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close of 1909-1910. As the hospital was not working during 1909-1910, the-
figures did not appear in the report submitted last year. The opening balance
therefore, as shown in column 2 of Table VI, has been brought over from last
year and this is the amount which has been shown under '' Receipts." The
expenditure during the year under report was Rs. 275-15-6 and the balance
available at the credit of the hospital at the end of the year has been shown at
Rs. 1,262-9-9.
Lárkána Veterinary Hospital and Dispensary.—Salutri M. W. Khemani
was in charge of the hospital from 1st to 12th April 1910 when Veterinary
Graduate Abdul Majid took over charge from him and held it to the end of the
year. He is a young man who shows considerable promise.
The total number of patients treated at this hospital, vide Table V attached,
was 1,416 (in-patients 98 and out-patients 1,318) against a total of 1,369 treated
last year. Of this total, viz. 1,416 treated at the hospital, 673 were equines, 572
bovines and 171 other animals.
Vide Table IV, the Veterinary Graduate while on tour visited 25 villages
and treated a total of 75 cases for contagious and non-contagious diseases
against 57 villages visited and 714 animals treated last year. The decrease is
said to be due to the fact that no reports of outbreaks (except one from
Kambar) were received during the year from Mukhtiarkars in the district.
The Veterinary Graduate attended the annual mule show at Lákána and
the horse show held at Shikárpur during the year under report.
The financial condition of the hospital has been shown in Table VI which
shows Rs. 3,870-12-7 under the head " Receipts " and Rs. 1,886-0-7 under that
of " Expenditure ", leaving a balance of Rs. 1,984-12-0 at the close of the year.
The cattle population within a radius of 5 miles of this hospital is reported
to be 18,404, the same as last year. Of this stock 572 were treated at the
hospital which gives a percentage of 3.10 against 3.05 last year. The average
daily attendance of the patients at the hospital was 28 against 27 last year.
No fees are charged for the treatment of animals except those sent under
the Cruelty to Animals Act.
Nine castrations were performed at the hospital during the year under
report against 5 last year.
Shikárpur Veterinary Hospital and Dispensary.—Veterinary Graduate
L. K. Vedh held charge of the institution throughout the year under report.
The total number of animals treated at the hospital is shown in Table V.
2,368 (185 in and 2,183 out-patients) were treated against a total of 2,064 treated
last year. They were 1,027 equines, 813 bovines and 528 other animals.
Vide Table IV, the Veterinary Graduate while on tour treated 801 animals
against 600 treated the year preceding. He visited 31 villages against 54
visited last year.
The Veterinary Graduate attended the annual Shikárpur horse show.
He inoculated 274 animals for rinderpest against 170 inoculated last year
for rinderpest and black-quarter.
Two castrations were performed at the hospital during the year under
report against none last year.
Table VI shows the financial condition of the hospital. The receipts were
Rs. 13,470-7-11 and expenditure Rs. 8,120-11-3 which includes Rs. 3,236-13-11,
the cost of building quarters for the Veterinary Graduate, the compounder and
the peons, thus leaving a balance of Rs. 5,349-12-8 at the close of the year.
The cattle population within a radius of 5 miles of the hospital is reported
to be 6,000 while of this number 813 were treated at the hospital giving a per-
centage of 13.55 against 13.35 last year.
The average daily attendance of patients treated at the hospital was 53
against 58 last year.
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