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and 2 pieces of skin for microscopical examination, conducted 4 post mortem
examinations, and attended the Panvel Cattle Show. The cattle population
within a radius of 5 miles is 8,700, the cattle treated number 818, giving a
percentage of 9.40. Fees are levied and the levying of fees has affected the
working of the dispensary. The financial statement shews a balance of
Rs. 192-15-10, the expenditure amounted to Rs. 502-2-1.
40. Kalyán Dispensary.—The dispensary was inspected by the Super-
intendent, Civil Veterinary Department, on 28th July 1910. Veterinary Assist-
ant D. M. Gadkari was in charge throughout the year. The number of cases
treated was 915 against 847 last year. Of these, 164 were equines, 590 bovines,
and 161 others. The average daily attendance was 15.08 and the percentage of
animals—the property of boná fide agriculturists—74.7. The Veterinary Assist-
ant was on tour for 165 days, attended 6 outbreaks of rinderpest, 2 of anthrax,
7 of foot and mouth disease, 70 of hæmorrhagic septicæmia, and 4 of surra,
visited 154 villages, treated 121 cases on tour, performed 255 inoculations against
rinderpest, sent 67 blood smears to Bombay for microscopical examination,
conducted 10 post mortem examinations, lectured on many occasions. The cattle
population within a radius of 5 miles is 3,564, the number of cattle treated 599,
giving a percentage of 16.55. No fees are levied. The financial statement shews
a balance of Rs. 2,590-1-8, the expenditure amounted to Rs. 1,065-2-0. Veteri-
nary Assistant Gadkari has done good work and it is noted that he sent a large
number of specimens to the Bombay Veterinary College.
41. Pálghar Dispensary.—The dispensary was inspected by the Superin-
tendent, Civil Veterinary Department, on 19th July 1910. Veterinary Assistant
K. H. Dwivedi was in charge throughout the year. The total number of cases
treated was 502 against 659 last year. Of these, 83 were equines, 384 bovines,
and 35 others. The average daily attendance was 5.64 and the percentage of
cultivators. animals treated 73.9. The Veterinary Assistant was on tour for
117 days, attended 3 outbreaks of rinderpest, 5 of foot and mouth disease, 17
of hæmorrhagic, septicæmia, 5 of black quarter, 4 of surra, and 2 others,
visited 129 villages, treated 207 cases on tour, carried out 627 inoculations
against rinderpest, performed 4 castrations (2 at the dispensary and 2 on tour),
conducted 2 post mortem examinations, sent 24 blood smears to Bombay for
microscopical examination and 2 specimens for college museum, observed
1 case of rabies, attended Mhasa and Nirmal Fairs and gave lectures and demon-
strations. The cattle population within a radius of 5 miles is 7,160, the number
of cattle treated 384, giving a percentage of 5.36. Treatment is free. The
financial statement shews a balance of Rs. 2,259-4-1, the expenditure amounted
to Rs. 674-2-4. Veterinary Assistant Dwivedi's work is satisfactory and his
inoculation work is favourably noticed.
42. Surat Dispensary.—The dispensary was inspected by the Super-
intendent, Civil Veterinary Department, on 18th July 1910. Veterinary Assist-
ant P. B. Cardmaster held charge throughout the year. The total number of
cases treated was 2,318 against 2,848 last year. Of these, 795 were equines, 1,042
bovines, and 481 others. The average daily attendance was 48.64 and the per-
centage of cultivators' animals treated 22.2. The Veterinary Assistant was on
tour for 73 days, attended 4 outbreaks of foot and mouth disease, 2 of hæmorr-
hagic septicæmia and 1 of surra, visited 51 villages, and treated 1,884 cases on
tour, sent 3 smears to Bombay for microscopical examination, visited the weekly
cattle market, Government Agricultural farm and Pinjrapole animals. The
cattle population within a radius of 5 miles is 11,171, the number of cattle
treated 1,042, giving a percentage of 9.33. Fees are levied. The financial
statement shews a balance of Rs. 1,385-7-5, the expenditure amounted to
Rs. 1,233-6-3. Veterinary Assistant Cardmaster's work has been satisfactory.
43. Bulsár Dispensary.—The dispensary was inspected by the Super-
intendent, Civil Veterinary Department, on 18th July 1910. Veterinary Assist-
ant B. B. Patel held charge throughout the year, except for the period spent by
him at Bareilly to undergo the course of training in inoculation when Veterinary
Assistant Baboo Hoolas acted for him. The total number of cases treated was
R 149—8†