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The salutri attached to the dispensary while on tour visited 3 villages regu-
larly every month and treated 786 cases, 21 for contagious and 765 non-
contagious diseases, against a total of 515 treated last year.
Table VI shows the financial position of the hospital, vis., Rs. 5,032-13-10
under the head receipts and Rs. 4,386-5-8 under that of expenditure which left
a balance of Rs. 646-8-2 at the close of the year.
The cattle population within a radius of 5 miles of the dispensary is 6,250
and the number of cattle treated at the institution 788 which gives a percentage
of 12.60 against 12.40 last year.
Fees are charged at this hospital and the amount realized under this head
during the year was Rs. 305-9-0 against Rs. 316-7-0 realized last year.
Nausháhro Hospital and Dispensary.—With
the exception of the last
fortnight in March, Veterinary Graduate Ahmed J. Ansari was in charge of
this hospital throughout the year. During his few days' absence the salutri
attached to the institution officiated for him.
The total number of animals treated at the hospital, vide Table V, was
1,350 (65 in-patients and 1,285 out-patients) and those treated on tour 362,
making a total of 1,712 against 1,527 treated last year, an increase of 185. Of
the total of 1,350 animals treated at the hospital, 710 were equines, 367 bovines
and 273 other animals as shown in Table V.
The Veterinary Graduate while on tour visited 11 villages against 8 visited
last year.
Five animals were castrated at the dispensary and two on tour against a
total of 17 animals castrated last year.
The financial condition of the hospital as shown in Table VI is
Rs. 3,393-1-5 receipts and Rs. 2,817-12-11 expenditure and Rs. 575-4-6 balance
available at the close of the year.
The cattle population within the radius of 5 miles of the dispensary is
13,471 and cattle treated at it 367, which gives a percentage of 2.72 against 2.44
last year.
No fees are charged for the treatment of animals at this dispensary.
Lárkhána Veterinary Hospital and Dispensary.—Veterinary
Graduate
N. D. Kapur was in charge of this hospital from 1st April to 5th November
1909 when he proceeded on 3 months' privilege leave and Veterinary Graduate
R. P. Pathak acted for him until the 5th February 1910. Mr. Kapur on
return from leave on the 5th February 1910 resumed his duties but he was
obliged to resign his appointment on account of ill-health on the 17th idem,
from which date the salutri was placed in charge for the remainder of the year.
The total number of cases treated at this dispensary is 2,083 (including
714 cases treated on tour) against a total of 2,220 treated last year. The
decrease of 137 cases is attributed to such causes as Mr. Kapur's ill-health, the
absence of a Graduate in charge from 17th February 1910 to the 31st of
March and the touring undertaken by the Graduate having been curtailed as
there was no salutri or compounder during the greater part of the year to leave
in charge during the incumbent's absence from head-quarters. Of the total of
1,369 cases treated at the Lárkhána Veterinary Hospital, 572 were equines, 562
bovines and 235 other animals.'
Vide Table VI, Rs. 3,5S3-S-8 is shown as receipts and Rs. 2,050-14-10 as
expenditure, leaving a balance of Rs. 1,532-9-10 at the close of the year
under report.
The cattle population within a radius of 5 miles of this hospital is said to
be about 18,404. Of this stock 562 were treated at the dispensary, a percent-
age of 3.05 against 3.09 last year.
No fees are charged for the treatment of animals except those sent under
the Cruelty to Animals Act.