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ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE CIVIL VETERI-
NARY DEPARTMENT IN THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY PROPER
FOR THE OFFICIAL YEAR 1913-1914.
General administration.
Lieutenant-Colonel H. M. Maxwell held charge throughout the year. He
was away from head-quarters for 150 days, and tra-
velled 12,240 miles by rail, and 449 miles by road.
He inspected the veterinary dispensaries at Nandurbár. Jalgaon, Amalner,
Násik, Ahmednagar. Shrigonda, Sangamner, Poona, Bárámati, Manchar,
Sholápur, Bársi, Pandharpur, Sátára, Karád, Islámpnr, Belgaum, Dhárwár,
Hubli, Gadag, Byádgi, Kalyán, Pálghar, Surat, Bulsár, Bárdoli, Broach,
Ankleshvar, Nadiád, Ahmedabad, Viramgám, Dholka and Bhamburda (Poona).
He also inspected the stallion stands at Yeola, Ahmednagar, Shrigonda,
Ráhuri, Bárámati, Sirur, Bársi, Karmá1a, Sángola, Ahmedabad, Dholka and
Nadiád. He attended the Agricultural Conference held at Coimbatore. He
visited the Vaccine Depôt at Belgaum. He acted as President of the Board of
Examiners at the Bombay Veterinary College in November and December 1913.
He visited Bombay on several occasions to purchase stallions. He inspected
the Northcote Cattle Farm at Chharodi 5 times.
2. Mr. J. D. Buxy held the post of Deputy Superintendent throughout
the year.
He travelled 4,404 miles by rail, 246 by road, and 80 by sea. He inspected
the veterinary dispensaries at Dhulia, Jalgaon, Sávda, Násik, Vaduj, Chikodi,
Bail-Hongal, Bijápur, Bágalkot, A'nand, Godhra and Bhamburda (Poona).
He also visited Ahmedabad and Belgaum and attended the Cattle Show at
Ránebennur. He inspected the stallion stands at Dhulia and Godhra. He
visited the Government Civil and Military Dairies at Poona.
The object of the appointment of a Deputy Superintendent at head-quarters
was to free the Superintendent from routine work and that object has been
attained to a considerable extent. Colonel Maxwell was away a good deal
during the year and consequently Mr. Buxy's tours were somewhat restricted.
3. Mr. E. S. Farbrother, M.R.C.V.S., Civil Veterinary Department, was
attached for training from October 1913 to March 1914 when he was transferred
to Sind. He visited the following places:—Chharodi, Ahmedabad, A'nand,
Godhra, Ahmednagar, Sirur and Manchar. He attended the examinations at
the Bombay Veterinary College.
I.—VETERINARY INSTRUCTION—VETERINARY COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS.
4. The Bombay Veterinary College report is submitted separately by the
Principal and there are no other Colleges or Schools in the Presidency.
II.—TREATMENT OF DISEASE—CONTAGIOUS DISEASE, OUTBREAKS,
MORTALITY, PREVENTIVE INOCULATION, ETC.
Mortality statistics, Table II.
5. During the year epidemic disease was reported from every district in
the Presidency as well as from the City of Bombay.
The Health Department of the Bombay Municipality
supplies this Department with statistics but controls its own staff. Reports and
statistics from other Municipalities are rarely received. Mámlatdárs and
Mahálkaries furnish district reports and figures from information received by
them. This information cannot be regarded as accurate or adequate, but in the
absence of legislative measures it is probably the best system that can be
devised at present. As the department gets stronger and gains the confidence
of the people more reliability may be hoped for. It is necessary to record that
too much reliance should not be attached to the mortality statistics but they
are at the same time very helpful. It is astonishing in some cases to find how
information received from different sources coincides.