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Anthrax Spore Vaccine in cattle. He also investigated into an
outbreak of suspected Surra amongst the transport animals at
Kohima and also investigated into the result of treatment of
Surra cases in Kamrup.

During extensive epidemics of Rinderpest the Johne's
Disease Officer had to be withdrawn from his specific duties and
was deputed as a special case to investigate and organise Rin-
derpest epidemic work in the Kamrup district. He was also
entrusted to give demonstration of Anti-Rinderpest Serum inocu-
lation to 86 Assistant Medical Officers of Tea Estates in six
different centres in the province. While at headquarters the
Johne's Disease Officer also supervised work in the Laboratory
and in the Serum Depot.

(2)   Babu Hem Chandra Sen, Veterinary Inspector, held
charge of the Surma Valley Circle throughout the year except
for the period from the 1st to the 18th April 1938 when he was
on leave and Maulavi Syed Ataul Haque officiated in his place.
He was on tour for 166 days and visited 166 villages and Tea
Estates ; he travelled 2,308 miles by rail, 82 miles by steamer,
1,178 miles by road and 256 miles by boat.

He inspected the following hospitals and dispensaries:—
The Veterinary Hospital at Silchar and the dispensaries at
Silchar, Patharkandi, Maulvibazar, Kulaura, Habiganj and
Shaistaganj four times each ; Hailakandi, Sylhet, Sylhet Local
Board and Sylhet Farm, Karimganj and Jagannathpur three
times each ; Palonghat and Sunamganj twice each.

He inspected the cattle of the Sylhet Cattle Farm, Karim-
ganj Agricultural Farm, the Sylhet Jail Dairy and Silchar Jail
Dairy and also inspected the breeding bulls placed at different
centres in the Hailakandi, Habiganj and Maulvibazar Subdivi-
sions. He also supervised the work of the Camp Veterinary
Hospital opened in connection with the Camp of Exercise of the
Surma Valley Light Horse. He organised work and supervised
the work of the Staff and Reserve Veterinary Assistant Sur-
geons in connection with the wide-spread epidemic of Rinder-
pest in the Sylhet, South Sylhet and Habiganj Subdivisions and
the Surra epidemic in the Maulvibazar Subdivision.

(3)   Maulavi Fariduddin Ahmed, Veterinary Inspector, held
charge of the Lower Assam Circle from the 1st to the 13th April
and of the Upper Assam Circle from the 15th April to
the end of the year. He was on tour for 150 days, travelling
2,233 miles by rail, 168 miles by steamer and 1,873 miles by road
and boat. He visited and revisited 220 villages and Tea Estates.