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11. It may be seen from the above that the people took to anti-rinderpest
inoculation more readily in the Thána and Ahmednagar Districts than elsewhere
and Veterinary Graduates Phatak (Thána) and Washikar (Ahmednagar)
deserve credit for the success which they have attained in popularising the
process in their respective districts. The numbers of inoculations performed in
Kaira District are very disappointing and the Superintendent considers that a
man of Veterinary Graduate Patel's experience, influence and service in the
district should have done much more. In the following districts no inoculations
were performed:—Sátara, East Khándesh, Bijápur and Panch Maháls. These
districts although they reported disease were not during the year under report
badly affected.
12. Besides the above inoculations there were some performed within the
limits of the Municipality of Bombay where an extensive outbreak of the
disease existed throughout the year under report. The Superintendent was
asked by several Veterinary Practitioners and the Bombay Municipality to supply
them with serum and in this way some 2,956 inoculations were performed on
the Island of Bombay. There were also 66 inoculations performed in Sángli
by Veterinary Graduate R. A. Modak and 500 doses of serum were supplied to
the Veterinary Graduates of Kolhápur State but the returns have not yet been
received.
13. The Superintendent considers that during the year considerable pro-
gress has been made in breaking down the opposition to inoculation which was
previously experienced. The people are becoming accustomed to the process
and in some cases after having watched the results of the operations have asked
to have their animals protected. The success or otherwise of anti-rinderpest
inoculations in a district largely depends on the tact and energy displayed by
the Veterinary Graduate.
(2).—Other diseases.
14 There were 108 cases of other contagious diseases; that is diseases
not named or not properly diagnosed. Besides these the Veterinary Assistants
treated 13,451 cases while on tour of which 8,129 were contagious diseases and
5,322 of non-contagious diseases as compared with a total of 7.417 last year.
The total number of cases treated as in and out-patients by Veterinary Assist-
ants at their head-quarters is 40,347 as compared to 30,075 last year and
25,614 in the preceding year. This gives a total number of 53,793 cases treated
by Veterinary Assistants throughout the Presidency as against 37,492 last year.
The increase of 16,306 is largely due to the prevalence of contagious disease, is
abnormal, and not likely to be maintained.
(3).—Veterinary Hospitals and Dispensaries.
15. There were in all 24 Veterinary dispensaries open at the end of the
year under report. Of these 16, viz., Dhulia, Nandurbár, Jalgaon, Amalner,
Násik, Poona District, Belgaum, Chikodi, Dhárwár, Ratnágiri, Surat, Nadiád,
Ahmedabad and the three Pratt Dispensaries, viz., Sholápur, Bijápur, Godhra,
may be described as Veterinary Hospitals having accommodation, although in
some cases scanty, for in-door patients. The remaining eight dispensaries have
no accommodation for in-door patients and 4 of them are itinerating. During
the year a new dispensary was opened at Sholápur, Bijápur and Godhra as well
as two in the Ahmednagar District. The establishment of another dispensary in
Ahmednagar and two in the Sátára District have been sanctioned. The Local
Boards of Kolába and Thána have also determined to employ Itinerating
Veterinary Graduates during 1907-08. The Dhárwár Dispensary building was
completed and the extension to the Ahmedabad Dispensary is well advanced.
The site for the Poona City Dispensary has been acquired and plans are being
prepared. The construction of new dispensary buildings at Belgaum and
Chikodi are under consideration.
16. The following is a review of the work done in each dispensary during
the year. For purposes of comparison the dispensaries fall into two classes—(I)