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No. V-45.
GENERAL DEPARTMENT (VETERINARY).
Office of the Commissioner in Sind :
Government House, Karachi, 27th June 1922.
MEMORANDUM.
The Commissioner in Sind has the honour to submit the report of the
Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, Sind and Rajputana, on the
working of the Veterinary Department during the year 1921-22.
Charges.
2. The charge of the office of Superintendent was held by Mr. J. H. G.
Jerrom throughout the year under report, in addition
to the Veterinary charge of Baluchistan.
Mortality Statistics.
3. The total reported mortality among cattle from contagious disease
increased from 10,564 in the previous year to 13,798
in the year under report, a fact principally due to the
still further spread of rinderpest, which was already very prevalent in the
preceding year. This disease accounted for 86 per cent. of the total reported
mortality.
Inoculation.
4. Preventive inoculations against rinderpest were carried out in the case
of 201 outbreaks, the number of animals inoculated
being 15,514 against 20,473 in the previous year.
The report does not account for the decline in the number of inoculations
in a year when disease was more prevalent than before. The number of
inoculations against Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia was 825. The mortality from
this disease was 98. No death occurred amongst inoculated animals.
Dispensaries.
5. A new dispensary was opened at Umarkot in June 1921, bringing the
total number in the Province to 16.
Professional work.
6. The aggregate number of cases treated at the several dispensaries rose
from 19,170 in the previous year to 19,489 during the
year under report, while the number of animals
treated on tour declined from 5,678 in the previous year to 4,741 in the year
under report.
Veterinary instruction.
7. There were seven stipendiary students studying at the Bombay
Veterinary College during the year
under
report.
Breeding operations.
8. There were three District Local Board stallions under the Civil
Veterinary Department at the close of the year.
These covered 76 mares during the year, the aggregate
cost of their maintenance being Rs. 1,946. Two
District Local Board bulls covered 103 cows as against 112 last year. Govern-
ment contributed the entire cost (Rs. 1,300) of the stallion purchased by the
Nawabshah District Local Board and half the cost (Rs. 650) of that purchased
by the Thar Parkar District Local Board. After the close of the year the
Civil Veterinary Department took over control of the horse breeding operations
previously in charge of the Army Remount Department, the latter department
having closed down its operations in Sind. This involved the taking over of 9
stallions belonging to the District Local Boards.
Willingdon Cattle Farm.
9. The Willingdon Cattle Farm was started on land in the vicinity of
Malir on the 10th July 1921. The total expenditure
of the farm excluding the pay of the Manager. was
Rs. 20,000. There were 43 head of cattle at the farm at the close of the year,
37 animals previously maintained at Mirpurkhas having been brought over to
the new farm.
Financial.
10. The total expenditure of the department during the year
amounted to Rs. 1,86,643 as against Rs. 1,23,090
last year.
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