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Construction of a new building for this hospital is now pending selection
of a new site by this department. The present site is objeced to by the
University, on the ground that it will be too near the proposed girl's school;
other six or seven sites selected have been unobtainable for various reasons.
Every effort will be made to overcome this site-selecting difficulty and to get
the erection of the hospital in hand this year.
40. Narainganj Municipal Hospital.—As
reported in the previous years,
this dispensary is maintained solely by the Municipality for the treatment of
the Municipal bullocks. Two hundred and eighty-two animals were treated
during the year against 281 of the previous year. As this number is too small
for a whole-time Veterinary Assistant, he should try to get more cases by
touring regularly within a radius of 5 miles from the dispensary.
41. Mymensingh.—Fifty-five
in and 922 out-patients were treated at this
hospital against 43 and 621 respectively of the previous year. This shows an
increase of 313 cases. The number of in-patients treated is, however, still
much less than it should be at such an important place as Mymensingh.
This is said to be due to the want of a permanent attendant at the hospital,
and the inability of the owners of animals to afford to pay for one while
keeping their animals there for treatment. Attention of the District Board
will be drawn to this fact.
Veterinary Assistant Babu B. K. Shaha was in charge of the dispensary
throughout the year and continued to do good work. He had also to do the
itinerating work in the Sadar subdivision in addition to his duties at the
hospital. The appointment of a separate Veterinary Assistant for itinerating
duties in this subdivision has since been sanctioned, and a new man appointed
during the current year.
42. Bakarganj.—There
is no proper hospital accommodation at this place.
There are two itinerating assistants stationed at Barisal, one of whom generally
remains at head-quarters and treats out-patients only brought to their dispen-
sary. One hundred and thirty-one equines, 1,005 bovines and 165 other cases
were thus treated by them against 70, 588 and 145 respectively of the previous
year. The increase shows that the public are taking more interest in the
veterinary institution.
43. Chittagong.—There
is a considerable falling off in the number of
patients treated at this hospital, as 1,994 only were treated during the year
against 2,263 of the previous year. The work of the Veterinary Assistant in
charge not being satisfactory, another more experienced man will be put in
charge.
44. Tippera.—The
total number of cases treated by the Veterinary-
Assistant was 1,498 (viz., 26 in and 1,472 out-patients) against 646 of the pre-
vious year. The increase is due to the inclusion this year of 966 foot and
mouth cases treated by the Veterinary Assistant at the town medicines from
the hospital supplied. There is no proper accommodation for in-patients at
this hospital. A stall for out-patients and an operation shed are urgently
needed.
45. Noakhali.—There
is no accommodation for in-patients at this hospital.
The Veterinary Assistant in charge, who is also an itinerating man, treated
953 cases during his stay at the head-quarters against 950 of the previous year.
This is satisfactory.
46. Dinajpur.—During
the year there were 647 animals treated at this
hospital against 325 of the previous year; out of which 32 cases were treated
as in-patients and 625 as out-patients.
The Veterinary Assistant, who has also to work in the mufassal, was on
tour for 174 days, and treated 2,050 animals in the villages.
The dispensary has made a satisfactory progress.
47. Rangpur. — This dispensary shows an increase, as 1,171 cases were
treated in it against 940 of the previous year. The assistant has also to do
itinerating duties in the Sadar subdivision of the district.
48. Bogra.—The total number of cases treated was 1,343 against 1,267
of the previous year. There is no accommodation for in-patients. The
assistant was also engaged in itinerating work.
49. Pabna.—There is a slight decrease in the number of patients, as only
450 animals were brought to the hospital against 478 of the previous year.
As the assistant has to tour in the district, this may account for the
decrease.