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recovery from foot and mouth disease, which (as stated above) broke out amongst
the calves at the beginning of the year. From the crude lymph, 104,190.0
grammes of glycerinated lymph and 1,168.4 grammes of glycerine paste were
prepared, against 91,377.0 and 558.2 grammes, respectively, in the preceding year.
There being no demand for it, no lanoline paste was prepared in 1918-19 as in the
three preceding years.

The annual output of lymph, the number of areas in which arm-to-arm
vaccination has been replaced by calf lymph vaccination and the income and
expenditure of the Dépôt are shown in the sub-joined table :—

Glycerinated lymph in 185,699 capillary tubes and 91,658 grammes in bulk
in metal collapsible tubes were issued in 1918-19, against 172,462 capillary tubes
and 86,658¾ grammes in bulk in 1917-18. Thirty-four grammes of glycerine paste
were also issued, in addition, during the year under report, while none were issued
in the previous year. There was again some difficulty in arranging for certain
articles, such as tubes, glycerine, etc., owing to the war, but timely measures to
get the supplies of these articles were taken.

All the municipalities (numbering 83) and 45 notified areas purchased lymph
throughout the vaccination season. In some cases however the supplies were
temporarily stopped at the request of the local bodies concerned on account of the
outbreak of influenza. Excepting a few which asked for the stoppage of their
supply for short periods owing to influenza outbreaks, all the districts obtained
regular weekly or fortnightly supplies of lymph. During the year under report
lymph worth Rs. 19,953 was purchased by district boards, worth Rs. 4,868 by
municipalities, worth Rs. 2,158 by native states and court of wards, worth Rs. 840
by notified areas and worth Rs. 574 by cantonments. There was an increase
during the year under report in the sale of lymph to all local bodies except
cantonments and native states which show a decrease. The Medical Officer of
the East Indian Railway and private persons also purchased lymph to the value
of Rs. 453 and Rs. 90, respectively. The military department obtained lymph
costing Rs. 5,084 in 1918-19, against Rs. 2,462 in the preceding year on an annual
contract of Rs. 1,500 for the duration of the war as sanctioned by the Government
of India. The sale proceeds of lymph from the Dépôt in 1918-19 amounted to
Rs. 30,436 and that of calves and milk etc., to Rs. 2,400, against Rs. 30,002 and
Rs. 2,679, respectively, in 1917-18, showing a net increase of Rs. 155. The total
expenditure incurred during the year was Rs. 25,297, as compared with Rs. 21,910
in the preceding year or an excess of Rs. 3,387, which was chiefly due to the
purchase of a larger number of calves, the cost of feeding them, the entertainment
of extra coolies and an increase in their wages and to the payment of grain com-
pensation and war allowances to the staff.