(4)
Preventive inoculation—Table III.
19. 1,793 inoculations were performed in the district of Peshawar only
against 4,946 for last year. The de-
crease in the number of inoculations
may be attributed to the following reasons:—
(1) Reports of various outbreaks not having been received in time.
(2) Refusal to have the animals inoculated in an outbreak in the
Hazara District.
(3) Discontinuance of the issue of hæmorrhagic septicæmia serum
from the Bacteriological Laboratory from early in December
1907.
Black-quarter—Tables II and III.
20. Seventy cases of black-quarter were brought to notice, of which 68
died. The outbreaks occurred in the
districts of Peshawar, Hazara, Kohat and
Kurram Agency. 3,080 vaccinations were performed against this disease in
certain villages of the Kurram Valley and the Peshawar District, where the
disease regularly occurs. The results of the vaccinations are being watched, and
in the course of a few years it will be possible to frame a definite opinion as
to the usefulness or otherwise of the method of vaccination with blacklegoids.
During the year under report Rs. 1,000 were sanctioned by the Govern-
ment of India for the purchase of blacklegoids and placed at the disposal of
the Revenue Commissioner. Of the above sum Rs. 997-8-0 were spent in
purchasing 3,325 doses of the said prophylactic.
It has again been requested that a similar sum may be provided for the
year 1908-09 for the purchase of blacklegoids.
Anthrax—Table II.
21. Ten cases of anthrax were reported from the Peshawar District,
of which nine died. It was also report-
ed by the Military authorities at Now-
shera, district Peshawar.
Tetanus—Table II.
22. Six cases of tetanus were
reported, of which one died.
Contagious disease, other animals—Table II.
23. There were 1,611 cases of contagious diseases amongst other animals
of the Province, of which 580 died,
viz. 574 from liver flukes and five from
foot-and-mouth disease, and one from strangles.
Treatment of diseases on tour—Table IV.
24. At the close of the year there were 11 Veterinary dispensaries
open. These were in charge of itiner-
ating men, who usually travelled for
the first 20 days of each month and spent the remaining time at their dispensa-
ries to treat patients brought in. They visited 924 villages and treated
6,059 animals against 10,386 the previous year.
They castrated 252 animals against 293 last year.
Modifications in the present itinerating system.
25. The question of adopting the revised itinerating system now in
vogue in the Punjab is under considera-
tion, and it is expected that the same
will be introduced in this Province probably from October next.
Taking into consideration the above view, a scheme for augmenting the
existing Veterinary staff by five Veterinary Assistants has been worked out
and submitted for the necessary sanction of the Government of India. This
scheme is formulated on the data on which the Punjab scheme was worked
out, viz.:—
In the 1st grade 20 per cent. on the whole cadre.
In the 2nd grade 40 per cent. on the whole cadre.
In the 3rd grade 40 per cent. on the whole cadre.
The above scheme, if sanctioned, will give one stationary Veterinary
Assistant for each tahsil (except Kulachi tahsil in the Dera Ismail Khan District,
where the conditions are unfavourable), and in addition one itinerating man
for each district.