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Reports.
— on the working of
the Bombay Veterinary
College, the Bombay
City
and
Harbour
Veterinary Department
and the Civil Veteri-
nary
Department,
Presidency proper and
Sind, for the year
1926-27.
GOVERNMENT OF BOMBAY.
Revenue Department.
Resolution No. P. 52.
Bombay Castle, 20th September 1927.
Letter from the
Principal, Bombay Veterinary
College, No. 690 dated 10th June 1927.
Letter from the
Principal, Bombay Veterinary
College, No. 47/L. dated 10th June 1927.
Letter from the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary
Department, Bombay Presidency, No. 6018-A dated 30th
June 1927.
Letter from the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary
Department, Sind and Rajputana, No. 1704-G-IV-3 dated
15th June 1927.
Memorandum from the Commissioner in Sind No.
P. 358-G dated 16th July 1927.
RESOLUTION.—Recorded.
2. While Government fully recognise the need for
the expansion of the activities of the Civil Veterinary
Department, they are unable to provide adequate funds
to satisfy the several requirements to which reference
has been made in these reports.
By order of the Government of Bombay
(Transferred Departments),
A. E. SERVAI,
Acting Deputy Secretary to Government.
To
*The Commissioner in Sind,
*The Commissioners of Divisions,
*A11 Collectors, including the Deputy Commissioner,
Upper Sind Frontier,
*The Principal, Bombay Veterinary College,
*With copies of the Reports.
Ml. Rev. 317
(P.T.O.
2
*The Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department,
Bombay Presidency,
*The Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department,
Sind and Rajputana,
*The Director of Agriculture,
*The Director of Public Health,
*The Accountant General,
*The General Department,
*The Home Department,
*The Finance Department.
*With copies of the Reports.
Ml. Rev. 317
No.
of 1927.
Copy forwarded for information and guidance to
Statement of Receipts on account of College credited to Government
2
dent, Civil Veterinary Department,
dency,
dent, Civil Veterinary Department,
putana,
f Agriculture,
f Public Health,
General,
partment,
tment,
partment.
copies of the Reports.
of 1927.
for information and guidance to
2
*The Director of Public Health,
*The accountant General,
ity Com- *The General Department,
r,
*The Finance Department,
†The Municipal Commissioner for the City
eterinary
of Bombay,
†The Secretary to the Society for the
eterinary
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
y,
†The High Commissioner for India in the
Veterinary
United Kingdom.
ana,
copies of the Reports.
tter.
of 1925.
mation and guidance to
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APPENDIX E
BOMBAY VETERINARY COLLEGE.
Showing the main results of Veterinary Colleges and Schools during the year
ending 31st March 1927
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.
10
Others.
4
No.
29
Passed Final Examination during
the year.
5
No.
16
Failed to pass Final Examination.
6
No.
10
Remaining
under
instruction
at the end of
the year.
In ordinary course.
7
No.
74
Instruction prolonged
by reason of failure to
pass.
8
No.
17
Students admit-
ted during the
year classed by
educational
qualifications.
Matriculation
and
higher qualifications.
9
No.
29
Snowing English but
not Matriculated.
10
No.
10
Knowing no English.
11
No.
...
Receipts.
From Fees.
12
Rs.
3,930
Fr om ot her s our ces .
13
Rs.
5,349
a.
9
p.
0
Tot al .
14
Rs.
9,279
a.
9
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.
46,931
a.
9
p.
0
Ot her e xpe ns e s .
16
Rs.
44,486
a.
12
p.
11
Tot al .
17
Rs.
91,418
a.
5
p.
11
Employment of students who
passed out during the three
years preceding.
Total number passed.
18
No.
46
In service of Government or
Local Bodies.
19
No.
29
In service of other bodies or
Institutions.
20
No.
17
In private practice.
21
No.
...
Number unemployed.
22
No.
...
Remarks.
23
13
No. 47/L of 1927.
BOMBAY VETERINARY COLLEGE,
Parel, 10th June 1927.
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 1926-27 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 up to 16th 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 23rd of
December. Khan Sahib Dhakmarvala held charge of the office of
Assistant Government Veterinary Officer during the period
Mr. Phadke was acting for me. Mr. Rebello, the Deputy Superintend-
ent, was on leave for six weeks from 18th October to 28th of
November and Mr. H. M. Browne, M. B. E., the Chief Veterinary
Inspector, was appointed to act in his place during this period
3. During the year under report 5 horses were destroyed under
the Glanders and Farcy Act, viz., 2 for Glanders and 3 for Surra,
and 3 for Glanders (non-clinical) under the Live Stock Importation
Act as under:—
(i) Glanders.—There were five cases detected of which 2 were
clinical and 3 non-clinical as against 28 (15 clinical and 13
non-clinical) in 1925-26 and 53 (31 clinical and 22 non-
clinical) in 1924-25. Of the 5 cases of Glanders 3 belonged to
Arab dealers, 1 to a private individual and 1 to an owner of
carriages plying for hire. By caste these 4 were Arabs and
1 a country bred.
(ii) Epizootic Lymphangitis.—There was no case of this disease
during the year under report.
(iii) Surra.—There were 3 cases of this disease this year as
against 5 last year and 4 in the preceding year. Of these 3,
two belonged to owners of carriages plying for hire and 1
to a private individual. They were all Arabs by caste.
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4. During the year under report 2,755 horses, and 510 mules and
8 zebras were imported into Bombay as against 2,587 horses and 3
zebras last year and 2,860 horses, 1 donkey, 342 mules and 1 zebra
in the preceding year.
5. The following table shows the number of horses, mules, and
donkeys, etc., imported into Bombay from various ports :—
Name of Ports
Australian Ports ... ...
English Ports ... ...
African Ports ... ...
Persian Gulf Ports... ...
Red Sea Ports ... ...
French Ports ... ...
Ceylon Ports ... ...
Mediterranean Sea Ports ...
Indian Ports ... ...
Total ...
Horses
1,809
229
7
609
24
37
1
2
37
2,755
Mules
......
......
510
......
......
......
......
......
510
Donkeys
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
Zebras
......
2
6
......
......
......
......
......
......
8
6. Of those imported from the Persian Gulf Ports 586 horses
were for the ordinary Bombay market while others were in connec-
tion with the movement of troops.
7. There were three consignments of Queensland horses this
year.
8. There were 3,227 horses inspected under the Live Stock
Importation Act. Of these 2,561 were allowed to land after inspec-
tion of their certificates and the remaining 666 were detained and
tested with mallein for Glanders and three having re-acted were
destroyed.
9. Buildings.—The ordinary current repairs to the Lazaretto
buildings were carried out.
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, 1926-27
Budget Head Sanction.
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 ...
Amount.
1925-26.
Rs.
28,359
4,260
1,000
1,000
1,800
575
1,639
1,495
1,216
430
41,774
a.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
p.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1926-27.
Rs.
22,688
2,982
1,000
2,000
1,800
575
1,539
1.345
1,216
430
35,575
a.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
p.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Actual Expenditure 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 ...
Amount.
1925-26.
Rs.
21,979
3,368
587
825
770
450
1,418
1,493
565
370
31,827
a.
1
7
7
0
0
0
7
12
12
0
14
p.
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
3
1926-27.
Rs.
22,553
3,025
709
a.
0
8
5
p.
0
0
0
......
......
450
1,495
1,346
548
340
30,461
0
7
0
4
0
8
0
6
0
0
0
6
No. 6018-A of 1927
From
E. S. FARBROTHER, ESQ., M.R.C.V.S., I.V.S.,
Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department,
Bombay Presidency, Poona;
To
THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,
Revenue Department,
Bombay.
Poona, 30th June 1927.
Sir,
I have the honour to submit for the consideration of Government
the Annual Administration Report of the Civil Veterinary
Department, Bombay Presidency, for the year 1926-27.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
E. S. FARBROTHER,
Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department,
Bombay Presidency.
Q 16-3
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ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE
CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT, BOMBAY
PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1926-27
I continued to hold charge of the Civil Veterinary Department
during the year under report. I was on tour for 102 days and
travelled 2,651 miles by road and 3,091 miles by rail. I toured
in Ahmednagar, Poona, Sholapur, Satara, Belgaum, Dharwar and
Kanara districts by road and inspected all the dispensaries in
these districts with the exception of Barsi, Athni and Kumta. I
also toured in East Khaudesh, West Khandesh, Bijapur and,
Bombay Suburban districts by rail and inspected most of the
Veterinary Dispensaries maintained by the Local Bodies in these
areas. Whilst touring in Dharwar and Belgaum, I visited the
Cattle breeding farms at Bankapur and Tegur and the Vaccine
Institute at Belgaum.
I served as a member of the Board of Examiners at the Bombay
Veterinary College in April 1926 and conducted the supplementary
examination held at the College in the following October. At the
request of the Committee of the Peresidency Agricultural Show,
I acted as Secretary of the Veterinary Section of the Show and
made all arrangements in connection with that section.
2. The post of Deputy Superintendent and personal Assistant
to the Superintendent was held by Khan Saheb J. D. Buxy from
1st to 6th April, when he proceeded to Karachi to take over the
duties of Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, Sind and
Rajputana, during the absence on leave of Mr. Jerrom. He
resumed his duties in the Presidency Proper on 23rd November and
continued to work in his usual capacity up to the end of the year.
He was on tour for thirteen days in the Presidency and travelled
924 miles by rail and 18 miles by road. He protected cattle against
Rinderpest by the Serum Simultaneous method at the Infants and
Public Milk Supply Company, Limited, Dairy Farm, Palghar and
as usual visited the Bombay Pinjrapole from time to time.
3. During Khan Saheb Buxy's absence in Sind, his post was
held by Mr. Y. N. Marathe, Veterinary Inspector, Poona Division.
Mr. Marathe was on tour for nineteen days and travelled 1,676 miles
by rail and 365 miles by road. He visited five districts, inspected
23 Veterinary Dispensaries and selected a temporary building for a
new Veterinary Dispensary during the course of his tours. He
visited Kaira in connection with an outbreak of Surra among
the Police horses stationed there and also inspected the District
Local Board Stallions at Ahmednagar.
I.—VETERINARY INSTRUCTION
4 The usual practical instruction in field work was imparted
to new re ruits. It was intended to depute some of the Subordinate
Officers to the Imperial Institute of Veterinary Research, Muktesar,
for short courses of training, but these courses have been discontinued.
20
Other arrangements for giving further training to the Sub-
ordinate Staff have therefore had to be made and Government
have agreed to send men to the Madras Veterinary College to
undertake the Post Graduate course of instruction held annually at
that Institution. If a similar course could be introduced at the
Bombay Veterinary College it would be of great advantage to the
Department.
II.—TREATMENT OF DISEASE
Table II.
5. Contagious Diseases.—During the year under report outbreaks
of contagious diseases were received from all
Districts of the Presidency and from the City
of Bombay. The total number of attacks
reported from these diseases was 65,579 and the mortality 11,613.
This is a considerable decrease on the numbers reported last year,
which were 74,597 attacks and 26,734 deaths.
One thousand five hundred and sixty-eight outbreaks of all
diseases were reported to, and 1,599 attended by the staff. In the
previous year, 2,172 outbreaks were reported and 2,178 attended,
so that there was a reduction of 579 in the year 1926-27.
Nearly 50 per cent. of the outbreaks attended were of Foot and
Mouth disease among cattle, and this accounts for the comparatively
small mortality recorded.
Equine Contagious Diseases
6. Glanders.—Three cases of glanders were reported from the
City of Bombay and were dealt with by the Bombay City and
Harbour Veterinary Department.
Surra was reported among equines from Ahmedabad, Kaira,
Broach, Panch Mahals, Thana, West Khandesh, Dharwar and
Kolaba districts and in the City of Bombay. Fifty-eight horses and
ponies were reported and the disease was confirmed by Microscopical
examination of smears in 43 cases, all of which were dealt with
under the Glanders and Farcy Act. A serious outbreak of this
disease occurred among the mounted constabulary horses stationed
at Kaira camp. It must have been conveyed to them from camels
which were in the habit of grazing in the neighbourhood of the
stables, since on investigating the source from which these horses
contracted the disease, Surra was confirmed among the camels. In
view of this outbreak, I consider it would be advisable, if horses are
to be maintained by the Police Department at Kaira, that the
stables should be rendered Fly proof. No other contagious equine
diseases were brought to notice during the year.
Bovine Contagious Diseases
7. Rinderpest, Hæinorrhagic Septicaemia, Black Quarter, Foot
and Mouth disease and Anthrax were reported during the year.
8. Rinderpest.—In my last annual report I indicated that the
situation at the close of the year 1925-26 so far as this disease was
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concerned had considerably improved except in the Kolaba,
Ratnagiri and Satara districts, where it was continuing to spread.
During the year 1926-27, although reports of this disease were
received from all districts except Panch Mahals and East Khandesh,
those mentioned above and also Dharwar and Kanara were the
most widely affected. The highest recorded mortality was in May
when 1,126 deaths were reported. It may be mentioned, that three
of the districts mentioned above, viz., Kanara, Ratnagiri and Kolaba,
have only three, two and three Veterinary Dispensaries each.
In all other districts Rinderpest was not wide spread, occasional
outbreaks only being reported. The total number of villages
affected was 360, in which 15,189 cattle were attacked and 7,002
died. In 1925-26, 1,382 villages were affected, 52,465 animals
attacked and 23,645 died.
9. Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia.—This disease also was reported
from all districts and the City of Bombay. The total number of
cattle affected was 3,575 and 2,838 died. As in the previous year,
Kaira District was most widely affected and reported 1,100 of the
total numbers of deaths. Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia occurred in
267 villages, in 46 of which it was confirmed by Microscopical
examination of the blood of affected animals. The mortality this
year was greater than in 1925-26 when 1,923 deaths were recorded.
10. Black Quarter.—Black Quarter was reported from Broach,
Surat, Ahmednagar, West Khandesh, Nasik, Poona, Satara,
Sholapur, Belgaum, Bijapur, Dharwar and Kolaba districts, 49
villages having been affected. Of 528 cattle attacked, 476 died.
The mortality from this disease was also greater than in the preced-
ing year, when 318 deaths were reported.
11. Foot and Mouth Disease.—The year has been a bad one as
regards Foot and Mouth Disease, 757 outbreaks-being attended.
Forty-three thousand, eight hundred and Fifty-two head of cattle
were attacked and 230 deaths occurred compared with 18,230
attacks and 50 deaths in the preceding year. The disease was
existing in Kanara district throughout the year, the greatest
number of animals being attacked in September. A wide spread
outbreak started in October in Ahmednagar, Poona, Satara, Kolaba
and Ratnagiri districts. It is difficult to show how this epidemic
started, but I found evidence that in Akola Taluka of Ahmednagar
District, Foot and Mouth Disease was being spread by a dealer's
herd which was moving through this taluka towards Junnar Taluka
of Poona District. From Akola Taluka, it spread by means of cart
traffic into Sangamner Taluka and thence probably into other
talukas of Ahmednagar District. It is probable that the disease
spread from Poona District into Kolaba and Satara and from the
latter into Ratnagiri.
12. Anthrax.—There was a slight increase in the number of
deaths in cattle from Anthrax over the previous year. The disease
was reported from all districts except Panch Mahals, Surat, Satara
and Bombay City. Six hundred and seven fatal cases occurred of
the 894 reported, Ahmednagar District alone showing 228 deaths.
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13. Other Contagious Diseases.—One hundred and fifty-two
deaths were reported from other contagious diseases including
Dengue, Piroplasmosis, Trypanosomiasis, Parasitic Gastritis,
Rabies, etc.
Contagious Diseases in other Animals
14. Two hundred and forty-seven deaths were reported under
this head, the chief causes of death being Pleuro-pneumonia (63),
Goatscab (70), Anthrax (16), Fowl cholera (17), Rabies (30). Brains
from thirty suspected cases of Rabies were sent to the Bombay
Bacteriological Laboratory for examination. This disease was more
prevalent this year, nearly double the number of cases having been
dealt with.
Preventive Measures
Table III.
15. There was a considerable decrease in the number of inocula-
tions and vaccinations undertaken compared
with the year 1925-26. The decrease is
entirely under Rinderpest inoculations, the
number performed against other diseases showing an increase over
the previous year. The decrease in the number of Rinderpest
inoculations performed is due to this disease being much less
prevalent. The Serum alone method is the one chiefly employed
and is used only in actual outbreaks of the Disease.
Twenty-three thousand, one hundred and fifty-nine animals were
protected against Rinderpest by the Serum alone method in 212
villages, whereas in 1925-26, 91,300 were protected in 800 villages.
In the villages where inoculation was undertaken, 61 inoculated
and 3,750 uninoculated cattle died. The value of this method of
protection cannot therefore be denied. The 212 villages were
spread over 16 districts of the presidency, but the largest number
of inoculations (6,492) were performed in the Dharwar District,
where preventive inoculation appears to be well appreciated.
The remainder of the dairy herd owned by the Infants and Public
Milk Supply Company, Limited at Palghar, were protected by
the Serum Simultaneous method of inoculation, with apparently
satisfactory results, by Khan Saheb J. D. Buxy.
16. Anti-Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia Serum inoculations were
carried out in 87 villages and 8,099 cattle were protected, against
4,225 inoculations in 58 outbreaks during the preceding year.
The incidence of this disease was greater than in 1925-26 and
consequently the number of inoculations performed is greater.
Twenty-two deaths were reported among inoculated and 862 among
uninoculated animals in these villages. One thousand and six cattle
were, in addition, protected against Hæmorrhagic Septicaemia by
vaccination, and no deaths were reported among those protected.
These vaccinations were carried out in 13 villages in Kaira, Surat,
Thana, Belgaum and Dharwar districts.
17. In six outbreaks of Anthrax 153 cattle and 225 sheep and
goats were protected with anti-anthrax serum. None of these
succumbed to the disease whereas 55 cattle and 53 sheep and goats
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which were not inoculated in these particular outbreaks died of
Anthrax.
18. Protective inoculation against Black Quarter, both by means
of Serum and Germ Free Filtrate was also carried out, 903 by the
former method and 63 by the latter. This is a considerable increase
over the number of last year when 153 were inoculated with Serum
and 20 with Germ Free Filtrate. The results were very satis-
factory, only one death being reported among those inoculated
with Serum, and I hope that these results will lead to the more
widespread use of these preventive measures.
19. Charges on account of Sera and vaccines used in protecting
animals against Hemorrhagic Septicaemia, Anthrax and Black
Quarter are made to the owners at the rate of two annas per animal.
A sum of Rs. 1,240-12-0 was recovered in this way and credited
to Government, against Rs. 779 last year. The cost of the Sera and
vaccines used amounted to Rs. 4,213-2-0. There is no doubt that
these charges interfere very greatly with the more extensive use of
these products. In my last report I suggested that they should be
discontinued and if this suggestion is acted upon, I am sure that the
ryots will take greater advantage of the relief afforded to them. In
particular anti-anthrax serum should be given free of charge.
Other Diseases
Table IV.
20. During the year under report, the staff visited 4,706 villages
and treated 25,804 animals for contagious
diseases and 24,715 for non-contagious
diseases. This again is a considerable increase over the work
accomplished last year, when 4,463 villages were visited and 33,321
animals treated for disease, both contagious and non-contagious
and is an indication that the services of the Department are being
more readily taken advantage of by the people.
Whilst visiting these villages, the members of the Staff castrated
9,985 animals as against 9,185 last year.
Investigation
21. Three hundred and seven specimens were sent to the
Bombay Veterinary College for examination. One hundred and
ninety-five post mortem examinations were conducted for investiga-
tion and Medico-legal cases. In connection with the latter 78
specimens were sent to the Government Analyst for examination
and in 18 cases the cause of death was declared to be poison.
Veterinary Dispensaries
Table V.
22. Seven new dispensaries wer opened during the year bringing
the total number in the Presidency proper to
103. The new dispensaries were opened at
Bhadgaon and Yawal in East Khandesh, Taloda in West Khandesh,
Junnar in Poona, Rahimatpur in Satara and Karjat and Akola in
Ahmednagar districts. East Khandesh District Local Board
were anxious to open one more dispensary at Edlabad, but
this had to be postponed as a Veterinary Assistant Surgeon and
Government grant-in-aid were not available. No new dispensaries