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9. Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia—Sixty-two
cattle were attacked with
hæmorrhagic septicæmia in the Ajmer district and they all died during the
year under report. No outbreaks of this disease were reported in 1916-17.
Contagious diseases in other animals.
10. Sheep pox.—The disease was reported from the Ajmer district and 30
animals died out of 62 attacked.
11. Distemper.—Only one fatal case of distemper was reported from the
Ajmer district.
12. Mange.—There were 7 deaths from mange in the Merwara district.
Work performed by Veterinary Assistants on tour.
See Table IV.
13. While on tour, Veterinary Assistants treated 161 animals for contagious
and 82 for non-contagious diseases, and
castrated 7 horses, total 250, as against 300
treated for contagious and 24 for non-contagious diseases; total 324, during
1916-17.
The decrease in the number of animals treated was due to the fact that
the veterinary dispensary at Beawar remained closed from 18th May to 2nd
July and again from the 7th August to the 12th September 1917 when the
Veterinary Assistant was on leave. The junior Veterinary Assistant, Ajmer,
remained in charge of the Beawar dispensary from 13th September to 6th
December 1917, therefore, during this period, he could not tour in the Ajmer
district.
Veterinary Hospitals and Dispensaries.
See Table V.
14. There were two veterinary dispensaries working in the province during
the year under report, the same number
as last year.
One thousand three hundred thirty-seven cases were treated, including 4
castrations, at the dispensaries, as against 1,664 cases treated and 9 castra-
tions performed last year. The decrease was due to the closing of the
Beawar dispensary for about three months.
Ajmer Veterinary Hospital.—Veterinary Assistant Abdul Haq held charge
of the hospital throughout the year. He was assisted by Veterinary Assistant
Fakhur-ud-din except from 13th September to 6th December 1917 when
the latter was posted in acting charge of the Beawar dispensary. The number
of animals treated at the Ajmer veterinary dispensary was 883 (91 in-patients
and 792 out-patients) against a total of 826 (80 in-patients and 746 out-patients)
treated last year. Of the 883 cases treated during the year under report, 203
were equines; 221 bovines and 459 other animals. Three equines and 1 other
animal were castrated at the hospital as against 7 animals castrated last
year.
The junior Veterinary Assistant, Ajmer, while on tour, visited 56 villages,
treated 67 cases for contagious and 78 for non-contagious diseases as shown in
Table IV, against 62 villages visited and 67 cases treated for contagious and
22 for non-contagious diseases in 1916-17. The small decrease in the number
of villages visited was due to the fact that the junior Veterinary Assistant was
away from Ajmer for nearly three months and consequently no tours were
performed during that period.
Three hundred fifty horses were shod at the hospital shoeing forge against
233 horses shod last year. The amount realised on account of shoeing charges
was Rs. 414-5-0, as against Rs. 377 realised from this source last year.
Fees are charged at this dispensary for the treatment of animals belong-
ing to persons having an income of Rs. 100 and over a month and the amount
realised from this source was Rs. 587-2-0 against Rs. 699-11-0 realised last year.
The decrease in the dispensary fees was due to fewer animals of well-to-do
people having been treated owing to the prevalence of plague in the town
when these persons had left Ajmer for other places.