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Reports.
— on working of Bombay
Veterinary College, Bombay
City and Harbour Veterinary
Department,
and
Civil
Veterinary
Department,
Presidency proper and Sind,
for 1932-33.
GOVERNMENT OF BOMBAY.
REVENUE
DEPARTMENT.
Resolution No. P. 52/18451.
Bombay Castle, 23rd October 1933.
Letter from the Director of Veterinary Services, Bombay
Presidency (Mr. J. H. G. Jerrom), No. 5545, dated the 31st July
1933—Submitting the reports on the working of the Bombay
Veterinary College, the Bombay City and Harbour Veterinary
Department and the Civil Veterinary Department in the Presidency
proper for the year 1932-33.
Letter from the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department,
Sind and Rajputana (Mr. M. Mohey-Deen), No. 1765/G-IV-3,
dated the 30th June 1933—Submitting the report on the working
of the Civil Veterinary Department, Sind, for the year 1932-33.
Memorandum from the Commissioner in Sind (Mr. R. E. Gibson,
C.I.E., I.C.S.), No. G.L. 3093, dated the 28th July 1933.
RESOLUTION .—Recorded.
By order of the Government of Bombay
(Transferred Departments),
H. V. R. IENGAR,
Under Secretary to Government.
To
The Commissioner in Sind,
The Commissioners of Divisions,
All Collectors, including the Deputy Commissioner, Upper Sind
Frontier,
The Director of Veterinary Services, Bombay Presidency,
The Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, Sind and
Rajputana,
The Director of Agriculture,
The Chief Agricultural Officer in Sind,
The Director of Public Health,
The Accountant General,
The General Department,
The Home Department,
The Political and Reforms Department,
The Finance Department.
Bk Q 36—7
BOMBAY: PRINTED AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS.
Annual Administration Reports of the
Civil Veterinary Department, Bombay
Presidency, including the Bombay Veteri-
nary College; the Bombay City and
Harbour Veterinary Department and the
Civil Veterinary Department in Sind
For the Year 1933-34
[Price—Annas 3 or 4d.]
BOMBAY
PRINTED AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS
1935
Obtainable from the Superintendent, Government Printing and Stationery,
Bombay, or through the High Commissioner for India, India House,
Aldwych, London, W.C.2, or through any recognised Bookseller
No. 8292 OF 1934.
Poona, dated 31st July 1934.
From
E. S. FARBROTHER, Esquire, M.R.C.V.S., I.V.S.,
Director of Veterinary Services,
Bombay Presidency, Poona ;
To
THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,
Revenue Department, Bombay.
Subject.—Annual Administration Reports of the Civil
Veterinary Department, Bombay Presidency
(Proper), the Bombay Veterinary College and
the Bombay City and Harbour Veterinary
Department for the year 1933-34.
Sir,
I have the honour to submit for the consideration of Government,
the Annual Administration Reports of the Civil Veterinary Depart-
ment, Bombay Presidency, including the Report of the Bombay
Veterinary College and the Bombay City and Harbour Veterinary
Department for the year 1933-34.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
E. S. FARBROTHER,
Director of Veterinary Services,
Bombay Presidency.
Bk Q 39—a
ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE CIVIL
VETERINARY DEPARTMENT, BOMBAY PRESIDENCY,
FOR THE YEAR 1933-34.
I held charge of the post of Director from April 1st to April 27th,
1933, and from 14th November 1933 to 31st March 1934. During
the period I was on leave, Mr. J. H. G. Jerrom, Superintendent,
Civil Veterinary Department, Sind and Rajputana, officiated.
I was on tour for 63 days, visited 5 districts and inspected
22 Veterinary hospitals and dispensaries and the office of the
Veterinary Inspector, Central Range.
I served as President of the Board of Examiners at the annual
examinations of the Bombay Veterinary College in April 1933.
I also visited Bombay in connection with the meeting called by His
Excellency the Governor to discuss the Manual of Village Improve-
ment, the Provincial Agricultural Research Committee and the
budget session of the Bombay Legislative Council.
I attended the meeting of the Advisory Board of the Imperial
Council of Agricultural Research which was held in Delhi in
February 1934.
Mr. J. H. G. Jerrom was on tour for 22 days and travelled
2,724 miles by rail and 465½ miles by road. During the course of
his tours, he visited 4 districts and inspected 9 hospitals and
dispensaries.
At headquarters, he attended the meeting of Commissioners in
connection with the revision of scales of pay of the Provincial
Services, and the Provincial Agricultural Research Committee and
was appointed an additional member of the Legislative Council for
the discussion of the Bill for the Improvement of Live Stock.
He also attended the Simla meeting of the Advisory Board of
the Imperial Council of Agricultural Research in August 1933.
2. Khan Sahib J. D. Buxy, Deputy Director, was on leave
upto the date of his retirement in January 1934. Mr. Y. N.
Marathe, Veterinary Inspector, officiated in the post during this
period and on Khan Sahib Buxy's retirement, was confirmed.
From the 1st April to 31st August 1933, the Deputy Director
was in charge of the Central Revenue Division. Early in the year,
however, proposals for the appointment of an additional Deputy
Director, or, if financial conditions did not permit of such an
appointment being made, for the existing officer to be relieved of
his divisional charge so that he could be attached to the Director's
establishment, were submitted to Government for sanction. Sanc-
tion to the latter proposal was accorded in Government Resolution,
Revenue Department, No. 8930/28, dated 25th July 1933, and from
1st September 1933, the Deputy Director took over his new office of
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Personal Assistant to the Director with touring duties. At the same
time, Veterinary Inspector, Mr. V. N. Kulkarni, who had been
carrying on the duties of Personal Assistant was appointed to an
Inspector's range. This new arrangement has proved much more
suitable.
Mr. Marathe was on tour for 83 days and travelled 4,004 miles
by rail and 1,258 miles by road and 34 miles by sea. He visited
10 districts, inspected 39 hospitals and dispensaries, attended the
Agricultural shows held at Mulegaon in Sholapur district and at
Saswad in Poona district. Mr. V. N. Kulkarni, while holding the
appointment of Personal Assistant, attended two outbreaks of
cattle disease.
I. VETERINARY INSTRUCTION.
3. Staff.—Mr. V. R. Phadke held charge as Principal of the
College throughout the year under report. Mr. M. Mohey Deen
was appointed to do duty as Superintendent, Civil Veterinary
Department, Sind and Rajputana, for a period of about 7½ months,
vice Mr. J. H. G. Jerrom acted as Director of Veterinary Services,
Bombay Presidency. Mr. K. R. S. Aiyar the Lecturer, was
appointed to act as Assistant Professor vice Mr. M. Mohey Deen
and Mr. S. V. Sakhadeo, a member of the Subordinate Veterinary
Service, acted for Mr. Aiyar. The remainder of the staff continued
unchanged.
4. The students.—There were 99 students' names on the rolls on
the 1st of April 1933. All appeared for the Annual Professional
Examination held in April. Of these, 59 passed successfully. Of
the successful students, 28 having passed the final examination
left the College ; 15 students were promoted from class B to
class C and 16 were promoted to class B from class A. In addition
to the above, 7 students from class C, 2 from class B and 5 from
class A were eligible and appeared for the supplementary examina-
tion held in October. All with the exception of 2 in class C
passed. The 5 from class C having qualified left the College.
The 2 from class B were promoted to class C and 5 from class A
were promoted to class B. Twelve students discontinued the
course after having failed.
5. In June 1933, 21 new students were admitted to class A
and 3 old students—2 in class C and 1 in class A—were readmitted.
There were thus 83 students on the rolls at the commencement of
the first session.
6. Of the 21 new students admitted, 10 were natives of the
Bombay Presidency, 4 of Mysore, 1 of Malabar, 1 of Madras, 1 of
Ceylon and 4 of Federated Malay States. Of the new students, 1 had
passed the Intermediate Arts, 2 had passed the First Year Arts and
18 the Matriculation or S.L.C. examinations. The new students
classified according to caste were 8 Brahmins, 1 Maratha, 7 other
Hindus, 4 Christians and 1 Singhalese.
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7. The results of the Annual and Supplementary examinations
held during the year were as follows :—
In the final year or class C, 51 students appeared and
33 passed. In class B, 29 appeared and 17 passed and in class A,
33 appeared and 21 passed. The percentages therefore this year
for the three classes were 64.70, 58.62 and 63.63 respectively as
against 56.81, 64.58 and 58.62 last year and on the total 62.83
as against 61.98 last year.
8. Of the 83 students on the rolls at the commencement of the
First Session (June), 1 student discontinued the course on account
of ill-health, 4 on account of family circumstances and 5 left the
College having passed the Supplementary examination. There were
thus 73 students' names on the rolls at the end of the year as
against 99 at the commencement.
9. There were 9 scholarships vacant at the commencement of
the year viz., 4 for youths from the Presidency Proper and 5 for
youths from Sind. Of the 4 vacancies from the Presidency Proper,
3 were awarded to new students in class A. The Commissioner in
Sind did not send any scholar from Sind. There were in all
8 scholars from the Presidency Proper and 1 from Sind studying
at the College.
The Central Provinces Government continued stipends to
2 scholars already studying at the College and sent 2 new scholars.
The States of Chhota Udaipur, Bansda, Jaipur and Mysore conti-
nued stipends to their scholars. His Exalted Highness the
Nizam's Government continued stipends to the 3 scholars already
in the College. In addition, the States of Sawantwadi and Dharam-
pur each sent 1 fresh scholar. There were thus 24 students in
receipt of some assistance and 49 without such assistance at the
end of the year.
10. The Students Hostel.—The average number of students
occupying the Hostel during the year was 40 as against 38 last
year. The messing arrangements of students continued to be
satisfactory. All arrangements at the Hostel and the students'
Gymkhana were satisfactorily carried out by the Hostel Superin-
tendent Mr. Khan.
11. The Students Gymkhana.— Students availed themselves of
of the Tennis Courts, and games such as foot-ball, hockey and
cricket were played as usual. Athletic Sports were held as before.
Thirteen students enlisted themselves in the Indian Territorial
Force (Urban Infantry) and received military training.
12. Excursions of Students.—Local excursions were made to
places of interest from a veterinary point of view. Excursions to
outside places had to be abandoned as a matter of retrenchment.
13. The Health of Students.—The health of students on the
whole has been good. The Medical Officer attended whenever
necessary.
14. Discipline.—The students have been well behaved and their
attendance at College was satisfactory.
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15. Clinical Instruction.—This was carried out as usual in the
Bai Sakarbai Dinshaw Petit Hospital for. Animals which is
affiliated to the College. During the year, 2,573 in-patients and
1,455 out-patients were treated, a total of 4,028 patients. Of the
in-patients, 564 were Equines, 958 Bovines and 1,051 others.
Thirty-six dogs were subjected to Anti-rabic treatment. The
hospital practice affords sufficient practical work for the students.
16. The Laboratory.—The Laboratory has been utilised for
diagnostic and instructional purposes as heretofore. The following
table shows the number of specimens received and examined at the
Laboratory during the year :—
Nature of disease suspected.
Anthrax ...
Black Quarter …
Epizootic Lymphangitis
Fowl Cholera …
Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia
Johne's Disease ...
Piroplasmosis Bovis ...
„ Canis ...
„ Equi ...
„ Ovis ...
Spirochætosis ...
Strangles …
Surra …
Tuherculosis (Avian) ...
„ (Bovine) ...
Actinomycosis …
Bovine Trypanosomasis
Canine „ ...
Nasal Granuloma …
Miscellaneous …
…
…
…
…
...
...
…
…
…
…
…
...
…
…
…
...
…
…
…
…
…
...
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
...
…
...
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
Total ...
Number
examined.
21
46
9
48
239
6
15
59
3
1
50
7
113
4
7
…
41
2
4
605
1,285
Positive.
6
28
3
10
84
3
5
1
…
…
12
6
21
…
1
…
1
1
1
234
417
Negative.
15
18
6
38
155
3
10
58
3
1
38
1
92
4
6
5
40
1
3
371
868
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Research work in connection with the transmission of Nasal
Granuloma to healthy cattle was continued during the year but as
no nasal lesions could be produced, the experiment was
discontinued.
17. Employment of Graduates.—Of the 33 students who passed
in 1933, 21 are in the service of Government, 5 in the service of
Indian States and 7 are unemployed. Of the 27 students who passed
in 1932, 11 are in the service of Government, 11 in the Service of
Indian States, 4 unemployed and 1 died. Of the 21 students who
passed in 1931, 7 are employed in service of Government, 11 in
service of Indian States, 1 is in private practice and 2 are un-
employed. Thus out of a total of 81 Graduates passed out of the
college during the last three years, 39 are in the service of
Government, 27 in the service of Indian States, 1 is in private
practice, 13 are unemployed and 1 died. Of the unemployed
Graduates some are awaiting appointments to be made after the
commencement of the official year.
18. The College Buildings.—During the year sanitary fittings
were provided in the students' quarters. The work has been
constructed at a cost of Rs. 5,800. The ordinary repairs to the
buildings were carried out as usual by the Public Works
Department.
19. General Remarks.—The Principal desires to place on record
his appreciation of the work of all the officers of the College.
II. TREATMENT OF DISEASE
Table I.
20. Reporting.—Reports of contagious disease were received
from all the districts of the Presidency and from
the City of Bombay. The number of recorded
attacks and deaths from these diseases were
96,114 and 27,381 respectively against 1,57,631 and 38,088 recorded
last year. The number of outbreaks attended declined from
4,252 in 1932-33 to 3,098 in the year under report. The decrease
was mainly under Rinderpest and Foot and Mouth disease. Two
thousand, seven hundred and fifty reports were received from
village officers, 129 from other sources and 219 outbreaks were
detected by the departmental staff.
Contagious diseases of Equines.
21. Glanders.—No case was reported during the year.
Surra.—Sixty-five deaths were reported from surra in Ahme-
dabad, Kaira, Thana, Kolaba, West Khandesh, Nasik and Dharwar
districts and from Bombay City.
Epizootic Limphangitis.—Three cases were detected in Bombay
City against 8 cases last year.
Strangles.—Thirty-one cases were reported.
Equine Influenza.—Twenty-six cases were reported from Poona
and Surat districts.
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Contagious diseases of Bovines.
22. Rinderpest.—Although this disease was reported from all
the districts of the Presidency Proper, the number of outbreaks was
considerably less than in the preceding year, viz., 959 against
1,596. Thirty-six thousand five hundred and fifty-six attacks and
17,682 deaths were reported. Poona, Bijapur, Kolaba, Thana and
Ratnagiri districts suffered most heavily.
23. Foot and Mouth disease.—Although outbreaks of this
disease were reported from all districts, the incidence of the
disease was considerably less than in the previous year. One
thousand and fifty-three outbreaks, in which 48,171 animals were
affected, were attended, a considerable reduction over the previous
year's figures viz., 1,667 outbreaks and 88,493 attacks.
The
mortality from this disease was, as usual small, 315 deaths only
being reported. The districts most severely affected were
Ahmedabad, Ahmednagar, East Khandesh, West Khandesh, Nasik,
Belgaum, Bijapur, Dharwar, Kanara and Ratnagiri.
24. Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia.—This disease was also reported
from all districts. The number of outbreaks reported increased
from 489 to 646 and 6,865 head of stock were attacked of which
5,745 died. The highest mortality occured in Belgaum and
Dharwar districts in which there were 1,473 and 1,417 deaths
respectively. The disease was microscopically confirmed in 81
outbreaks.
25. Black Quarter.—There were 278 outbreaks of this disease
reported against 344 of the previous year. Reports were received
from all parts of the Central and Southern Divisions with the
exception of Kolaba and Kanara. The Northern Division rarely,
if ever, reports the occurrence of Black quarter. One thousand,
six hundred and fifty-three deaths were recorded. In 28 outbreaks,
the disease was confirmed by microscopical examination of smears
from the lesions of affected cattle.
26. Anthrax.—Thirty
outbreaks were reported of which five
were confirmed microscopically. Three hundred and seventy-one
attacks and 240 deaths were recorded from Kaira, East Khandesh,
West Khandesh, Nasik, Sholapur, Bijapur, Dharwar, Kanara,
Ratnagiri and Kolaba districts.
Bovine Trypanosomiasis.—Eight attacks and 7 deaths were
reported.
Bovine Contagious abortion.—The existence of this disease was
confirmed on two farms and suspected on a third. The extent to
which the disease existed, was not however fully determined and
further tests are being carried out.
Johne's Disease.—A case of this disease was found on the dry
stock farm of the Agricultural College dairy. The entire herd is to
be tested.
27. Other Contagious diseases.—Two hundred and ninety-eight
attacks and 90 deaths from other diseases were reported.
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Contagious Diseases in other Animals.
28. Rabies.—In forty-nine suspected cases, 37 were confirmed as
having died from rabies.
Fifteen hundred and twenty-nine deaths among fowls were
reported from Fowl Cholera, Roup, Ranikhet disease Spirochœtosis
etc.
Two outbreaks of sheep pox were recorded during the course of
which 13 sheep died.
Preventive Measures.
Table II.
29. Eighty-five thousand, one hundred and twenty-six head of
cattle were protected against Rinderpest by the
serum alone method as compared with, 1,40,591
protected last year. The reason for the
decreased number has been previously indicated, viz., that disease
was not so widespread.
These inoculations were carried out in 681 villages, one hundred
and sixteen protected animals died within the period of immunity
set up by the serum inoculation. In addition to the serum
inoculations. 6,550 cattle were inoculated with goat virus, by the
Veterinary Investigation Officer. One thousand, one hundred and
twenty-three cattle were also protected in this way and 451 by
serum and virus by subordinate officers.
30. Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia.—In two hundred and forty-four
outbreaks, 21,348 cattle were inoculated with anti-serum and 1,504
were vaccinated against this disease in 20 villages. Twenty-one
animals inoculated with serum and two vaccinated died.
31. Black Quarter.—Nine thousand, eight hundred and ninety
head of cattle and sheep were protected with aggressin in 162
outbreaks, of which 7 died.
32. Anthrax.—In two outbreaks 85 cattle were inoculated with
anti-anthrax serum of which 1 died.
33. As usual, cattle owners were charged for protective inocula-
tions and vaccinations against the three last named diseases. This
has undoubtedly prevented the more widespread use of these protec-
tive measures, but inspite of this, and of the fact that Hæmorrhagic
Septicæmia serum was unobtainable at one period of the year, the
number of animals protected have increased.
It is very regrettable that in areas where Hæmorrhagic Septi-
cæmia and Black Quarter are endemic, very few cattle owners can
he induced to have their stock actively immunised prior to the
setting in of the season when these diseases mostly occur. A consi-
derable amount of propaganda in this connection is needed which
it is not possible to carry out under present circumstances.
34. A sum of Rs. 4,367-12-0 were realised as fees from these
operations as against Rs. 3,541-15-0 last year.
35. Kurundwad (Senior) State asked for the assistance of the
Department in combatting outbreaks of contagious disease and this
was willingly given.
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Other Diseases.
Table III.
36. The members of the subordinate staff visited 5,553 villages
during the year and treated 34,058 animals
for contagious diseases and 8,150 for non-
contagious diseases.
Seven thousand, one hundred and ninety-
seven animals were castrated in these villages.
There was a considerable reduction in the number of cases
treated for contagious diseases, due to foot and mouth disease not
being so widespread as in the previous year. The number treated
for non-contagious diseases and the number of castrations per-
formed shows a slight increase, but much more could have been
done in this direction had it been possible to permit the staff to tour
more regularly.
Investigation.
37. As usual, specimens were submitted to the Bombay
Veterinary College Laboratory for diagnostic purposes. These
numbered 420 and 277 post-mortem examinations were performed
for investigation purposes. Thirty-eight post-mortem examinations
were also conducted for medico-legal purposes. In twenty-three
of these cases, viscera or visceral contents were forwarded to the
Chemical Analyser to Government for Chemical examination and
poison was detected in 7 cases.
38. Mr. R. N. Naik, the Investigation Officer, whose services
have been made available by the assistance of a grant from the
Imperial Council of Agricultural Research, continued to do very
valuable work. His report has been forwarded to the Imperial
Council of Agricultural Research.
Veterinary Dispensaries.
Table IV.
39. At the end of the year 1932-33, there were 101 hospitals
and dispensaries in the Presidency Proper.
During the year, the District Local Board,
Alimednagar, reopened four dispensaries on the receipt of a grant-
in-aid from Government and the Kaira District Local Board opened
a new dispensary at Matar in March 1934. No grant-in-aid is
given to the latter institution, but the free services of a Veterinary
Assistant Surgeon are loaned to the Board. There were therefore
106 hospitals and dispensaries at the close of the year.
As a result of the suspension of grants-in-aid to the majority of
the hospitals and dispensaries, fees for the treatment of animals has
been introduced in four districts. In Kaira District, a small charge
is made on first admission of a case only and this has not affected
the attendance of patients to a very appreciable extent. In Poona,
Dharwar and Kanara Districts, where a daily charge is made, the
daily attendance has fallen very considerably and proposals have
been submitted to the Boards to overcome this.
An itinerating dispensary was opened in the Dangs as usual in
April and May. The Veterinary Assistant Surgeon was on tour