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eighteen years' service in this College and was very worthy of: the post he
held. His death is really a great lots to the College which will be difficult
to repair.
3. The post of a second grade Deputy Superintendent which became
vacant last year by the death of Mr. S. N. Mitter was filled on the 6th
September 1916 by promoting Mr. S. K. Mitra. a third grade Deputy Superin-
tendent. The place of the latter has been recommended to Government to
be filled in July next by promoting Mr. N. L. Mitter. Chief Glanders
Inspector.
4. The teaching staff was short throughout the year of two of its
members whose duties had to be distributed among the other members of
the College in addition to their own duties.
5. The Manager of hostels retired on 1st February on invalid pension.
6. Staff.—The shortage of staff necessitated extra work and responsi-
bility from each member. The excellent results of the year's working go to
prove that the efforts of the whole staff was entirely satisfactory.
THE EPIZOOTIC DISEASES OF ANIMALS
DEPARTMENT, CALCUTTA.
All the stables in the Calcutta glanders area were regularly inspected
by the glanders staff, in 9 of which Glanders and in 6 Surra were detected.
2. Thirty-one horses were seized and brought to the hospital, where
after being submitted to the Mallein test, 23 were destroyed (8 for glanders,
and 15 for Surra), 7 died (3 from Glanders. 3 from Surra and 1 from
Pneumonia) and one having been proved free from any of the diseases
scheduled under the Glanders and Farcy Act, was discharged.
3. A compensation of Rs. 175 was paid for the destruction of two
horses affected with surra.
4. Two thousand nine hundred and ninty-three head of cattle were
inoculated with protective serum against Rinderpest which was very rife
in Calcutta and its neighbourhood, specially in the Municipal gowk lianas of
Calcutta (districts Nos. I, II, IV), Howrah, Cossipore-Chitpore. Manicktolla.
and Garden Reach, also at the Sodepur Pinjrapole. Alipore Jail and Supply
and Transport Lines, Hastings. Foot and Mouth disease was also pre-
valent among the bullocks of the Supply and Transport Lines and the animals
of the Tangra Slaughter House Stock Yard. Prompt measures were adopted
for its repression.
Rupees 656-6 was realized as price of the serum used and credited to
Government.
5. At the instance of the Health Officer. Corporation of Calcutta.
64 calves were tested with tuberculin.
6. All the cattle sheds in the Calcutta glanders area were regularly
inspected.
RAYMOND RESEARCH LABORATORY.
During the year most useful work was done in the Laboratory.
2. Brains of 94 suspected rabid animals, received from the College
Hospital or from the district, were microscopically examined, of which 62
were certified as rabies. Persons bitten by these animals were advised to
undergo anti-rabic treatment.
3. Two hundred and two pathological specimens were received for
examination from the districts of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa and elsewhere,
of which 34 were diagnosed as Surra, 20 Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia, 20
Anthrax, 3 Black Quarter, 1 Piroplasmosis, 1 Pyæmia, 1 Demodectic Mange,
1 Fowl Cholera, 1 Infectious Pneumonia and 1 Septicæmia.
4. Morbid materials were supplied on request to the Imperial Serologist
and other scientific workers.