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ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE CIVIL VETERINARY
DEPARTMENT, SIND, FOR THE YEAR 1920-21.
General Administration.
Mr. E. S. Farbrother, I.C.V.D., held charge of the office of Superintend-
ent, Civil Veterinary Department, Sind, Baluchistan and Rajputana, from 1st
April 1920 to 3rd February 1921 when he proceeded on combined leave. Khan
Bahadur S. G. Haji held charge from 4th February to 28th March 1921. The
veterinary charge of Sind was separated from that of Baluchistan and Rajpu-
tana with effect from the 29th March 1921 and Mr. J. H. G. Jerrom held
charge of the office of Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, Sind, from
29th March 1921.
2. Mr. E. S. Farbrother was on tour in Sind for 89 days and travelled
3,504 miles by rail and 447 miles by road. He inspected all the veterinary
dispensaries except Matli and when possible attended outbreaks of epidemic
disease. He assisted on the Judging Committee of the Jacobabad Horse Show
and the Pony Show held at Ghotki. He visited the Thado Nai site of the
Willingdon Cattle Farm on several occasions.
3. Khan Bahadur S. G. Haji while acting as Superintendent, Civil
Veterinary Department, Sind, Baluchistan and Rajputana, was on tour in Sind
for 26 days and travelled 1,447 miles by rail and 121 miles by road. He
inspected the veterinary dispensaries at Karachi, Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas,
Larkana and Sukkur. He checked the work of the Veterinary Assistants as far
as possible, visited the Thado Nai site of the Willingdon Cattle Farm and the
grass land at Dehs Phihai and Sharabi and attended the Cattle Show held at
Larkana. He also visited the Agricultural Department's farm at Landhi to
inspect the cattle of the Willingdon Cattle Farm.
4. Khan Bahadur S. G. Haji remained on six months' privilege leave upto
the 8th July 1920. He held the post of the Deputy Superintendent, Civil
Veterinary Department, Sind, from 9th July 1920 to the end of the year under
report. He was on tour in Sind for 58 days and travelled 1,850 miles by rail
and 687 miles by road. He inspected the veterinary dispensaries at Karachi,
Hyderabad, Matli and Tatta. He dealt with cases of glanders at Karachi and
Hyderabad and checked the work of the Veterinary Assistants when possible.
He was deputed to Khairpur State to advise treatment of camels suffering from
Surra.
Veterinary Instruction.
5. There were 4 stipendiary students at the Bombay Veterinary College
at the beginning of the year, and four were sent during the year. One scholar-
ship was discontinued as the student did not return from leave. There were
thus 7 scholars studying at the College at the close of the year.
II.—Treatment of disease.
Table II.
6. During the year outbreaks of contagious disease were reported from
every district in the province. The recorded number
of deaths was 10,564 against 1,688 last year. The
increase in mortality is chiefly due to some very severe outbreaks of rinderpest
in Sind.
It is regretted that outbreaks of epidemic disease are not promptly reported
by the tapedars and zamindars. Many of the outbreaks were not reported at
all, while some were reported so late that the disease had died out on arrival
of the Veterinary Assistants to the scene of outbreaks. It is strongly recom-
mended that the district officers will again impress upon the reporting officers
the advisability of making prompt reports to the Veterinary Assistants.
Equine contagious disease.
7. Glanders.—Thirty-seven cases of glanders were destroyed in Karachi
and eight in Hyderabad under the Glanders and Farcy Act.