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Of the remaining six inspectors, Babu J. L. Mitter died, Balm S. X.
Chatterji went through a nine months' course at the Madras Veterinary
College and resumed charge of the Cuttack Circle in March. Veterinary
assistants, Babus M. Agnihotri and P C. Bhattacharji were promoted tempo-
rarily to the grade of Inspectors on the 16th July, 1919, and placed in charge
of the Motihari and Muzaffarpur Circles, respectively. Veterinary assistant,
Babu N. N. Ghose, acted as officiating inspector, first of the Cuttack Circle
and subsequently of the Patna and Gaya Circles. Babu D. C Guha continued
to act as temporary inspector, Purnea Circle. The work of the Inspectors
was, on the whole, satisfactory.
As regards the veterinary assistants, 91 including one under the
Bettiah Raj were on the roll during the year. Of these, two, viz., Babus J. L.
Bose and M. M. Banarji were on deputation, the former as khedda officer
in Angul, and the hitter at the cattle-breeding farm at Sipaya ; three assistants
as noted above, were appointed inspectors, two were dismissed, one removed,
one resigned and one died. There were, therefore., eighty-one assistants at
the end of the year. Twenty-seven assistants were absent on leave for various
periods during the year. The work of the following veterinary assistants is
commended :—
Stationary Veterinary Assistants G. N. Mazumdar, Muzaffarpur ;
G. K. Sinha, Barkipore ; S. R. Bagchee, Bhngalpur ; Maulavi
Mahommed Azam, Laheria Sarai ;Babus P. C. Das, Arrah; 11. L.
Manual, Gaya; D. N. Mukharji, Ranchi.
Itinerant Veterinary Assistants H. K. Roy, Bagaha ; A. T. Das,
Jamalpur ; I. B. Ghose, Dhanbad ; T.Singh, Begusarai; Maulavi
Mahommed Quasim, Samastipur ; A. K. Ghose, Dinapore.
The four veterinary assistants who joined the army reverted to the
Department. Babu K. C. Chattarji was granted medical leave, Babu P. C.
Bhattacharji, who was well spoken of by the military authorities, was promoted
Inspector. Babu M. P. Pillai joined as Veterinary Assistant at Chaibasa and
the fourth, Babu S. Chakravartti, was granted leave as a Reserve Veterinary
Assistant.
RESEARCH WORK.
Three hundred and fifty-eight specimens including smears of blood, pus,
etc., were received at the Laboratory, out of which diseases were diagnosed in
72 cases as follows :—
Anthrax 8 ; Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia 14; Black-quarter 17, Trypano-
somiasis 15 ; Piroplasmosis 2 ; Strangles 1 ; Miscellaneous diseases 15.
A very large number of slides were also examined by the Laboratory
Assistant in the mofassal, viz., at Sipaya and in Champaran, Muzaffarpur and
(Java Districts in connection with outbreaks. Three cases of Johne's disease
were confirmed by the Director and First Imperial Bacteriologist at the
Bettiah Farm, where four more suspected cases are still under observation.
Intravenous injections of trypanblue for piroplasmosis in dogs were
carried out with satisfactory results.
The laboratory assistant made frequent visits to the Patna slaughter-
house with the object of detecting cases of tuberculosis but so far his efforts
have met with no success. Assistants in other towns have reported similarly.
The difficulty of getting supplies for the laboratory has been considerable
and at present work is being carried on under considerable difficulties. Babu
P. Panda worked intelligently and energetically but ho Will require a further
D. QUINLAN, M.R.C.V.S.,
Superintendent,
Civil Veterinary
Department
Bihar and Orissa.