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and was granted leave for two months from the 22nd February, 1921. Two
more veterinary assistants, Babus N. Chattarji and S. Chakravarty, were
appointed sub. pro tem, inspectors and held charge of the Patna and Chaibassa
Circles, respectively, Veterinary assistant. Babu R. K. Ram, was appointed
Staff Veterinary Assistant but was attached to the office. Another assistant,
Maulavi S. R. Hasan, a graduate of the Punjab Veterinary College, was
given the post of a Staff Veterinary Assistant in consideration of the satisfac-
tory record of his services under the Military Department.
Altogether 92 veterinary assistants, including the one under the Bettiah
Raj, were employed during the year. Of these, three assistants as noted
above were promoted to the Inspector's grade, one viz., Babu J. L. Bose,
was on deputation as Khedda Officer, Angul, one (Babu M. M. Banarji)
was excluded from the list as being under the Agricultural Department,
three were dismissed and two died. There were accordingly eighty-one
veterinary assistants on the roll at the end of the year.
The strength of the total subordinate staff employed is shown in table VII.
The names of the following officers are specially mentioned for good work :—
Veterinary Inspectors,—Babus B, L. Sar, P. C. Bhattacharji, M.
Agnihotri, D. C. Guha, N. Chattarji and N. N. Ghose.
Headquarters staff.—Babu P. Panda, Laboratory Assistant and Babu
R. K. Ram, Office Veterinary Assistant.
Stationary Veterinary Assistants.— Babus G. K. Sinha, Bankipur; G. N.
Mazumdar, Muzaffarpur ; P. C. Das, Arrah ; B. L. Moitra, Monghyr ; A. C.
Rautra, Cuttack ; H. L. Mandal, Gaya ; and S. M. Mohan Raj, Sambalpur.
Itinerant Veterinary Assistants.—Babus A. K. Ghose, Dinapore ; H. K.
Roy, Ramnagar ; J. N. Bose, Gaya ; N. D. Singh, Daltonganj ; M. Ram,
Sasaram ; and Maulavi S. Muhammad, Bettiah.
RESEARCH WORK.
During the year under report, four hundred and fourteen specimens
including smears of blood, pus, fæces, etc., were received at the laboratory
for examination. Out of these, diseases were diagnosed in 102 cases as
follows :—
Anthrax 13, Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia 27; Black-quarter 15; Trypanoso-
miasis 8 ; Piroplasmosis 12 ; Anaplasmosis 1 ; Mange 2 ; Pneumonia 1 ; Malig-
nant Oedema 1 ; Dysentery 1; Fowl cholera 14 ; miscellaneous diseases 7.
Besides the above, 113 post-mortem specimens and 38 species of biting flies
were examined and preserved in the labora tory museum.
The work of the laboratory is developing rapidly and time has arrived
when the question of increasing the present accommodation should be consi-
dered.
Some apparatus and fittings, etc., were obtained from England in March
last but the articles cannot be conveniently accommodated for want of suffi-
cient room. A small experimental station is also urgently needed.
GENERAL REMARKS.
The draft manual of the Department was rewritten and submitted to
Government for sanction.
Some model rules prescribing fees for the treatment of animals at hospitals
and dispensaries and also regulating the extent of private practice of
a veterinary assistant were issued by Government. The local bodies are
gradually adopting these rules for the institutions maintained by them.
During the year under report, the office staff worked most willingly and
efficiently, and the Head Assistant, Babu Digbijoy Roy Chaudhury, deserves
mention.
P. B. RILEY,
CAPT., I.C.V.D.
Offg. Veterinary Adviser to the
Government of Bihar and Orissa.