60
While on duty he visited 3 villages regularly every month and treated 606
cases while on tour, vide Table IV, against the same number of villages visited
regularly every month and treated 786 cases last year.
Table VI furnishes information regarding the financial condition of the
hospital. It shows Rs. 5,080-13-2 under the head " Receipts" and
Rs. 5,015-3-6 under that of " Expenditure", leaving a balance of Rs. 65-9-8 at
the close of the year against Rs. 646-8-2 last year.
The cattle population within a radius of 5 miles of the hospital is
reported to he 7,500 and the number of cattle treated at the hospital being 95 4,
it gives a percentage of 12.72 against 12.60 last year.
The average daily attendance of patients treated at the hospital was 30.40
against 25.1 last year.
The amount realized on account of fees for treatment of animals is
Rs. 254-13-0 against the sum of Rs. 305-9-0 realized last year.
The Veterinary Graduate attended the Talhar cattle show and Badin local
fair and was in charge of the Municipal bullocks of the Conservancy
Department.
Naushahro Feroz Hospital and Dispensary.—Veterinary Graduate Ahmed
J. Ansari was in charge of the hospital during the year under report; while on
tour in the district the work in the hospital was managed by the salutri
attached thereto.
The total number of animals treated at the hospital, vide Table V, was
1,305 (60 in and 1,245 out patients) against 1,350 last year. The decrease of 45
patients at the hospital is attributed to the year under report being healthier
than the preceding year Of the total of 1,305 treated at the hospital, vide
Table V, 635 were equines, 414 bovines and 256 other animals.
The Veterinary Graduate while on tour visited S9 villages and treated 288
animals as shown in Table IV against 11 villages visited and 362 animals
treated last year.
Five castrations were performed at the hospital and two on tour against
5 last year.
He inoculated 72 head of cattle with anti-rinderpest serum during the
year under report.
The financial condition of the hospital has been shown in Table VI which
shows Rs. 3,518-3-0 under " Receipts " and Rs. 2,983-15-4 under " Expenditure ",
leaving a balance of Rs. 534-3-8 at the end of the year under report at the
credit of the hospital.
The number of cattle population within a radius of 5 miles of the hospital
is reported to be 13,636 and the cattle treated at the hospital is 414 which
gives a percentage of 3.03 against 2.72 last year.
The average daily attendance of patients at the hospital was 10.9 against
15.4 last year.
No fees are charged at the hospital for the treatment of animals.
Halla Veterinary Hospital and Dispensary.—This hospital though com-
pleted and equipped since the year 1908-1909 was not opened till February
1911, as no Veterinary Graduate was forthcoming although every endeavour
was made to get one from the Bombay Veterinary College. Consequently a
Veterinary Graduate of the Lahore Veterinary College was appointed to the
hospital during the year under report with the approval of the Commissioner in
Sind. Ho joined his appointment on 24th February 1911 and held charge of
the institution till the close of the year.
The number of cases treated at the hospital as shown in Table V was 33 of
which 5 were equines, 13 bovines and 15 others—all out-patients.
The financial condition of the hospital has been shown in Table VI. A
sum of Rs. 1,600 was allotted for the expenditure of this hospital during the
year 1909-1910 of which Rs. 61-6-9 were paid on account of wages of a sweeper
during the same year and thus there was a balance of Rs. 1,538-9-3 left at the