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ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE CIVIL VETERI-
NARY DEPARTMENT IN THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR
THE YEAR 1911-12.
Lieut.-Colonel H. M. Maxwell held charge as Superintendent, Civil Veteri-
nary Department, Bombay Presidency, throughout the year under report.
2. He was away from head-quarters for 117 days. He travelled
12,420 miles by rail and 282 miles by road. He inspected all but three stallion
stands and all Veterinary Dispensaries in the Presidency Proper, except those
at Ahmednagar, Násik, Málegaon, Ratnágiri, Alibág, Panvel, Mahád and Sirsi,
and these will be visited shortly. In this connection I beg to respectfully point
out that with the addition of several new dispensaries every year, added to the
large increase in office work, it has now become impossible for the Superin-
tendent unaided to efficiently carry out all of his many duties. The Director of
Agriculture when reviewing the annual report of this Department for the last
year stated, when referring to the Superintendent, "the Department has now
reached a stage when it is necessary to give him some assistance in the
supervision of the work." It is hoped that the Deputy Superintendent, whose
appointment has been sanctioned, will shortly be posted to the Department,
thus relieving the pressure of work.
He inspected the Northcote Cattle Farm, Chharodi, five times, attended as
a member of the Board of Examiners at the Bombay Veterinary College in
November, and conducted the Supplementary examination held, there in March
1912. He controlled the working of the Glanders and Farcy Act in the
Presidency outside the City of Bombay.
I.—VETERINARY INSTRUCTION—VETERINARY COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS.
3. There is no information to be recorded under this heading as the
subject is dealt with separately in the Annual Report of the Bombay
Veterinary College.
II.—TREATMENT OF DISEASE—CONTAGIOUS DISEASES, OUTBREAKS,
MORTALITY, PREVENTIVE INOCULATION, ETC.
4. During the year under report outbreaks of contagious diseases occurred
in all the districts of the Presidency, including the City of Bombay. The
number of equines reported to have died from contagious disease amounted to
151 and of bovines to 5,817 compared with 420 equines and 7,148 bovines last
year. These figures which are supplied by Táluka Officers really give no idea
of the mortality in the Presidency, especially in a year like the one under report
when owing to famine conditions many thousands of animals have been
continually on the move.
Glanders—Farcy.—This
occurred in the City of Bombay and in the
Poona District showing respectively 3 attacks, 3 deaths, and 1 attack and
1 death. These cases were dealt with under the Glanders and Farcy Act.
Surra.—This
occurred in the City of Bombay, Poona, Kolába, Thána and
Panch Maháls showing respectively 60 attacks and 60 deaths, 3 attacks and
3 deaths, 12 attacks and 12 deaths, 100 attacks and 63 deaths, and 3 attacks and
3 deaths, thus showing a total of 178 attacks and 141 deaths compared with
427 attacks and 411 deaths for the last year.
Anthrax.—This disease was reported from 12 districts, viz., West Khándesh,
East Khándesh, Násik, Ahmednagar, Poona, Belgaum, Bijápur, Dhárwár,
Kánara, Ratnágiri, Kolába, Thána and Broach. There was a total of 715 attacks
and 539 deaths as against 1,114 attacks and 752 deaths last year.
Black-Quarter.—This
disease was reported from 11 districts, viz., West
Khándesh, East Khándesh, Násik, Ahmednagar, Poona, Sholápur, Belgaum,