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cases had ceased on his arrival owing to reports being late. During the past
year he has not moved out without receiving early and reliable information.
This matter has been brought to the notice of the proper authorities by the
Veterinary Graduate. Of the total number of cases treated 19 were horses, 274
bullocks, 154 cows, 247 buffaloes, 57 calves, 8 sheep and goats, 61 dogs and 5
others. The Veterinary Graduate paid 250 visits to owners' stables. Anthrax
and foot and mouth disease have appeared in a mild form only. No rinderpest
has occurred, but in view of the fact that some years ago a great outbreak of
this disease took place (when the late Principal Steel was deputed to investigate it)
the Veterinary Graduate should be sent to Muktesar for a course of instruction
in anti-rinderpest inoculations as all other Veterinary Graduates have been.
Veterinary Graduate Mudliar's work has been very satisfactory. He not only
takes great interest in his dispensary, but exercises a friendly supervision over
the private byres and stables of the town generally and inspects as far as possible
all animals entering and leaving the town.
Thána.
37. The employment of a Veterinary Graduate in the Thána District was
sanctioned last year and Veterinary Graduate P.
D'Souza was appointed on the 1st July 1902. A station-
ary dispensary was established in Thána on the 15th October 1902. The total
number of animals treated by visits to owners' houses and as out-patients at the
dispensary is given in the body of the report as 123, but this does not tally with
the numbers given in the appendices. Appendix (Table XIX—Provincial) gives
a total of 111 animals treated, of which 33 were horses, 38 bullocks, 6 cows, 13
buffaloes, 4 calves, 3 goats, and 14 dogs. Two unimportant outbreaks of cattle
disease occurred, but were reported too late to be seen. From symptoms given
they were thought to have been gloss-anthrax. Pour outbreaks of Surra occur-
red amongst horses. At the village of Agashi 5 died of this disease, at Saralgaon
4, at Bándra 18, and at Bassein 4. Of the 18 cases at Bándra 12 died before a
report of the outbreak was submitted. Anthrax and Surra are both said to be
indigenous in the district and this is no doubt true. It is too soon yet to make
any remarks on the work done by the Veterinary Graduate.
Ahmedabad.
38. Veterinary Graduate J. K. Bhatt.—Inspected on 30th January 1903
and found to be in very good order. The total number
of animals treated was 2,959 as against 2,915 last year.
The daily average attendance was 75.4 as compared to 73.1 last year. Of the
total number treated 730 were horses, 8 foals, 882 bullocks, 119 cows, 129 calves,
226 buffaloes, 186 sheep and goats, 469 dogs, 20 camels, 136 asses, 32 birds, and
22 others. The Veterinary Graduate visited the weekly cattle market and in
the course of the year inspected 18,000 animals. He also visited the Govern-
ment stallions twice a week, the Pinjarápol once a week, its branch 8 miles from
Ahmedabad (where about 2,000 cattle are kept) eight times, treating 44 animals.
One hundred and forty-eight visits were paid by him to private stables, and
opinion was given in 108 cases as to feeding, age, work, pregnancy, &c. He also
attended sick animals belonging to the Municipality, Lunatic Asylum, and Mount-
ed Police, and selected 540 Government charity bullocks and 20 shigram bullocks
for the district. Voluntary donations to the amount of Rs. 285 were made to
the dispensary as against Rs. 196 last year. A trevis for horses, a trevis for
cattle, and an operation shed have been put up, and several minor additions and
improvements have been made to the hospital buildings. No rinderpest or other
epizootic is reported to have occurred during the year. Veterinary Graduate
Bhatt's work has been highly satisfactory.
Nadiád.
39. Veterinary Graduate P. D. Maniar.—Inspected on the 3rd February
1903. The total number of cases treated was 2,270,
the same as last year. Of these 242 were horses, 877
bullocks, 59 cows, 631 buffaloes, 133 calves, 168 sheep and goats, 66 dogs, 23
camels, 55 asses, and the remainder various small animals. The Veterinary
Graduate paid 98 visits to owners' houses, 5 visits to the Government stallion at
Kaira, and 6 to the horses of the Mounted Police. He was in charge of the
Government stallion at Nadiád. In 48 cases an opinion was given as to age,
soundness, feeding, &c. In two cases of suspected poisoning sent in by the
Police, the presence of arsenic was proved by chemical analysis. Five other
animals seriously injured were sent in and with reference to these the Veterinary
Graduate gave evidence at A'nand and Nadiád. Two post mortem examinations
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