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58. Athletic Section.—The students have now a very excellent
play-ground with two tennis courts attached.
59. Games.—Football, cricket, tennis, hockey, boxing, etc., were
indulged in by the students under the general supervision and care
of the College Gymnasium Instructor who, in addition, looked after
the preparation of the playing field. They visited and played with
outside teams on several occasions.
60. The following were the members of the Sports Club
Committee : —
President
Vice-President
General Secretary
Principal.
Vice-Principal.
Manager of the College.
61. A secretary and a captain also were voted by the students from
amongst themselves for the various teams.
62. Rupees 336 were raised by subscription from the students, and
a similar amount was sanctioned by Government.
63. Competitions.—There was no arrangement for "Competitive
Sports" to be held here, but students interested in such were sent to
different clubs, etc., to compete under arrangements made by the
Gymnasium Instructor.
64. Drill.—Besides the usual games, drill classes were regularly
held under the Gymnasium Instructor for the improvement of the
health of the students. Group games, running, jumping, etc., were
also introduced by him. The general health and physique of the
students thereby greatly improved. Instruction in regard to body
hygiene was also given by him.
65. Gymnasium.—A gymnasium is maintained here, and which is
well equipped with the necessary
apparatus. Primary
gymnastic
classes were held for the new students and advanced classes for the
more senior ones. Three prizes were awarded to the best men of each
of the three classes at the end of the year.
66. Hospital.—General.—During the year under
report,
3,766
patients were treated in the three wards against 2,674 of last year and
282 operations performed against 291 of last year. The details of
work in each ward are shown separately.
67. Out of 16,395 prosecutions under the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals Act during the year under consideration in the Calcutta
Police Courts, only some 705 animals were sent to the College infirmary
for rest and treatment by the trying Magistrates against
15,595
prosecutions and 209 detentions in the hospital during 1928-29.
68. The fees for treatment, etc., were Rs. 18,105-1-3 and the cost
of feeding was Rs. 21,631 against Rs. 23,162,1-1 and Rs. 25,784
respectively, of last year. The latter figures included the free treatment
and upkeep of the riding ponies, ambulance horses and breeding and
draft cattle belonging to the College and of free treatment of patients
of poor people. These figures are commendable.
69. Horse ward.—Babu J. N. Dutta Chowdhury, G.B.V.C., was in
charge of this ward throughout the year.
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Treatment of animals.—(1) In-patients.—The total number of
in-patients admitted and treated during the year was 177.
(2) Out-patients.—The
number of out-patients was 14.
(3) Cruelty cases.—Sixty-eight
horses were sent by the Bankshall
and Alipore Courts in connection with convictions under Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals Act. Out of the above number of horses, 58 were
admitted as in-patients for treatment and rest and the remaining 10
were humanely destroyed in accordance with the Principal's final
opinion given to the trying Magistrate.
70. Practical training of students in hospital clinics.—Students of
the College were, as usual, given practical training in hospital practice
regarding dressing and treatment of animals.
71. Shoeing forge.—There is a well equipped
shoeing
forge
attached to this hospital, where horses and cattle are shoed with ordinary
as well as surgical shoes.
72. In addition to the Government ponies and horses and draught
cattle which were shod regularly, 62 horses belonging to private owners
were so dealt with during the year.
73. Government animals.—Four new ponies were purchased during
the year to replace the four disabled ones—three of which were for the
riding school and one for fodder cart work.
74. Cattle ward.—Babu S. N. Sinha, G.B.V.C., was in charge of
this ward from the beginning of the year till 31st August, when he
was promoted to a Lecturership in Veterinary Surgery and Obstetrics.
Babu W. C. Bhadra, G.B.V.C., took charge from him from 1st September
1929.
75. During the year 602 cattle, 473 buffaloes and 45 other animals
were treated as in-patients, out of which 236 cattle and 401 buffaloes
were sent by the Magistrate, in connection with the Cruelty Act, for
various ailments.
76. As out-patients 1,516 animals were treated during the year.
77. Operations.—During the year 192 operations were performed.
78. Outbreaks.—During the year, three rinderpest outbreaks
occurred in this ward amongst cruelty cases, but by prompt
precautionary measures plus inoculation with anti-renderpest serum,
there were no casualties. Six hundred and fifty head of cattle were
inoculated.
79. Sanitation.—Sanitation of the ward good. This year a few
more improvements were made to the cattle sheds.
80. Dog ward.—Maulvi A. Latiff, G.B.V.C., was in charge.
81. This ward was open for the treatment of cases and clinical
study by students throughout the year under review. Two officers of
the Civil Veterinary Department, Bengal, and two officers of the
Calcutta Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals went through
"Refresher Courses" here for a few months before they were put in
charge of canine hospitals in their respective
departments. Many
important cases from outside the presidency
were sent for major
operations. Many new drugs released for use in human medicine were
experimented with here on unclaimed dog patients. The results were
noted and applied and demonstrated to the students. Cases undergoing
Pasteur's anti-rabic vaccination here are on the increase (as per summary
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below). The operation theatre and the dressing section of this ward
have been greatly improved and appreciated by both staff and public.
The dog-run continued to provide a healthful recreation ground for
the more convalescent of the patients. A new building has been
constructed at a safe distance from the General Ward to be used as a
"Canine Contagious Ward," and its utility as such is only pending the
arrangements for water supply and light. When these are completed
a, very necessary adjunct to the Canine Hospital will have been laid
down.
Summary.
In-patients .. ..
Out-patients .. ..
Operations .. ..
Cases undergone anti-rabic vac-
cination.
1928-29.
757
151
111
24
1929-30.
692
146
90
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82. Lands and buildings.—Each year great improvements are
being made in this department and at present there are several
proposals pending with the Public Works Department for plans and
estimate. The application of electric lights to the hospitals and other
buildings was completed during the year. The benefits of such cannot
be overestimated, but there are still several small schemes awaiting
the administrative approval of Government. I do feel sometimes, loss
to Government occurs from a too seldom routine repair or painting
of wood and iron structures, which could be prevented by annual than
biennial repairs and biennial than quadrennial.
83. Provincial and subordinate establishment.—The total strength
of the provincial and subordinate staff employed at the College is
included in Table VII of the
Report of the
Civil
Veterinary
Department, Bengal. This statement is enclosed with this report also
for ready reference.
84. Expenditure Of the College.—The main results of receipts and
expenditure of the College, compiled in my office and verified by the
Accountant-General, Bengal, are given in Table II of this Report.
Raymond Research Laboratory.
1. During the year under report Babu H. C. Ganguly acted as
Laboratory Assistant until the 20th August 1929, when he was promoted
to officiate as a lecturer and Babu K. K. Banerjee was appointed to
act in his place.
2. The Laboratory was under the charge of the Vice-Principal
throughout the year.
3. (1) Training.—Training
in general laboratory methods was
imparted to the senior students. Special instructions regarding the
use of anti-sera and vaccines and microscopical examination of
pathological specimens were also given to the same students in
batches.
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4. The proposal for reopening the Post Graduate Class is still
under consideration.
5. (2) Rabies.—During
the period 119 brains of dogs, cats and
horses, suspected of rabies, were examined. Positive results
were
obtained in 92 cases and persons bitten or licked by diseased animals
were immediately advised to undergo anti-rabic treatment. (Vide
Appendix A.)
6. (3) Examination
of specimens.—Altogether
720 specimens of
blood, morbid materials, fœces, urine and milk were received from the
College, District Veterinary Assistant Surgeons, Army Remount Depôt,
Rangpur Cattle Farm, Zoological Garden and other outside public
bodies for examination. The results revealed on examination were
immediately communicated to the parties concerned.
7. (4) Autopsy.—Post-mortem
examinations, were conducted on
carcases of all animals which died or were destroyed in this College,
as well as on those received from other sources.
8. The senior students were instructed in the methods of conducting
post-mortem examinations. Demonstrations sand clinical notes were
also given.
9. Pathological specimens of interest
revealed during such
autopsies were collected and preserved in the Colleg'e museum for
demonstration purposes.
10. (5) Examination
of bone meal and hide.—Numbers of samples
of bone-meal and hides intended for export to Australia, New Zealand,
Hamburg, etc., were biologically and bacteriologically examined in
the laboratory.
11. (6) Preparation
of
Auto-Vaccines.—At
the request of the
Veterinary Officer, Army Remount Depot, Alipore, and private
practitioners, autogenous vaccines were prepared and supplied at a
nominal cost sufficient to cover initial expenses incurred in their
preparation. The reports so far received were very satisfactory.
12. (7) Milk.—Examinations
of milk were carried out for instruc-
tional purposes during the latter part of the session. This type of
instruction will be extended in future years.
13. (8) Experimental
animals.—Sheep,
rabbits, guinea-pigs and
fowls were maintained in a shed outside the laboratory for conducting
biological experiments.
14. Pure line selections from Chittagong and Rhode Island Red
were started during the year. It is proposed to undertake genetical
investigations on the egg size and laying capacity of crosses between
Chittagong and Rhode Island Red and also between country and Rhode
Island Red.
15. The hatching of eggs by Hearson's Embiyological Incubator
was under operation during the winter and the chickens were reared
by hand-feeding. The results so far obtained are most encouraging.
10. (9) Serum cellar.—During
the year 515 requisitions for sera
and vaccines were received and complied with, and the total number
of transactions amounted to about 1,000.
17. Altogether 205,300 unit doses of Anti-Rinderpest Serum—vide
Appendix C; 31,540 unit doses of Anti-Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia
Serum—vide Appendix B; 1,120 unit doses of Anti-Anthrax Serum;
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3,580 unit doses of Black Quarter Serum; 100 unit doses of Black
Quarter Aggressin; 68 doses of Mallein and 3 doses of Tuberculin were
expended during the year—vide Appendix D. A detailed
report
together with statement of issue, etc., of different sera and vaccine was
submitted separately to Government.
It might be mentioned that the
work in this connection has vastly increased and the shortage of the
laboratory staff is beginning to be felt.
18. It is gratifying to report that the proposal for converting the
serum cellar into a proper cold store for storing biological products
has been approved, and the cost for insulating the cellar and the erection
of a modern refrigerating plant with its appendages has also been
sanctioned by Government. The work is expected to be completed
within this financial year.
19. (10) Diagrams and charts.—The "Artist-Photographer" attached
to the laboratory was kept busy throughout the year. Several additions
to the already existing number of charts and diagrams were made, in
addition to renovation of the old charts, diagrams and lantern slides.
Photos of interesting cases were also taken and kept for the purpose
of demonstration.
20. (11) Supply of blood serum.—At the request of the Imperial
Serologist to the Government of Bengal, blood from healthy buffaloes
was supplied from time to time during the year.
21. (12) Lethal
chamber.—In order to solve economically the
problem of destroying stray dogs sent by the Calcutta Police and in
the absence of an up-to-date lethal chamber in the city, a closed wooden
box 6' x 2' x 3' high was utilised for the purpose. Dogs and other small
animals intended for destruction were enclosed in the box after a
measured quantity of liquid hydrocarbon was poured into it. This
practice had to be resorted to as a temporary measure, pending the
erection of a modern lethal chamber as in vogue in the most modern
veterinary colleges whereby stray dogs, etc., are destroyed by
electricity.
22. (13) Serum transport.—The Manager had to take up, for more
efficient working, the work involved in this section in addition to his
other duties. He carried on this duty efficiently during the year.
Department of Epizootic Diseases of Animals in Calcutta.
Control.—This department was as usual under the control of the
Principal throughout the year.
2. Staff.—Babu J. N. Mitter was the Chief Inspector and six
Inspectors were in charge of six Glanders districts; one was attached to
the Police Court to give expert professional opinion on cases tried
under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and another attached
to the College to attend to all emergent calls in addition to routine
office work.
3. Jurisdiction.—During the year the Calcutta
Glanders
area
remained unchanged; it extended from Ichapur to Matiaburuz, together
with the South Suburban and Tollygunge Municipalities and the
municipal jurisdiction of Howrah.
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During the year under report the Inspectors were so deputed thrice
only and they examined 1,188 horses and ponies and 29 cattle. No
clinical symptoms of any infectious disease were noticed on
examination.
9. Training and practical demonstration to College students.—
During the Mallein test on glanders cases, senior students of the
College were given a practical demonstration of the test work; they
were also taken to the inoculation camps with the Inspectors and taught
the methods of preventive inoculation in the field.
10. Cattle census work.—Under the auspices of the
Bengal
Agricultural Department the Fourth Quinquennial Cattle Census was
held during the latter part of the year 1929-30, and under the orders of
Government our Inspectors had to perform the enumeration work for
the area covered by the Calcutta Municipal Corporation. This task
took nearly five weeks to finish, as the area is too extensive to he
completed properly and accurately in a shorter time. A report on that
work was furnished to the Director of Agriculture,
Bengal. It
transpired that there was an all round increase in the numbers of
bovines, but the number of horses and ponies showed a decline to an
appreciable
extent, and this is attributable to the gradual
but
extensive introduction of motor vehicles in the town with a
corresponding decrease in the upkeep of horse-drawn carriages, etc.
General.—(a) The Advisory
Committee of Management of this
College ceased to sit on the expiry of their term of office (24th
September 1929). It has since been reconstituted with the following
members: (Government Notification No. 204T.A.I., dated 23rd May
1930): —
(1) Rai Abinash Chandra Banerjee Bahadur, President.
(2) G. Morgan, Esq., C.I.E.
(3) R. H. M. Roshtomjee, Esq.
(4) A. Raheem, Esq., C.I.E.
(5) Dr. T. Ahmed, M.B.
(6) S. M. Bose, Esq.
(7) Babu Lalit Mohon Singh Roy, M.L.C.
(8) Babu Debendra Kumar Sen.
(9) Veterinary Adviser to the Government of Bengal.
(10) Vice-Principal, Bengal Veterinary College.
(11) Principal, Bengal Veterinary College,
Vice-President
and
Secretary.
2. (b) The rules of the College, hostels and hospital which have
been revised, are still under the consideration of Government.
3. (c) Rai Sahib Debakar Dey, Assistant Principal, and Babu
Surendra Krishna Mitra, Senior Lecturer, were permitted to retire
from the service of Government.
4. (d) Babu Debendra Kumar Sen was granted leave, on urgent
private affairs, from 2nd January 1930 to 30th March 1930.
5. (e) Owing to various activities both in the College and in the
hospitals attached to it, the office work is now enormously increased.
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6. Special remarks.—Vice-Principal.—Mr. S. S. Ahmed received,
during the year, the well deserved honour of "Khan Sahib."
7. Lecturers.—Lieutenant
Dutta was deputed to the Indian Science
Congress at Allahabad to report on the discovery of a new
fungus
"Eidamella Actoni" parasitic to dogs in a paper entitled "A Preliminary
Report of an Investigation into the Fungoid Diseases of Domestic
Animals."
8. Office.—Babu A. N. Dutta, the Head Assistant, worked
assiduously and well and without enjoying any holidays during the
year.
9. Babu I. K. Ghosh, Accountant, was of great assistance to me-
in all matters relating to the accounts of the College. He also-
sacrificed almost all the recognised holidays from pressure of heavy
work in his section.
10. Teaching staff, etc.—(i) (a). Khan Sahib S. S.
Ahmed.—As
previously stated, this officer acted as Vice-Principal and was in charge
of the office of the Principal during the year from 12th September¬
1929 to 16th December
1929. He has always been to me and to¬
Government a most loyal and helpful worker and that part of the year,
in which I was actually in charge of the College,
etc., was no
exception to the display of his qualities as a Vice-Principal.
(b) I have nothing special to remark on others of the staff who
contribute so much to the smooth and successful
running of this-
institution, but that the more recently introduced officers here have-
come up to my expectations and, I would hope, will continue to hold
the trust I place in them.
(c) The Manager of the College (Babu B. B. Banerjee) continued
to display and apply, with my consent, numerous suggestions for the
improvement of the grounds, the hostels and the College in general,
with the same versatility and untiring energy of previous years.
(ii) The report, this year, has been greatly amplified and no small
effort at making more lucid and readable at a glance, the statistical
data has been given to the appendices in the form of charts and printed
tables to each section of our activities. I trust these few additions will
be appreciated by Government, as a desire only to make our report
more readable and interesting but none the less accurate as a record of
our work for the year.
A. D. MACGREGOR,
Principal, Bengal Veterinary College¬
BELGACHIA:
The 30th June 1930.
Appendix A.
Chart showing incidence of Rabies during the year 1929-30.
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Appendix B.
Chart showing issues, etc., of Anti-Haemorrhagic Sep ticaemia Serum
during the year 1929-30.
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Appendix C.
Chart showing issues, etc, of Anti-Rinderpest Serum during the year
1929-30.
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APPENDIX D.
Statement showing expenditure of Sera and Vaccines in each District
during the year 1929-30.
Serial
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Districts.
24-Parganas
Nadia .. ..
Murshidabad ..
Jessore ..
Khulna ..
Burdwan ..
Birbhum ..
Midnapore ..
Bankura ..
Hooghly ..
Howrah (Uluberia)
Dacca
Mymensingh ..
Faridpur ..
Bakarganj ..
Rajshahi ..
Dinajpur ..
Jalpaiguri ..
Rangpur ..
Bogra .. ..
Pabna ..
Malda .. ..
Darjeeling ..
Cooch Behar ..
Tippera ..
Noakhali ..
Chittagong ..
B. V. College (f)
..
Total
..
Anti¬
Rinder¬
post.
8,050
5,800
3,200
750
12,050
10,000
6,700
15,200
16,650
1,700
200
600
5,800
1,100
16,200
2,400
36,250
5,750
6,100
9,750
2,000
4,550
350
4,950
9,200
11,750
8,250
205,300
Unit doses consumed.
Anti¬
Hæmorr¬
hagic
Septi-
cæmia.
2,040
980
1,200
1,120
3,160
1,000
(a) 560
3,140
1,000
2,240
500
420
940
40
1,620
3,180
1,820
180
(d) 1,660
1,160
920
60
820
1,620
160
31,540
Anti¬
Anthrax.
420
..
..
..
..
..
40
..
..
(b) 260
..
..
..
..
340
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
60
..
..
1,120
Black
Quarter
Serum.
..
840
..
..
..
100
1,440
60
680
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
(c) 200
..
..
..
160
..
..
..
..
100
3,580
Black
Quarter
Aggressin.
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
(c) 50
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
50
100
(a) Including 40 doses used for the local jail animals.
(b) Including 100 doses used for the local municipal and 140 doses for the local jail animals.
(c) Used for the local municipal animals.
(d) Including 40 doses used in Tobacco Farm and 580 doses in the Cattle Farm.
(e) Used in the Rangpur Cattle Farm.
(f) Including doses sold, etc.
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The following prizes were awarded to the students of this College on the
25th March 1930. Sir H. S. Paul, Kt., distributed the diplomas, certificates
and prizes:—
Class C.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Awarded for.
Best man of the year
First prize ..
Second prize ..
First prize ..
Second prize ..
First prize ..
Second prize ..
First prize ..
Second Prize ..
Description of prizes.
(a) Raymond Star.
(b) Hand Bag.
(c) Examination of horses for soundness.
(d) Stethoscope.
(a) Veterinary Medicine.
(a) Medal.
(b) Examination of horses for soundness.
(c) Black's Veterinary Dictionary.
(d) Pencil and tablet.
(a) Hay's Notes for Horse Owners.
(b) Call bell.
(c) Scalpel.
(b) Veterinary Surgery.
(a) Medal.
(b) Stitt's Bacteriology.
(c) Hadley's Veterinary Science.
(d) Pencil and tablet.
(a) Examination of horses for soundness.
(b) Reek's Diseases of Horse's Foot.
(c) Call bell.
(c) Operative Surgery.
(a) Pocket case.
(b) Animal Nutrition (Linton's).
(c) Examination of horses for soundness.
(d) Pencil-stand (spring).
(a) Dollar's practice of Veterinary Surgery.
(b) Animal Nutrition (Wood's).
(c) Inkwell.
(d) Therapeutics.
(a) Reek's Diseases of the Foot.
(b) Examination of horses for soundness.
(c) Stethoscope.
(d) Inkpot (big).
(a) Examination of horses for soundness.
(b) Dollar's Practice of Veterinary Surgery.
(c) Inkpot.
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10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
Awarded for.
Description of prizes.
(e) Soundness and aging.
First prize ..
Second prize ..
First prize
..
Second prize ..
First prize ..
Best man of the year
First prize ..
Second prize ..
First prize ..
Second prize ..
(a) Mullar and Glass' Diseases of Dogs.
(b) Lander's Toxicology.
(c) Leather case.
(d) Inkpot.
(a) Examination of horses for soundness.
(b) Scalpel.
(c) Double pen-stand.
(f) Riding.
(a) Examination of horses for soundness.
(b) Polo whip.
(a) Fly switch.
(g) Gymnastics.
(a) Sandow's grip dumbells.
Class B.
(a) Medal.
(b) Hand bag.
(c) Examination of horses for soundness.
(a) Physiology.
(a) Dollar's Surgery (Regional).
(b) Leather case.
(c) Stethoscope.
(d) Ink-stand.
(a) Courtney's Veterinary Medicines.
(b) Stethoscope.
(c) Scalpel.
(b) Anatomy.
(a) Hoare's Therapeutics.
(b) Stethoscope.
(c) Pen-stand.
(d) Blotters.
(a) Hoare's Therapeutics.
(b) Stethoscope.
(c) Scalpel.
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20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
Awarded for.
First prize ..
Second prize ..
First prize ..
Second prize ..
First prize ..
Second prize ..
First prize ..
Best man of the year
First prize ..
Second prize ..
Description of prizes.
(c) Hygiene.
(a) Hoare's Therapeutics.
(b) Stethoscope.
(c) Blotter.
(d) Pen-stand.
(a) Dun's Veterinary Medicine.
(b) Stethoscope.
(c) Pencil and refill.
(d) Shoeing.
(a) Courtney's Veterinary Medicine.
(b) Blotter.
(c) Stethoscope.
(d) Pen-stand.
(a) William's Veterinary Medicine.
(b) Stethoscope.
(c) Pencil and refill.
(e) Riding.
(a) Examination of horses for soundness.
(b) Polo whip.
(a) Fly switch.
(f) Gymnastics.
(a) Terry's exercise.
Class A.
(a) Medal.
(b) Hand bag.
(c) Examination of horses for soundness.
(a) Anatomy.
(a) Dun's Veterinary Medicines.
(b) Stethoscope.
(c) Blotter.
(d) Inkpot.
(a) Banham's Posology.
(b) Pencil and refill.
(c) Scalpel.