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27. The sanctioned appointment of second Imperial officer to this
College is still vacant, although his services are greatly needed.
28. By the demise of Mr. S. N. Mitra, one of the lecturers during the
year, the teaching staff of this College has suffered a considerable loss. He
was an officer of great ability, endless energy and one who will be difficult to
replace.
29. I should like to place on record the share of assistance this College
staff has contributed towards the present war.
Volunteers were asked for as Veterinary Supervisors to bo in charge of
animals on transports sailing from Bombay. Mr. R. V. Pillai, a member of
this College staff, having volunteered was accepted, and I am pleased to say
from reports since received that his services have been much appreciated
30. Government sanctioned the deputation of a Deputy Superintendent
from this College to Madras, Bombay and the Punjab Veterinary Colleges in
order that he might enlarge his experience. Deputy Superintendent Mr. 1).
K. Sen, was deputed to the Madras College from 1st to 26th November 1915
when another Government order was received to postpone the deputation this
year in consideration of the present financial condition. Mr. Sen was
therefore recalled. His report has been submitted to Government-
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Staff.—The death of Mr. Mitter and the absence from illness of the
Hostel Manager threw extra work on both the teaching and clerical stall".
The favourable results shown in this report go to prove that all have
given of their best.
THE EPIZOOTIC DISEASES OF ANIMALS DEPARTMENT,
CALCUTTA.
All the stables in the Calcutta Glanders area were frequently visited by
the Glanders staff : Glanders were detected in live and Surra in four stables.
2. Fourteen horses were brought to the hospital for observation, of
which four were destroyed for Glanders, four died from Glanders and four
from Surra. The remaining two were proved free from infectious disease.
Twenty-live ponies were tested with Mallein at the Calcutta Corporation
gowkhanas, but none of them reacted to the test.
3. No compensation was paid to the owners of horses destroyed under
the Glanders Act, as they were well-to-do men.
4. Three thousand one hundred and eighty-one head of cattle were
inoculated with protective serum against Rinderpest which was prevalent in
the Calcutta Glanders area—specially in the Sodepur Pinjrapole, Alipore
Gowkhana, Aligarh Dairy Farm at Ballygunge and in the Howrah,
Baranagore, Manicktolla, Tittaghur and Barraokpore municipal areas. Foot
and Month disease was also prevalent, amongst the bullocks of the Supply
and Transport Lines and the draft bullocks in the Calcutta, Howrah, and
Manicktolla municipal areas. Prompt attention was given to all outbreaks.
Rupees 339-8 was realised as price of the serum used and credited to
Government.
5. Anthrax appeared in sporadic form among the horses of the Royal
Field Artillery, Barrackpore, and Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia amongst the
cattle of the Sodepore Pinjrapole. In both places, active measures were
taken to stop the spread of these diseases.
6. During the period (12th June to 14th October 1915) the Presidency
Remount Depôt was closed—no horse from foreign countries arrived at. the
Port of Calcutta and consequently no inspection was made as in previous
years, by the Glanders staff.
7. At the request of the Health Officer, Corporation of Calcutta, 66
calves were tested with tuberculin at the Animal Vaccine Depot of which
only one reacted.
8. All the cattle sheds in the Calcutta Glanders area were regularly
inspected.
9. Rabies was prevalent in Calcutta as in previous years. Brains of
115 dogs suspected of rabies were microscopically examined of which 90
proved to have died from this disease.