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and the number of cattle treated is 1,621, giving a percentage of 13.75. Pees
are charged at this dispensary.
30. Dhárwár Itinerating Dispensary.—Veterinary Graduate G. G. Page
held charge throughout the year with the exception of the period from 13th
November to 3rd January when he was sent to Bareilly to attend the course of
instruction in inoculation. He visited 52 villages to attend outbreaks of
rinderpest, anthrax, and foot and mouth disease, performed 881 inoculations
against rinderpest, and treated 824 animals, 98 for contagious diseases and 726
for non-contagious diseases as against a total of 1,798 last year. The decrease
of 974 is attributed to the fact that the dispensary was practically closed for
nearly 4 months during the year, and also to the fact that rinderpest was less
prevalent. Of these 57 were equines, 730 bovines, and 37 others. He also
visited the. cattle fairs at Ratihalli and Chickkurvati, and once visited the cattle
markets of Alur and Byadgi.
31. Ratnágiri Dispensary.—Veterinary Gradute D. B. Bapat held charge
throughout the year. The dispensary was inspected on 3rd November 1907.
The total number of cases treated at the dispensary was 3,792 as against 2,639
last year, an increase of 1,153. This large increase is attributed to (a) growing
popularity of the institution, (b) uninterrupted working of the dispensary, and
(c) outbreaks of foot and mouth disease in the surrounding villages as well as
at the head-quarters. The number of cases treated and castrations performed
by the Veterinary Graduate while on tour amounts to 1,203 against 554 last
year. Of the total number treated at the dispensary 37 were equines, 3,557
bovines, and 198 others. The Veterinary Graduate visited 24 scenes of out
breaks of contagious diseases and inoculated 550 animals against rinderpest,
he performed 135 post mortem examinations. The cattle population within the
radius of 5 miles of the dispensary is 8,697 and the number of cattle treated is
3,557, which gives a percentage of 40.89. Pees are not charged at this
dispensary.
32. Alibág Dispensary.—Mr. V. R. Pitke held charge. The dispensary
was inspected on 9th October 1907. The total number of cases treated was
1,760 as against 2,028 last year, a decrease of 268 which is chiefly due to the
absence of contagious disease. Of the total number of cases treated 184 were
equines, 1,491 bovines, and 85 others. In addition to these Mr. Pitke treated
200 animals while on tour as against 769 last year. Owing to the creation of
two new dispensaries in the Kolába District, Mr. Pitke's jurisdiction was
restricted to the Alibág táluka only and consequently he was not required to
move largely in the district. He travelled 198 miles against 1,409 last year,
visiting two or three important villages every month. The cattle population
within the radius of 5 miles of the dispensary is 7,182 and the number of cattle
treated is 1,491, which gives a percentage of 20.76. Treatment at this dis-
pensary is free to all.
33. Kolába (Mahád) Itinerating Dispensary.—This is a new dispensary
and was opened with its head-quarters at Mahad on 15th June 1907. Vete-
rinary Graduate D. M. Gadkari held charge during the year with the exception
of the period of 1½ months of his deputation to Bareilly for the course of
instruction in preventive inoculations. The work of treating cases, however,
commenced from January 1908 when medicines and instruments were supplied.
The total number of cases treated at the head-quarters was 357. Of these 7
were equines, 342 bovines, and 8 others. The Veterinary Graduate treated 217
cases while on tour, 165 for contagious diseases, and 52 for non-contagious
diseases, and performed 407 inoculations against rinderpest. He was away
from head-quarters for 176 days, travelled 1,044 miles and visited 58 villages.
The cattle population within the radius of five miles from Mahad is 5,604 and
the number of cattle treated at the dispensary is 342, giving a percentage of
6.10. Treatment is free to all.
34. Kolába (Panvel) Itinerating Dispensary.—This is also a new dis-
pensary and was opened on 1st August 1907. Veterinary Graduate G. K.
Mainkar was appointed to hold charge of this dispensary. Mr. Mainkar had
been previously working in the district since 26th February 1907, being
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