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(3) Assistance to other departments.

    Veterinary sera and products have been stocked for the Civil Veterinary
Department in the cold room of the Institute. These were issued on receipt of
indents from that department.

    The plague inoculation class, started in 1918 under G.O. Mis. No. 285,
Medical, dated 18th June 1918, was held three times during the quarter and
26 medical men attended the class.

    Sub-Assistant Surgeon Chandy of Travancore Darbar underwent a course of
training in Laboratory work at the Institute.

(4) Research work.

    The research work done during the period under report will be considered in
the report for the whole year 1921-22.

PART II.

Public Health.

    The work carried out during the quarter is set forth in tables VI and VII.
As the period is too short to permit of even one complete series of examinations
of the Presidency water-supplies being carried out, no conclusions of value can be
drawn and the tables are given without comment. The results will be considered
in conjunction with those for the whole year 1921-22.

TABLE VI.

TABLE VII

Water samples examined between 1st January and 31st March 1921.

THE KING INSTITUTE, GUINDY,                J. CUNNINGHAM, MAJOR, I.M.S.,
      Dated 5th October 1922                                                                           Director.