. .. ..
15. Table III .. .. .. .. .. ..
16. Table VII .. .. .. .. .. ..
17. Table VIII .. .. .. .. .. ..
18. Appendix A .. .. .. .. .. ..
19. Appendix B .. .. .. .. .. ..
20. Appendix B (1) .. .. .. .. .. ..
21. Appendix C .. .. .. .. .. ..
22. Appendix D .. .. .. .. .. ..
23. Appendix E .. .. .. .. .. ..
24. Annexure I .. .. .. .. .. ..
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Annual Report of the Civil Veterinary Department,
Bengal, for the year 1930-31.
Preface and General Administration.
Mr. P. J. Kerr, I.V.S., continued to be in charge of the Department
as Director and Veterinary Adviser to Government from the beginning
of the year till the 26th March last, when he left for England on combined
leave for six months and nineteen days. During his absence the duties
of his post were split up and I acted as Director for the five days that
were left of the last financial year. Mr. A. D. MacGregor, I.V.S.,
acted as Veterinary Adviser to Government from the 27th to the 31st
March 1931, both days inclusive, in addition to his duties as Principal,
Bengal Veterinary College.
2. During the period that Mr. Kerr remained in charge, he spent
52 days on tour and travelled 8,288 miles by rail, 87 miles by road and
104 miles by steamer. He visited Chinsura in the beginning of April
to discuss with the Divisional Commissioner the proposal submitted by
the District Board of Midnapore to reduce the number of Veterinary
Assistant Surgeons from 7 to 3 in that district. It was pointed out by
him that the present staff maintained by the Board was inadequate and
any reduction in the number of posts was likely to lead to serious conse-
quences, especially during outbreaks of cattle disease. The Board
ultimately withdrew their proposal.
In May he went to the Hills and inspected the hospitals and
dispensaries at Darjeeling and Ghoom, and discussed with the Secretary
to Government various important matters connected with this depart-
ment. In June he visited Cooch-Behar and inspected the new Veterinary
hospital buildings, which were then half complete, and suggested
measures for the improvement and expansion of veterinary aid in that
State. The meetings of the Advisory Board of the Imperial Council of
Agricultural Research were held during this month and he visited Simla
and took part in the deliberations. He then visited Darjeeling again
to attend on invitation the annual meeting of the D.H.S.P.C.A. In
October he attended the Conference of the Chairmen of District Boards
held at Darjeeling under the presidency of the Hon'ble Minister, and
explained to the members present the position of Government in regard to
veterinary work in this province.
In November he visited Midnapore, inspected the hospital there, and
discussed with the late Mr. Peddie a proposal for the introduction of
serum simultaneous inoculation in that district. In December he
visited the veterinary hospital at Rangpore and investigated, along with
Mr. Cooper of the Imperial Institute of Veterinary Research at
Muktesar, the cause of long-continued and unusual death of cattle from
hæmorrhagic septicæmia on the Rangpur Farm.
In January last he went to Delhi to attend the second meeting of the
Advisory Board of the Imperial Council of Agricultural Research, and
then visited Baraset to act as a judge in the cattle show there. He then
presided over a meeting in connection with the opening ceremony of the
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8. Maulvi M. S. Chaudhuri, Veterinary Inspector, who officiated as
Assistant Director, Eastern Range, for nine months, visited Mymensingh,
Tangail, Sarishabari, Comilla, Noakhali, Faridpur, Rajbari, Chittagong,
Cox's Bazar, Barisal, and Pirojpur once each, and inspected the hospitals
and dispensaries there.
9. In addition to the routine work of inspection he inspected the
Jail and Municipal cattle, attended and investigated a serious outbreak
of rinderpest at Burhatta in the district of Mymensingh and visited two
villages in the interior of the Pirojpur subdivision in connection with a
complaint against the Itinerant Veterinary Assistant Surgeon and
cheeked the inoculation work done by him. He also attended the annual
conference of the Central Co-operative Bank at Khepupara and the serum
simultaneous inoculation undertaken at Manipur Farm during the year.
10, His tours covered a period of 64 days and he travelled 1,747
miles by rail, 258 miles by road and boat and 1,598 miles by steamer,
11, The only Veterinary Assistant Surgeon who was on foreign
service in Iraq was Mr. N. P. Fernandez. He returned to duty in this
province in August last.
Part I.—Veterinary Instruction.
12. The propaganda work of the department has aroused great
interest amongst all classes of people in this province. The staff,
however, consists of an officer and a peon to carry out this great work.
18. Two hundred and eighty-eight calls hive been received from all
parts of the province for the services of this officer. These calls have come
not only from District and Subdivisional Officers but also from local
and other bodies interested in the rural problems of the country.
14. Propaganda work was carried on in almost all the important
cattle fairs in the province. This department also participated with all
its models and cinematograph, etc., in the Agricultural and Industrial
Exhibition at Suri, which was opened by the Hon'ble Minister in charge
of this department in February last.
15. In the Eastern Range all the Itinerant Veterinary Assistant
Surgeons (where allowed) attended the primary schools in the course of
their tours and talked to the boys on simple veterinary matters for an
hour or so.
Part II.—Treatment of Diseases,
16. The year under review was a healthy one for the live-stock of
this province, the total mortality of animals from contagious diseases
being 13,009 as against 15,933 in the preceding year. Table II shows
the number of deaths for each district in detail. Rinderpest, as usual,
has been the most serious and accounted for 9,345 of the deaths reported.
Equine Diseases.
17. Glanders.—The province was absolutely free from this disease
and no loss under this head was reported during the year.
18-19. Anthrax and Surra.—One case under each of these two heads
was reported from the Kurseong subdivision of the Darjeeling district.
In, none of these cases was the diagnosis confirmed by bacteriological
examination.
20. Dourine.—-No case was reported during the year.
21. Other diseases.—The loss under this head was only one animal
as against 3 in the preceding year, but no details thereof are available.
Bovine Diseases.
22
Rinderpest.—During the year there has been considerable
abatement in deaths from this disease and very few districts were
seriously affected: 9,345 deaths were recorded as against 10,183 in the
previous year. Wherever it occurred usual preventive measures
including inoculations were undertaken. The districts which suffered
most severely on this account were Bakarganj, Burdwan and Khulna.
23. Foot and mouth.—The disease appeared in a very virulent form
in the districts of Bogra and Tippera, in which 588 deaths occurred out
of 857 recorded for the whole province. As reported last year, deaths
on this account were confined to young stock or weak and decrepit
animals.
24. Hæmorrhagic septicæmia.—The loss under this head was rather
low this year, the aggregate mortality on this account being 2,035 as
against 3,590 in the preceding year. With the exception of the districts
of Birbhum and Howrah this disease was prevalent more or less
throughout the province.
25. Blackquarter.—Only 70 deaths affecting 5 districts occurred as
against 397 in the previous year.
20. Anthrax.—The number of deaths under this head was compara
tively low this year, being 147 as against 169 in the preceding year.
27. Other contagious diseases.—The mortality from these is reported
to be 90 as against 170 in the previous year.
28. Contagious diseases amongst other animals.—These include
rabies and distemper in dogs, fowl cholera and cases of
Suspected
poisoning. etc. Considerable less mortality is noticed under this head,
the loss being 462 as against 802 in the preceding year.
Table III.—Preventive Inoculation.
29. Table III gives the record of inoculations performed in the
province during the year.
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30. Inoculation was undertaken in 455 outbreaks and 89,088 animals
were inoculated as against 142,761 animals protected in 704 outbreaks in
the preceding year. Details of inoculation are as follows:—
Rinderpest .. .. ..
Hæmorrhagic septicæmia ..
Anthrax .. .. ..
Blackquarter .. .. ..
Total ..
1930-31.
73,622
14,197
905
364
89,088
1929-30.
110,043
29,298
747
2,673
142,761
31. A reference to the figures above will show that there has been am
enormous decrease in the number of inoculations due partly to the less-
prevalence of serious outbreaks and partly to economy now strictly
observed in the matter of consuming serum.
32. Besides the above figures, 564 animals were protected in 7
outbreaks in Calcutta and its suburbs by the staff of the Bengal Veterinary
College. A further batch of 417 animals were inoculated against
rinderpest by the serum simultaneous method at the centres noted
below:—
Name of Centre.
Rangpur Cattle Farm .. .. ..
Kalimpong Farm .. .. ..
Khulna .. .. ..
Dacca Farm, etc. .. .. ..
Total
Number of
animals
inoculated.
.. 74
.. 19
.. 281
..
43
.. 417
33. The number of deaths amongst the cattle inoculated by the-
Scrum Alone method was altogether 458 or 0.5 for the whole province.
34. A sum of Rs. 27,827-12 was paid to the Director, Imperial
Institute of Veterinary Research, at Muktesar for the supply of sera and
vaccines during the year.
Table IV.
35. Table IV shows the number of animals treated by the Itinerant
Veterinary Assistant Surgeons both at headquarters and in the mufassal
during the year. It also includes the work done in the mufassal by the
Stationary Veterinary Assistant Surgeons in charge of hospitals and
dispensaries.