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# APPENDIX A.
## GOVERNMENT BACTERIOLOGICAL INSTITUTE.
### Report for the year 1934.
BY A. V. GREAVES, M.B., (TOR.), M.C.P. & S., (Ont.), D.T.M., (Liverpool).
## Introductory.
(1) Administrative.—Dr. A. V. Greaves was away on leave from January 31st to November 9th, the duties of Government Bacteriologist being performed in his absence by Dr. R. S. Begbie, Assistant Government Bacteriologist.
An addition was made to the technical staff during the year by the appointment of one new laboratory assistant. The technical staff now consists of the Government Bacteriologist, the Assistant Bacteriologist, one Chief Laboratory Assistant and five Laboratory Assistants.
(2) Buildings and Equipment. No alterations to the buildings are to be recorded.
A new lymph grinding machine has been purchased and installed for use in the Vaccine Department. It replaces the old machine which was doing very poor work and was a source of anxiety to us, as it ground very slowly and inefficiently. The new one does beautiful work and is efficient and economical in operation.
A Ceylon press has been acquired for the purpose of the more efficient preparation of anti-rabic vaccine. This apparatus separates a great part of the supportive tissues from the actual brain parenchyma and enables a finer and "smoother" vaccine to be prepared. It also eliminates the long and tedious period of shaking which used to be the rule before.
(3) Library.—Additions to the library during the year are as follows:
1. Histo-pathology of the Peripheral and Central Nervous Systems, Geo. B. Hassin, 1933. 2. The Laboratory Diagnosis of Acute Intestinal Infections, including the Principles and Practice of the Agglutination Test, Medical Research Council, 1921.