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Revenue Department was in need of the building in which the
Veterinary Dispensary was located and he selected a rented
building for the same.
5. During the year 4,576 animals were protected by the
serum simultaneous method against Rinderpest, of which 47
animals belonged to the Tuticorin Municipality and the rest,
viz., 4,529 animals belonged to the ryots. Virus for inoculation
was obtained from the Madras Veterinary College and local
virus was also used whenever virus was not available at the
College. He also attended some outbreaks of Rinderpest in
Periyakulam Division along with the Touring Veterinary
Assistant Surgeon.
6. While at headquarters, he was able to attend the
Veterinary Hospital (Thallakulam), Madura, only four times and
the Veterinary Dispensary at Madura City every day. He
halted at headquarters and rendered professional aid to the
Veterinary Assistant Surgeons.
II.—EXECUTIVE STAFF.
7. The total number of Veterinary Assistant Surgeons in
this circle at the close of the year was 24, fourteen in charge
of veterinary institutions including the Veterinary Assistant
Surgeon in charge of the Veterinary Hospital at Veerakeralam-
pudur and nine in charge of the touring billets and one
Veterinary Assistant Surgeon attached as Reserve Veterinary
Assistant Surgeon to the Veterinary Hospital at Tinnevelly.
There were no casualties during the year.
(a) Hospitals and Dispensaries.
8. No new dispensary was opened during the year. The
Veterinary Hospital at Veerakeralampudur continued to be under
the management of the Uthumalai Estate. The Veterinary
Assistant Surgeons in charge of veterinary institutions at Periya-
kulam, Sivakasi and Ramnad had touring work. The portion of
the touring work done by the above Veterinary Assistant
Surgeons is shown under the work done by the Itinerating staff.
9. The number of patients treated at the veterinary
institutions of this circle during the year under report was
18,048 as against .16,042 of the previous year. The number of
cases supplied with medicine but not brought to the institution
was 563 as against 535 of the previous year.
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10. Five hundred and fifty-five castrations have been per-
formed during the year as against 395 of the previous year.
Out of these, 375 were performed by the Burdizzo method as
against 222 of the previous year and eleven cocks were caponized
successfully at the Veterinary Dispensary, Kodaikanal, as
against nil of the previous year.
11. There has been an increase in the number of admissions,
castrations, and daily average attendance in the veterinary ins-
titutions at Tuticorin, Virudunagar, Devakottah and Dindigul
as compared with those of the previous year. An increase in
admission and castration and a slight fall in the daily average
was observed in the Veterinary Dispensary at Periyakulam ; an
increase in castration and daily average and a slight fall in
admission was observed at the Veterinary Dispensary, Kodai-
kanal. The decrease in the number of admission, daily average
and castration at the Veterinary Dispensary, Rajapalayam and
Veterinary Hospital (Thallakulam), Madura, is very perceptible
when compared with those of the previous year. In the former
the fall is attributed to the introduction of fees and in the latter
the decrease is due to the opening of a branch veterinary
dispensary in the heart of Madura City.
12. A slight fall under admission and daily average and an
increase in the number of castrations is noticed in the veterinary
institutions at Sivaganga, Ramnad and Sivakasi and in the
Veterinary Hospital at Veerakeralampudur an unique fall under
admission, daily average and castration is observed. The fall
in all these institutions is attributed to the fact that the animals
were employed in agricultural operations due to sufficient rains
in those parts during the year under report.
13. The work in the veterinary institution at Madura City
cannot be compared with that of the previous year as it was
opened only in the latter part of the last year.
14. The Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in charge of the
Veterinary Dispensary, Virudunagar, attended to the animals in
the Agricultural Farm at Koilpatti, whenever there was a call
for him from the Farm.
15. A temporary waiting shed and operation shed have been
constructed at each of the veterinary institutions at Periyakulam,
Ramnad, Virudunagar and Sivakasi.
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16. Veterinary Assistant Surgeons G. Avoodanayagam
Pillai, V. Sankaranarayanan and P. Kadambavanasundaram
deserve special mention for good work,
(b) Itinerating Staff.
17. There were nine touring billets and no new touring
billet was opened during the year. The touring billet of Siva-
ganga division remained closed till 11th September 1929 and
the Touring Veterinary Assistant Surgeons of Srivilliputtur and
Paramakudi attended to the outbreak reports of this division
during that period. Paramakudi division was also kept closed
from 29th June 1929 to 10th January 1930 on account of the
permanent incumbent being transferred to the Veterinary Dis-
pensary, Ramnad, and the other Touring Veterinary Assistant
Surgeons of Ramnad district attended to the outbreak reports
of the above division in addition to their own, whenever
occasion arose.
18. A comparative statement of the work done by the
touring staff during 1928-29 and 1929-30 is appended
below:—
Year.
1928-29
..
..
..
1929-30
..
...
..
Inoculations.
21,038
4,775
Contagious
cases treated.
2,767
1,768
Noncontagious
Cases treated.
2,180
3,859
Castrations
performed.
179
696
19. From the above statement, it will be observed that there
is a fall in the number of inoculations performed and the number
of contagious cases treated and an increase in non-contagious
cases treated and castrations performed. The decrease in the
number of inoculations may be attributed to the fact that con-
sequent on the various preventive measures adopted in combat-
ing Rinderpest during the last year, the disease had abated
considerably. The increase in the number of non-contagious
cases treated and castrations performed may be attributed to the
fact that the Veterinary Assistant Surgeons were able to perform
systematic touring more frequently and were not mainly
employed in attending to outbreaks of contagious diseases.
Veterinary Assistant Surgeons M. Ramakrishna Pillai,
S. Ramanarayanan, K. G. Krishnan and T. Sivagaminatha
Mudaliyar deserve special mention for good work.
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III.—CONTAGIOUS
DISEASES.
20. A tabular statement showing the number of outbreak
reports received and attended by the Itinerating Staff this year
as well as the previous year is appended below :—
Diseases.
Rinderpest .. .. .. ..
Anthrax
..
..
..
..
Blackquarter .. .. ..
Hæmorrhagic septicæmia ..
Foot and mouth .. .. .. ..
Ephemeral fever .. .. .. ..
Piroplasmosis .. .. .. ..
Masal granuloma .. .. ..
Sheep pox
..
..
..
..
Spirochætosis
..
..
..
Fowl cholera
..
..
..
Other contagious diseases ..
Diseases
of
non-contagious
nature.
Total ..
1928-29.
Received.
489
12
21
18
2S
1
..
2
..
1
1
5
..
581
Attended.
412
10
15
14
21
1
..
2
..
1
1
5
..
482
1929-30.
Received.
240
11
30
12
28
..
1
..
1
..
2
1
7
333
Attended.
219
7
21
12
24
..
1
1
..
2
..
7
294
21. Rinderpest.—Two hundred and forty reports were
received by the staff during the year under report as against 489
of the last year. Two hundred and nineteen reports were
attended to, four reports were lodged for want of progress
reports and in 17 reports the disease had subsided. Rinderpest
was severe in Periyakulam and Madura divisions, moderately
severe in Tinnevelly and Ambasamudram divisions and mild
elsewhere. The prevalence of the disease in Periyakulam and
Ambasamudram divisions clearly shows the source of infection
to be traceable to the Travancore border. The movement of
cattle from various districts to the several annual cattle fairs
held in this Circle partially contribute to the spread of the
disease.
22. Four thousand five hundred and seventy-six inoculations
by the serum simultaneous method and 101 by the serum alone
method were performed against Rinderpest. A major portion
of the inoculated animals by the serum simultaneous method
have been hyperimmunised. The following table shows the
results among the animals inoculated by serum simultaneous
method.
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Number of animals
inoculated
by
serum simultaneous
method.
4,676
Death due to reaction
within four days
of inoculation.
..
Death due to reaction
between the 4th and
7th day of inocu-
lation.
3
Death due to reaction
between the 7th and
14th day of inoou-
lation.
4
Death after 14 days
of inoculation.
..
Total deaths among
the inoculated
animals.
7
Remarks.
23. There have been in all seven deaths among the animals
inoculated by the serum simultaneous method. The four deaths
shown under column 4 were due to the fact that the animals
were exposed to chill and other adverse conditions of weather
and the three deaths shown in column 3 are said to be due to
excessive reaction. There was no mortality from Piroplasmosis
among the inoculated animals during the year under report.
24. Anthrax.—Eleven reports were received and seven
were attended to and in the four reports that were not attend-
ed, the disease had subsided before attendance. No inocula-
tions were carried out since the disease was of a mild nature.
25. Blackquarter.—In all thirty reports were received
during the year under report. Twenty-one reports were
attended to. In five reports, the disease had subsided and four
reports were lodged for want of progress reports. The disease
was severe in Madura division and mild elsewhere. Ninety-
eight inoculations by the serum alone method were performed
against Blackquarter in Madura division.
26. Foot-and-mouth disease.—The total number of reports
received was 28, of which 24 were attended to while in three
reports, the disease had subsided. In one report, postal instruc-
tion was given regarding the treatment and preventive
measures to be adopted.
27. Hæmorrhagic septicæmia.—The stuff received 12
reports and the same were attended to. The disease was very
mild and hence no inoculation was carried out against this
disease.
28. Sheeppox.— One report was received in Ambasamu-
dram division and the same was attended to.
29. Piroplasmosis.—One report was received from Madura
taluk. The same was attended to and the disease subsided.
Besides the above report, four smears were confirmed miscros-
copically during the year under report of which one was from
an equine and three from bovines. These were treated
successfully with Trypan blue injection.
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30. Theleriasis.—Smears from an Ayreshire breeding bull
stationed at the Veterinary Dispensary, Kodaikanal, proved
positive and the animal succumbed to the disease.
31. Nasal granuloma.—Five bullocks and two lambs were
successfully treated with injections of antimonium tartaratum,
the special feature being that the disease is rare in sheep.
32. Bovine lymphangitis.—Pus from four cases suspected
to be Bovine lymphangitis was sent to the Principal, Madras
Veterinary College and proved positive. A laboratory Veteri-
nary Assistant Surgeon from the Madras Veterinary College
came to Madura and collected materials from eight bovines
suffering from this disease for cultural purposes
33. Trypanosomiasis.—A case of Surra in a horse was
confirmed microscopically and the same was destroyed under
the Glanders and Farcy Act. The owner was compensated for
the loss of his animal.
34. Strangles.—A case of strangles in a pony proved posi-
tive at the Veterinary Dispensary, Madura City, and the same
was treated and cared.
35. Fowl cholera.—Two reports were received from
Ambasamudram taluk. Preventive measures were adopted,
and the disease subsided on first attendance. In addition to
the above, an outbreak of fowl cholera occurred at Virudhu-
nagar and seven fowls were protected with vaccine obtained
from Haffkine Institute, Bombay.
36. Pseudo-fowl pest.—Two specimens from fowls were
submitted by the Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in charge of
the Veterinary Hospital, Tinnevelly, to the Principal, Madras
Veterinary College and the disease was declared to be one of
pseudo-fowl pest.
37. Rabies.—Three brains of dogs and one other animal
suspected for rabies were sent to Pasteur Institute, Coonoor, for
microscopical examination and all of them proved positive.
Confirmation was not sought for in seven dogs and one other
animal which were suspected for rabies. Three dogs were
given anti-rabic treatment—one at Tuticorin, one at Virudhu-
nagar and one at Ramnad.
38. Demodex folliculorum.—A bullock was treated success-
fully for this disease at the Veterinary Dispensary, Periyakulam,
and a dog at the Veterinary Dispensary, Virudhunagar.
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39. Other diseases.—Eight miscellaneous reports were
received by the staff of which seven were attended to. No
further progress report was received for the one which was
unattended.
IV.—MISCELLANEOUS.
40. Criminal poisoning. - Two certificates were issued under
this head. Post-mortem examinations were conducted on two
animals suspected for criminal poisoning. Arsenic was detected
by the Chemical Examiner in both the cases.
41. Malicious injury.—The staff issued 26 wound certifi-
cates and conducted post-mortem in seven of them. Of the
above, one ended in conviction, four are pending trial, three
were compromised, two accused were acquitted and the results
in the rest have not yet been communicated.
42. Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.—During
the year under report 343 S.P.C.A. cases were remanded to the
infirmaries for treatment.
43. Bacteriological work.—Seventy-six specimens were
submitted by the staff to the Principal, Madras Veterinary
College of which 23 proved positive. The results in four have
not been communicated yet and the rest were declared nega-
tive. Eighty-six smears were examined at the Headquarter
hospitals at Madura and Tinnevelly of which fifteen proved
positive and the rest negative.
44. Fairs.—Twenty-two annual cattle fairs were held in this
circle during the year under report and a Veterinary Assistant
Surgeon was deputed for duty at each of the above fairs. One
pony fair held at Thadicombu was attended to by the Touring
Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, Palni.
45. Cases of unusual interest.—(i) Trypan blue was
administered in 1 per cent solution of doses of 80 to 100 c.c.
intrajugularly in cases of debility which is very common among
cattle at Kodaikanal, which perhaps are carriers of Piroplas-
mosis, though no organisms were actually found under micros-
cope in their blood. This treatment was found quite effective
in these cases and they are improving in condition.
(ii) In meat inspection, the Veterinary Assistant Surgeon
in charge of Veterinary Dispensary, Kodaikanal, detected the
presence of cysts in the pork brought for food and the same was
confirmed under the microscope as Cysticerous Cellulosæ.
(iii) Five cows belonging to Rev. Brother Michæl of
La Providence, Kodaikanal, were suspected for tuberculosis and
the ordinary Subcutaneous Tuberculin test was carried out and
all proved negative.
Plate No. 4. A VIEW OF THE ANNUAL CATTLE FAIR HELD AT KALUGUMALAI IN MARCH 1930.
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(iv) A cow having two fore legs, four hind legs with two
rectum and two vulvae with two urethral openings was admitted
into the Veterinary Dispensary at Virudhunagar for dysentery
and the same was successfully cured.
V.—MUNICIPAL.
46. The animals belonging to the Municipal Conservancy
Depot at Tuticorin were inspected by the Veterinary Assistant
Surgeon in charge of Veterinary Dispensary, Tuticorin, periodi-
cally and advice was given whenever required.
47. Monthly Cattle Mortality statements.—The municipali-
ties at Palamcottah, Tinnevelly, Virudhunagar, Sivakasi, Periya-
kulam, Bodinayakkanur, Madura, Dindigul, Palni and Kodai-
kanal, which have adopted the by-laws relating to the control of
contagious diseases in animals forward the usual monthly cattle
mortality statements to this office. They are also prompt in
reporting outbreaks of contagious diseases to the Veterinary
Assistant Surgeons concerned.
48. Meat inspection work.—The Madura Municipality con-
tinued to have a whole time Veterinary Assistant Surgeon for
meat inspection work. The municipalities at Dindigul, Kodai-
kanal, Tinnevelly and Tuticorin and the union boards at
Rajapalayam and Devakottai utilized the services of the Veteri-
nary Assistant Surgeons for meat inspection work. For the
union board slaughter-house at Sivaganga, sheep and goats
were examined during the evenings by the Veterinary Assistant
Surgeon in charge of Veterinary Hospital. Sivaganga. without
any remuneration from the Board.
49. Lethal chambers.—The Lethal chambers maintained by
the municipal councils at Kodaikanal and Periyakulam were
actually in use and the Veterinary Assistant Surgeons in
these places had been deputed to perform periodical inspection
of the same once in three months. No other Lethal chambers
were functioning in this circle.
50. Financial effect of the introduction of the revised scale of
fees.—The amount collected in the two veterinary institutions
viz., Madura and Tinnevelly in the year 1929-30 is larger than
that collected in the year 1928-29 ; the financial effects of the
revised scale of fees are sound. But it is not very encouraging
at the Veterinary Dispensary, Rajapalayam.
VI. GENERAL REMARKS.
51. An Ayreshire breeding bull was stationed at Kodai-
kanal and died during the year of Theileriasis. A Kangayam
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breeding bull is stationed at the Veterinary Hospital, (Thalla-
kulam), Madura, under the management of the Veterinary
Assistant Surgeon in charge.
52. Advisory Committees have been formed during the
year under report to visit institutions where the attendance is
small and offer advice as to how the work in those institutions
can be improved. It is premature to say anything definitely
about the working of these committees at present.
53. The Executive staff had to complain against 16 vil-
lage officers for slackness in reporting outbreaks of contagious
diseases.
54. Office staff.—The staff on the whole worked satisfac-
torily.
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ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE
COIMBATORE CIRCLE FOR THE YEAR 1929-30.
I.—ADMINISTRATION.
1. This administration report relates to the new IX Circle
constituting the districts of Coimbatore and the Nilgiris. The
jurisdiction of this circle on 1st April 1929 was South Kanara,
Malabar, Coimbatore and the Nilgiris. The first two districts
formed a separate circle from 1st August 1929 with headquar-
ters at Calicut.
2. The following officers held charge of this circle during
the year:—
M.R.Ry. T. S. Alagappa Pillai Avargal held charge of
the office from 1st April 1929 to 9th April 1929.
M.R.Ry. M. Anantanarayan Rao Avargal held charge of
the office from 10th April 1929 to 15th August 1929 when he
availed himself of study leave to proceed to the United King-
dom.
Mr. A. Castelino, Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in charge
of Veterinary Hospital, Coimbatore held charge of the current
duties of this office from 16th August 1929 to 3rd September
1929 in addition to his own.
Mr. A. J. Wilson took charge of the circle on 4th Septem-
ber 1929 and held charge of it to the end of the year under
review.
3. M.R.Ry. M. Anantanarayan Rao Avargal was on tour for
53 days while in charge of this circle and inspected the veteri-
nary institutions at Tiruppur, Erode, Pollachi, Ootacamund and
Coonoor and the offices of the Touring Veterinary Assistant
Surgeons at Ootacamund, Gudalur, Tiruppur and Erode. He
vaccinated twenty animals against hæmorrhagic septicæmia
at Attikunna Estate in Gudalur taluk of the Nilgiris. He
attended the annual cattle show at Tiruppur, served as a judge
in the pony section of the show and delivered magic lantern
lectures. He also attended the Agricultural Conference held at
the Agricultural College, Coimbatore.
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4. Mr. A. Castelino did no touring work as he was in
charge of the current duties only.
5. Mr. A. G. Wilson was on tour for 125 days, inspecting in
detail all the veterinary institutions and offices of the Touring
Veterinary Assistant Surgeons. All the institutions and tour-
ing billets have been inspected twice during the year except the
touring billet at Valparai which was inspected but once as it was
opened only on 10th October 1929.
Mr. Wilson conducted sero-aggressin inoculations against
blackquarter at the Cattle Breeding Farm at Palayakottai,
belonging to the Pattagar of Palayakottai, serum simultaneous
inoculations against Rinderpest at the Imperial Dairy Farm,
Willington and the Municipality at Coonoor and investigated
cases of chronic hæmaturia amongst some cows at the
Wellington dairy. He also inspected the Government animals
at the Nanjanad Potato Farm, and at Naduvattam, the electro-
cution shed for dogs at Ootacamund, attended some of the
weekly cattle fairs at Kangayam, Tudiyalur, Vellalur,
Tiruppur and Punjapuliampatti and also attended to several
outbreaks of Rinderpest personally in the circle, organizing
serum simultaneous inoculation camps in village.
While at headquarters he frequently visited the local
Veterinary Hospital and the Agricultural College Veterinary
Hospital and rendered such professional help to the Veterinary
Assistant Surgeons as was necessary from time to time.
He served as an Examiner in the B.Sc. (Agricultural)
Degree examination of 1930, the Syndicate of the Madras
University having offered him the Examinership in Animal
Hygiene once again.
The local Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
requested his services as one of the judges at the annual animal
show held in October 1929 at Coimbatore and though he
readily agreed to comply with their request, he had to depute
the local Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in charge of the
Veterinary Hospital to do the work as he was detained in the
Nilgiris at the time on account of urgent Rinderpest inoculation
work.
During the year he also worked as the honorary Veterinary
Assistant Surgeon of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals, Coimbatore.
The District Veterinary office has been inspected as usual by
the Director of Veterinary Services during the year.
Plate
No.
5.
A VIEW OF PATTAGARS' KANGYAM BULLS AT FEEDING TIME.