REPORT OF THE KING INSTITUTE GUINDY,
FOR 1927—28.

PART I.—ADMINISTRATION.

STAFF.

       Major H. H. King, M.B., B.S., I.M.S., officiated as Director throughout the year
and was confirmed in the post on 29th March 1928. Reference—Government
of India Education (Health, etc.), Endorsement No. 542.

       Dr. C. G. Pandit, Ph. (Lond.), M.B., B.S. (Bom.), D.P.H., D.T.M. (Eng.),
continued to officiate as Assistant Director throughout the year with charge of
the Vaccine Section. He has also acted as Professor of Bacteriology, Medical
College, Madras, in addition to his other duties.

        The post of Public Analyst, created in 1924, was made permanent with effect
from 8th January 1928, in G.O. Mis. No. 626 P.H., dated 19th March 1928, and
Mr. Herbert Hawley, M.SC., F.I.C., was confirmed in the post with effect from the
above date and continued to be in charge of the Public Health Section until 26th
March 1928, when he proceeded home on seven months' leave.

       The following changes in the cadre of assistant surgeons took place:—

           Civil Assistant Surgeon N. Seshadrinathan was transferred in July to the
Medical College, Madras, as Assistant to the Professor of Bacteriology.

           Military Assistant Surgeon J. H. Theodore proceeded to Calcutta in October
1927, for training for six months in the Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine.
He obtained the Diploma for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, being placed
second on the list of successful candidates.

           Civil Assistant Surgeon M. K. Ramaswami Ayyar was transferred to
Tindivanam in December 1927.

            Civil Assistant Surgeon F. DeNetto was posted to this Institute in August
1927 and Temporary Civil Assistant Surgeon R. Sanjiva Rao in October 1927.

           Civil Assistant Surgeon K. Padmanaba Menon returned from combined
leave to duty in September 1927.

          Civil Assistant Surgeon S. R. Pandit took a malaria course at Kasauli in
September and October 1927.

           Civil Assistant Surgeon K. V. Venkataraman, in addition to his duties,
acted as Assistant to the Professor of Bacteriology, Medical College, Madras,
from 5th March to 4th April 1928.

       The scale of pay of assistant surgeons attached to this Institute and of
certain others also doing bacteriological work was revised to Rs. 300—15—450—
20—650, by G.O. Mis. No. 1855 P.H., dated 24th September 1927. Their private
practice was restricted to work of a bacteriological nature.

BUILDINGS.

       The two new blocks for the Vaccine Lymph Section were nearly completed
by the end of the year.

       The following building programme was sanctioned in G.O. Mis. No. 278 W.,
dated 31st January 1928, and Rs. 60,000 allotted for expenditure in 1928-29:—

           (1) Improvements to the structure.
           (2) A new animal house for the Institute.
           (3) A new store room.
           (4) Improvements to the animal and demonstration rooms.
           (5) Belgaum pattern stalls for the animal and calf sheds.
           (6) Improvements to the roof of the calves and animal shed.
           (7) Residences for the following members of the staff:—
                    (i) One assistant surgeon.
                    (ii) One stenographer.