A Description Of The Imperial Bacteriological Laboratory Its Work And Products PDF Download

Excerpt from A Description of the Imperial Bacteriological Laboratory, Muktesar: Its Work and Products In 1890, the first step was taken towards providing facilities for the investigation of the diseases of stock in India. Dr. Lingard was appointed as Imperial Bacteriologist in connection with the Laboratory at the College of Science, Poona. His duties were thus defined. "To investigate diseases of domesticated animals in all Provinces in India and to ascertain, as far as possible, by biological research both in the Laboratory and, when necessary, at the place of outbreak, the means for preventing and curing such diseases." For some years, Dr. Lingard worked in the Poona Laboratory mainly on the investigation of Surra in horses. He found, however, that the climate of the plains rendered laboratory research work extremely difficult and was also little suitable for the manufacture and preservation of vaccines and serums. Consequently, in 1893, it was decided to remove the Laboratory to a suitable site in the Hills, and Muktesar was selected for this purpose. In 1895, the Laboratory main building (part of which was used by Dr. Lingard as his residential quarters), a post-mortem house, two outhouses, one cattle shed, a bungalow for the Assistant Bacteriologist and an out-Kraal for cattle were completed. The staff consisted of the Imperial Bacteriologist, Assistant Bacteriologist, one native laboratory assistant, three clerks, one artist and some menials. At this time the investigation of Rinderpest and measures of prophylaxis were taken up and in the following year Professor Koch, at the request of the Government of India, visited Muktesar and demonstrated his bile method of inoculation against Rinderpest. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.