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20. Foot-and-mouth disease.—Two hundred and ninety-
three outbreak reports were received by the staff, of which
249 were attended to. The disease was severe in Vinukonda,
Darsi and Sattenapalli taluks. Steps were taken to prevent
the spread of the disease.
21. Glanders.—Nil.
22. Epizootic lymphangitis.—Nil.
23. Kumri.—Two cases were diagnosed by the staff.
24. Sheep pox.—Only one report was received and the
same was attended to.
25. Piroplasmosis.—Three specimens were sent to the
Principal, Madras Veterinary College. It was confirmed
only in two cases (bulls).
26. Infectious lymphangitis of cattle.—Three specimens
were sent to the Madras Veterinary College. It was
confirmed only in two cases.
27. Trypanosomiasis.—Smears from a bullock proved
positive, the bullock died.
28. Rabies.—The brains of six dogs and one jackal sent
by the staff to the Pasteur Institute, Coonoor, were declared
to be rabid. In the case of eight dogs, three domestic
animals and two others no confirmation was sought. No
animals underwent antirabic treatment during the year.
IV.—MISCELLANEOUS WORK.
29. Criminal poisoning.—Eleven cases were dealt with in
the whole circle for criminal poisoning. In ten cases no
poison was found. In one case "thevetin the active principle
of yellow oleander " was reported to have been detected by
the Chemical Examiner.
30. Malicious injury.—Twenty-nine cases were examined
by the staff in the whole circle. The results of 21 cases were
not known. Six cases were compromised. In one case the
accused was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for
one month and in default to pay a fine of Rs. 25. One case
was thrown out for want of evidence.
31. Post-mortems.—Twenty-one post mortems were con-
ducted by the staff in the whole circle. Out of these, 11
were conducted on criminal poisoning and 9 were conducted
on cases of malicious injury. One post mortem was
conducted on an ordinary case.
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32. Six cases were certified under Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals Act on police requisitions.
No animals were remanded to the hospitals under this
Act.
33. Municipal.— The Veterinary Assistant Surgeons in
charge of veterinary institutions, Nellore, Nuzvid and
Palacole, have got meat inspection duty. The Veterinary
Assistant Surgeon in charge of the Veterinary Hospital,
Guntūr, ceased to carry on slaughter-house inspection as the
Municipal Chairman did not require his services.
34. Fairs and shows.—The Touring Veterinary Assistant
Surgeon, Gūdūr, attended the annual cattle show at
Venkatagiri.
V.—GENERAL REMARKS.
35. The usual veterinary demonstrations were given to
the higher and elementary grade teachers of Nuzvid Range
by the Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in charge of the
Veterinary Dispensary, Nuzvid. The Touring Veterinary
Assistant Surgeon, Tiruvūr, circulated one written lecture
dealing with the elementary principles of veterinary science
for the benefit of all the teachers in the taluk.
36. The staff found it necessary to complain against
village officers on nine occasions for slackness in reporting
outbreaks of contagious diseases.
37. One sweeper was sanctioned for the Veterinary Dis
pensary, Bezwada, from 1st April 1926. Sanction has been
accorded for demolishing the latrine inside the compound of
the Assistant Surgeon's quarters at the Veterinary Hospital,
Ongole, and to build a new one outside, but the work has not
yet been undertaken.
38. Office staff.—Clerks of this office continued to do
good work during the year.
R. NARASINGA RAO,
Officer-in-charge, II Circle,
Civil Veterinary Department, Bezwada.
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ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION
REPORT OF THE
III CIRCLE, CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT,
BELLARY, FOR 1925-26.
I.—ADMINISTRATION.
1. The office of the III Circle consisting of five districts,
viz., Bellary, Anantapur, Cuddapah, Kurnool and Chittoor,
was held by me throughout the year. I was on tour for 206
days.
2. I have inspected all the veterinary institutions and
the Touring Veterinary Assistant Surgeons in the circle
twice during the year except the veterinary institution at
Harpanahalli and the offices of the Touring Veterinary
Assistant Surgeons of Markapur, Bellary, Adōni, Tadpatri,
Chandragiri and Dharmavaram, which were done only once.
This was due either to want of time or the Touring Veteri
nary Assistant Surgeons concerned being engaged in
checking Rinderpest. The additional Veterinary Assistant
Surgeons at Atmakūr and Allagadda were also inspected by
me once during the year.
3. During the year, I attended the Provincial Veterinary
Conference held at Madras, inspected Badvel with a view to
see if the place was suitable for opening a veterinary
dispensary and some sites in Cuddapah for the purpose of
constructing permanent hospital buildings.
4. When camping at Tirupati, J took the opportunity
of visiting the veterinary dispensary and inspecting the
elephants, horses and cattle belonging to the temple there
and requested the Sri Mahant of Tirupati to throw open the
temple veterinary dispensary to the public as well. Nothing
has yet been done in the matter. I will, however, meet him
once again and see if anything tangible would come out
of it.
5. In addition, I have inspected the Government animals
at Siddapuram and Nandyāl and conducted serum simulta
neous inoculations against Rinderpest with local virus on 16
animals at Nandyāl, 27 animals at Panyam, 112 animals at
Harpanahalli and 67 animals at Betamcherla and with virus
obtained from Muktesar on 38 animals at Siddapuram. The
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reaction in the last-mentioned batch was not satisfactory
probably due either to the animals being immune as the
disease was prevailing throughout the taluk or to the virus
received having become impotent.
Of the animals inoculated by this method, only 18
animals belonged to Government and the rest to ryots.
More animals could have been done by this method but
for the fact that the ryots could not afford to give rest to the
animals on account of busy season. Generally the animals
will have some work or other throughout the year.
There was only one mortality among the animals inocu-
lated by the serum simultaneous method at Harpanahalli.
6. Veterinary leaflets were distributed to the ryots
during the Health Week Exhibition in Bellary.
7. I was not able to spend any time in going to the
villages with the touring staff for inspecting their field work,
as I was busy with serum simultaneous inoculations for about
four months in five centres and visiting some of the rinder-
pest infected areas during the year.
II.—EXECUTIVE STAFF.
8. There were in all 34 Veterinary Assistant Surgeons
attached to this Circle—17 touring men, 11 in charge of
veterinary institutions including the Veterinary Assistant
Surgeon in charge of the Veterinary Hospital, Bellary, four
additional and two leave reserve men. Of the four additional
men, the offices of the three were closed before the end of the
year. No new compounder's post was sanctioned for this
circle. Veterinary Assistant Surgeon B. Gopalakrishnayya
died during the year.
(a) Hospitals and dispensaries.
9. One new dispensary was opened at Harpanahalli and
the number of veterinary institutions including the veterinary
hospital managed by the S.P.C.A., Bellary, was 11 at the end
of the year.
10. The total number of cases treated and castrations
performed in all the institutions of this circle was 12,203 as
against 10,507 in the previous year, but there was a fall in
the number of castrations done by 11. There was also a fall
in the number of cases supplied with medicines but not
brought to the hospital, by 99, which is desirable.
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11. There was an increase both in the number of eases
treated and castrations done, in the institutions at Bellary,
Hospet, Kurnool and Chittoor and a fall in both at Adōni,
Hindupur, Cuddapah and Nandyal institutions. There was
an increase only in the number of cases treated in the
Veterinary Hospital, Madanapalle.
12. The figures of the institutions at Harpanahalli and
Anantapur could not be compared as the former was opened
in July 1925 and the latter during the latter part of
1924-25.
13. The fall in the number of cases treated and castrations
done was slight in Adōni, Hindupur and Nandyal institutions
but it was marked in the institution at Cuddapah, which is
said to be due to the introduction of motor services.
14. Although there is a slight increase in the number of
admissions in Hospet Dispensary, the work turned out in
Hospet, Hindupur and Anantapur institutions is not satis
factory. In the last-mentioned institution, there has been
some improvement since the time the present Veterinary
Assistant Surgeon took charge of it.
15. The new hospital buildings at Adōni were nearly
complete at the end of the year, but the well was not yet
ready.
16. The Harpanahalli Dispensary which was first opened
in a rented building was moved to the Forest Range office
buildings on 7th January 1926. So also the dispensary at
Nandyal was shifted to the old Sub-Registrar's office building
on 6th November 1925.
17. All the district boards and municipalities in this
circle have exempted unladen animals going to veterinary
institutions for treatment from payment of tolls.
18. The Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in charge of the
Veterinary Dispensary, Nandyal, in addition to his own
work, treated Government animals at the Agricultural Farm
whenever the sick could not be taken to the dispensary.
(b) Itinerating.
19. On the 31st March 1925 there were 16 touring
officers in the circle. One touring post was created with
Chandragiri as headquarters on 1st May 1925.
20. Four additional Veterinary Assistant Surgeons were
posted to combat Rinderpest in Kurnool and Bellary
districts.
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21. There has been a decided fall in the number of cases
treated and the castrations done by the itinerating staff in
Bellary and Kurnool districts owing to the severity of
rinderpest that prevailed in these two districts. As the
Touring Veterinary Assistant Surgeons of Rajampet, Dharma-
varam and Tadpatri were deputed to work in other districts
in connexion with rinderpest, the cases treated and the
castrations done by these men have fallen when compared
with the figures of the last year.
The work turned out by the Touring Veterinary Assist
ant Surgeons of Cuddapah and Anantapur was on the
increase, but there is a slight fall in the number of cases
treated by the Touring Veterinary Assistant Surgeon,
Madanapalle, although there was an increase in the number
of castrations done. There was a slight fall in the number
of castrations done by the Touring Veterinary Assistant
Surgeon, Hindupur, which was said to be due to famine
conditions that prevailed in the previous year.
22. Veterinary Assistant Surgeons M. Noor Ahmed,
P. K. Rangesa Rao, H. Viswanath and K. P. Duraiswami
helped me in conducting serum simultaneous inoculations in
different centres.
III.—CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
23. Rinderpest.—During the year 535 outbreak reports
excluding the 22 reports that were pending at the beginning
of the year were received as against 89 in the last year. Of
these, 460 reports were attended to, 11 were pending and the
remaining 86 were not attended either for want of time or
for want of progress reports. The disease was very severe
in Kurnool and Bellary districts, moderately severe in
Proddatūr taluk of the Cuddapah district and was only
moderate in Anantapur district. The Chittoor district was
free from this disease.
24. The provisions of the Cattle Diseases Act were
enforced in Kurnool and Bellary districts excluding Ālūr
taluk of Bellary district and Pattikonda taluk of Kurnool
district. The Act was also in force in Proddatūr and
Jammalamadugu taluks of Cuddapah district. No attempt
was made to introduce the Act in Anantapur district as the
outbreaks in Grooty and Tadpatri taluks were only mild.
Compulsory inoculation was declared in all the infected
villages of Kurnool and Bellary districts, but in the case of
Cuddapah district it was declared only in a few villages, viz.,
Vonipenta, Mittamanipalli, Chinnasettipalli, Lakklavaripalli
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and Maidakur of Proddatūr taluk. Compulsory inoculation
was in force from 1st April till the end of May 1925 in
Ātmakūr and in all the infected villages of Nandikotkūr and
Nandyal taluks from 5th June to 6th December 1925. It
was in force in Dhone, Kurnool, Sirvel and Koilkuntla taluks
from 3rd August 1925 to 20th February 1926 with an inter
val of a few days, but in the case of Dhone, Koilkuntla and
Sirvel the Act was extended for a further period of three
months from 26th February 1926. In Bellary district the
Act was put in force from 29th June 1925 and again for a
further period of three months from 20th October 1925.
Again Harpanahalli, Hadagalli and Kudligi taluks of the
district were brought under the Act from 16th February
1926.
25. The disease that prevailed last year continued to
spread over a large area in Kurnool and Bellary districts.
The frequent traffic from village to village and from taluk to
taluk is greatly responsible for the spread of the disease.
At the end of the year, all the taluks except Pattikonda and
Dhone of Kurnool district were practically free from rinder
pest. In Harpanahalli, Hadagalli and Kudligi taluks the
disease has abated a bit. Rāyadrug and Bellary taluks were
completely free, but the disease seems to have spread in
Hospet, Adōni and Ālūr taluks during the latter part of
March 1926.
26. In all 87,681 animals were inoculated in 338 out
breaks with " serum alone " method in this circle during the
year including those that were done in the non-declared
areas. All the healthy animals in every infected village were
inoculated either at the first instance or after the Magistrate
summoned those that refused in the beginning.
27. Attempt was not made to separate the number of
inoculations done in the declared area, as the area was very
great which included many villages in each taluk, and also as
both kinds of inoculations—compulsory and non-compulsory
—were done in many villages before and after the enforce
ment of the Act.
28. Although there was a slight opposition, it was over
come by prosecuting some persons, who were summoned by
the Magistrates. There were in all 178 persons who were
prosecuted. Some were convicted, some were warned,
while others were excused according to circumstances.
29. The Tahsildars and the Deputy Tahsildars concerned
rendered help either by their presence in, or sending the
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Revenue Inspectors to the places where there was opposition.
It was only in those cases where inoculations were refused
in spite of the advice given by the Revenue authorities that
prosecutions were conducted.
80. In all the places wherever inoculation was con-
ducted the disease subsided. In a few instances, however,
re-inoculation had to be done.
31. Anthrax.—The number of outbreak reports of anthrax
received was 41. Thirty-two reports were attended to and
the remaining nine reports were lodged either for want of
progress reports or owing to the reports having showed only
one or two deaths.
In two outbreaks only inoculation against the disease
was conducted. The number of inoculations performed was
848 and the quantity of serum indented for and used was
12,250 c.c. The outbreak was severe in Chittoor district;
elsewhere it was either moderate or mild.
32. Hæmorhagic septicæmia.—Only
five
outbreaks
were reported under this heading. Three of them were
attended to and the remaining two were lodged, as one of
them showed only one death and the other was received late.
33. Black quarter.—Twenty-eight outbreaks were report-
ed, but only twelve of them were attended. The outbreak
was very severe in Markapur taluk, but no inoculations
were done as the Veterinary Assistant Surgeon was attend-
ing to the outbreak reports of rinderpest in Cumbum,
Nandyal, Dhone and Kurnool taluks. The Touring Veteri-
nary Assistant Surgeon, Madanapalle, who had received six
reports, had arranged in one outbreak to do inoculation, but
by the time the serum arrived the disease had subsided.
34. Foot and mouth disease.—During the year under
report, the number of foot and mouth outbreak reports
received was only 113 as against 437 in the last year.
Sixty-five reports were attended to. The other reports could
not be attended to as the Touring Veterinary Assistant
Surgeons concerned were busy in combating rinderpest. In
some cases, however, written instructions as regards the
treatment to be given were sent to the village munsifs con-
cerned. The disease prevailed in all the districts of the circle,
but the greatest number reported was from Kurnool district.
35. Hydrophobia.—Seven brains—six of dogs and one of
horse—were sent to Coonoor for examination. Only five
dogs' brains were confirmed and the other two were reported
as inconclusive. Besides these, there were six dogs and three
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other domestic animals which were suspected for rabies, but
no continuation was sought.
Only one dog was treated with anti-rabic vaccine as a
preventive. This animal was not bitten by any other animal
and the dog is doing well.
36. Scabies in goats.—Only one outbreak of scabies in
goats was reported from Rajampet taluk. The affected
animals were treated.
37. Piroplasmosis.—Eight smears—five from cattle and
three from dogs—were submitted by the staff. It was
reported that piros were found only in the three smears of
cattle. The rest proved to be negative.
38. Trypanosomiasis.—Three smears—one from a horse and
two from cattle—were submitted. All of them proved to be
negative.
39. Other contagious diseases.—Under this heading thirteen
reports had been received. Twelve of them proved to be
non-contagious and the remaining one was not attended to
for want of time.
40. Kumri.—One case was reported by the Veterinary
Assistant Surgeon in charge, Veterinary Dispensary,
Anantapur.
41. Tuberculosis.—Hospital Veterinary Assistant Sur-
geon, Madanapalle, tested three animals for this disease
with negative results.
42. Nasal granuloma.—Some animals suffering from this
disease were treated with tartar emetic which resulted in a
cure.
IV.—MISCELLANEOUS.
43. Criminal poisoning.—The staff were asked to conduct
post-mortem examination on 15 cases suspected for poison-
ing. In 12 cases, the materials were not sent to the
Chemical Examiner for 10 of them were suspected for
Anthrax and in the other two, the death was due to other
causes. The materials from the remaining three were sent
to the Chemical Examiner but it was reported that no poison
was found in any of them.
44. Malicious injuries.—The staff granted 11 wound
certificates and 5 post-mortem certificates for malicious
injury. The result was that 4 were convicted, two compro-
mised, three were thrown off, one acquitted, three were
reported as undetectable, one pending and nothing as yet
known of the remaining two.
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45. S.P.C.A.—In Bellary, 127 cases were convicted of
which only 19 cases were remanded to the hospital. In
Hindupur, out of the three cases that were prosecuted, two
were convicted and one was pending at the end of the year.
The S.P.C.A. which was formed at Madanapalle in the
previous year did not work during the year under report on
account of the demise of the Honorary Secretary and missing
of the books, etc.
46. Inspection of slaughter houses.—During the year the
Municipal Council of Bellary sanctioned the inspection of
meat and slaughter houses in Bellary by the Veterinary
Assistant Surgeon. The municipalities of Adōni and Hindu
pur have continued to avail themselves of the services of the
local Veterinary Assistant Surgeon for meat inspection.
47. Cattle fairs.—The annual cattle fair at Punganur,
Santebidanur and Kuruvati were attended during the year.
The cattle fairs at Mylara, Heri Hadagalli and Kottacheruvu
were not attended as the Touring Veterinary Assistant
Surgeons concerned were busy in dealing with the outbreaks
of Rinderpest. The Touring Veterinary Assistant Surgeon,
Chittoor, attended the weekly cattle fairs thrice at Palmanēr
and twice at Venkatagirikota.
48. Inspection of Government livestock.—The Government
animals at Siddapuram, Pecheruvu and Nandyal were
inspected and the Touring Veterinary Assistant Surgeon,
Mārkāpur, examined 12 animals of the Forest Department.
V.—GENERAL REMARKS.
49. In 8 instances the staff had to report about the slack
ness on the part of the village munsifs in reporting out
breaks of contagious diseases, and in two instances for not
rendering help in conducting inoculations under the Act.
50. Office.—On account of unreliable work, the late
Head Clerk T. Raghavendra Rao was forced to resign his
appointment in this office. Consequently the Second Clerk
has been posted to act as Head Clerk, and the other two are
on probation. Every one of them being new to the work
allotted, the work in the office has suffered to a certain
extent.
H. C. SAMPATH AYYANGAR,
Officer-in-charge, III Circle,
Civil Veterinary Department, Bellary.
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ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE IV
CIRCLE, CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT,
MADRAS, FOR 1925-26.
I.—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.
During the year under consideration, I had no occasion
to go on leave and I remained in charge of the IV Circle
which comprised the districts of Chingleput, South Arcot,
Tanjore, Trichinopoly, Madura, Rāmnād and Tinnevelly. I
spent 195 days on tour. All the institutions and Touring
Veterinary Assistant Surgeons were inspected by me in
detail once during the year and in addition I paid 24 visits
to the Veterinary Hospital, Saidapet, which is the head
quarter hospital for this circle and gave professional help
to the Assistant Surgeon in charge whenever necessary.
One surprise visit was made to the Veterinary Hospital,
Cuddalore, two surprise visits to the Veterinary Hospital,
Trichinopoly and one to each of the institutions in Madura,
Dēvakōttai and Tuticorin.
2. Three suitable rented buildings were selected during
the year for the dispensaries in Conjeeveram, Karur and
Rajapalaiyam.
3. As usual, I inspected periodically the Head office
stores, furniture and stationery articles.
4. During the year under report I was specially deputed
to investigate into the complaints made by the Deputy
Director of Livestock, Hosur Cattle Farm, against the then
Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in charge of the livestock.
The Government animals at the Palur and Kōvilpatti Agri
cultural Farms were inspected as also the cattle belonging to
the Zamindar of Thottiam and Kattuputtur, and the poultry
yard of Col. Cotton at Rodaikānal.
5. As usual, the Circle Office was inspected by the
Veterinary Adviser to the Government of Madras.
6. I continued to be the Editor of the Madras Veteri
nary Journal in addition to my own duties.
II.—EXECUTIVE STAFF.
7. The staff of the circle as it stood on the 31st March
1926, numbered 47 against 39 in the previous year and the
increase in staff is due to the posting of second Veterinary