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mouth disease, visited 32 villages, and treated 236 cases on tour, sent 7 smears
to Bombay for microscopical examination, and 2 specimens for college museum,
performed 10 post mortem examinations, observed 6 cases of rabies, treated
Municipal and Pinjrapole animals, and also of the Mounted Police, inspected
the Government stallion, attended the fair at Pandharpur and cattle show at
Sholápur. The cattle population within 5 miles of the dispensary is 4,108, the
number of cattle treated 814, giving a percentage of 19.81. No fees are levied.
The financial statement shows a balance of Rs. 1,770-12-10; the expenditure
amounted to Rs. 1,623-13-2. This dispensary has done slightly better than
last year but has not expanded anything like what it should have done in a
place like Sholápur. A very marked increase, which only requires energy and
exertion on the part of the Veterinary Assistant, will be looked for during the
coming year.
26. Sátára Dispensary,—The dispensary was inspected by the Superin
tendent, Civil Veterinary Department, on 26th August 1910. Veterinary Assist.
ant S. N. Phatak held charge throughout the year. The number of cases
treated was 1,886 against 2,395 last year. Of these 411 were equines, 1,063
bovines and 412 others. The average daily attendance was 17.34 and the pro-
portion of cultivators' animals treated 5095. The Veterinary Assistant was on
tour for 14 days, attended 2 outbreaks of foot and mouth disease and 1 of
black quarter, visited 5 villages and treated 31 cases on tour, observed 3 cases
of rabies, sent a brain of a dog to Pasteur Institute, Connoor, performed 3 post
mortem examinations, passed ponies for conveyance between Wathar and
Mahábleshwar, treated Mounted Police horses and also Pinjrapole animals.
The fall in the number treated is due to non-prevalence of foot and mouth
disease. The cattle population within a radius of 5 miles is 10,030, the number
of cattle treated 1,063, giving a percentage of 10.60. No fees are levied. The
financial statement shows a balance of Rs. 1,143-3-4 ; the expenditure amounted
to Rs. 1,262-12-0.
27. Karád Dispensary.—The dispensary was inspected by the Superin-
tendent, Civil Veterinary Department, on 26th August 1910. Veterinary Assist-
ant G. R. Jog held charge throughout the year. The number of cases treated
was 1,367 as against 1,210 last year. Of these 268 were equines, 1,019 bovines,
and 80 others. The average daily attendance was 13.15 and the proportion of
cultivators' animals treated was 66.6. The Veterinary Assistant was on tour
for 37 days, attended 5 outbreaks of black quarter, 10 of foot and mouth
disease, visited 36 villages, treated 136 cases on tour, sent 4 smears to Bombay
for microscopical examination, 2 specimens for college museum, performed
3 post mortem examinations, inspected tonga ponies running between Karád and
Karád station. The cattle population within a radius of 5 miles is 10,783, the
number of cattle treated 1,019, giving a percentage of 9.45. No fees are levied.
The financial statement shows a balance of Rs. 1,049-2-1 ; the expenditure
amounted to Rs. 314-5-11.
28. Belgaum Dispensary.—The dispensary was inspected by the Superin-
tendent, Civil Veterinary Department, on 27th August 1910. Veterinary Assist-
ant R. N. Sane held charge. The total number of cases treated was 2,549 as
against 2,779 last year. Of these 282 were equines, 1,663 bovines and 604
others. The average daily attendance was 30.03 and the percentage of animals
the property of boná-fide agriculturists, 67'55. The Veterinary Assistant was
on tour for 93 days, attended 6 outbreaks of rinderpest, 4 of anthrax, 1 of
foot and mouth disease, 4 of hæmorrhagic septicæmia, 1 of surra and 2 others,
visited 26 villages, treated 350 cases on tour, performed 1,280 inoculations
against rinderpest, treated animals belonging to the Military Dairy Farm,
Mounted Police, Municipality, Vaccine Dep6t, occasionally visited cattle
markets of Belgaum, Khánápur and Bágewádi and gave lectures and demon-
strations. The Veterinary Assistant sent 35 specimens to the Bombay Veteri-
nary College for microscopical examination, conducted 30 post mortem examina-
tions, observed 9 cases of rabies. The cattle population within a radius of 5
miles from the dispensary is 8,541, the number of cattle treated 1,663, giving a
B 149—7†