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ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE CIVIL VETERINARY
DEPARTMENT IN THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR
1909-1910.
Mr. K. Hewlett held charge as Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Depart¬
ment, Bombay Presidency, throughout the year under report.
2. The Superintendent was away from head-quarters for 164 days as
against 115 davs last year. He travelled 13,373 miles by rail, 998 miles by
road and 448 miles by sea as against 9,604 miles by rail, 503 by road
and 318 by sea last year.
3. Tours were made in connection with cattle breeding, horse breeding and
contagious diseases of animals in various parts of the Presidency. The follow
ing State Studs were visited:—Bhávnagar, Pálitána, Junágad, Rájkot and
Wánkáner. All the stallion stands were visited and all the Veterinary Dispen-
saries (except that at Broach opened on 13th February and Bail-Hongal opened
on 28th March) were inspected, some on several occasions. The Superintendent
attended the Cattle Shows or Fairs held at Sholápur, Ahmednagar, Viramgáni
and Ahmedabad and the Horse Shows at Ahmednagar and Ahmedabad. The
Cattle Survey of the Dngs was carried out during the year. The Superintend¬
ent personally attended 18 outbreaks of contagious disease, inspected the
Northcote Cattle Farm 6 times and visited the Pinjrapoles at Surat, Bhosre and
Poona. He attended the Board of Examiners as a member at the Bombay
Veterinary College in November and December and controlled the working of
the Glanders and Farcy Act in the Presidency outside the City of Bombay.
4. The duties and responsibilities of the Superintendent have during the
year under report been widely extended on account of the Reorganisation of the
Subordinate Civil Veterinary Department placing him at the head of the whole
Veterinary establishment, formerly controlled by the District Local Boards.
I.—VETERINARY INSTRUCTION—VETERINARY COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS.
5. There is no information to be recorded under this heading as the sub-
ject is dealt with in the Annual Report of the Bombay Veterinary College.
II.—TREATMENT OF DISEASE—CONTAGIOUS DISEASES, OUTBREAKS,
MORTALITY, PREVENTIVE INOCULATION, &C.
6. During the year under report, outbreaks of contagiuos disease occurred
in all the districts of the Presidency as well as the City of Bombay. The
number of equines reported to have died from contagious disease during the
year amounts to 336 and the number of bovines to 7,018 compared with 261
equines and 8,395 bovines last year.
Glanders-Farcy.—There were 6 cases reported and destroyed under the
Act in the City of Bombay as against 26 last year.
Surra.—There were 47 cases reported from the City of Bombay which
were dealt with under the Act. From Thána District 47 cases, Kolába 75 cases,
Kaira 85 cases, Panch Mahals 50 cases, Surat 10 cases, Poona 8 cases, Ahmed-
abad 2 cases and Ahmednagar 1 case came under notice. In the Thána and
Kolába Districts Surra was scheduled as a disease within the meaning of the
Glanders and Farcy Act towards the close of the year. Of the 122 cases in
these districts 14 cases were destroyed under the Act. The total number of
cases of Surra amounts to 325 this year as against 231 cases last year. In
addition to these reported cases however the Superintendent has learnt that many
cases have occurred amongst horses in some of the Native States of Gujarát.
Epizootic Lymphangitis.—Three cases were reported from Bombay and
one from Poona and were dealt with under the Act,