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ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE I CIRCLE,
CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT, VIZAGAPATAM,
FOR THE OFFICIAL YEAR ENDING 31ST MARCH
1927.
I.—ADMINISTRATION.
I held charge of the I Circle which has for its jurisdiction
the districts of 3anjam, Vizagapatam and East Godavari
together with the Agency tracts attached to them from
1st April 1926 to 8th November 1926. For the remaining
part of the official year I was on combined leave and M.R.Ry.
C. Suryanarayanamurti Avargal acted for me.
2. I spent 89 days in camp, inspected all the veterinary
institutions and Touring Veterinary Assistant Surgeons in this
circle once in detail, except Veterinary Hospital, Parlaki-
medi, and Touring Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, Peddapuram,
as the veterinary assistant surgeon in charge of the former
was away on special duty in Orissa during my tour in July
1926 and the latter could not be inspected for want of time.
I selected a rented building for the veterinary dispensary at
Chicacole and a Government site for the construction of pucca
buildings for the location of the veterinary dispensary at
Parvatipur. During the months of August, September and
October 1926, I accompanied the Veterinary Adviser to the
Government of Madras, Madras, on tour of inspection of the
subordinate staff in Ganjam, Vizagapatam and East Godavari
districts, including those at Bhadrachalam and Polavaram.
While at headquarters I paid frequent visits to the local
Veterinary Hospital, Vizagapatam, performed a few operations
and gave professional help to the assistant surgeon in charge
whenever necessary. On tour, I inspected the Government
live-stock kept at various stations and performed certain
operations in some of the veterinary institutions in the circle.
I confirmed a case of surra and took measures to prevent its
further spread.
3. M.R.Ry. C. Suryanarayanamurti Avargal was on tour
for 89 days during the period when I was on leave and inspect-
ed all the institutions and touring billets once in detail with
the exception of those at Bhadrachalam and Polavaram. He
conducted two serum simultaneous inoculation camps against
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rinderpest in this circle during the year under report—one
at the Government Agricultural Farm, Anakapalle, in Vizaga-
patam district, and the other at Sarpavaram village near Coca-
nada in the East Godavari district during the months of
January and February 1927 respectively and inoculated 42
animals (cattle) with Muktesar virus. While at headquarters,
he paid many visits to the local veterinary hospital and helped
the veterinary assistant surgeon in charge in his professional
work; while on tour he inspected the Government live-stock
kept at various stations.
II.—EXECUTIVE STAFF.
4. The total number of veterinary assistant surgeons in
(his circle at the close of the year under report was 34 inclu-
sive of the one acting as Officer-in-charge, I Circle, Civil
Veterinary Department, and the 3 leave reserve allotted
to the circle for the year—15 in charge of veterinary institu-
tions, including the three men in charge of the three private
institutions and 16 in charge of touring billets, and 3 being
the leave reserve men. There were no casualties among the
staff during the year.
(a) Hospitals and Dispensaries.
5. During the year under report one new dispensary at
Chicacole in Ganjam district was opened on 15th November
1926 and the veterinary dispensary at Yellamanchili was
shifted to Anakapalle on 1st January 1927. The number of
veterinary institutions, including the three private hospitals, at
the close of the year was 15. All the veterinary institutions
in this circle, with the exception of those at Draksharama and
Polavuvam, showed increase of work, while the work done at
the institutions of Berhampur and Vizagapatam was station-
ary. The decrease in the above two institutions, being very
small, does not call for any special remarks. The total
number of cases treated and castrations performed were
19,543 and 1,507 against 18,911 and 1,335 respectively of
last year. Of the 1,507 castrations done during the year,
411 were done with the three Burdizzo's castrators supplied
to this circle. The highest number of castrations, viz., 605,
was done at the Veterinary Hospital, Berhampur, as usual.
The number of cases not brought to the institutions but
supplied with medicine was 2,646 against 3,123 of last year.
This desirable decrease has resulted from the fact that the
practice of supplying medicine without seeing the patients is
discouraged.
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New buildings.
6. New buildings were sanctioned for the Veterinary Dis-
pensary, Parvatipur, but the construction was not commenced
dining the year.
7. It may be mentioned here that the total income by way
of admission fees, medicine charges and other receipts realized
during the year was Rs. 802-4-6 against Rs. 859-8-10 of last
year. This increase in the receipts was mainly due to credit-
ing to Government a moiety of fees charged by the Veterinary
Assistant Surgeon in charge of the Veterinary Hospital, Coca-
nada, for examining and certifying castor seed for export.
8. The working of veterinary institutions in the circle
during the year was in general good and they are steadily
gaining in popularity and usefulness.
(b) Itinerating.
9. One new touring billet was opened during the year
with effect from 0th November 1926 with headquarters at
Amalapuram. The headquarters of the touring billet opened
on 30th March 1928 at Pithapuram was shifted to Peddapuram
from 11th June 1926 with a view to turn out better and useful
work. The total number of touring billets at the end of the
year in the circle was 16, A comparative statement of the
work done by the touring staff during the last two years is
given below for reference.
Year.
1925-26 .. ..
1928-27
.. .. ..
Inoculations.
4,221
8,908*
Contagions
eases treated.
4,781
4,973
Non¬
contagious
eases treated.
7,637
8.826
Castration
1,150
1,211
10. From the above details it will be noticed that there
was an increase in the number of inoculations carried out,
contagious cases treated, and castrations performed. The.
slight fall of over 800 under non-contagious cases treated is
mostly due to the receipt of a large number of outbreak reports
during the year and to the fact that systematic touring was
abolished from June 1926. The fall was also partly due to
the continued illness of some Government elephant or other in
the Agency which required the uninterrupted attention of the
touring staff in the Agency preventing them from going out
on tour.
* Excluding the 42 inoculations done by the serum simultaneous method by the
Circle Officer.
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II. The work of the itinerating staff on the whole has been
satisfactory.
III.—CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
12. The number of outbreak reports received and attended
by the itinerating staff during the year and the year preceding
are given below against the different contagious diseases:—
Disease.
Rinderpest .. .. ..
Hæraorrhagic septicæmia ..
Anthrax .. .. ..
Black-quarter .. ..
Foot and mouth .. ..
Total ..
1925-26.
Received.
63
145
96
30
232
566
Attended.
59
139
75
22
225
520
1926-27.
Received.
132
90
54
87
227
590
Attended.
129
84
42
70
201
526
It will be seen from the above figures that there has been
an increase in the number of outbreak reports received under
rinderpest and black-quarter.
13. Rinderpest.—There were 132 outbreak reports of rin-
derpest, of which 129 were attended to. The remaining three
outbreak reports were not attended to since the disease was
reported to have subsided before attendance. The disease
prevailed in a severe form in Bhadrachalam taluk which contri-
buted 53 outbreak reports, and in a moderately severe form
in Rajahmundry, Polavaram, Chicacole, Gajapatinagaram,
Yellavaram and Chodavaram taluks. Inoculations by the
serum alone method was undertaken in 38 outbreak reports.
The majority of these outbreak reports was from the Agency.
Compulsory inoculations could not be carried out in these parts
due to several obvious practical difficulties. Even in some
of the taluks in the plains it is not very practicable to carry
out compulsory inoculation with the present inadequate staff.
14. Forty-two animals—18 belonging to the Government
Agricultural Farm, Anakapalle, and 24 belonging to Rao Sahib
D. Subramanyam Pantulu Garu of Cocanada—were protected
by the serum simultaneous method of inoculation this year.
15. Hæmorrhagic septicæmia.—Ninety outbreak reports
under this head were received by the staff and 84 were attend-
ed to. The remaining 6 were not attended to as the progress
reports showed that the disease had subsided. The number of
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inoculations carried out was 1,248. The disease prevailed in
a moderately severe form in Gajapatinagaram, Palconda,
Pithapuram, Sompeta and Sarvasidhi taluks.
16. Anthrax.—In all, 54 outbreak reports were received
under this disease, of which 42 were attended to.
The
remaining ones were left unattended since the disease sub-
sided. Four hundred and forty-nine animals were inoculated
in 4 outbreaks. In most cases the disease subsided soon
after its appearance and the mortality and the results of the
microscopical examination did not warrant the carrying out
of more inoculations to combat the disease.
17. Black-quarter.— Eighty-seven outbreak reports were
received by the staff and seventy were attended to. The
remaining 17 were not attended to for want of receipt of
progress reports in some and owing to subsidence of the
disease in the rest. Fifty-seven animals were inoculated in
one outbreak. In almost all the outbreaks, the disease
subsided with few deaths.
18. Foot-and-mouth disease.—Two hundred and twenty-
seven outbreak reports under the head were received, of which
201 were attended to. The remaining 26 were not attended
to for want of progress reports in certain cases, and owing to
the subsidence of the disease in certain other cases and in
16 cases the Touring Veterinary Assistant Surgeon concerned
had to put off attendance being engaged in attending to
outbreak reports of rinderpest. The disease prevailed in a
severe form in Ghumsur, Aska, Berhampur, Bhadrachalam
and Nugur taluks and in moderately severe form in Polavaram,
Yellavaram and Chodavaram taluks.
19. Trypanosomiasis.—This disease was confirmed micros-
copically in 5 ponies out of which only 4 had to be destroyed
under the Act and the compensation to be paid for, as the
fifth died before any action could be taken.
20. Piroplasmosis.—Blood smears from 7 bullocks and 10
dogs suspected for this disease were submitted for micros-
copical examination which proved positive only in two cases
(bullocks).
21. Kumri.—Four cases were in all reported to have been
observed under this head.
22. Spirochostork.—One smear from a duck submitted by
the Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in charge of the Veterinary
Hospital, Berhampur, to the Principal, Madras Veterinary
College, was confirmed microscopically for this disease.
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23. Fowl cholera.—Two outbreaks were reported, of
which one was confirmed microscopically.
24. Rabies.—The disease was confirmed microscopically
in 18 dogs, 1 jackal and 1 other domestic animal. The dis-
ease was observed also in 18 dogs and 4 domestic animals,
but confirmation was not sought for. Six dogs were given
anti-rabic treatment with favourable results except in the
case of one which received treatment five days after the
receipt of the bite and developed rabies four days after
completion of the treatment.
25. Strangles.—An outbreak of this disease broke out
at Amalapuram, East Godavari district, and the disease was
confirmed microscopically in two ponies.
26. Imperforate anus.—One hundred and five calves
were treated for this deformity at the Veterinary Hospital,
Berhampur.
27. Nasal granuloma.—Thirty-nine
cases were treated
successfully at the Veterinary Hospital, Berhampur, with
intravenous injections of antimonium tartaratum.
IV.—MISCELLANEOUS WORK.
28. Malicious injuries.—The staff granted 9 wound certi-
ficates and 11 post-mortem certificates for malicious injuries.
The result was that 5 cases were convicted, two acquitted,
six were reported as undetectable, and four compromised.
The results of the other three are yet to be known.
29. Criminal poisoning.—The staff had to conduct post-
mortem examination on 3 cases suspected for criminal poison-
ing. In one, the accused was fined, and in the other, the
materials were not sent to the Chemical Examiner as the death
was found to be due to other causes. Besides the above,
the staff sent to the Chemical Examiner suspected material
from one case and visceral contents from two others for
chemical analysis. Strychnine and brucine were detected in
one, but the case was thrown out as undetectable. No poison
was found in the other two.
30. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.—
Only 8 cases charged and convicted under the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals Act ordered by the magistrate to be taken
to the Veterinary Hospitals at Rajahmundry and Cocanada
for treatment during the year.
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31. Fairs and shows.—There were no annual cattle or
horse fairs in this circle during the year under report. Weekly
cattle fairs were held and they were attended to by the Veteri-
nary Assistant Surgeons concerned.
32. Meat inspection.—During the year under report, the
municipalities of Vizagapatam and Anakapalle and the union
of Parvatipur have entrusted the meat inspection work to the
Veterinary Assistant Surgeons in charge of the institutions at
these places.
V.—GENERAL REMARKS.
33. The Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in charge of the
Veterinary Hospital, Cocanada, issued certificates for the
export of castor seeds to American ports and one-half of the
fees collected on this account was credited to Government.
34. The Lethal Chamber maintained by the Cocanada
municipality was duly inspected by the Veterinary Assistant
Surgeon in charge of the Veterinary Hospital, Cocanada, every
quarter.
35. During the year under review, 17 village officers were
reported against for slackness in reporting outbreaks of con-
tagious diseases and for irregular maintenance of cattle
mortality registers.
36. The Veterinary Assistant Surgeons in charge of the
Veterinary Hospitals at Cocanada and Vizagapatam continued
to inspect the horses arriving at the ports of Cocanada and
Vizagapatam with a view to prevent the importation of con-
tagious diseases of horses into this Presidency.
37. The work of the clerical staff of my office continued
to be quite satisfactory.
M. R. V. PANIKKAR, M.R.C.V.S.,
Officer-in-charge, I Circle, Civil Veterinary Department,
Vizagapatam.
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ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE CIVIL
VETERINARY
DEPARTMENT,
II
CIRCLE,
BEZWADA, FOR THE YEAR 1926—27.
I.—ADMINISTRATION.
I held charge of the II Circle consisting of four
districts, viz., Nellore, Guntur, Kistna and West Godavari,
throughout the year. I was on tour for 185 days and con-
ducted inoculations by serum simultaneous method on 54
animals at Chintaldevi Cattle Farm. During the course of
my tour, I inspected the ponies at Palakol and detected an
outbreak of surra.
2. Owing to change of policy from 1st June 1926, the
Touring Veterinary Assistant Surgeons of Nellore, Guntur,
Bezwada, Bandar, Nuzvid and Ellore were attached to the
respective veterinary institutions as second Veterinary
Assistant Surgeons. Touring Veterinary Assistant Surgeon
of Nandigama taluk was attached to the veterinary dispen-
sary, Gudivada, as second Veterinary Assistant Surgeon.
These second Veterinary Assistant Surgeons were required to
attend to outbreaks of cattle diseases when necessity arises.
Touring billets of Gudur, Tiruvur and Bhimavaram remained
without change as in the previous year. The touring billets
of Palnad, Narasaraopet and Kavali were abolished and the
Veterinary Assistant Surgeons in charge of them were posted
to Atmakur, Vinukonda and Kandukur. The headquarters
of the Touring Veterinary Assistant Surgeons, Sattenapalle,
Podili and Bhimavaram were changed to Tenali, Kanigiri and
Tadepalligudem respectively.
The Veterinary Assistant
Surgeons in charge of the veterinary institutions of Venkata-
giri, Kavali, Ongole, Narasaraopet, Guruzala and Palakol
attended to outbreak reports of their respective jurisdictions
in addition to dispensary work.
All veterinary institutions were inspected twice during
the year except veterinary dispensary, Venkatagiri, which was
inspected once as it was opened on 10th November 1926.
All second Veterinary Assistant Surgeons and Touring Vet-
erinary Assistant Surgeons were inspected twice during the
year except the Touring Veterinary Assistant Surgeons,
Atmakur and Kanigiri, and the second Veterinary Assistant
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Surgeons at Bezwada and Gudivada. The Touring Veterinary
Assistant Surgeons, Atmakur and Kanigiri, were inspected
only once as these touring billets were newly opened. As
the second Veterinary Assistant Surgeon at Bezwada was on
leave, he was inspected only once. The second Veterinary
Assistant Surgeon at Gudivada was posted to Rapur as addi-
tional Veterinary Assistant Surgeon owing to prevalence of
rinderpest in Rapur. So he was inspected only once.
3. I inspected the building at Venkatagiri for the loca-
tion of the veterinary dispensary there and also the site
intended for it. Sites for the construction of permanent
buildings for veterinary institutions at Bandar and Gudivada
were also inspected.
4. I attended the veterinary dispensary, Bezwada, during
my stay at headquarters.
5. All possible attempts were made to carry out serum
simultaneous inoculation by local virus but ryots were not in
favour of it.
II.—EXECUTIVE STAFF.
6. On the 31st March 1927 there were 32 Veterinary
Assistant Surgeons including the leave reserve. There were
no casualties among the staff in the circle.
(a) Hospitals and Dispensaries.
7. A veterinary dispensary was opened at Venkatagiri on
10th November 1926.
8. The number of in- and out-patients treated and cas-
trations performed at all the institutions was 15,926 as against
14,702 in the previous year. On the whole there was in-
crease in the number of cases treated and castrations done
when compared to that of last year. Out of 135 castrations
done at the institutions, 12 were done by Burdizzo's castra-
tor. Seven hundred and nineteen cases were supplied with
medicine without their being brought to the institutions as
against 984 of the previous year.
9. The animals which came to Jaggayyapet from other
parts of the district every year for grazing returned back in
October instead of December. Owing to the disposal of
many sheep, attendance at the dispensary became low.
Regular motor service also reduced the number of equine
cases.
The fall in attendance at the veterinary dispensary,
Nuzvid, is due to change of hands.
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10. The District Boards of Nellore, Guntur, Kistna and
West Godavari and all the Municipal Councils have exempted
persons bringing animals for treatment at veterinary institu-
tions from paying toll-gate fees.
11. During the year under report one temporary in-
patients' shed was erected at the veterinary dispensary, Ven-
katagiri, by the Raja of Venkatagiri. One temporary wait-
ing shed was constructed at the veterinary dispensary,
Gudivada.
(b) Touring Staff.
12. Owing to the prevalence of rinderpest in Nellore
district, 7 additional Veterinary Assistant Surgeons had to be
posted with headquarters at Kota, Rapur, Nellore, Muthukur,
Allur, Buchireddipalem and Udayagiri to prevent the spread
of the disease. The dates of opening or closing or otherwise
of the above posts are given below:—
Additional Veterinary
Assistant Surgeon's
post.
Kota .. ..
Rapur .. ..
Nellore .. ..
Muthukur ..
Alto .. ..
Buchireddipalem ..
Udayagiri ..
Date of opening.
15th November 1926.
20th February 1927.
20th July 1926
..
27th February 1927.
20th March 1927 ..
5th December 1926.
1st January 1927 ..
Date of closing or
otherwise.
21st February 1927.
Not closed.
4th October 1926.
27th March 1927.
Not closed.
Do.
4th April 1927.
13. Castrations.—46, 115, 81 and 35 castrations were
performed by the touring staff of Nellore, Guntur, Kistna
and West Godavari districts as against 39, 85, 78 and 111
respectively of the previous year. Of these castrations 23
were done by Burdizzo's castrator.
14. Contagious cases.—The touring staff treated 2,270,
220, 376 and 194 cases for contagious diseases in the districts
of Nellore, Guntur, Kistna and West Godavari as against
1,721, 2,996, 1,106 and 248 respectively of the previous
year.
15. Non-contagious cases.—1,235, 1,065, 611 and 729
cases were treated for non-contagious cases by the touring
staff of Nellore, Guntur, Kistna and West Godavari districts
as against 1,173, 2,005, 1,455 and 1,016 respectively of the
previous year.
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16. A comparative statement showing the work done by
the touring staff is shown below:—
Year.
1925-26 .. .. ..
1926-27 .. .. ..
Inoculations.
39,202
91,821
Contagions
cases
treated.
6,071
3,060
Non-
contagious
cases
treated.
5,649
3,640
Castrations.
313
277
The decrease in the number of cases treated was mainly
due to the change of policy in the touring work as some of
the Touring Veterinary Assistant Surgeons were attached to
veterinary institutions as second Veterinary Assistant Sur-
geons. They attended to outbreak reports only.
III.—CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
17. Rinderpest.—414 reports were received by the staff
during the year under report of which 392 were duly attend-
ed to. 74,894 inoculations were performed against 32,723
of the previous year. There is appreciable increase in the
number of inoculations performed. The disease was very
severe in the taluks of Gudur, Rapur, Nellore, Kovur, Atma-
kur, Bapatla, Nandigama and Tiruvur. The disease was res-
ponsible for Heavy mortality in Nellore district. The Cattle
Disease Act, 1866, was put in force in Gudur and Nellore
taluks. No owners of cattle were prosecuted as no difficulty
was experienced in carrying out inoculations.
54 animals were inoculated by serum simultaneous method
at Chintaldevi Cattle Farm during the year under report.
18. Hæmorrhagic septicæmia.—270 reports were received
and 258 reports were attended to. 14,128 inoculations were
done as against 5,709 of the previous year. The disease was
severe in Gudur, Nellore, Atmakur, Kovur, Ongole and Gan-
navaram taluks and slightly severe in Kandukur taluk and
Tiruvur division. Specimens were sent for microscopical
examination in 30 cases of which 10 proved positive.
19. Anthrax.—The number of outbreak reports received
by the staff was 129 of which 116 were duly attended to. No
inoculations were done against 63 of last year. The disease
prevailed only in a mild form. It is only in one case the speci-
men proved positive.
20. Black-quarter.—In all, the touring staff received 127
outbreak reports and 110 were duly attended to. 2,745 inocu-
lations were done against 707 of the previous year. The