23
Kaira Itinerant.
Of those treated.
Oases cured... ... ... ... ...
„ relieved ... ... ... ...
„ died ... ... ... ... ...
„ incurable ... ... ... ...
„ unknown ... ... ... ...
„ remaining ... ... ... ...
Total ... ...
475
39
32
7
36
44
633
87. Veterinary Graduate V. D. Patel.—The total number of cases treated
during the year was 633 against 534 last year. Out
of the above number 51 were horses, 373 cattle, 184
buffaloes and the remainder sheep, goats, &c. The Veterinary Graduate attended
5 outbreaks of rinderpest and assisted
at the cattle camps. He also per-
formed the duties in connection with
horse-breeding. The report in future
should be considerably curtailed, as
the one submitted is largely composed
of irrelevant and valueless matter.
The figures for receipts, expenditure
and balance are included in the review
of the Nadiád dispensary report.
Surat.
Of those treated.
Cases cured ... ... ... ... ...
„ relieved ... ... ...
„ died ...
...
...
...
„ incurable ... ... ...
„ unknown ... ... ...
„ remaining ...
...
Total ... ...
1,083
14
7
2
5
44
1,155
88. Veterinary Graduate M. F. Vakharia.—Inspected on the 1st December
1899 and found to be in a satisfactory condition. The
total number of cases treated during the year was 1,155
against 1,149 last year. Out of the above number 551 were horses, 594 cattle,
63 buffaloes, and the remainder sheep,
goats, &c. (These figures include re-
maining cases brought over at the
end of each month.) He attended 4
outbreaks of varicla, vaccina and one
of foot and mouth disease. He also
attended animals at the Government
Farm, police horses, and paid some
60 visits to owners' houses. The work
done is satisfactory.
Receipts ... ... ... ...
Expenditure ... ... ...
Balance ... ... ... ...
Rs.
7,633
2,817
4,815
a
8
12
11
p.
0
4
8
Summary.
89. There were 16 dispensaries open in the Presidency proper at the end of
the year—9 stationary and 7 itinerant. An itinerat-
ing Veterinary Graduate has been newly employed in
the Ahmedabad District; but as he was wholly engaged in supervising one of
the cattle camps at Ahmedabad, he could not do any regular dispensary work
and consequently did not submit a report. The statistics furnished by these 15
Veterinary Assistants have been compiled in Tables XXIV and XXV. A new
Table—XXIV (a)—has been compiled this year under the instructions of the
Inspector-General, Civil Veterinary Department. It shows the details of in-
patients and out-patients separately as treated by the several Veterinary Assistants.
The total number of animals treated during the year amounted to 18,782 against
19,151 last year. The slight decrease of 369 needs no comment. Out of the
total number treated, 14,245 or 75.84 per cent. were cured, 1,274 or 6.78 per
cent. were relieved, 912 or 4.86 per cent. died, 200 or 1.06 per cent. returned
incurable, the result of 1,818 or 9.68 per cent. was unknown, and the remainder
333 or 1.78 per cent. were under treatment at the end of the year. The per-
centage of cured and relieved together has slightly fallen from 85.48 to 82.62.
The fall has been mostly counterbalanced by an increase in the percentage of
"the number died." The number of colts castrated by all the Veterinary
Graduates during the year was 28 against 27 last year.
VI.—TOURS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT.
90. Table XXVI shows that 1,352 miles were travelled by road and 13,701
by rail against 1,008 and 8,348 respectively last year. A detailed tour was made
in the Deccan for the purpose of branding mares, visiting stallion stands and
purchasing young stock, but work was considerably hampered by the great
scarcity which prevailed. No attempt was made to tour in Gujarát, as famine