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cattle population within 5 miles is 13,800, and 4,127 cattle were treated giving a
percentage of 29.90. Treatment is free. The financial statement shows a
balance oil Rs. 454-14-7. The expenditure was Rs. 1,519-12-3. The item of
Rs. 208 for travelling allowance for menials includes travelling allowance of
Veterinary Assistant for March 1909. The item of Rs. 619-15-0 for pay of
dispensary establishment is high but includes pay of Veterinary Assistant for
March 1909.
54. A'nand Dispensary.—This is a new dispensary and replaces the Kaira
Itinerating Dispensary. It was opened at A'nand on 1st April 1909. Veterinary
Assistant V. D. Patel held charge throughout the year. The total number of
cases treated was 1,080 against 2,435 cases last year when the dispensary was
an itinerating one. Of the cases 90 were equines, 861 bo vines and 129 others.
The daily average attendance was 17.2 and 69.4 per cent, of the cases belonged
to cultivators. The Veterinary Assistant was on tour for 120 days, attended
44 outbreaks of contagious disease, visited 33 villages, treated 990 cases on
tour. The dispensary was inspected on 16th June 1909. The dispensary has made
a fair start but requires suitable buildings. The cattle population within 5 miles
is 14,493, and 861 cattle were treated giving a percentage of 5.94. Treatment
is free. The financial statement shows a balance of Rs. 289-4-8. The expend-
iture was Rs. 465-3-10. The item of Rs. 163-5-9 for medicines, etc., does not
include all the medicines supplied during the year as recovery vouchers were
not received.
55. Ahmedabad Dispensary.—Veterinary Inspector J. K. Bhatt held
temporary charge of this dispensary in addition to his own duties from April
1st to May 11th when Veterinary Assistant D. B. Mamtora took over. The
total number of cases treated was 4,470 against 4,185 last year. Of the cases
treated 1,062 were equines, 2,219 bovines and 1,189 others. The daily average
attendance was 123.3 and the proportion of cultivators'animals treated was 15.6.
The Veterinary Assistant was on tour 36 days, attended 10 outbreaks of
contagious disease, visited 33 villages, performed 43 anti-rinderpest inoculations,
attended the Viramgám Cattle Show and the Ahmedabad Horse and Cattle
Show, inspected the Government stallions periodically, and lectured to the
people on several occasions. The dispensary was inspected on 17th June 1909.
This dispensary is doing good work. Veterinary Assistant Mamtora is efficient
and has managed the dispensary well. The cattle population within 5 miles is
12,839, the number of cattle treated was 2,219 giving a percentage of 17.28.
Treatment is free. The financial statement shows a balance of Rs. 1,508-4-10.
The expenditure amounts to Rs. 3,165-14-10. The items of Rs. 1,267 for pay
and Rs. 1,332-7-11 for contingencies are very heavy. The item for pay
includes Rs. 125 for Mr. Bhatt's pay for March, Rs. 92-11-0 for Mr. Dave's
pay from 1st June to 15th July 1908, Rs. 57-6.6 as pension contribution for
salutri and compounder (an item of expenditure incurred in no other dispansary)
and the salary of a large staff consisting of salutri, compounder, dresser,
hamal,P
and petty construction, Rs. 303-8-11 for Pleaders' fees for acquiring a piece of
land for extension of the dispensary. The item of Rs. 174-6-4 for travelling
allowance to menials includes Rs. 15 travelling allowance for Mr. Bhatt for
March 1909 and Rs. 144-6-1 for Mr. Dave's travelling allowance which had been
withheld. The receipts show Rs, 1,493-1-5 from " Other sources ". This sum
includes donations in place of fees of Rs. 586 (and may be compared with the
receipts of the Poona Dispensary from fees from people of like position) and
Rs. 600 donation for two years from the Local Pinjrapole. It may be noted
that many of the charges this year are of an extraordinary nature but notwith-
standing this some economy should be effected in the future.
56. Viramgám Dispensary,—This is a new dispensary and was opened
in anticipation of Government sanction on 20th September 1909. Veterinary
Assistant Gandhi held charge. The total number of cases treated was 498, of
which 88 were equines, 345 bovines and 65 others. The average daily attend-
ance was 42.1 and the percentage of cultivators' animals treated was 45*3. The