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have either been transferred to other districts in the Province
or auctioned. But the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary
Department, has a scheme for re-opening these veterinary
hospitals and proposes to run them by means of private aid.
This scheme is under consideration and will be given a trial.
Similarly in the Dera Ismail Khan District the veterinary
hospitals at Tank and Chaudhwan have also been closed and
the bulls have been sold or lent to persons who can
undertake the cost of their keep and permit the public to
use their services.
5. During the year no new bulls were purchased and
some of the old stock died. The Nili buffalo-bulls are much
liked by the people and there is much scope for improvement
in the Peshawar, Hazara and Bannu Districts, where buffalo-
cows are found in a large number. But the financial state
of the District Boards in the Province is not flourishing, and
nothing can be done towards the improvement of buffalo-
breeding until the situation becomes easier and the District
Boards are in a better position to provide funds for the
purpose. As pointed out last year the same remark applies
to the proposals of the Superintendent for purchasing more
Merino rams for the Hazara District. Of the 4 Merino
rams purchased during the year for the Dera Ismail Khan
District two died owing to excessive heat and the remaining
2 were transferred to the Kaghan Valley in the Hazara
District.
6. As noted in the last year's review it has again been
found impossible to create a separate Civil Veterinary
Department with a whole-time Superintendent in charge.
7. In conclusion, the Chief Commissioner is pleased to
acknowledge the good work done by the Superintendent and
his staff during the year.
ORDER.—Ordered that a copy of the Report and
Review be submitted to the Government of India,
Department of Education, Health and Lands, and that
copies be circulated for information.
By order of the Hon'ble the Chief Commissioner
and Agent to the Governor-General,
W. J. KEEN, LIEUT.-COLONEL,
Revenue Secretary to the Chief Commissioner,
North-West Frontier Province.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT
NORTH-WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE,
FOR THE YEAR
1923-24.
PART I.-GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.
Officer in charge.
1. Mr. J. S. GAREWAL remained in charge of the
North-West Frontier Province as well
as the North Punjab circles up to 31st
January 1924 (afternoon) when he handed over charge to
Mr. M. J. Brett.
Extent and duration
of tour.
2. Mr. Garewal toured for 56 days in connection with
the work of North Punjab circle and 37
days in connection with that of North-
West Frontier circle. He travelled 617 miles by road
and 3,745 miles by rail in the former and 587 miles by
road and 1,926 by rail in the latter circle. The average of his
touring in both the circles comes to 10.3 days in a month.
Mr. M. J. Brett toured 32 days in North Punjab and 12
days in North-West Frontier circle. He travelled 153
miles by road and 2,459 miles by rail in Punjab and
88 miles by road and 750 miles by rail in the North-West
Frontier circle. The monthly average of his touring comes
to 11.0 days.
Work performed on tour.
3. The following veterinary hospitals were inspected
by the Superintendents once and some
more than once during the year under
report :—Peshawar, Charsadda, Mardan, Dargai, Swabi,
Nowshera, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Haripur, Kohat, Alizai,
Parachinar, Bannu, Serai Naurang, Dera Ismail Khan,
Tank, Chaudhwan. The office of the itinerating Veterinary
Assistant, Kurram Agency, was also inspected and several
surprise visits were paid to different veterinary hospitals to
ascertain the manner in which the work was being carried
on. At the time of these inspections, the Veterinary
Assistants were advised regarding the treatment of patients
in the hospitals as well as other important Veterinary
matters. Lectures were delivered to the staff pointing out
the most up-to-date methods of treating different diseases and
controlling outbreaks among the domesticated animals.
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The following tonga lines also were inspected with a
view to the detection of contagious or infectious diseases
among the equines as well as to note the general condition
of these animals :—
Durgai-Chakdara.
Havelian-Abbottabad.
Abbottabad-Mansehra.
Kohat-Bannu.
Peshawar-Charsadda.
Pabbi-Cherat.
Darya Khan-Dera Ismail Khan.
The Superintendent (Mr. Brett) reported on his
inspection of the Darya Khan-Dera Ismail Khan line to
the Deputy Commissioner and the Superintendent, Post
Offices, concerned.
Tonga and tumtum ponies plying for hire on several
other roads in the North-West Frontier Province were also
examined at different periods. Herds of cattle travelling
on these roads, on the Grand Trunk Road, and the villages
round about were also inspected during touring and several
non-contagious cases were sent to the nearest veterinary
hospitals.
Lectures pointing out the advantages of inoculation and
early reporting of outbreaks of contagious and infectious
diseases were delivered to the Zamindars.
The Superintendent (Mr. Brett) attended the following
cattle fairs and horse shows, acted as a member of the
Judging Committees and sent reports on them to the Deputy
Commissioners concerned :—
(1) Bannu.
(2) Dera Ismail Khan.
(3) Haripur. (Took place on 2nd, 3rd and 4th
April 1924. Particulars will be
given in the report for 1924-25.)
The Haripur cattle fair and horse show held in April
1923 was attended by Mr. Garewall.
The Superintendent personally checked the work done
by the staff while on tour, that is, inoculations, castrations
and general treatment of diseases.
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As usual, during his tour, the Superintendent
interviewed the district officers regarding veterinary matters
and inspected all the Government and District Board
stallions and most of the bulls in the Province.
PART II.—TREATMENT OF DISEASES.
SECTION 1.—CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
Mortality.-Table II.
4. During the year under report 16,668 cases were
reported of which 1,183 proved fatal
compared with 7,502 cases and 476
deaths during the previous year. As in previous years most
of the deaths were due to rinderpest and hæmorrhagic
septicæmia. The Patwaris are still slack in the prompt
reporting of outbreaks of contagious diseases to the veterinary
officials. As done in the Punjab, I am of opinion that small
monetary rewards should be offered to the Patwaris to
produce a spirit of competition among them and to induce
them to report as early as possible all outbreaks of diseases.
Pathological specimens.
5. Fourteen pathological specimens were received and
examined in the office in addition to
several others examined during tour.
The number received and examined during the previous year
was 7.
SECTION 1-A.—EQUINE CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
Mortality.—Table II.
6. There were 12 cases and 1 death compared with 9
cases and 3 deaths in the previous
year.
Glanders.—Table II.
7. There was 1 case against 3 last year. Rs. 40
were paid as compensation for the
animal destroyed under Glanders and
Farcy Act against Rs. 110 paid as compensation during the
previous year.
Surra -Table II.
8. Eleven cases and no deaths were reported against
6 cases and no deaths in the previous
year.
As during the previous year there were no cases reported
under " anthrax, " " dourine, " and " other contagious
diseases ".
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SECTION 1-B.—BOVINE CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
Mortality.—Table II.
9. 10,751 cases and 824 deaths were reported, against
5,841 cases and 298 deaths in the
previous year.
Rinderpest.—Table II.
10. Claimed 525 cases and 375
deaths, against 232 cases and 104 deaths
in the previous year.
Preventive inoculation.—
Table III.
11. 580 animals were inoculated in 5 outbreaks against
3,630 inoculated in 13 outbreaks in the
previous year. Two animals died after
inoculation while 43 died uninoculated.
Rs. 4,987-8-0 were paid by North-West Frontier
Government towards the cost of sera and vaccine used,
against Rs. 5,835-15-0 paid in the previous year.
Hæmorrhagic septicæmia.—
Table II.
12. There were 477 cases and 405
deaths against 160 cases and 142 deaths
in the previous year.
Preventive inoculation.—
Table III.
13. 1,981 animals were inoculated
in 9 villages against 932 inoculated in
2 villages in the previous year.
Preventive vaccination.—
Table III.
14. 11,553 vaccinations were per-
formed in 49 villages against 23,848
performed in 98 villages in the previous
year.
Foot-and-mouth disease.—
Table II.
15. There were 9,717 cases and
24 deaths as compared with 5,445 cases
and 48 deaths in the previous year.
Black quarter.—Table II.
16. No case reported against 4
cases and 4 deaths in the previous year.
Preventive vaccination.
17. No vaccination was done
during this or the previous year.
Other contagious
diseases.
18. Thirty-two cases and 20 deaths against no case in
the previous year. These diseases
consisted of liver fluke, pleuro-
pneumonia contagiousa and some unknown diseases.
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SECTION 1-C—CONTAGIOUS DISEASES—OTHER ANIMALS.
Contagious diseases.—
Table II.
19. The following diseases occurred
among " other animals " during this
year :—
Diseases.
Rinderpest ...
Foot-and-mouth
Other contagious diseases
Total
Number of
cases.
... 18
... 5,300
... 587
... 5,905
Deaths.
18
105
235
358
There were 1,652 cases and 175 deaths in the previous
year.
" Other contagious diseases " consisted of Pleuro
pneumonia contagiousa, gillar, sheep pox and liver fluke.
SECTION 2.—OTHER CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
Treatment of diseases in
villages.—Table IV.
20. During the year under report 1,155 villages were
visited and 25,365 animals treated,
1,722 villages were visited and 13,679
animals were treated during the previous
year.
17,098 animals were castrated against 12,071 castrated
during the previous year.
PART III.—VETERINARY HOSPITALS.
Veterinary hospitals.—
Table V.
21. There were 18 hospitals at work against 18 last
year. Miranshah Hospital in Tochi
Agency remained closed this year also.
46,252 cases were treated in the
hospitals against 49,102 cases in the previous year. 3,528
eases which could not be brought to the hospitals were
supplied with medicines against 4,083 cases in the previous
year.
2,594 castrations against 1,928 in the previous year were
also performed.
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Buildings.
22. The following additions and alterations are required
in the Veterinary Hospital buildings in
the North-West Frontier Province :—
Kohat Veterinary Hospital.
Dog ward is required. The wall
between the hospital and the Jail
garden has become dilapidated. It
should be properly repaired or re-built.
Bannu Veterinary Hospital.
Dressers' quarters are required.
Dera Ismail Khan Vete-
rinary Hospital.
Dog cages may be provided.
Alizai Veterinary Hospital.
The funds for the new veterinary hospital at Alizai
have already been sanctioned. The
work of construction has not however
been taken in hand.
SECTION 1.—BOVINES.
Stud-bulls.—Table VIII.
23. At the close of year there were 45 bulls against 56
at the close of previous year. No
additions and 11 casualties against 4
additions and 12 casualties in the previous year. One bull
in Kohat. was auctioned owing to fracture of foreleg and one
in Dera Ismail Khan on account of his unfitness for breeding
purposes. Two Dhanni bulls and 1 buffalo-bull died in
Hazara District, while 1 buffalo-bull went astray.
Buffalo breeding.
24. No buffalo-bull was purchased by any of the
districts or agencies in the North-West
Frontier Province during the year
under report. Two out of the 6 working in Peshawar
District died, leaving 4 working there on 31st March 1924.
There are no well-bred buffalo-bulls kept by the District
Board in Dera Ismail Khan though buffalo-cows are to be
found in large numbers in such villages as Roda, Jhok Jamal,
Jhok Ladhu, Jhok Khalranwali, Lar Rangpur, Kalagar,
Khalran, Awan, Band Karai and Khiran villages. There is
sufficient fodder and water at these places and the District
Board should arrange to supply 2 suitable buffalo-bulls of
country breed which can be got locally. More buffalo-bulls
should be located in Bannu District where the buffalo-bulls
of Nili-breed already working there are greatly appreciated.
The number of buffalo-bulls in Hazara as well as Peshawar
Districts is insufficient. In these districts a large number of
buffalo-cows are available as well as a sufficiency of fodder
and water. The buffalo-bulls already working in the above-
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named districts are well liked by the Zamindars. I am of
opinion that 4 buffalo-bulls of the Nili-breed should be
purchased by the Peshawar District Board and 2 by Hazara
District Board.
Sheep and goat breeding.
25. Six Merino rams working in Hazara District in
the previous year have all died but 3
bachas (¾ bred) of these are still work-
ing in Mansehra and in Abbottabad Tahsils. Merino rams
are much appreciated but the number available is quite
insufficient. At least 10 Merino rams of purest breed
should be purchased for Kaghan Valley and 15 (3/4 bred)
rams may be located in Mansehra and Abbottabad Tahsils.
Ten Pusht-i-Koh rams which may be obtained from Tarnab
Cattle Farm and 10 Michniwal dumbas are also required for
the Peshawar District.
Four Merino rams were purchased this year by Dera
Ismail Khan District. But owing to the excessive heat 2 of
them died and the remaining 2 had to be sent to Kaghan
Valley. Two cross-bred Merino rams may be purchased by
the District Board and kept on trial to ascertain whether
they would be suitable to the locality.
The localities where sheep breeding operations could be
carried on with advantage are Nowshera and Charsadda
Tahsils in Peshawar District and Abbottabad and Mansehra
Tahsils in Hazara District.
The wool of Dumbi sheep which are found mostly in
Nowshera and Charsadda Tahsils is thick and hard and sold
at two seers per rupee. The wool of the sheep in Hazara
District which is finer is chiefly used for making pattis and
blankets and sold at Re. 1 per seer.
Montgomery bulls.
26. No new bull was purchased by any of the district
or agencies of the Province during the
year under report. There are 3 working
in Bannu District and 2 in Dera Ismail Khan.
SECTION 2.—EQUINES.
Number of stallions.—
Table X.
27. There were 14 horses and 2 pony stallions in the
non-selected districts and agencies of
the Province at the close of year against
17 horse and 3 pony stallions at the end
of the previous year.
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The following distribution of stallions took place in the
districts named :—
DISTRICT.
Dera
Ismail
Khan ...
Peshawar ...
Bannu ...
Sold.
Horse.
1 Arab
1 Arab
...
Pony.
...
1 Arab
...
Donkey.
1 C. B.
2 C. B.
1 Cata-
lonian.
1 C. P.
Transferred.
Horse.
...
(a)
1 Arab
...
Pony.
...
...
...
Donkey.
...
(b)
1 C. B.
...
Died.
Horse.
...
1 T. B.
...
Pony.
...
...
...
Donkey.
...
...
(a) To Bannu.
(b) To Dera Ismail Khan.
Service of stallions.—
Table XI.
28. Thirteen horse and 2 pony stallions were actually
employed at stud during this year
compared with 17 horse and 3 pony
stallions employed during the previous
year. These covered 558 and 92 mares respectively against
736 and 138 mares covered during the previous year. The
average of covering comes to 42.9 and 46.0 against 43.3 and
46.0 in the previous year.
Fifteen donkey stallions remained at stud during this
year against 20 in the previous year. They covered 516
mares against 894 in the previous year and the average of
covering comes to 34.4 against 47 in the previous year.
Feed
and keep
of
stallions.
29. The information as received
from the District Boards and Agencies
in North-West Frontier Province is
given in Table No. XII.
SECTION 3.—FAIRS AND SHOWS.
Fairs and
Shows.—
Table XIII and XIV.
30 The statistical information
regarding fairs and shows is given in
Tables Nos. XIII and XIV attached.
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SECTION 4.—SUBORDINATE STAFF.
Numerical
strength.—
Table VII.
31. As given in Table No. VII,
the number of subordinate veterinary
staff working in the circle was as
follows :—
Veterinary Inspectors
...
„
Assistants, 1st grade
„
„
2nd „
„ „ 3rd
„
Total
...
...
...
...
...
2
5
9
7
23
Owing to the stringency of funds, the number of third
grade Veterinary Assistants was reduced during the year by
2.
Training of local men in
the
Punjab
Veterinary
College.
32. No local man was sent for training at the Punjab
Veterinary College, Lahore, during the
year under report, by any of the
districts or agencies in the North-West
Frontier Province.
SECTION 5.—EXPENDITURE OF DEPARTMENT.
33. The detail of expenditure is given in Table
No. XIV-A. The figures are as usual furnished by the
Accountant-General, Punjab,
General remarks.
34. During the year under report two veterinary
hospitals at Chaudhwan and Tank in
Dera Ismail Khan District were closed
by the District Board concerned on account of paucity of
funds and consequently the veterinary staff working in the
Province, which was already depleted by 3 Veterinary
Inspectors during 1922-23, was further reduced by 2
Veterinary Assistants. In June 1923 the District Board,
Hazara, passed a resolution suggesting the complete closure
of Haripur and Mansehra veterinary hospitals, but eventually
agreed to the maintenance of one Chaukidar only at each of
the hospitals mentioned. The remaining menial staff as
well as compounders were dismissed and every financial
help stopped. A similar course has been adopted by the
District Board, Peshawar, whose decision to close all
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veterinary hospitals in the district (except one at head-
quarters) was arrived at, at the commencement of the year
under report. Like Hazara District only one Chaukidar was
retained by the District Board at each of those hospitals
where the Veterinary Assistants are endeavouring to carry
on the work with the instruments that are available and
the medicines which the well-to-do zamindars can afford to
buy for the treatment of their sick animals.
The closing of the hospitals and the great difficulty in
maintaining those mentioned above, without the necessary
staff and financial help, must undoubtedly have a very dis-
couraging effect on the Zamindars of the districts concerned
towards the breeding of both horse and cattle — the people
knowing as they do that if an outbreak of contagious or
infectious disease should occur, prompt professional aid
would not be available and if eventually it could be obtained
the great delay caused must lead to the death of a number
of their animals and in many cases the disease would have
run its course before preventive measures could be adopted.
At the present time the treatment of non-contagious cases
must of necessity be abolished where the hospitals are
already closed down. In those places where the hospitals
are still kept open without the help of the District Board
concerned, I am of opinion that proper attention and
treatment cannot be administered.
It will be seen from Table II that during the year
under report, 16,668 cases of contagious diseases were
reported out of which number 1,183 died compared with
7,502 cases and 476 deaths during the previous year.
The figures show that cases of contagious diseases have
increased by double the number and deaths resulting from
these diseases have increased by nearly three times the
number of the previous year.
This in my opinion is due to a great extent to the
considerable reduction of the already insufficient staff which
has taken place during the last few years and also to the
closing down of certain hospitals.
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To carry on the work of the Civil Veterinary Depart-
ment effectively in the Frontier Province the following
extra staff should be sanctioned and the pay of the Veterinary
Inspectors and Veterinary Assistants brought to an equal
basis with those of the same standing in the Punjab :—
1 Deputy Superintendent
3 Veterinary Inspectors ...
4 Veterinary Assistants ...
... at present nil.
... at present 2.
... at present 21.
I also request that the following hospitals may be
reopened :—
Tank … …
Chaudhwan …
Miranshah ...
} Dera Ismail Khan District,
Tochi Agency,
and a new hospital opened at Garhi Habibullah, District
Hazara. The object of this hospital would be chiefly to
examine cattle coming from the Kashmir side and so
prevent the spread of contagious and infectious diseases.
A compounder should be sanctioned for all hospitals in
order that the hospital may remain open when the
Veterinary Assistant proceeds on tour to attend to outbreaks
of contagious diseases or to perform castration work. The
District Boards should, if at all possible, sanction funds for
the supply of medicines.
The system of treating animals with medicines that
should be supplied by the owners has been tried in those
hospitals where no funds were available from the District
Boards and found not to be a success.
I would like to point out that if sufficient staff be
sanctioned steps could be taken against the probability of
spreading of contagious and infectious diseases by animals
brought into the Province from outside districts and sold
among the Zamindars. Cattle-dealers of Peshawar District
purchase cattle from the Punjab especially from Dera
Ghazi Khan, Muzaffargarh, Multan, Amritsar and Ferozepur
Districts and sell them on the instalment system in Dera
Ismail Khan, Bannu and other districts of the Province.
Many of these cattle contract contagious and infectious
diseases and some die, the careasses remaining unburied,
others infected proceed on their journey, spreading disease as
they go.
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The Superintendent takes this opportunity of expressing
his thanks to District Officers for the help given to him and
his staff in carrying out their duties.
M. J. BRETT, Superintendent,
Civil Veterinary Department,
North-West Frontier Province and North Punjab.
N.-W. F. P. Govt. Ptg. & Sty. Office Peshawar—1147 R. C.—24-25—140—3-10-24— J. B
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TABLE I.
Statement showing the main results of Veterinary Colleges and Schools during the year 1923-24.
Veterinary Colleges and Schools.
1
Number of course of instruction if more than one
course followed.
2
NUMBER OF STUDENTS.
Admitted
during the
year.
Scholarship-holders.
3
No.
Others.
4
No.
Passed Final Examination during the year.
5
No.
Failed
to pass Final Examination.
6
No.
Remaining
under
instruc-
tion at
end of
year.
In ordinary course.
7
No.
Instruction prolonged by
reason of failure to pass.
8
No.
Students
admitted
during the
year classed
by educational
qualification.
Matriculated with higher
qualifications.
9
No.
Knowing some English
but not matriculated.
10
No.
Knowing no English or
very little English.
11
No.
Receipts.
From fees.
12
Rs.
Nil.
From other sources.
13
Rs.
Total
14
Rs.
Expenditure.
Salariea
of instructing
staff.
15
Rs.
Other expenses
16
Rs
Total.
17
Rs.
Employment of students
who passed out during
the three years preceding.
Total number passed.
18
No.
In service of Government
or Local Bodies.
19
No.
In service of other bodies
or institutions.
20
No.
In private practice.
21
No.
Number unemployed.
22
No.
REMARKS.
23
No.
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TABLE II.
Statement showing number of Deaths from Contagious Diseases amongst animals during the year 1923-24.
DISTRICT
OR
AGENCY.
1
Peshawar ...
...
Hazara
...
...
Bannu
...
...
Kohat ... ...
Dera Ismail Khan
...
Malakand Agency
...
Kurram Agency
...
Total ...
Equines.
Glanders.
2
1/1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1/1
Anthrax.
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Surra.
4
2/X
3/ X
...
...
1/X
5/X
...
11/X
Dourine.
5
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Other
conta-
gions diseases.
6
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
7
3/1
3/X
...
...
1/ X
5/X
...
12/1
Bovines.
Rinderpest.
8
405/299
120/76
...
...
...
...
…
525/375
Foot-and-mouth
disease.
9
1267/X
2281/X
340/2
3642/18
400/X
...
1787/ 4
9717/24
Hæmorrhagic
Septicæmia.
10
5/5
402/344
...
...
70/56
...
...
477/405
Black quarter.
11
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Anthrax.
12
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Other
conta-
gious diseases.
13
20/18
...
...
12/2
...
...
...
32/20
Total.
14
1697/332
2803/420
340/2
3654/20
470/56
...
1787/4
10751/824
Others.
Rinderpest.
15
...
18/18
...
...
...
...
...
18/18
Foot-and-mouth
disease.
16
297/2
975/ X
...
2170/94
368/1
...
1490/8
5300/105
Hæmorrhagic
Septicæmia
17
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Black quarter.
18
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Anthrax.
19
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Other
conta-
gious diseases.
20
...
173/161
...
414/74
...
...
...
587/235
Total.
21
297/2
1166/179
...
2584/168
368/1
...
1490/8
5905/358
REMARKS.
22