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Veterinary Assistant. He performed post-mortem examinations and examined
animals seized under the Cruelty Act. Fifty-four operations were performed
by him with good results.
The Veterinary Assistant, on the whole, did his work satisfactorily.
16. Tippera.—The dispensary was closed for 111 days, while the Veteri-
nary Assistant was sent to Muktesar to join the serum class and to the
mufassal to give aid to the villagers.
To prevent cruelty being committed to ponies and horses in the town,
the District Magistrate has authorised the Veterinary Assistant to inspect all
the stables of the town. A sum of Rs. 438 has been sanctioned by the Chair-
man, District Board, for the quarters of the Veterinary Assistant and the peon,
which are now under construction. There was an increase in the number of
out-patients which shows that the institution is gaining a popularity, which is
satisfactory, so far.
17. Chittagong.—The number of animals treated was more than double
the number of last year. The Municipality of Chittagong has not hitherto
contributed any sum towards the dispensary, though it budgetted Rs. 100
annually for the last three years.
The dispensary has been very useful. Veterinary Assistant A. T. Biswas,
works well.
18. Bogra.—There is at present no separate building for the dispensary,
which is maintained in a temporary corrugated-iron shed attached to the
District Board's office. A sum of Rs. 500 was sanctioned by the District Board
for a building, the construction of which will soon be taken in hand.
Veterinary Assistant, R. N. Dass, was in charge from 1st April to 12th June
1902, and from 13th June to 81st March 1903, Veterinary Assistant, A. C.
Mukerjee, held the appointment. The majority of the animals treated belonged
to bond fide cultivators and other poor people for whose benefit the institution
has been chiefly started, and they recognise the usefulness of the institution.
Seventeen operations were performed with success.
19. Dumka.—The institution is under the management of a local Com-
mittee, with the Subdivisional Officer as its President. It is maintained by
subscriptions and a monthly donation of Rs. 30 from Government. The
hospital consists of a building for the patients, a dispensary and an office. The
accommodation is sufficient.
The dispensary remained open from 22nd April to 19th August; the
Veterinary Assistant was then dismissed owing to misconduct and the dispen-
sary was closed for eight months, as no locum tenens was available. A Veteri-
nary Assistant has now been appointed.
A supply of European drugs is in stock. Country drugs are purchased
from the bazar when required. The instruments are sufficient.
20. Laheria Serai—The hospital was in charge of Veterinary Assistant, S.
C. Ghosh, till the end of June 1902 when he was transferred to the District
Board of Darbhanga, and Veterinary Assistant, S. S. Ahmed, took his place.
There is a Managing Committee for the hospital, with the Civil Surgeon
as its President, but it did not meet during the year.
Every attempt was made to make the existence of the hospital known
to the public. A big sign-board in Hindi character has been erected on the
roadside near the Cutcherry, so that the people, who come to the Court from the
mufassal, may know the existence of the hospital.
21. Larpur.—The dispensary was opened on the 21st May 1902 by the
Hathwa Raj and put under the supervision of the Superintendent, Sripur
Farm. It is situate on a main road and near an important local bazar, and
thus occupies a prominent position. The institution consists of a dispensing
room, a stable sufficient to accommodate 12 cattle, a store-room, Veterinary
Assistant's quarters and servants' quarters, with two bighas of land for
paddocks for in-patients, and cultivation of fodder crops for sick animals
belonging to owners who live at a distance or are poor. It is now intended
to make a few alterations in the compound in order to give the dispensary
further prominence.
The staff consists of a Veterinary Assistant, a chaukidar and a ticca
sweeper. No fees are charged for the treatment of animals.