2
9. In the first year class one student was maintained partly by Government and
partly by the Anjuman-i-Islamia Association Sylhet. The progress of the student,
inspite of repeated warnings, was unsatisfactory, and as he failed to pass the preli-
minary test examination, his name was struck off before the end of the year. The
Anjuman-i-Islamia was unable to secure any substitute to take his place.
10. There were 23 District and Local Board stipendiaries attending the college,
distributed in the classes as below:—
1st year class ...
2nd „
„ ...
3rd „
„ ...
Total
Number.
6 ... ...
7 ... ...
10 ... ...
23
No. of passes.
4 ... ...
6 ... ...
6 ... ...
16
No. of failures.
2
1
4
7
11. There were also 17 private students attending the college from Eastern
Bengal and Assam, distributed in the various classes as follows:—
1st year class ...
2nd „
„ ...
3rd „ „ ...
Total
Number.
7 ...
6 ...
4 ...
17
No. of passes.
5 ...
5 ...
2 ...
12
No. of failures.
2 ...
1 ...
2 ...
5
The examination was hold during the first ten days of March.
12. The number of graduates allotted to Eastern Bengal and Assam during
1009-1910 was ten. Eleven Veterinary Assistants (10 from Bengal Veterinary
College and 1 from Bombay Veterinary College) were sent up, as in previous years,
to the Muktesar Laboratory to undergo a special course of instruction in inocula-
tion work. Their attendance and work was satisfactory and they were all discharged
after completion of the course of instruction with certificates of proficiency.
13. Arrangements have since been made that the final year students of the
Collge will, in future, be trained in the theory and practice of inoculation work,
and that the examines shall be empowered to grant them a certificate of profi-
ciency, exempting them from the further course of training at Bareilly or Muk-
tesar.
14. The. two Veterinary Inspectors attended a special course of post graduate
instruction. for a period of three months at the Bengal Veterinary College and were
trained in laho at my mentals and manipulation so as to qualify thorn to carry out
simple bacteriological work, etc.
PART II.—TREATMENT OF DISEASE.
15. Table II shows the number of deaths from contagious diseases reported during
the year. Reports have been received from 23 districts. From the districts of
Rajshahi, Sylhet, the Chitiagong Hill Tracts and the Lushai Hills no reports have been
received. The figares herewith returned from Rajshahi and Sylhet have been obtained
from the inoculation statements and relate only to cases which have been brought
to the notice of the Veterinary Assistants and do not represent the total mortality. No
information was obtainable from the above two hill districts and the tables were returned
blank. Last your reports were received from 23 districts. For two successive years
no information has been received from Rajshahi. In comparison with last year con-
tagious diseases have been less prevalent thoroughout the province.
EQUINES.
10. The number of equines reported to have died from contagious diseases du-
ring the year is 180 against 229 in the previous year.
17. Glanders.— Fourteen cases have been reported from 6 districts as against 21
cases from 6 districts in the previous year. Diagnosis was confirmed in all the eases
except those reported from Sibsagar and Malda in which death occurred before an
Inspector could arrive. Seven cases occurred at Rangpur where the most serious
outbreak happened in the previous year also. Only the clinically infected animals
were destroyed as considerable opposition to testing the incontact animals was
shown. As a scheme for compensation has lately been sanctioned, it is hoped to be
able to attack this disease more rigorously and with less opposition and so stamp it out.