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APPENDIX D.
Financial Statement of the Bombay Veterinary College, 1922-23.
Budget Sanction.
Heads.
Teaching Staff ... ... ... ...
Establishment (including Allowances) ...
Contingent Expenditure ... ... ...
Scholarships ... ... ... ...
Chemical Instruments, Appliances and Museum
requirements.
Examiners' Fees ... ... ... ...
House-rent Allowance ... ... ...
Books and Periodicals ... ... ...
Travelling Allowance to Officers and Establish-
ment.
Furniture ... ... ... ...
Buildings and Repairs ... ... ...
Honorarium to two Assistant
Veterinary
Officers.
Rents, Rates and Taxes ... ... ...
Conveyance Allowance to Assistant Professor of
Anatomy.
Riding Fees ... ... ... ...
Excursion Charges ... ... ...
Non-pensionable menials ... ... ...
Supply of Medicines ... ... ...
Typing Allowance ... ... ...
Plague allowance ... ... ...
Total ...
1921-22.
Rs.
55,275
10,068
5,559
8,930
683
650
4,512
674
800
364
3,592
1,500
434
180
500
500
780
6,000
100
100
1,01,201
a.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
p.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1922-23.
Rs.
68,925
9,743
5,559
7,000
483
650
2,016
674
1,000
364
3,119
1,500
434
..
500
100
780
3,900
..
100
1,06,847
a.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
..
0
0
0
0
.. 0
0
p.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
..
0
0
0
0
.. 0
0
Actual Expenditure.
Heads.
Teaching Staff ... ... ... ...
Establishment (including Allowances) ...
Contingent Expenditure ... ... ...
Scholarships ... ... ... ...
Chemical Instruments, Appliances and Museum
requirements.
Examiners' Fees ... ... ... ...
House-rent Allowance ... ... ...
Books and Periodicals ... ... ...
Travelling Allowance to Officers and Establish-
ment.
Furniture ... ... ... ...
Buildings and Repairs ... ... ...
Honorarium to two
Assistant Veterinary
Officers.
Rents, Rates and Taxes ... ... ...
Conveyance Allownce to Assistant Professor of
Anatomy.
Riding Fees ... ... ... ...
Excursion Charges ... ... ...
Non-pensionable menials ... ... ...
Supply of Medicines ... ... ...
Typing Allowance ... ... ...
Plague allowance ... ... ...
Total ....
1921-22.
Rs.
69,194
10,465
4,862
7,737
506
480
1,048
753
2,038
153
3,589
1,573
432
179
240
......
1,710
6,030
..
..
1,10,996
a.
15
14
11
6
6
0
10
9
9
0
2
5
3
8
0
15
0
..
..
4 1
p.
10
0
2
9
3
0
8
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
10
..
..
0
1922-23.
Rs.
66,446
9,589
3,581
6,245
130
466
1,896
792
599
228
3,110
1,016
433
..
240
..
1,508
3,345
..
..
99,630
a.
0
14
14
0
6
0
5
7
5
10
5
15
3
..
0
..
12
7
..
..
8
p.
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
..
0
..
7
0
..
..
5
Q 10-2
10
Statement of Receipts on account of the College credited, to Government.
Heads.
Municipal Contributions ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Fees from Students ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Fines from Students ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Rent from Students' quarters ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Medicine charges recovered from the Bai Sakarbai Dinshaw Petit Hospital ... ... ... ...
Halalcore and water charges and rent for Sanitary fittings recovered from Resident Officers... ...
Total
...
1921-22.
Rs.
2,500
3,180
..
1,763
5,535
54
13,032
a.
0
0
..
0
4
0
4
p.
0
0
..
0
4
0
4
1922-23.
Rs.
2,500
2,850
12
1,780
4,489
3
11,635
a.
0
0
8
8
15
0
15
p.
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
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APPENDIX E.
BOMBAY VETERINARY COLLEGE.
Showing the main Results of Veterinary Colleges and Schools during the year
ending 31st March 1923.
Veterinary Colleges and
Schools.
1
Bombay Veterinary College ...
Name
of course of instruction if more
than one course followed.
2
...
Number of Students.
Admitted
during the
year.
Scholarship-holders.
3
No.
11
Others.
4
No.
9
Passed Final Examination during
the year.
5
No.
9
Failed to pass Final Examination.
6
No.
5
Remaining
under
instruction
at the end of
the year.
In ordinary course.
7
No.
60
Instruction prolonged
by reason of failure to
pass.
8
No.
12
Students admit-
ted during the
year classed by
educational
qualifications.
Matriculated
and
higher qualifications.
9
No.
5
Knowing some English
but not Matriculated.
10
No.
16
Knowing no English.
11
No.
...
Receipts.
Prom fees.
12
Rs.
2,860
Fr om ot her s our ces .
13
Rs.
8,785
a.
15
p.
2
Tot al .
14
Rs.
11,635
a.
15
p.
2
12
Veterinary Colleges and
Schools.
1
Bombay Veterinary College ...
Expenditure.
Salaries of i
ns t
r uct i
ng St af f .
1
Rs.
66,446
5
a.
0
p.
0
Ot he r e xpe ns e s .
1
Rs.
33,184
6
a.
8
p.
5
Total.
1
Rs.
99,630
7
a.
8
p.
5
Employment of students who
passed out during the three
years preceding.
Total number passed.
18
No.
49
In service of Government or
Local Bodies.
19
No.
25
In service of other bodies or
institution.
20
No.
17
In private practice.
21
No.
4
Number unemployed.
22
No
...
Remarks.
23
* 3 died.
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No. 123-L. of 1923.
BOMBAY VETERINARY COLLEGE :
Parel, 7th May 1923.
From
K. HEWLETT, ESQUIRE, O.B.E., Indian Veterinary Service,
Principal, Bombay Veterinary College and
Government Veterinary Officer, Bombay City and
Harbour Veterinary Department.
To
THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,
Revenue Department, Bombay.
Sir,
I have the honour to submit the Annual Administration Report
of the Bombay City and Harbour Veterinary Department for the
year 1922-23, dealing with Equine diseases scheduled under the
Glanders and Farcy Act within the Town and Island of Bombay,
Bandra Municipality, and Bombay Harbour and with the work
performed under the Live Stock Importation Act.
2. I held charge throughout the year under report.
3. During the year 54 horses were destroyed under the Glan-
ders and Farcy Act as under :—
(i) Glanders.—There were 25 cases detected during the current
year, 18 of which were clinical and 7 non-clinicals against
56 (34 clinical and 22 non-clinical) in 1921-22 and ten
(8 clinical and two non-clinical) in 1920-21. Of the 25 cases
of Glanders, three belonged to Arab dealers, five to private
individuals, 11 to owners of carriages plying for hire and
six were ownerless. By caste they were two Walers, eight
Arabs and 15 country breds.
(ii) Epizootic Lymphangitis.—There were ten cases of this
disease in this year as against five in last year and 1 in the
preceding year. Of these cases five belonged to owners of
carriages plying for hire and five were ownerless. Of these
one was Arab and nine country breds.
(iii) Surra.—There were 19 cases during the year under report
as against 31 last year and eight in the preceding year. Of
these cases one belonged to an Arab dealer, ten to private
individuals, seven to owners of carriages plying for hire and
one was ownerless. Of these three were Walers, seven
Arabs and nine country breds.
4. During the year under report 2,981 horses, and 11 mules
were imported into Bombay as against 3,069 horses, one mule and
three donkeys and one zebra last year and 4,622 horses, 69 mules,
two donkeys and 5 zebras in the preceding year.
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5. The following table shows the number of horses and males
imported into Bombay from various ports:—
Name of Ports.
Australian Ports
English Ports
Mediterranean Ports
Egyptian Ports
Persian Gulf Ports
Indian Coast Ports
Ceylon Ports
African Ports
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Horses.
1,882
162
......
28
1,865
63
19
12
2,981
Mules.
......
......
... ..
......
... ..
......
......
11
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6. Of those imported from the Persian Gulf Ports 612 were
animals for the ordinary Bombay market, while others noted were
imported in connection with the movement of troops from the Gulf.
7. There were four consignments of Queensland horses during
the year under report.
8. There were 2,893 horses imported under the Live Stock
Importation Act and 2,245 of these were allowed to land after
inspection of their certificates and the remaining 648 were detained
and tested with mallein for Glanders and two having reacted and
one found affected with Surra, were destroyed.
9. Buildings.—The new Lazaretto which was under construc-
tion was sufficiently advanced to be utilised during the year. It is
hoped that it will be completed within the next year.
10. The need for a Quarantine Station to cope with the work
under the Live Stock importation Act is very great and it is hoped
that funds will be available shortly for it.
11. General Remarks.—Khan Saheb Dubash was awarded by
Government the honour of Khan Saheb during the year in recogni-
tion of his long and faithful service in the Department.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
K. HEWLETT,
Indian Veterinary Service,
Principal, Bombay Veterinary College and
Government Veterinary Officer, Bombay City
and Harbour Veterinary Department.
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APPENDIX I.
Financial Statement of the Bombay City and Harbour Veterinary Department for the year 1922-23.
Budget Sanction Heads.
Establishment ... ...
Conveyance Allowance to Inspecting Staff ...
Grant for mallein ... ...
Compensation for horses destroyed for glanders
Grant for burning carcasses ... ...
Telephone charges ... ...
Contingent charges ... ...
Building and repairs ... ...
Rents, Bates and Taxes ... ...
Uniform to Inspectors ... ...
Plague Allowance ... ...
Total ...
Amount.
1921-22.
Rs.
18,600
4,260
1,000
1,000
1,800
575
1,514
90,851
761
430
100
1,90,891
a.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
p.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1922-23.
Rs.
20,134
3,535
1,000
1,000
800
575
1,676
52,000
1,028
430
100
82,278
a.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
p.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Actual Expenditure Heads.
Establishment ... ...
Conveyance Allowance to Inspecting Staff ...
Cost of mallein ... ...
Compensation for horses destroyed for glanders.
Burning carcasses ... ...
Telephone charges ... ...
Contingent charges ... ...
Building and repairs ... ...
Bents. Bates and Taxes ... ...
Uniform to Inspectors ... ...
Plague Allowance ... ...
Total ...
Amount.
1921-22.
Rs.
18,647
3,655
375
2,625
2,182
175
607
90,352
315
400
..
1,19,336
a.
12
2
0
0
8
0
13
6
10
0
..
5
p.
6
7
0
0
0
0
4
10
1
0
..
4
1922-23.
Rs.
18,456
8,834
710
808
1,483
176
838
51,874
668
370
..
78,659
a.
8
12
10
0
4
0
15
1
4
0
..
7
p.
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
11
0
0
..
1
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No. 3656 of 1923.
From
E. S. FARBROTHER, ESQUIRE, M.R.C.V.S., I.V.S.,
Offg. Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department,
Bombay Presidency, Poona;
To
THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,
Revenue Department,
Bombay.
Poona, 29th June 1923.
Sir,
I have the honour to submit for the consideration of His
Excellency the Governor in Council the Annual Administration
Report of the Civil Veterinary Department, Bombay Presidency,
for the year 1922-23.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
E. S. FARBROTHER,
Offg. Superintendent, C.V.D.,
Bombay Presidency.
Q 10—8
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ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE
CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT, BOMBAY
PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1922-23.
Mr. E. S. Farbrother held charge of the Department through-
out the year. He was on tour for 96 days and travelled 7,817 miles
by rail and 623 by road. He visited 13 districts and inspected 29
dispensaries and 12 stallion stands.
He served as a Member of the Board of Examiners at the
Bombay Veterinary College in April 1922 and conducted the supple-
mentary examination at the ame college in December 1922. He
appeared as a witness before the Retrenchment Committee in
December and attende the Veterinary Conference held at Calcutta
in February and March 1923. At the request of the Secretary,
Dharwar District Co-operative Conference, he acted as a Member
of the Judging Committee at the Cattle Show held at Aminbhavi in
Dharwar District in March 1923.
At Head-Quarters, he on various occasions inspected horses
under the Glanders and Farcy Act and passed necessary orders as a
"Practitioner".
2. Khan Saheb J. D. Buxy continued to hold the post of
Deputy Superinten lent and Personal Assistant to the Superinten-
dent throughout the year.
He was on tour for 32 days and travelled 2,822 miles by rail
and 163 miles by road. He acted as a Member of the Cattle Breed-
ing Committee and toured in this connection in Ahmedabad, Kaira
and Surat districts. He visited the Bombay Pinjrapoles as usual
and advised the Pinjrapole Authorities on Veterinary Matters.
Owing to the necessity of economy, the Superintendent's and
Deputy Superintendent's tours were restricted as much as possible
during the year.
I.—VETERINARY INSTRUCTIONS.
3. As usual practical instruction in field work was given to new
recruits, but no Veterinary Assistants were deputed for post-
graduate training as this course at the Bombay Veterinary College
is no longer held.
No meeting of the Staff for the discussion of professional
subjects was held during the year owing to the necessity of retrench-
ment in expenditure.
II.—TREATMENT OF DISEASE.
Table II.
4. Contagious diseases were reported from all districts and the
City of Bombay. In 1864 outbreaks
attended, 70,340 attacks and 11,254
deaths from these diseases were reported as against 89,769 attacks
and 15,256 deaths reported in the preceding year. The decrease is
20
due to the fact that Rinderpest was less prevalent during the year
under report and probably to a certain extent to the better reporting
of outbreaks.
During the year 1,848 outbreaks were reported to Veterinary
Assistants and 1,864 were actually attended by them as against
2,243 last year. Veterinary Inspectors attended 83 outbreaks.
Equine Contagious Disease.
5. Thirty-one cases of Glanders were reported, 29 occurring in
Bombay City and 2 in Poona. In the preceding year 56 cases
were reported from Bombay City and 16 from Poona.
Surra was detected in Bombay City and Thana, West Khandesh
and Ahmedabad districts. Sixty-nine equines were either destroyed
on account of this disease under the Glanders and Farcy Act or died
before action could be taken.
Nine cases of Epizootic Lymphangitis were reported from
Bombay City.
Bovine Contagious Disease.
6. Rinderpest was reported from all districts except East
Khandesh and Belgaum. The disease was not so widely prevalent
as in the previous year and occurred very sporadically. At no
period of the year was there any sign of a widespread outbreak.
The reported mortality was 4,767 against 10,593 in the previous
year. Ratnagiri, Kolaba and Ahmedabad districts were chiefly
affected, three-fourth of the mortality occurring in these three
districts. Belgaum District has been free of this disease for the
past two years.
7. Foot and Mouth disease was reported from all districts
52,096 animals were reported to have been affected and 364 died
mostly calves. The disease was prevalent practically throughout
the year. Kolaba District suffered heavily, 11,956 attacks being
reported. During October and November a severe outbreak occurred
but as it was well reported, it was fairly quickly got under control
with the help of reserves who were drafted into the district for the
purpose.
8. Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia was reported from all districts
with the exception of East-Khandesh. Bombay City was also
reported free of this disease. Two thousand onr hundred and eighty-
three deaths were reported among 2,715 attacks as against 2,469
deaths reported in the previous year. Owing to restricted touring,
it was not possible to carry out propaganda work in connection with
vaccination against this disease to the extent that was proposed.
9. Black-Quarter was reported from 12 districts, and Satara,
Ahmednagar, Poona and Bijapur suffered heavily. There was
a considerable increase in mortality from this disease, 3,167 deaths
being reported against 222 last year, the late rains being responsible
for the increase. Three hundred and seventeen outbreaks were
attended and of these 30 were confirmed by the microscope.
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10. Anthrax was reported to be the cause of 766 deaths among
cattle during the year compared with 1,096 reported in the pre ous
year. Of 92 outbreaks reported and attended 7 were confirmed.
Ratnagiri and Kanara Districts were chiefly affected.
11. Bovine Trypanosomiasis was reported from West
Khandesh District and confirmed.
Contagious Diseases in other animals.
12. Two outbreaks of suspected Anthrax in sheep and goats
were reported from Ahmednagar district and they were reported
to the Wool Exporters Association, Bombay. The outbreaks were
reported too late for either clinical or Bacteriological confirmation.
Contagious Pieuro-pneumonia among sheep and goats was
reported from Ahmedabad and East-Khandesh districts, but was not
confirmed.
Rinderpest among sheep and goats was reported from Ahmed-
nagar district.
Sixty-five cases of Babies in dogs were dealt with by the
Veterinary Staff as against 58 last year. The brains of 30 dogs
suspected to be. suffering from this disease were sent to the Bombay
Bacteriological Laboratory for examination.
Preventive Measures.
Table III.
13. Ten thousand three hundred and seventy-four cattle were
protected against Rinderpest by the
" Serum alone " method, in 93 out-
breaks. In these outbreaks 1,800 un-inoculated and 146 inoculated
animals are reported to have died.
14. Three thousand two hundred and sixty-three cattle were
inoculated against Hæmorrnagic Septicæmia with protective serum
in 35 outbreaks and 915 were protected by vaccination in six villages.
During the course of the outbreaks in which inoculations were
performed 410 un-inoculated and nine inoculated animals died.
15. In 14 outbreaks of Anthrax 857 animals were protected by
serum. No deaths occurred among the inoculated animals but 126
un-inoculated are reported to have died from this disease.
16. One hundred and twenty-five animals were protected by
vaccination against Black-Quarter in one village. One death among
the vaccinated was reported.
17. This year Rs. 619-14-0 were recovered as fees for inocula-
tion against Hæmorrnagic Septicæmia and Anthrax and for vaccina-
tion against Hæmorrnagic Septicæmia.
18. There is a reduction in the number of inoculations
performed against Rinderpest and Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia. This
is due to the fact that these diseases were not so prevalent as in the
previous year, only 252 outbreaks of Rinderpest and 217 of Hæmorr-
hagic Septicæmia being reported against 699 and 291 respectively
last year.
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Other diseases.
Table IV.
19. The Number of villages visited by 80 Veterinary Assist-
ants was 2,363 against 4,319, the
reduction being due to restricted tour-
ing. During their tours, the Veterinary Assistants treated 31,427
cases for contagious diseases, chiefly Foot and Mouth disease, Rinder-
pest and Black-Quarter, and 3,790 for non-contagious diseases.
One thousand and sixty-two castrations were performed as against
621 last year.
Attempts are being made to popularise castration by the
Burdizzo Castrator. The advantages of this method are that the
operation involves no incision and no after-treatment. So far the
experiment has been fairly successful in the Dharwar Division,
especially in the Bijapur District where the Collector, Mr. C. G.
Henderson, I.C.S. has done much to assist the Department in this
respect. Most District Local Boards have agreed to purchase one of
these instruments and they will be supplied as they are received
in this country.
Investigation.
20. During the year 380 specimens were sent by the staff to
the Sir D. M. Petit Patho-Bacteriological Laboratory, Parel, for
examination and six for the College Museum.
Specimens of Infective Nasal Granuloma and diseased muscles
from cases of Black-Quarter were submitted to the Imperial
Bacteriological Laboratory Muktesar for investigation and research.
Veterinary Dispensaries.
Table V.
21. No new dispensaries were opened during the year under
report. There were 80 working at the
beginning of the year, but Malvan
Dispensary in Ratnagiri District was closed from 1st October and Pen
and Ashtami Dispensaries in the Kolaba district from 1st March 1923,
owing to the District Local Boards being unable to meet the extra
expenditure which would fall on them as a result of the reduction
in the Government Grants-in-aid. The opening of several new
dispensaries was also deferred for want of Government assistance.
There were, therefore, only 77 dispensaries at work at the close of
the year. One hundred thousand nine hundred and forty-seven
cases were treated at the dispensaries as against 1,04,324 last year
and medicines were supplied to 47,136 cases for home treatment
against 61,675 last year.
The reduction is attributable to the general healthier conditions
which prevailed during the year.
A Veterinary Assistant was deputed to the Dangs in the Surat
district for two months in order to give Veterinary aid to the people
and to control cattle diseases. The complete report of his work is
not at present to hand, but it appears that there is a great necessity
of a permanent Veterinary Assistant being posted to this area.
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22. The constructing of permanent buildings for Veterinary
Dispensaries proceeds very slowly. During the year the dispensaries
at Baramati and Pandharpur were completed with the help of grants
from the Wadia Bequest Fund. By the generosity of Mr. D. P. Alur,
who contributed about Rs. 6,000 towards the work, the District
Local Board, Kanara, were able to complete the Sirsi Dispensary.
At Alibag the main building, consisting of dispensary room, office
and godown, was completed and the construction of new buildings
has been started at Kumpta by the District Local Board, Kanara.
III.—BREEDING OPERATIONS.
(1) Bovines.
23. Nil
(2) Equines.
(i) HORSE AND PONY STALLIONS.
Table X.
24. At the beginning of the year 35 stallions, viz., 15
horses and 20 ponies, were at stud.
During the year this number was
reduced by five horses and seven ponies to 23, owing to the reduc-
tion in the allotment for maintenance and stabling in the budget
estimates.
Table XI.
25. During the year 1,154 mares were covered as against
1,315 in the previous year, the average
per stallion being 43.36 against 35.54.
The reduction is accounted for by there being fewer stallions at
stud.
Table XII.
26. The average cost of maintenance per stallion was
Rs. 746 against Rs. 780 last year.
(ii) DONKEY STALLIONS.
27. There is no mule breeding carried on in this Presidency.
(3) Others.
28. There is nothing to report under this head.
(4) Fairs and Shows.
29. No horse shows were held during the year.
IV.—SUBORDINATE ESTABLISHMENT.
Table VII.
30. The strength of the subordinate staff at the close
of the year was as follows :—
Veterinary Inspectors
...
...
Veterinary Assistants
...
...
5
95
At the close of the previous year there were 98 Veterinary
Assistants employed. The services of one were transferred to the
Public Health Department, one retired on superannuation pension