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APPENDIX D
Financial Statement of the Bombay Veterinary College, 1928-29
Budget Sanction
Heads
Teaching Staff ... ... ... ...
Establishment ... ... ... ...
House-rent and other Allowances ... ...
Travelling Allowance to Officers and Establish-
ment.
Examiner's Fees ... ... ... ...
Scholarships ... ... ... ...
Contingent Expenditure ... ... ...
Books and Periodicals ... ... ...
Furniture ... ... ... ...
Non-pensionable menials ... ... ...
Chemical Instruments, Appliances and Museum
requirements.
Biding Fees ... ... ... ...
Excursion Charges ... ... ...
Bents, Bates and Taxes
...
...
...
Buildings and Repairs ... ... ...
Total ...
1927-28
Rs.
54,723
11,976
8,727
1,125
1,140
8,280
4,371
685
1,250
1,554
500
475
190
891
8,880
1,04,567
a.
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
1928-29
Rs.
50,835
12,740
7,312
990
1,488
7,580
4,811
580
1,050
1,554
825
500
200
691
6,574
97,730
a.
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
Actual Expenditure
Heads
Teaching Staff ... ... ... ...
Establishment ... ... ... ...
House-rent and other Allowances ... ...
Travelling Allowance to Officers and Establish-
ment.
Examiner's Fees ... ... ... ...
Scholarships ... ... ... ...
Contingent Expenditure ... ... ...
Books and Periodicals ... ... ...
Furniture ... ... ... ...
Non-pensionable menials ... ... ...
Chemical Instruments, Appliances and Museum
requirements.
Biding Fees ... ... ... ...
Excursion Charges ... ... ...
Bents, Bates and Taxes ... ... ...
Buildings and Repairs ... ... ...
Total ...
1927-28
Rs.
54,491
11,874
7,205
1,086
1,086
7,486
4,416
681
1,245
1,551
362
360
124
691
8,865
1,01,529
a.
9
12
6
3
0
3
10
14
4
9
6
0
14
0
2
12
p.
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1928-29
RS.
45,687
12,169
6,843
499
1,486
7,575
4,968
578
1,047
1,552
574
500
226
691
6,567
90,967 1
a.
11
4
0
9
8
0
5
0
3
8
10
0
14
0
10
11
p.
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
4
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Q 30—2
10
Statement of receipts on account of College credited to Government
Heads
Municipal Contributions... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Fees from Students... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Rents from Students and Professors' Quarters ... ... ... ... ... ...
Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
1927-28
Rs.
2,500
5,070
2,915
7
a.
0
0
4
0
p.
0
0
0
0
1928-29
Rs.
2,500
5,670
2,509
23
a.
0
0
8
10
p.
0
0
0
0
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APPENDIX B
BOMBAY VETERINARY COLLEGE
Showing the main results of Veterinary Colleges and Schools during the year
ending 31st March 1929
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.
4
Others
4
No.
40
Passed Final Examination during
the year
5
No.
23
Failed to pass Final Examination
6
No.
3
Remaining
under
instruction
at the end of
the year
In ordinary course
7
No.
89
Instruction prolonged
by reason of failure to
pass
8
No.
15
Students admit-
ted during the
year classed by
educational
qualifications
Matriculation
and
higher qualifications
9
No.
24
Knowing English but
not Matriculated
10
No.
20
Knowing no English
11
No.
...
Receipt.
From Fees
12
Rs.
5,670
a.
0
p.
0
From other sources
13
Rs.
5,033
a.
2
p.
0
Tot al
14
Rs.
10,703
a.
2
p.
0
12
Veterinary Colleges and
Schools
1
Bombay Veterinary College
Expenditure.
Sal ar i
es of I ns t
r uct i
ng St af f
15
Rs.
45,687
a.
0
p.
0
Ot her e xpe ns e s
16
Rs.
45,260
a.
10
p.
11
Tot al
17
Rs.
90,947
a.
11
p.
10
Employment of students who
passed out during the three
years preceding
Total number passed
18
No.
*57
In service of Government or
Local Bodies
19
No.
41
In service of other bodies or
Institutions
20
No.
13
In private practice
21
No.
...
Number unemployed
22
No.
2
Remarks
23
*1 died.
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No. 59/L of 1929.
BOMBAY VETERINARY COLLEGE,
Parel, 28th June 1929.
From
K. HEWLETT, ESQ., O.B.E.,
Indian Veterinary Service,
Principal, Bombay Veterinary College;
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 1928-29 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 of the Department upto 20th of June when
I proceeded on leave and Mr. V. R. Phadke assumed charge.
Mr. Phadke continued to act until my return from leave on 22nd of
December. Mr. M. Mohey Deen held charge of the Office of Assistant
Government Veterinary Officer during the period Mr. Phadke was
acting for me. Mr. J. M. C. Rebello, the Deputy Superintendent,
was appointed to act as Assistant Professor at the Bombay
Veterinary College from 21st of June to 22nd of December during my
absence on leave and Mr. H. M. Browne, M.B.E., Chief Veterinary
Inspector, was appointed to act for him. Mr. Browne held charge
of the post upto 31st of August when he was transferred to Aden.
Mr. R. C. Nathani, Veterinary Inspector, was then appointed to the
post and he held charge of it until Mr. Rebello's return on 22nd of
December.
3. During the year under report 4 horses were destroyed under
the Glanders and Farcy Act, viz., 1 for Glanders, 1 for Epizootic
Lymphangitis and 2 for Surra, and 2 for Glanders (non-clinical)
under the Live Stock Importation Act as under :—
(i) Glanders.—There were 3 cases detected of which 1 clinical
and 2 non-clinical as against 6 (2 clinical and 4 non-clinical)
in 1927-28 and 5 (2 clinical and 3 non-clinical) in 1926-1927.
Of the 3 cases of Glanders 2 belonged to Arab dealers, and 1
to the owner of carriages plying for hire. By caste they
were Arabs.
(ii) Epizootic Lymphangitis.—There was one case of this disease
during the year as against nil during last year and the
preceding year. It belonged to an owner of carriages plying
for hire and was Arab by caste.
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(iii) Surra.—There were 2 cases of this disease as against 6 last
year and 3 in the preceding year. Of these 1 belonged to a
private individual and 1 to an owner of carriages plying
for hire. They were country breds by caste.
4. During the year under report 3,018 horses were imported into
Bombay as against 2,988 horses, 30 mules, 7 donkeys and 8 zebras
last year and 2,755 horses, 510 mules and 8 zebras in the preceding
year.
5. The following table shows the number of horses imported
into Bombay from various ports :—
Name of Port
Australian Ports
... ... ...
Straits Settlement Ports ... ... ...
English Ports ... ... ...
Marseilles ... ... ...
African Ports
...
... ...
Persian Gulf Ports ... ......
Ceylon Ports ... ... ...
Indian Ports ... ... ...
Total ...
Horses
1,996
17
263
7
56
642
19
18
3,018
6. Of those imported from the Persian Gulf Ports, 629 horses
were for the ordinary Bombay market, while others were for private
use.
7. There were three consignments of Queensland horses.
8. There were 2,981 animals inspected under the Live Stock
Importation Act. Of these 2,302 were allowed to land after inspec-
tion of their certificates and the remaining were detained and tested
with malleing for Glanders and two having re-acted were destroyed.
9. Building.—The ordinary current repairs to the Lazaretto
buildings were carried out as usual by the Public Works
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 1928-29
Budget Head.
Establishment ... ... ...
Conveyance Allowance to Inspecting Staff ...
Grant for mallein ... ... ...
Compensation for horses destroyed for Glanders.
Burning carcasses of horses ... ...
Telephone charges ... ... ...
Contingent charges ... ... ...
Building and repairs
...
...
...
Bents, Rates and Taxes ... ... ...
Uniform to Inspectors ... ... ...
Total ...
Allotment.
1927-28.
Rs.
23,833
3.260
950
1,425
1,140
575
1,462
1,350
1,094
430
35,519
a.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
p.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1928-29.
Rs.
26,378
3,432
750
1,000
800
450
1,479
1,320
499
430
36,538
a.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
p.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Budget Head.
Establishment
...
...
...
Conveyance Allowance to Inspecting Staff
...
Cost of mallein
...
...
...
Compensation for horses destroyed for Glanders.
Burning carcasses of horses ... ...
Telephone charges ... ... ...
Contingent charges ... ... ...
Building and repairs ... ... ...
Rents, Rates and Taxes
...
...
...
Uniform to Inspectors
...
...
...
Total ..
Expenditure.
1927-28.
Rs.
22,937
2,902
456
175
325
450
917
1,351
448
310
30,274
a.
15
12
13
0
0
0
3
11
4
0
10
p.
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
3
1928-29.
Rs.
20,534
2,911
474
a.
6
8
3
p.
0
0
0
......
......
450
1,500
1,319
498
370
28,059
0
13
14
4
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
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No. 7907 of 1929.
CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTDMENT,
BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, POONA:
Poona, 29th June 1929.
From
KHAN SAHEB J. D. BUXY,
Offg. Superintendent,
Civil Veterinary Department,
Bombay Presidency, Poona;
To
THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,
Revenue Department, Bombay.
Sir,
I have the honour to submit for the consideration of Govern-
ment the Annual Administration Report of the Civil Veterinary
Department, Bombay Presidency, for the year 1928-29.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
J. D. BUXY,
Offg. Superintendent,
Civil Veterinary Department,
Bombay Presidency.
Q 30—3
ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE
CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT,
BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE
YEAR 1928-29.
Mr. E. S. Farbrother, I.V.S., held charge of the office of the
Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, Bombay Presidency,
for the whole of the year under report excepting a period of six
days at the end of the year from 26th March 1929 when he
proceeded on leave out of India and I took over charge from him.
He was on tour for eighty-one days and travelled 7,825 miles by
rail and 1,091 miles by road. He visited eleven Districts and
inspected twenty-seven Veterinary Hospitals and Dispensaries.
During the course of his tours he inspected the offices of Veterinary
Inspectors also. He interviewed the Collector of Bijapur in connec-
tion with the Wilson Anti-Famine Institute, Bijapur. He supervised
the work of castration and inoculations in several villages.
He served as President of the Board of Examiners at the Bombay
Veterinary College in April 1928 and also conducted the supple-
mentary examination, at that College, in the following October.
He attended the meetings of the Horse Show Committee of the
Presidency Agricultural Show, held at Ahmedabad, as a member,
and acted as President of the Judging Committee of the Horse
Show. He also acted as a Judge in the Cattle and Horse Show
Section of the District Agricultural Show held in the month of
January 1929 at Ahmednagar. In October 1928 he attended the
Conference convened by the Government of India at Simla, to
consider the Report of the Royal Commission on Agriculture
in India.
As Officiating Superintendent, I was on tour for four days and
travelled 619 miles by rail and 29 miles by road. I inspected two
Veterinary Dispensaries and selected site for location of an opera-
tion shed in one of them and also inspected the office of the
Veterinary Inspector, Dharwar Division.
2. Khan Saheb J. D. Buxy held the post of the Deputy
Superintendent and Personal Assistant to the Superintendent
throughout the year with the exception of six days when he was
Officiating Superintendent and Mr. Y. N. Marathe was appointed in
his place. The Deputy Superintendent was on tour for forty-one
days and travelled 6,845 miles by rail and 70 miles by road. He
visited five Districts and attended meetings of the Horse Show
Sub-Committee of the Presidency Agricultural Show held at
Ahmedabad. He also acted as Secretary of the Horse Show
Committee and Veterinary Section in the Presidency Agricultural
Show at Ahmedabad. He visited the Bombay Panjrapole and its
branches and attended the meeting of the Panjrapole Committee to
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give advice to the Trustees, and investigated the prevalence of surra
at the Chembur Panjrapole. He also visited Kalyan to enquire
into the extent of Rinderpest outbreaks in the Murbad Taluka.
I.—VETERINARY INSTRUCTION.
3. The usual, practical instruction was given to new recruits.
No men were deputed for Post-Graduate training during the year
as funds could not be provided, for that purpose, in the budget.
II.—TREATMENT OF DISEASE.
Table I.
4. Contagious Diseases.—During the year under report,
contagious diseases were reported from
all districts in the Presidency Proper
and Bombay City. Information of 3,715 outbreaks was received of
which 3,241 were reported by Revenue Officers, 250 reports were
received from other sources and 224 outbreaks were detected, on
personal enquiry, by the Veterinary Assistant Surgeons. Three
thousand seven hundred and three outbreaks were attended against
1,634 outbreaks in the last year. The increase in the number of
outbreaks was considerably more than in the previous year.
Ninety-four thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine attacks and
fifteen thousand eight hundred and thirty-five deaths were recorded,
against 44,797 attacks and 8,031 deaths during the last year. The
increase in the number of attacks is chiefly due to Foot and Mouth
disease, and that of mortality to Black Quarter, Rinderpest and
Hæmorragic Septicæmia, over the previous year.
Equine Contagious Diseases.
5. Glanders.—Only one case of Glanders was reported from the
City of Bombay and was dealt with by the City and Harbour
Veterinary Department.
Three attacks from Strangles were recorded in the Ahmednagar
District and two from the Ahmedabad District with no deaths.
One attack and death from the City of Bombay was reported
from Epizootic Lymphangitis.
There was one attack and death from Rabies in the Nasik District.
Surra was reported from Ahmedabad, Kaira, Panch Mahals,
Broach, Surat, Thana and Kolaba Districts. There was also one
case of Surra in the City of Bombay. The total mortality from this
disease was 29 against 119 cases dealt with, for this disease, in the
preceeding year.
Bovine Contagious Diseases.
6. The following contagious diseases among Bovines were
reported this year, viz., Rinderpest, Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia, Black
Quarter, Foot and Mouth disease, Anthrax and Dengue.
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7. Rinderpest was reported from all the Districts and the City
of Bombay excepting Panch Mahals, Broach, Surat, Bijapur,
Kanara and Ratnagiri Districts. It was somewhat severe in the
Thana and Kolaba Districts, In other Districts the disease did not
appear to any great extent. Six thousand six hundred and twenty-
nine attacks and four thousand eight hundred and thirty-one deaths
were recorded against 3,463 attacks and 1,717 deaths in the
previous year.
8. Foot and Mouth Disease.—This disease prevailed to a very
great extent during the year, under report, and was reported from
all the districts excepting the City of Bombay. The total number
of animals affected with this disease was 74,691 of which 180 died.
During the preceeding year there were 33,339 attacks and 123
deaths. Bijapur, Belgaum, Dharwar, Kanara and Ahmednagar
districts suffered heavily. Two thousand one hundred and fifty-two
villages were affected with this disease against 831 last year.
9. Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia.—Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia was
reported from all parts of the Presidency and the City of Bombay,
Four thousand nine hundred and eighty-one attacks and four
thousand four hundred and fifty-nine deaths were recorded against
3,593 attacks and 3,085 deaths in the previous year. The virulence
of this disease was more or less the same as in the previous year.
Kaira District suffered the most from the ravages of this disease.
10. Black Quarter did not appear in the four Gujarat Districts,
viz., Ahmedabad, Kaira, Panch Mahals and Broach. The City of
Bombay and two Konkan Districts, viz., Thana and Kolaba were
also free from this disease. All the remaining thirteen districts
were affected and Ahmednagar District suffered most heavily. Five
thousand six hundred and ninety-eight head of cattle were affected
and 5,330 died. During the previous year 1,621 cattle were
affected and 1,499 died. The disease appeared in six hundred and
eighty villages and caused a heavy loss.
11. Anthrax was reported from all districts with the exception
of two districts in Gujarat, viz., Broach and Surat and two in the
Deccan, viz., Ahmednagar and Satara. The City of Bombay was
free from this disease. The disease was less prevalent during the
year under report compared with the previous year. Four hundred
and ninety-eight animals were affected and 394 died. In the
preceding year there were 1,148 attacks and 823 deaths. Sixty-
four outbreaks of this disease were attended. Kanara District was
more affected than any other district.
12. Other Diseases.—Three hundred and sixty-eight attacks and
134 deaths were reported from other diseases including Dengue,
Variola Vaccina, Bovine Trypansomiasis, Rabies in cattle and
Pleuro-Pneumonia. Out of this Dengue was responsible for
55 deaths.
Contagious Diseases in other Animals.
13. Eight hundred and ninety-eight attacks with seven deaths
from Foot and Mouth Disease appeared among sheep and goats.
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The only Districts affected with it were Belgaum, Kanara and
Nasik, of which Belgaum suffered heavily.
Goatscab was again responsible for a large number of deaths
among sheep and goats. There were 449 attacks and 155 deaths
all from the Bijapur District.
Other diseases reported under this head were Fowl Cholera,
Chicken-Pox, Anthrax in goats, Spirochetosis in birds and
Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia in sheep and goats.
Forty-eight cases of suspected Rabies in dogs were dealt with by
the staff of which 25 were proved positive by examination of brains
out of a total of 46 sent to the Haffkine Institute, Bombay.
Preventive Measures.
Table II.
14. Rinderpest.—Eleven thousand one hundred and fifty-one
inoculations were performed by the
"Serum alone" method in 112 out-
breaks out of the two hundred and twenty four outbreaks attended
by the staff. In addition one hundred and eighty-two Bovines were
protected by Serum-simultaneous method of inoculation in the
Dharwar District.
The number of animals which died uninoculated in the course of
these outbreaks was 1,297 while there were only 26 deaths among
the inoculated ones from Serum alone and one from Serum-
simultaneous inoculation. In 179 cases of Rinderpest treated by
iodine injection 127 animals were reported to have recovered.
15. Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia.—In all 33,216 animals were pro-
tected against 15,288 last year of which 23,094 cattle were protected
by Serum alone in 195 outbreaks. In 35 villages 3,949 vaccinations
against this disease were carried out and in 42 outbreaks combined
sero-vaccinations were carried out in 6,173 cattle.
The results were very satisfactory, there being only 26 deaths
among the protected animals, while 2,111 deaths occurred among
those not protected.
During the year this disease was greatly prevalent and inocula-
tions and vaccinations had to be carried out on a larger scale.
16. Black Quarter.—This disease also was greatly prevalent
during the year under report and 32,721 animals were protected as
compared with 3,306 last year. Of the above number 16,139 were
protected with Aggressin in 152 villages and 7,526 with Black
Quarter Serum in 89 outbreaks while 9,056 animals were protected
with combined Serum and Aggressin, in 113 outbreaks.
In this case also, like Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia, the results were
very satisfactory. Only 40 animals dying from those protected
while from the unprotected 2,401 having succumbed to the disease.
This is the first year when inoculations against this disease on
such a large scale had been carried out and with such good results.
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17. Anthrax.—One thousand and forty-four Serum inoculations
were undertaken to protect cattle and sheep against anthrax in 5
outbreaks as compared to 988 protected last year in 12 outbreaks.
There were only three deaths among the inoculated animals while
61 deaths were recorded among the uninoculated ones.
18. As anticipated last year the abolition of charging fees for
inoculations against certain diseases helped to increase the number
of inoculations this year. A sum of Rs. 101-12-0 was, however,
recovered before Government orders were brought into operation.
Other Diseases.
Table III.
19. Five thousand nine hundred and eighty-five v
visited by Veterinary Surgeons against
3,248 last year. During their tours
57,580 animals for contagious diseases and 19,553 for non-contagious
diseases were treated by them against 26,163 for contagious and
13,087 for non-contagious diseases during the last year. Fourteen
thousand, three hundred and forty-six castrations were performed
on tour against 9,199 in the preceding year. The largest number
of castrations were performed in the Ahmednagar District and next
to it in the Bijapur and East Khandesh Districts. The new method
of castration by Burdizzo castrator has rapidly become popular and
resorted to by the people very readily.
Investigation.
20. Five hundred and six specimens were sent to the Bombay
Veterinary College for examination against three hundred and
twenty-nine during the last year. Two hundred and two post-
mortem examinations were conducted for diagnostic purposes against
one hundred and twenty-two in the last year. Sixty-five post-
mortem examinations were carried out for medico-legal purposes
and viscera was sent in thirty-nine cases for examination. In
16 cases poison was detected by the Chemical Analyser to
Government.
Veterinary Dispensaries.
Table IV.
21. At the beginning of the year there were 105 Veterinary
Dispensaries, excluding the Dangs, and
the same number remained throughout
the year. The District Local Board, Poona, have been maintaining
two Veterinary Dispensaries, viz., at Indapur and Talegaon-Dabhade
without the help of Government grant-in-aid. Some District Local
Boards were desirous of opening new Veterinary Dispensaries during
the year under report but none could be opened for want of
Government grants-in-aid.
The total number of in-patients treated at the Veterinary
Hospitals and Dispensaries was 5,278 against 4,713 during the
previous year and that of the out-patients 154,864 against 148,787
in the last year. Medicines were supplied to 51,977 cases against
45,946 in the preceding year. The increase of 12,673 cases over