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28. Foot and mouth disease.—During the year the staff were
in receipt of 15 reports under this disease against 35 of last
year. Thirteen reports were attended to. The staff had no
opportunity to give a trial to the control of this disease by
Chemotherapy, as in all the outbreaks attended to by them,
they found all the affected animals in an advanced stage of the
disease.
29. Rabies.—This disease was confirmed in three dogs and
one buffalo. Confirmation was not sought for in four dogs,
eight cattle, two goats and one pig. Two dogs and one horse
were successfully treated with anti-rabic vaccine.
30. Trypanosomiasis.—Eleven cases in ponies were reported
and confirmed microscopically. Four were destroyed under the
Glanders and Farcy Act and the owners compensated. The
remaining seven had died before any action could be taken
under the Act.
31. Bovine Lymphangitis.—One case was confirmed micro-
scopically.
32. Strangles.—An outbreak of this disease occurred among
the ponies at Amalapuram. Four cases were confirmed micro-
scopically.
33. Chicken pox in fowls.—This disease broke out in
Palacole town. The owners were advised on segregation and
disinfection. Six cases were treated at the Veterinary Hospital,
Palacole, and all of them were cured.
34. Pseudo-fowl pest.—An outbreak of this disease broke
out in Cocanada town. The owners were advised on segre-
gation and disinfection One live fowl suffering from the
disease was sent to the Principal, Madras Veterinary College,
for diagnosis and he confirmed it. Forty cases were treated at
the Veterinary Hospital, Cocanada, with intra-muscular injec-
tions of soamin but only 13 cases survived.
35. Specimens.—The staff in this circle submitted 57
specimens to the Principal, Madras Veterinary College, for
microscopical examination for various diseases. Further, the
Veterinary Assistant Surgeons in charge of the District Head-
quarters Hospitals at Rajahmundry and Ellore, examined 44
specimens with the microscopes supplied to them.
IV.—MISCELLANEOUS.
36. Criminal poisoning.—One post-mortem examination was
conducted on a case suspected for criminal poisoning. No poison
was found and the accused in the case was acquitted.
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37. Malicious injury.—Twenty-five certificates were issued
by the staff for malicious injuries at the request of the police.
The results were that four cases were pending decision of the
Court, in another four the parties compromised, two were with-
drawn, four were thrown out for want of evidence and in six
the results were not known, while in five the accused were
convicted.
38. Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.—The Act has been
in force in the municipalities of Rajahmundry and Cocanada
and the veterinary institutions at these places are infirmaries
under the Act. Though 416 convictions were made under this
Act in the above municipalities, only ten cases were remanded to
the Infirmaries by the convicting magistrates for care and treat-
ment. Even these few cases were not actually brought to the
hospitals for treatment.
39. Meat inspection.—The Municipality of Ellore and the
Union Board of Bhadrachalam continued to utilize the services
of the Veterinary Assistant Surgeons in charge of the respective
veterinary institutions at those places for inspection of meat for
human consumption. The Veterinary Assistant Surgeons had
to condemn 338 carcases partly, and three carcases wholly as
they were diseased and unfit for human consumption.
40. Fairs and shows.-There were no annual cattle and horse
fairs and shows held during the year in this circle, but some of
the weekly cattle fairs held were attended by the Touring
Veterinary Assistant Surgeons concerned during the course of
their tours.
41. Inspection of Government Livestock.—The Government
livestock stationed at different places in this circle were
inspected by the Veterinary Assistant Surgeons concerned and
by me during the course of our tours, whenever an opportunity
occurred. Twenty animals of the Government Agricultural
Farm, Samalkot, and 18 of the Government Paddy-breeding
station, Maruter, were protected against rinderpest by the serum
simultaneous method.
The Government elephant "Anarkali" of the District
Forest Officer, Kunavaram, died of enteritis during the year in
spite of prompt and careful treatment given.
Another elephant "Ghencbalpeari," which was purchased at
Sonepur fair and brought to Kunavaram in the place of the one
dead, also fell sick soon after her arrival at Kunavaram. She
was promptly attended to and was reported to be all right by
the end of the year.
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The Government animals at the Agricultural Farms,
Samalkot and Maruter, were attended to by the Veterinary
Assistant Surgeons in charge of Veterinary institutions, Pedda-
pur and Palacole respectively, and those of the Central Jail,
Rajahmundry, by the Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in charge
of the Veterinary Hospital, Rajahmundry, whenever necessary.
42. Propaganda.—The District Veterinary Officer and his
staff distributed veterinary leaflets and demonstrated the use
of the Burdizzo castrator during their tours whenever
opportunity occurred.
Veterinary Assistant Surgeon S. C. Jeyasingraj delivered
lectures to the students at Cocanada on "Comparative
anatomical structure of body in men and animals" and on
"Diseases communicable from animals to men and their
prevention".
43. Inspection of Lethal Chambers in Municipalities.—The
Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in charge of the Veterinary
Hospital, Cocanada, carried out the quarterly inspections of the
lethal chamber there. It was reported that it was not working
properly towards the end of the year.
A lethal chamber was constructed towards the end of the
year at Ellore, but the municipalities of Rajahmundry and
Peddapur have yet to provide themselves with one.
44. Cattle Mortality Registers in Municipalities.—The
municipalities of Peddapur and Cocanada are maintaining the
registers, but are not submitting to the District Veterinary
Officer the monthly mortality returns. The municipality at
Rajahmundry did not maintain the register during the year,
but has since opened it in the beginning of the current official
year.
No cattle mortality register was maintained in Palacole
Municipality. The Municipal Council passed a resolution that
the question of maintaining the register might be entrusted to
the Revenue authorities in the village.
On the whole, the cattle mortality registers are not
properly maintained in the municipalities.
45. The Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in charge of the
Veterinary Hospital, Cocanada continued to issue certificates on
castor-seeds, hide-fleshings and goat-hair for export. Nineteen
thousand and fifty tons of castor seed, 1,479 bales of hide-
fleshings, and 82 bales of goat-hair were exported to the
United States of America and a sum of Rs. 893 was realized
by Government towards fees on certificates issued.
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46. Research.—No research was undertaken during the year.
V.—GENERAL REMARKS.
47. The touring staff had to report against 5 village
officers for slackness in reporting outbreaks of contagious
diseases and for irregular maintenance of cattle mortality
registers.
48. Out of 1,499 castrations done by the staff, 1,435 were
done with the Burdizzo Castrator. This method of castration
is rapidly becoming popular among the ryots.
49. Financial effects of the introduction of new scale of fees
in certain institutions.—A comparative statement showing the
admission fees collected during the years 1928-29 and 1929-30
in the veterinary institutions, Ellore, Rajahmundry and Coca-
nada, where the new scale of fees was introduced, is appended
below:—
Name of the Veterinary institution.
Veterinary Hospital, Rajahmundry ..
Do.
Ellore .. ..
Do.
Cocanada .. ..
Amount of admission fees
realized during
1928-29.
RS.
99
36
66
A.
7
4
11
P.
0
0
0
1929-30.
RS.
218
26
238
A.
12
12
4
P.
0
0
0
From the above, it is seen that the receipts from admission fees
increased considerably during the year in the veterinary insti-
tutions, Rajahmundry and Cocanada, but as a result of
introduction of new scale of fees there was a fail in the average
daily attendance at the Veterinary Hospital, Rajahmundry.
50. Office staff.—G. Venkataswami, permanent clerk in the
office of the District Veterinary Officer, Bezwada, was trans-
ferred to this office as head clerk and he reported himself for
duty on the forenoon of 3rd August 1929. He was of immense
help in organizing the office. The other two clerks are on
probation for one year. All the clerks discharged their duties
satisfactorily.
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ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF BEZWADA
CIRCLE FOR THE YEAR 1929-30.
1. Mr. R. Narasinga Rao held charge of the II Circle
consisting of three districts, viz., Kistna, West Godavari and
Plains of East Godavari, till 31st July 1929, when five more
circles were formed. West Godavari and Plains of East
Godavari districts were added to Rajahmundry Circle and
Guntur district to the present Bezwada Circle. For the remain-
ing period of the year, i.e., from 1st August 1929 to the end of
the official year, Mr. R. Narasinga Rao was in charge of the
present Bezwada Circle consisting of Kistna and Guntur
districts.
He was on tour for 198 days. During the year under report,
on the whole 20,317 cattle and 240 sheep were immunized
against rinderpest by serum simultaneous method both by local
virus and virus got from Madras Veterinary College.
2. All the veterinary institutions and the Touring Veterinary
Assistant Surgeons except Veterinary Dispensary, Nuzvid, and
Touring Veterinary Assistant Surgeons, Nuzvid, Guntur and
Bapatla, were inspected twice during the year. The Veterinary
Dispensary, Nuzvid, was not inspected for a second time as the
District Veterinary Officer was engaged in serum simultaneous
inoculations. The Touring Veterinary Assistant Surgeons,
Nuzvid, Guntur and Bapatla, were not inspected for a second
time as the billets were vacant at the time of the District
Veterinary Officer's tour in those places.
3. The District Veterinary Officer selected sites for the
construction of permanent buildings for the veterinary institu-
tions at Bezwada, Nuzvid, Gudivada and Bandar.
4. He visited the Veterinary Dispensary, Bezwada, almost
daily during his stay at headquarters, examined the slides from
cases and rendered help to the Veterinary Assistant Surgeons
in operation and treatment of cases when necessity arose.
5. Mr. G. A. Ajwani underwent training till 17th July 1929
afternoon, when he was transferred to Madanapalle Circle as
District Veterinary Officer.
II.—EXECUTIVE STAFF.
6. On 31st March 1930, there were 20 Veterinary Assistant
Surgeons including the leave reserve.
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(a) Hospitals and dispensaries.
7. The number of in and out-patients treated and castrations
performed at all the institutions in this circle were 12,189 and
282, respectively as against 12,316 and 254 in the previous
year. The fall in the number of cases treated is due to the
Veterinary Assistant Surgeons being engaged in serum simul-
taneous inoculation work. Out of 282 castrations done at the
institutions 235 were done by Burdizzo's castrator. Seven
hundred and five cases were supplied with medicines without
their being brought to the institutions as against 255 of the
previous year.
8. The District Boards of Kistna and Guntur and all the
municipalities in this circle have exempted persons bringing the
animals for treatment to the veterinary institutions from paying
toll-gate fees.
9. During the year under report, a culvert in front of the
gate of the Veterinary Hospital, Ongole, was constructed.
10. Veterinary Assistant Surgeons L. Kumaraswami and
T. Sitaraman did good work during the year under report.
(b) Touring Staff .
11. Two additional Veterinary Assistant Surgeons were
posted with headquarters at Gudivada and Tenali on 8th
January 1930 owing to prevalence of Rinderpest. The post of
additional Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, Gudivada, was con-
sidered to have been abolished on 9th March 1930 afternoon.
12. Castrations.—The total number of castrations done by
the touring staff of this circle was 428 as against 673 of the
previous year. Of these castrations, 366 were done by
Burdizzo castrator. The fall is due to the Veterinary Assist-
ant Surgeons being engaged in serum simultaneous inoculations.
13. Contagious diseases.—The touring staff treated 6,298
cases of contagious diseases as against 2,375 of the previous
year. There was increase in the number of cases treated when
compared with that of last year.
14. Non-contagious cases.—One thousand six hundred and
nine cases were treated for non-contagious diseases by the
touring staff of this circle as against 2,790 of the previous
year. The fall is attributed to the fact that the touring staff
had to devote most of their time to the serum simultaneous
inoculations.
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15. A comparative statement showing the work done by the
touring staff is shown below:—
Year.
1928-29 ..
1929-30 ..
Inoculations
by serum
alone
method.
3,713
738
Inoculations
by serum
simultaneous
method.
6,490
20,557
Contagious
cases treated.
2,375
6,298
Non-
contagious
treated.
2,790
1,609
Castrations
performed.
673
428
The fall in the number of inoculations done by serum alone
method was due to the fact that inoculation by the serum alone
method against rinderpest has been discontinued.
16. Veterinary Assistant Surgeon P. Kumaran Nayar did
good work during the year under report.
III.— CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
17. Rinderpest.—Sixty-eight reports were received by the
touring staff during the year under report and 60 of them were
attended to. Twenty-seven inoculations were done by serum
alone method as against 209 of the previous year. Twenty
thousand three hundred and seventeen cattle and 240 sheep
were inoculated by the serum simultaneous method during the
year under report. The disease prevailed severely in both
Kistna and Guntur districts throughout the year.
18. Hæmorrhagic septicæmia.—Forty-eight reports were
received by the touring staff of which 36 reports were attended
to. Six hundred and ten inoculations were done as against
3,713 of the previous year. The disease prevailed in a mild
form. Specimens from 6 cases were sent for microscopical
examination of which 4 proved positive.
19. Anthrax.—The number of reports received by the staff
was 13 of which 6 were attended to. No inoculations were done
either in this year or in the previous year. This disease also
prevailed in a mild form. No specimen were submitted for
microscopical examination.
20. Blackquarter.—The touring staff received 31 reports of
which 28 were attended to. One hundred and one inoculations
were carried out in Vinukonda division as against nil of last
year. The disease was very mild during the year under report.
The Veterinary Assistant Surgeon could not find cases at the
time of his visit to the village and hence no specimens were sub-
mitted for microscopical examination.
21 Foot-and-mouth disease.—One hundred and three reports
were received by the staff and 94 reports were duly attended
to. The disease prevailed severely in Vinukonda and
Narasaraopet taluks.
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22. Some of the outbreak reports of the abovementioned
diseases were not attended as Veterinary Assistant Surgeons
were engaged in serum simultaneous inoculations.
23. Glanders.—Nil.
24. Epizootic lymphangitis.—Nil.
25. Kumri.—Nil.
26. Sheep-pox.—Nil.
27. Piroplasmosis.—Nil.
28. Infectious lymphangitis.—Nil.
29. Trypanosomiasis.—Smears from one pony were sent and
declared positive. The pony died before destruction.
30. Bovine lymphangitis.—Nil.
31. Rabies.—The total number of dogs the brains of which
were sent by the staff to the Pasteur Institute, Coonoor, was 4
and all of them were declared to be rabid.
32. Three dogs were treated with anti-rabic vaccine at the
veterinary institutions at Nuzvid, Bandar and Guntur respec-
tively.
33. Ephemeral Fever.—Nil.
34. The Chairmen, Municipal Councils in Bezwada Circle,
have been requested to report outbreaks of contagious diseases
to the concerned Touring Veterinary Assistant Surgeons and
District Veterinary Officer and forward a copy of monthly
mortality statement to District Veterinary Officer but none of
the Municipalities has done so. They are again being reminded
in the matter.
IV.—MISCELLANEOUS.
35. Criminal poisoning.—Eight cases were dealt with and
no poison was detected. Seven post mortems were conducted.
36. Malicious injury.—On the whole, 26 cases were
examined for malicious injury by the staff. In 15 cases the
results are not known. Five cases were thrown out for want of
evidence. In one case, the accused being a minor was commit-
ted to the custody of his father on a security bond of Rs. 400.
Three cases were compromised. In one case the accused was
fined Rs. 75 and in another the accused was sentenced to three
months. Post mortems were conducted on 10 cases.
37. One hundred and fifty cases were prosecuted under
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act of which 113 were con-
victed. No animals were remanded to the hospitals under this
Act.
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38. Municipal.—The Veterinary Assistant Surgeons in
charge of veterinary institutions, Nuzvid, Jaggayyapet and
Guruzala, continued to do meat inspection.
39. Fairs and shows.—Nil.
40. Research work.—Nil.
41. Financial effect of the introduction of new scales of fees.—
There are two veterinary institutions in this Circle, viz.,
Guntur and Bezwada, where revised scale of fees has been
introduced from 1st April 1929 :—
Amount received during 1928-29 in Veterinary
Hospital, Guntur .. .. .. ..
Amount received during 1929-30 in Veterinary
Hospital, Guntur .. .. .. ..
Amount received in Veterinary Dispensary,
Bezwada .. .. .. .. ..
RS.
40
78
147
A.
13
9
8
P
0
0
0
There is an increase in the collection of admission fees owing
to the revised scale of fees.
As regards admissions and attendance, there is no fail in
the Veterinary Dispensary, Bezwada. The fall in admissions
in the Veterinary Hospital, Guntur, is only due to change of
hands.
42. The staff found it necessary to complain against two
village munsifs for slackness in reporting outbreaks of cattle
disease.
43. Five hundred and fifty-two dogs were killed at the
lethal chamber in this Circle.
44. Office staff.—The clerical staff did good work through-
out the year. A small allowance of Rs. 5 has been sanctioned
to the head clerk This amount is inadequate. The grant of a
higher scale of pay to the head clerk may be considered as it
will be an incentive to both the senior and junior clerks to
maintain the office efficiently.
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ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE
NELLORE CIRCLE FOR THE YEAR 1929-30.
This report relates to the new Nellore Circle comprising the
two districts of Nellore and Cuddapah. This Circle was opened
by Mr. A. L. N. Somayajalu Pantulu on the forenoon of the
15th June 1929 with headquarters at Nellore, and he was in
charge of it till the end of the year.
2. He was on tour for 151 days and inspected once in detail
all the veterinary institutions and the Touring Veterinary Assis-
tant Surgeons except the Touring Veterinary Assistant Surgeon
at Buchireddipalem in the Circle. All the veterinary institu-
tions except the veterinary dispensaries at Rajampet and
Cuddapah and all the Touring Veterinary Assistant Surgeons
except those at Buchireddipalem, Cuddapah and Rayachoti had
also a second, though not detailed inspection by him. These
latter could not be finished for want of time, as he had to visit
some important villages in Nellore taluk during the month of
March, taking advantage of the presence of the agricultural
motor exhibition vans in that taluk, to do propaganda work in
connexion with cattle-breeding and castration of scrub bulls,
etc.
The Touring Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, Buchireddi-
palayam, could not be inspected during the year, as no officer
could be posted to this place for about eight months in the year
due to want of staff.
3. During the year under report, 3,656 cattle were protected
against rinderpest by the serum simultaneous method of
inoculation in all cases with the virus obtained from the Madras
Veterinary College, except in one instance in which it was
obtained from the Mysore Serum Institute, Bangalore.
4. During the year under review, the District Veterinary
Officer selected buildings for the location of the Veterinary
Dispensary at Kandukur and Proddatur, and also selected a
site for the construction of permanent buildings at Venkatagiri.
He also inspected the new building selected for the location of the
Veterinary Dispensary at Rajampet and made arrangements to
move the dispensary to this new building early in April 1930.
5. During the period of his stay at headquarters, he
frequently visited the Veterinary Hospital, Nellore, and gave
advice and help to the Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in charge.
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II.—EXECUTIVE STAFF.
6. On 31st March 1930 there were 18 Veterinary Assistant
Surgeons including the Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in charge
of the Veterinary Hospital, Chintaladevi Livestock Research
station, and the three officers on leave on that date. This
number also includes the Veterinary Assistant Surgeon posted
to the Circle on "leave reserve duty."
(a) Hospitals and Dispensaries.
7. In this Circle there were in all seven dispensaries and two
hospitals on 31st March 1930.
8. A Veterinary Dispensary was opened at Kandukur in
Nellore district on 1st September 1929. It was decided by the
Director of Veterinary Services, Madras, in consultation with
the Collector of Nellore district to open a Veterinary Dispen-
sary at Kodavalur in Kovur taluk, Nellore district. No
arrangements were however made regarding the same during
the year.
9. The number of in-patients and out-patients treated at all
the veterinary institutions in the Circle was 499 and 7,372 res-
pectively against 188 and 6,891 in the previous year. This
shows that there is a perceptible increase in the number of both
these classes of patients admitted during the year, and reflects
much credit on the officers in charge of the institutions,
Three hundred and seventy-four major and 472 minor
operations were performed at the various institutions in the
Circle.
10. The number of castrations performed at the several
institutions in the circle during the current year was 315
against 298 during the previous year, showing a slight increase.
Out of this number 277 were done by the Burdizzo castrator.
Of the total number of 315, as many as 130 were performed at the
Veterinary Dispensary, Rajampet, and 64 at the Veterinary
Dispensary, Proddatur.
11. The number of cases supplied with medicines without
the animals being brought to the institutions was 265 during
the current year as against 350 of the previous year. Steps are
being taken to decrease this number gradually.