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Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia.—307 deaths are reported to have been caused
by the disease as detailed in Table II during the year against 42 deaths reported
last year.
Anthrax.—Two deaths are reported to have occurred in Sukkur District
during the year under report against 17 deaths reported from this disease from
Karachi District last year.
Other Contagious Diseases.—It has been reported (vide Table II attached)
that there were 19 deaths caused by other contagious diseases amongst bovines
against 6 deaths reported last year.
Other Animals.
Hydræmia in Sheep.—This disease caused 200 deaths in Karachi District
against 141 said to have died last year.
Rabies.—(Vide Table II.) 19 deaths—17 in Karachi and 2 in Hyderabad—
are reported to have occurred from this disease during the year under report against
21 deaths—19 in Karachi, 1 in Hyderabad and 1 in Sukkur District— last year.
Surra.—Two camels affected by the disease are said to have died during
the year against none reported amongst other animals last year.
Distemper.—19 deaths—16 in Hyderabad and 3 in Sukkur—have been
reported from this disease against 31 deaths in all reported from the same
districts last year.
Pleuro-Pneumonia.—372 deaths are reported to have occurred in Hyder-
abad District during the year under report against 10 deaths reported last year.
Rot.—This disease is said to have killed 138 sheep and goats—30 in
Hyderabad and 108 in Sukkur District—against none reported last year.
5. The figures reported above should not be taken to represent the total
losses sustained in the province as the reports furnished are only those which
came to the knowlege of the Veterinary Graduates of the districts.
6. Preventive Inoculation.—Table III attached to this report shows that
2,751 bovines and 3 others were inoculated with anti-rinderpest serum in 24
outbreaks during the year under report against 387 bovine and 7 other animals
inoculated last year. Of the number inoculated during the year under report,
6 head of cattle died of the disease against 2 last year.
Other Diseases.
7. Table IV gives the number of animals treated and castrations per-
formed by the Veterinary Assistants on tour, namely 1,870 for contagious and
1,710 for non-contagious diseases and 2 castrations performed, making a total of
3,582 against 3,426 treated on tour last year. In addition to these (vide Table V)
the Veterinary Assistants treated 12,403 animals as in and out-door patients and
performed 50 castrations at the dispensaries during the year under report
against 11,S32 treated last year.
III.—VETERINARY HOSPITALS AND DISPENSARIES.
8. There were 6 veterinary hospitals and dispensaries working on the
1st April 1910; one was added during the year by appointing a Veterinary
Graduate to the Halla dispensary, thus making a total of 7 at the close of
the year.
The question of providing Sukkur with a hospital still remains in abeyance
for the reason mentioned last year. The building of new dispensaries at Dadu
and Tatta is under consideration.
Karachi Veterinary Hospital.—Veterinary Graduate 0. S. G. Haji, tem-
porarily appointed last year to assist his father, remained in charge of the
veterinary hospital, Karachi, throughout the year except for a period of 6 weeks,