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the institution." It would appear also to be due to an increase of Foot and
mouth disease. The Veterinary Graduate's work has been satisfactory.
Kolába.
31. Mr. V. R. Pitke in charge. Inspected on the 20th November 1904
The total number of cases treated was 1,822 as against
3,049 last year. The decrease of 2,127 cases is mainly
due to the non-prevalence of Foot and mouth disease throughout the year. Out
of the total number treated there were 100 horses, 968 cattle, 240 buffaloes,
290 calves, 88 sheep and goats, 115 dogs and the rest other animals. Besides
the above number Mr. Pitke visited 11 villages and treated 40 animals for con-
tagious diseases and 6 for non-contagious ones. He paid 23 visits to owners'
stables and once attended the Magistrate's Court to give expert opinion as to the
age of a bullock. The shoeing forge attached to the dispensary was abolished
on the 18th June 1904 under the orders of the District Local Board. Mr. Pit-
ke's work has been satisfactory.
Thána.
32. Inspected on the 22nd July 1904. Veterinary Graduate P. D'Souza
got an appointment in the Array Veterinary Depart-
ment at Babugarh and Veterinary Graduate Phatak
was appointed in his place on the 16th April 1904. A Salutri has also been
appointed during the year to tour through the district. The number of cases
treated at the dispensary was 668 as against 560 last year. The Salutri visited
103 villages and treated 219 cases. There were 4 outbreaks reported, 1 of
Surra, 2 of Gloss anthrax and 1 of Foot and mouth disease. The Veterinary
Graduate visited the Mhasa Cattle Fair and attended the weekly cattle market
at Kurla. He has also been in charge of the slaughter-house and market of the
Thána Municipality for which he gets an extra allowance of Rs. 10 per month.
Surat.
33. Veterinary Graduate M. F. Vakharia was in charge till the 14th
March 1905, when he handed over charge to Veteri-
nary Graduate V. P. Nagarshet. Inspected on the
6th November 1904. The total number of cases treated was 1,381 as against
1,405 last year. The decrease is said to be due to the prevalence of plague in
the city for 4 months, also to the starting of an Itinerating Veterinary Dispensary
which afforded facilities to the people to have their animals treated where they
were kept rather than to have them sent a long distance to the city. Of the
total number treated 499 were horses, 585 cattle, 31 buffaloes, 131 sheep and
goats, 99 dogs and 36 others. Veterinary Graduate Vakharia castrated
5 horses for vice, paid 36 visits to owners' houses, also visited Government Agri-
cultural Farm at Attawa, the Mounted Police stables and the Pinjrápole. He
attended the Magistrate's Court 4 times to give professional evidence. His
work has been satisfactory.
The Salutri D. P. Thakar was appointed in May 1904. He visited 51
villages and treated 663 animals in the district. He has done good work.
Nadiád.
34. Veterinary Graduate P. D. Maniar. Inspected on the 8th Novem-
ber 1904. The total number of cases treated was
2,496 as against 2,724 last year. The decrease of 228
is said to be due to the prevalence of plague and to the unfavourable condition
owing to the failure of rains. Out of the total number treated there were 262
horses, 1,878 cattle and 356 other animals. The Veterinary Graduate paid 78
visits to owners' houses in the Nadiád Town and 16 in villages. There was
no outbreak of any contagious disease except Foot and mouth disease to a small
extent. He attended the Magistrate's Court three times to give professional
evidence. Nearly one-third of the total number of animals treated came from
the surrounding villages, which shows that the dispensary is growing in popularity
and is becoming widely known. The Veterinary Graduate's work has been
satisfactory.
Kaira Itinerant.
35. Veterinary Graduate V. D. Patel. Inspected on the 8th Novem-
ber 1904. The dispensary was kept working through-
out the year; during the 4 months of monsoon it was
stationed at Anand and during the remaining 8 months of the fair season it
moved systematically through all the tálukás of the district and visited 65
villages. The total number of cases treated was 1,518 as against 1,101 last year.
Of this 153 were horses, 775 cattle, 371 buffaloes, 136 calves and the remainder
sheep and goats, etc. One hundred and seven visits were paid to owners' houses;
advice was given in 75 cases as to health, age, soundness, pregnancy, etc. The
Veterinary Graduate attended one outbreak of Gloss anthrax and one of Foot