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5. Work of the Hospital—The number of cases treated at the College Hospital
is shown below:—

6. Work of the Laboratory and Contagious Diseases.—The following table shows
the number of specimens received and examined in the Laboratory during the year:—

This routine work has shown considerable increase.

In addition 25 samples of hides and skins were examined before export from
Madras.

Glanders.—During the year under report 353 animals were tested with mallein
by the Veterinary Inspector on special duty, but no case of the disease was detected.

Rabies.—Fifteen dogs underwent anti-rabic treatment in the college during the
year. The brains of fifteen dogs which had bitten people were removed in the
College and sent to the Pasteur Institute, Coonoor, for examination and report, and
all of them were positive.

Two brains which were removed from dogs killed previous to their being sent
to the College were also forwarded, but were found unfit for examination.

"With a view to find out a possible method of carrying out a preventive
inoculation among dogs for rabies, the College is undertaking a series of experiments
in consultation with Colonel Cornwall of the Pasteur Institute, Coonoor.

Rinderpest.—No cases of this disease in the city were reported during the year.

Trypanosomiasis—Surra.—An outbreak of this disease amongst ponies occurred
in the city of Madras during the year under report.

The outbreak was spread over a period of 3½ months from the middle of
July to the end of October. The disease was practically confined to one stable and
eight ponies were seized and destroyed under the Glanders and Farcy Act. A sum
of Rs. 750 was paid to the owners of the animals by way of compensation. Thorough
disinfection of the stable was carried out and since then no cases have been reported.
The name of Mr. L. S. Parameswara Ayyar, who was acting Glanders Inspector
at the time, deserves mention for the work he did in connection with this outbreak.

Surra also continued to be prevalent amongst the cattle of the Corporation of
Madras. Twenty-five of them revealed trypanosomes in the blood.

Epizootic Lymphangitis.—The city was free from this disease throughout the
year, but three cases were confirmed microscopically in smears sent from the Hosur
Remount Depot.

Infectious Lymphangitis in cattle.—This disease continued to be prevalent
amongst the cattle of the Corporation of Madras and considerable assistance was
given by the College staff in stamping out the disease and in treating the affected
cases. The disease has now practically subsided. Badly affected cases, not amenable
to simple treatment, were sent to this College Hospital and were treated successfully
with a vaccine prepared from the casual organisms. This vaccine was also issued to

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