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Gowkhana of the Calcutta Corporation, in the Gowkhanas of the Garden
Reach Municipality, and in the Howrah Municipal area. Prompt assistance
was rendered in all these outbreaks.
6. Two thousand two hundred and seventy-six head of cattle were
inoculated against Rinderpest in Calcutta and Suburbs by the Glanders staff.
7. At the request of the Health Officer of the Corporation of Calcutta,
70 calves were examined and tested at the Animal Vaccine Depot, Ballygunge,
in order to ascertain their fitness for the preparation of vaccine lymph.
8. During the year Rabies appeared in epizootic form in Calcutta:
103 dogs and 39 carcasses, mostly from Calcutta, were sent to Belgachia for
examination, of which 77 proved to be suffering from Rabies.
9. While the Remount Dep6t at Garden Reach was closed from April to
October, 1,672 horses, 18 cattle and 9 dogs were inspected by the Glanders
staff on board the ships at the port of Calcutta. No clinical symptoms of any
infectious disease were observed.
THE RAYMOND RESEARCH LABORATORY.
THE only improvements made in the Laboratory during the year were
the installation of electricity and the appointment of an additional servant.
2. Study of Epizootic and other diseases.—The diseases specially diagnosed
in the Laboratory were Anthrax, Glanders, Black Quarter, Surra, Epizootic
Lymphangitis Pasteurollosis, Strangles, Tuberculosis, Dysentery, Rabies,
Goat-pox. Scabies and Filariasis.
Cases of Rinderpest, Foot-and-Mouth disease, Tetanus and Distemper
admitted into the Contagious Diseases Ward were demonstrated to the
senior students.
Pathological specimens and blood slides received from the College
Hospital as well as from different districts of this and other Provinces were
examined microscopically and the results communicated to the owners.
Post-mortem examinations were made of patients that died in this hospital
and of other animals received from Zoological Garden, Calcutta Corporation,
Calcutta Police, Presidency Jail, General Post-office and private persons.
3. Issue of Sera and Biological products.—Anti-Rinderpest,
Anti-Anthrax
and Black quarter sera, and Hæmorrhngic Septicæmia vaccine were issued; also
Mallem, Tuberculin and Blackleg-pillules.
4. Supply of material.—Virulent
material, morbid specimens and cultures
were supplied to Captain R. C. Cochrane, A.V.C., Major Holmes, Dr. Leonard
Rogers, I.M.S., and Professor Sir John McFadyean. Also a large collection
of leeches and ticks made in the Laboratory was presented to the Indian
Museum.
5. Examination of bonemeal.—Samples of bonemeal were bacteriologically
examined prior to shipment to New Zealand.
6. Examination of Fodder and Linseed cakes.—In
connection with a
suspected outbreak of Anthrax in Sripur, district Saran, some fodder plants and
oilcake were examined with a negative result.
7. Biting Flies and Parasites.—I received an interesting note on biting
flies written by Mr. Brunetti from the specimens collected at Belgachia by an
Assistant deputed by Dr. Anuandale. My thanks are due to Dr. Annandale
and Mr. Brunetti for a present of biting flies and ticks.
The College collection of Entozoa was overhauled and an index catalogue
of the parasites in the Museum prepared by Mr. S. N. Mitter, G.B.V.C. Doubtful
specimens were sent for identification to Professor Neumann of Toulouse,
Professor Looss of Cairo, Dr. Leiper of the London School of Tropical Medicine
and Dr. Lühe of Konigsberg, to whom my thanks are due for their assistance.
A large collection of Entozoa was received from the Superintendent, Civil
Veterinary Department, Bengal, among which were some interesting nematodes
from the intestines of an Indian elephant, viz., Sclerostoma Sipunculiforme,
Baird; Cylicostoina Falciferum, Cobbold, and Filaria Smithi, Cobbold. Collec-
tions of Entozoa and Ectozoa were sent to Professor Sir John McFadyean,
Professor Gilruth, Dr. Leiper and Dr. Annandale.
8. Publications.—Two notes—one on Pasteurollosis (Fowl cholera) by me
and the other on " Cutaneous Filarisis in a dog"—by Mr. S.N. Mitter, G.B.V.C.,
were published.
9. Post-graduate
Course.—Two Veterinary graduates from the Civil
Veterinary Department, Bengal, attended this course of training for promotion
to Inspectorship.