ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE
    BOMBAY CITY AND HARBOUR VETERINARY
           DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1940-41.

The Report deals with the Equine diseases scheduled under
the Glanders and Farcy Act within the Town and Island of
Bombay, Bandra Municipality and Bombay Harbour. It also
deals with the work connected with the Live Stock Importation
Act.

2.  The Staff.—I held charge of the office of Government
Veterinary Officer for the City and Harbour of Bombay through
out the year under report. Mr. J. G. Kulkarni, the Deputy
Superintendent, held charge of his appointment up to 12th of
July 1940 when he proceeded on four months leave preparatory to
retirement. From the 13th of July and onwards till the end of
the year the charge of the office of Deputy Superintendent was held
by me in addition to my own. The subordinate staff of Veterinary
Inspectors remained unchanged with the exception of
Mr. S. J. Khambete, who was deputed as Hospital Surgeon on the
Veterinary College staff from the 10th of February 1941.

3.  The routine work of the inspection of horses stabled in the
City of Bombay and Bandra town for the detection of diseased
cases under the Glanders and Farcy Act, was carried out as usual
by the staff. During the year under report 3 confirmed cases of
Surra were detected and removed to the Government Lazaretto;
of which one was destroyed and two were treated with Naganol at
the request of the owners. One recovered and was discharged and
the other died due to debility while under treatment. There were
no cases of Glanders, Farcy or Epizootic Lymphangitis during
the year.

4.  Importation of Horses.—The number of horses imported
into Bombay during the year from overseas was 279 as shown
below as against 923 last year and 1,457 horses and 2 Asses in the
preceding year:—

By breed they are classed as—English 147, Arabs 130 and 2 walers.
Of these 126 horses were accompanied with valid certificates
to the effect that they were free from symptoms of any disease.
One hundred and thirty-one horses were tested with mallein under