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"other diseases" in Sind, the nature of which the Superintendent has not
explained. From a comparison of tables M. & N. given by the Superintendent
it will be seen that the same numbers are returned in both the tables as regards
Karáchi, which leads to the suspicion that even ordinary cases treated by the
Veterinary Assistant are included in Table M. as epidemic diseases. Table M.
also shows that cattle-disease prevailed in Karáchi and Hyderabad, though the
Superintendent in paragraph 4 of his report states that reports were received in
the prescribed form from all districts. This office has not received from any
of the district officers in Sind. excepting the Collector of Karáchi, copies of
reports that may have been submitted by them to the Superintendent during
the year under report. As regards the Presidency proper also, the Superintend-
ent in paragraph 44 of his report has referred to Kaira as an instance of a dis-
trict not reporting cattle-disease in the prescribed form and suspects that cattle-
disease though prevalent in certain other districts was not reported. The
attention of the district officers concerned both in the Presidency proper and in
Sind may be invited to the orders contained in Government Resolution No. 5220
of 19th July 1893, Revenue Department.
Under Government Resolution No. 4699, dated 6th July 1899, Revenue
Department, Collectors are also to report cases of rabies.
At the instance of the Inspector-General, Civil Veterinary Department,
enquiries were made regarding warbles, but the officers consulted have reported
that it is unknown in this Presidency.
Owing to the difficulty experienced by the Superintendent in obtaining
the serum, the results of his experiments at the Sewri Lazaretto in connection
with rinderpest have been inconclusive.
Veterinary Dispensaries.
19. Including the Veterinary officers employed by the Ratnágiri and
Kolába District Local Boards at their own expense,
there were 19 Veterinary Assistants working in the
Presidency Proper and Sind. The following statement shows satisfactory
results: —
Year.
Presidency proper ...
Sind ... ...
Total 1898-99 ...
Total 1897-98 ...
Number of
Veterinary
Assistants
employed.
15
4
19
17
Total cases
treated.
19,151
4,782
23,933
19,976
PERCENTAGE
ON
TOTAL
CASES
TREATED.
Sured.
79.49
89.98
81.61
80.18
Relieved.
3.90
3.08
5.41
5.41
Died.
2.83
3.83
3.02
2.18
Incurable.
108
.37
.93
.79
Results
unknown.
9.12
1.11
7.51
9.68
Under
treatment
at close of
the year.
1.49
1.63
1.52
1.76
The table N. given by the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department,
Beluchistán and Sind, does not contain columns to show cases returned incur-
able, cases of which results were unknown, and those remainining under treat-
ment at the close of the year, though he has given the necessary information in
the body of the report. It is desirable that in future he should furnish infor-
mation regarding the working of the dispensaries in the form sanctioned by
Government Resolution No. 9168, dated 17th December 1897, Revenue Depart-
ment, a copy of which has already been supplied to him. His report also shows
that he inspected all the Veterinary Dispensaries in Sind.
The work done by the several Veterinary Assistants was generally good,
especially that done by Messrs. Bhatt, Maniar, Patel, Haji and Asudamal. The-
remarks made by the Superintendent regarding the Veterinary Assistants in
charge of the Násik, Dhulia, Poona, Dhárwár and Shikárpur dispensaries may be-
brought to the notice of the District Local Boards concerned for communication
to the Veterinary Assistants. It it satisfactory to find that the Hyderabad