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goats, the property of the pinjrápol, during the last Bakeri Id. He visited an
outbreak of gloss-anthrax at Nivarsad, 10 miles from Ahmadabad, four times;
also the adjoining villages Jannitpura, Adalaj, and Khonaj, to inspect the
cattle at those places. He visited the Chharodi Cattle Farm three times. He
paid about 159 visits to owners' houses to treat their animals; gave opinions as
to feeding, work, pregnancy, etc., in connection with 123 animals brought to
him; treated sick animals belonging to the Municipality and remounts belong-
ing to the Police, and inspected about 250 horses belonging to the Ahmadabad
City and Cantonment public land conveyances. Voluntary donations to the
amount of Rs. 256 as against Rs. 285 last year were made to the institution. An
open space of land to the north of the hospital and directly opposite it has been
secured and will afford a much needed and very useful extension of the premises
which were a good deal crowded during the daily attendance of patients. No
indent for European medicines was submitted during the year, a well known
Jain shet residing in the city having subscribed Rs. 200 during his wife's illness
towards the institutions and the pinjrápol. Out of this amount Rs. 61-18-0
were spent in the purchase of medicines for the dispensary. The Veterinary
Graduate gave cattle owners and breeders advise as to the treatment of their
cattle in health and disease, and exercised a friendly supervision from time to
time over the stables of private persons and imparted instruction to grooms,
stablemen and others. In forwarding the Veterinary Graduate's report the
Collector of Ahmadabad remarks:—"The results of the year's working are very
satisfactory and it is gratifying to note the growing popularity of: the institution
as shown by the increase of attendance of sick animals and the steady flow of
subscriptions and donations of medicines towards the dispensary and pinjrápol.
The assistance rendered by Dr. Bhatt in the matter of the horse show has already
been acknowledged. The continued success attending the working of the
dispensary is due to the assiduity and interest taken by Dr. Bhatt in his work."
With these remarks I agree.
Nadiád.
33. Veterinary Graduate P. D. Maniar.—Inspected on the 23rd Novem-
ber 1903 and found in good order. The total number
of cases treated was 2,724 against 2,270 of the preced-
ing year, an increase of 454. Of these 231 were horses, 1,061 bullocks, 77 cows,
806 buffaloes, 153 calves, 224 sheep and goats, 69 dogs, 14 camels, 68 asses, and
27 others. Seventy-seven per cent. of the animals treated were cattle. Besides
the above number 85 animals were treated in villages. The daily average attend-
ance during the year was 42.7 as against 37.0 of the year before. The Veteri-
nary Graduate paid 82 visits to owners' houses to treat their animals. Sixty-five
of these were in Nadiád and 17 in outside villages. Several visits were also paid
by him to the stables of the Mounted Police at Kaira. He gave evidence before
the 2nd Class Magistrate of Anand in the case of a cow which was killed. He
visited an outbreak of gloss-anthrax at the village of Vatra in the Borsad Táluka
in September 1903 (21 cases and 16 deaths), another at Mahuda in the Nadiád
Táluka in October 1903 (23 cases and 20 deaths), and an outbreak of foot and
mouth disease at Utarsanda in the Nadiád Táluka in October 1903 (129 cases, no
deaths). He accompanied the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department,
on tour in the district from the 11th to the 27th January 1904, during which
time the Itinerating Veterinary Graduate held charge of the dispensary. He
supervised the feeding and working of the Government stallion at Nadiád, and
gave professional advice and aid in connection with the horses of the Mounted
Police and to the Agricultural Association at Nadiád, and gave opinions as to
work, soundness, age, feeding, pregnancy, etc., in connection with 51 animals
brought to him. He was absent 2½ months on privilege leave, during which
time the Itinerating Veterinary Graduate again held charge of the dispensary.
There has been a steady increase in the number of animals treated at the
dispensary for the past ten years.
Kaira Itinerant.
34. Veterinary Graduate V. D. Patel.—Inspected on the 23rd Novem-
ber 1903. The total number of cases treated was
1,101 as against 940 in the preceding year, an increase
of 161. The dispensary was closed for 4 months during the absence of
Mr, Patel who for one month was on privilege leave and for 3 months acted for