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TABLE I.
Statement showing the main results of Veterinary Colleges and Schools during the year 1925-26.
Veterinary Colleges and Schools.
1
Total
Name 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
instruction
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
qualifications.
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.
Nil.
From other sources.
13
Rs.
Total.
14
Ra.
Expenditure.
Salaries 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
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TABLE II.
Showing number of deaths from contagious diseases amongst animals during the year 1925-26.
DISTRICT
OF
AGENCY.
1
Peshawar ...
Hazara ... ...
Kohat ... ...
Bannu ... ...
Dera Ismail Khan
Malakand Agency ...
Kurram Agency ...
Total ...
Equines.
Glanders.
2
19/19
...
...
...
...
...
...
19/19
Anthrax.
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Surra.
4
...
...
...
....
...
46/31
...
46/31
Dourine.
5
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Other
conta-
gious diseases.
6
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
7
19/19
...
...
...
46/31
...
65/5 0
Bovines.
Rinderpest.
8
1314/474
1244/607
444/207
2 2 9 / 9 4
318/118
1367/563
2 4 6/1 2 8
5 1 6 2/2 1 9 1
Foot-and-mouth
disease.
9
551/ X
1 3 4 9/1 0
997/4
...
1 4/X
3 2 7/X
4 2 8/X
3
6 6 6/1 4
Hæmorhag
i c
Septicæmia.
10
125/84
224/159
...
...
...
...
...
3 4 9/2 4 3
Black quarter.
11
23/23
81/81
6 8/17
...
...
...
...
1 7 2/1 2 1
nthrax.
12
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Other
conta-
gious diseases.
13
4/ 4
...
2/2
2 2 9/2 3 0
...
...
...
6/ 6
Total.
14
2017/585
2898/857
1511/230
2 2 9/94
3 3 2/1 1 8
1 6 9 4/5 6 3
6 7 4/1 2 8
9 3 5 5/2 5 7 5
Others.
Foot and month.
15
42/X
45/X
95/X
...
...
9 0/3
9 8 4/X
1 2 5 6/3
Rinderpest.
16
...
...
18/4
...
...
...
...
1 8/4
Other
conta-
gious diseases.
17
...
...
1629/917
...
...
...
75/30
1 7 0 4/9 4 7
18
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
19
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
20
42/X
45/X
1742/931
...
...
9 0/3
1 0 5 9/30
2 9 7
8/954
REMARKS.
21
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TABLE III.
Showing results of preventive inoculation during the year 1925-26.
DISTRICT OF AGENCY.
1
Hazara ... ...
Peshawar ... ...
Kohat ... ...
Dera Ismail Khan ... ...
Bannu ... ...
Kurram Agency .... ... ...
Malakand Agency
Total ...
Hazara ... ...
Peshawar
...
...
Total ...
Hazara
...
Peshawar
...
Dera Ismail Khan...
Total
GRAND TOTAL ...
Name of disease against
which inoculation was
carried out.
2
Rinderpest ...
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
...
Hæmorrhagic
Septicæmia.
...
...
...
...
...
Method of
inoculation
followed.
3
Serum alone ...
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
...
...
...
...
Vaccination.
...
...
Number of outbreaks in
which inoculation was
undertaken.
4
5
7
I
1
...
3
4.
21
1
3
4
7
3
3
13
38
Number of animals
which died
uninoculated
in
course of outbreak.
Equines.
5
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Bovines.
6
57
145
12
10
...
13
338
575
1
41
42
...
...
...
...
617
Others.
7
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Number of animals
inoculated.
Equines.
8
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Povines.
9
723
1,168
130
89
702
1,283
4,095
207
1,529
1,736
890
779
814
2,483
8,314
Others.
10
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Number of animals
which died after
inoculation.
Equines.
11
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Bovines.
12
...
...
...
...
3
2
5
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
5
Others.
13
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
REMARKS .
14
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TABLE IV.
Showing the number of animals treated and castrated by Veterinary Assistants on tour during 1925-26.
DISTRICT
OR
AGENCY.
1
Peshawar ...
Hazara ...
Kohat ...
Bannu ...
Dera Ismail Khan ...
Malakand Agency ...
Kurram Agency
Total ...
Number of villages visited.
2
631
282
187
287
137
99
191
1,814
Number of
Veteriuary
Assistants employed.
3
5
3
3
2
1
1
2
17
Castrations
performed.
Equines.
4
193
33
3
56
16
123
212
636
Bovines.
5
4,290
2,208
1,569
1,999
2,256
1,228
664
14,214
Others.
6
1,286
451
1,324
2,512
921
270
801
7,565
Total.
7
5,769
2,692
2,896
4,567
3,193
1,621
1,677
22,415
Treated for contagious
diseases.
Equines.
8
20
2
...
...
...
18
...
40
Bovines.
9
995
1,817
1,257
120
55
216
435
4,895
Others.
10
50
30
782
...
...
82
1.859
2,203
Total.
11
1,065
1,849
1,989
120
55
266
1,794
7,138
Treated for non-contagious
diseases.
Equines.
12
2,334
322
421
175
264
542
660
4,718
13
4.588
1,130
1,096
1,431
492
232
875
9,844
Others.
14
2,649
272
666
999
128
166
576
5,456
Total.
15
9,571
1,724
2,183
2,605
884
940
2,111
20,018
Total number of cases
treated and castrations
performed.
16
16,405
6,265
7,068
7,292
4,132
2,827
5,582
49,571
17
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TABLE V.
Statement showing number of animals treated and castrated at Veterinary Hospitals and Dispensaries during
the year 1925-26.
DISTRICT
OR
AGENCY.
1
Peshawar ...
Hazara ...
Kohat ...
Bannu...
Dera Ismail Khan
Kurram Agency
Malakand Agency
Total ...
Number
of
Veterinary
Dispensaries.
2
5
3
3
2
1
1
1
16
Number
of
Veterinary
Assistants employed.
3
5
3
3
2
1
1
1
16
Number of in-patients
treated during the year.
Equines.
4
903
244
263
249
182
117
125
2,083
Bovines.
5
125
89
13
75
80
39
16
387
Other animals.
6
52
66
32
40
8
26
11
235
Tot al .
7
1,080
399
308
364
220
182
152
2,705
Number of out-patients
treated during the year.
Equines.
8
4,914
2,123
2,755
2.584
1,749
1,962
1,133
17,220
Bovi nes .
9
4,238
2,602
3,146
6,095
2,010
1,465
855
20,406
Ot her animals.
10
1,832
1,229
3,664
1,920
496
710
424
10,275
Total
11
10,979
5,954
9,565
10,599
4,255
4,137
2,412
47.901
Grand total of in-patients
and out-patients treated
during the year.
12
12,059
6,353
9,873
10,963
4,475
4 319
2,564
50,606
Total number of cases supplied
with medicines but not
brought to Hospitals.
13
651
784
918
516
82
340
179
3,470
Castrations
performed.
Equi nes .
14
187
64
42
24
11
90
38
456
Bovines.
15
627
466
569
347
237
152
203
2,601
Ot her animals.
16
147
73
537
426
27
81
63
1,354
Tot al .
17
961
603
1,148
797
275
323
304
4,411
Receipts.
18
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Expendi t
ur e.
19
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
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TABLE VII.
Statement showing total strength of Subordinate Veterinary Staff employed during the year 1925-26.
PROVINCE.
1
Morth-West Frontier
Province.
How occupied.
2
In Schools and Colleges
In Dispensaries and Hospitals...
On other work ...
Total
Whether paid from
Provincial or Local
Funds.
3
Pr ovi nci al Funds .
Veterinary Inspectors.
4
No.
2
...
2
Veterinary Assistants
5
No.
...
16
* 5
† 21
Subordinate staff not
included in previous
columns.
6
...
...
...
REMARKS.
7
* One attached to office.
One Itinerating Veterinary
Assistant.
Three
Reserve
Veterinary
Assistants.
† Veterinary Assistants 1st grade, 5
„
„
„
2nd „ 7
„
„
3rd
„ 9
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TABLE VIII.
Return of Stud bulls for the year 1925-26.
DISTRICT
OR
AGENCY.
1
Malakand Agency ...
Kurram Agency ...
Tochi Agency ...
Kohat ...
Hazara
Dera Ismail Khan
Bannu
District
Board ...
Bannu
Municipal
Committee
...
Peshawar District
Board
...
Total ...
PROPERTY OF LOCAL BODIES.
Number on 1st April 1925.
2
...
...
...
3
6
(4 bulls and 2
buffalo-bulls.)
10
(2
Dajil, 2
Muntgomery
and 6 Dhanni
6
(5 Dhanni bulls
and 1 buffalo¬
bull)
4
(1 Dhanni bull,
1 Hiasar bull
and 2 buffalo¬
bulls.)
9
(6 bulls and 3
buffalo-bulls)
†
38
Obtained during
the year.
Number.
3
...
2
Dhanni
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
Ave r
a ge price paid.
4
Rs.
...
235
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
235
Casualties during the year.
5
...
...
...
1
3
bulls
...
1
bull
...
1
bull
6
Balance remaining on 31st March
1926.
6
...
2
...
2
3
10
5
4
8
34
REMARKS.
7
Awankari Dhanni.
Hospital closed since
1919.
* Auctioned.
2 buffalo-bulls and 1
bull.
Bulls.
4 bull
and
1
buffalo-bull.
2 bulls
and
2
buffalo-bulls.
5 bulls and 3 buffalo¬
bulls.
26 bulls and 8 buffalo¬
bulls.
† 30 bulls and 8 buffaloes and not 28 bulls and 10 buffaloes as given last year.
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TABLE IX.
Statement showing main results of the working of Provincial Cattle farms during the year 1925-26.
DISTRICT
OR
AGENCY.
1
Total ...
Na me of f ar ms .
2
Receipts.
Sale of animals.
3
Rs.
Sale of produce.
4
Rs.
Other beads.
5
Rs.
Total.
6
Rs.
Expenditure.
Salaries of establishment.
7
Rs.
Feed and keep of animals.
8
Rs.
Cultivation expenses.
9
Rs.
Purchase of animals.
10
Rs.
Nil.
Nil.
Other heads
11
Rs.
Totals.
12
Rs.
Valuation of stook, grain
and fodder remaining at
close of year as detailed
on reverse.
Cattle.
13
Rs.
Grain.
14
Rs.
Fodder.
15
Rs.
Total.
16
Rs.
REMARKS
17
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TABLE X.
Return of Horse, Pony and Donkey Stallions under Local Bodies for the year 1925-26.
DETAILS.
1
Balance on
1st April 1925 ...
Increase
Purchased in India
Received from ...
Total
Decrease
Died...
Sold ...
Destroyed ...
Transferred to ...
Total Decrease
Balance on 31st March 1926
Total
HORSE AND PONY STALLIONS UNDER LOCAL BODIES.
Horses.
Arab.
2
10
1
...
11
1
1
...
...
2
9
9
Persian.
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Country-bred.
4
1
...
...
1
...
... ...
...
...
1
1
Thorough-bred.
5
2
...
...
2
...
... ...
...
...
2
2
Total.
6
13
1
...
14
1
1
...
...
2
12
12
Ponies.
Arab.
7
2
...
...
2
...
...
1
...
...
1
1
Persian.
8
...
...
...
...
...
... ...
...
...
...
...
Country-bred.
9
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
10
2
...
...
2
...
...
1
...
1
1
1
Total Horses and Ponies.
11
15
1
...
16
1
1
1
...
3
13
13
DONKEY STALLIONS UNDER LOCAL
BODIES.
I t al i an.
12
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Cypr i
an.
13
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Count r
y- br e d.
14
12
1
...
13
...
1
...
...
1
12
12
Per si an.
15
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Sicilian.
16
1
...
...
1
...
1
...
...
1
...
...
TOTAL.
17
18
1
...
14
...
2
...
...
2
12
12
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TABLE XI.
Services and produce of each class of Horse, Pony and Donkey Stallions under
Local Bodies during 1925-26.
HORSE, PONY OR.
DONKEY.
1
Horse ...
Total ...
Pony ...
Total ...
Donkey ...
Total ...
PROVINCE.
2
North-West Frontier
Province 1925.
Stallions on Register on
31st March 1925.
3
12
12
1
1
12
12
Stallions actually
employed at stud.
Year under
report.
4
11
11
1
1
13
13
Previous year.
5
13
13
2
2
13
13
Number of mares
covered.
Year under
report.
6
541
541
48
48
477
477
Previous year.
7
567
567
60
60
505
505
Average number
of mares covered
per stallion
employed at stud.
Year under
report.
8
49.2
49.2
48.0
48.0
36.7
36.7
Previous year.
9
43.6
43.6
30.0
30.0
38.8
38.8
REMARKS.
10
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TABLE XII.
Showing average cost of feed, keep, attendance, etc., of Horse, Pony and Donkey Stallions
during the year 1925-26.
DISTRICT or Agency.
1
Peshawar ... ... ...
Kohat ... ... ...
Bannu ... ... ...
Kurram Agency ... ...
Malakand Agency ... ...
Dera Ismail Khan ... ...
Total ... ... ...
Average ... ... ...
Horse.
Year under
report.
2
Rs.
904
1,252
667
730
610
4,164
832
a.
15
0
6
1
...
7
13
15
p.
0
0
0
0
9
9
6
Previous
year.
3
Rs.
513
538
660
1,134
567
3,413
682
a.
3
0
5
8
...
12
12
12
p.
2
0
0
3
0
5
1
Pony.
Year under
report.
4
Rs.
72
610
682
341
a.
0
...
...
...
...
7
7
3
p.
0
9
9
10
Previous
year.
5
Rs.
567
567
567
a.
...
...
...
...
...
12
12
12
p.
0
0
0
Donkey.
Year under
report.
6
Rs.
1.178
452
658
389
1,018
3,697
739
a.
...
0
13
12
5
10
9
8
p.
0
0
0
9
7
4
3
Previous
year.
7
Rs.
396
440
883
372
918
3,011
602
a.
...
0
8
13
15
5
9
5 2
p.
0
0
8
0
2
10
REMARKS.
8
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TABLE
Abstract of particulars regarding Horse Shows and Cattle Fairs
NAME OF FAIR.
1
Horse Show and
Cattle Fair, Dera
Ismail Khan
Horse Show and
Cattle
Fair,
Bannu ...
Total ...
Number
of Horse Shows and Cattle Fairs held.
2
1
1
2
Total
number
of
animals
present.
Year under report.
3
362
252
614
Previous year.
4
308
229
537
Total
number
compet-
ing for
prizes.
Year under report.
5
114
209
323
Previous year.
6
176
184
360
Total
number
of horse
stock
(not
including
branded
mares)
present.
Belonging to breeders.
7
362
...
362
Previous year.
8
308
...
308
Number of
remounts
purchased
For Remount Department.
9
...
...
...
For Indian Cavalry.
10
...
...
...
For Police.
11
...
...
...
Total.
12
...
...
...
Price paid
for remounts.
Highest price.
13
Rs.
...
...
...
Lowest price.
14
Rs.
...
...
...
Average price.
15
Rs.
...
...
...
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XIII.
held in non-selected districts during the year 1925-26.
Number of
mules
purchased.
By Government.
16
...
...
...
By
others.
17
...
...
...
Total.
18
...
...
...
Price paid
for mules by
Government.
Highest price.
19
Rs.
...
...
...
Lowest price.
20
Rs.
...
...
...
Average price.
21
Rs.
...
...
...
Total number of animals sold.
22
...
...
...
Prize-money provided.
From Imperial Fund9.
28
Rs.
...
...
...
From Provincial Funds.
24
Rs.
650
500
1,150
From Local Funds.
25
Rs.
850
500
850
From other sources.
26
RS.
...
1
1
Total.
27
Rs.
1,000
1,001
2,001
Amount actually awarded.
28
Rs.
619
1,001
1,620
Number of medals awarded.
29
1
1
2
Amount sanctioned by Government of India for next
year's Fair or Show.
30
Rs.
650
...
650
REMARKS.
31
Three silver tawizes (neck orna
private gentleman.
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TABLE XIV.
Abstract of particulars regarding Cattle Fairs and Shows held during the year 1925-26.
NAME OF FAIR.
1
Horse
Show
and
Cattle
Fair,
Dera
Ismail Khan
Hone
Show
and
Cattle
Fair, Bannu
Total ...
Number of Cattle Fairs and
Shows held.
2
1
1
2
Total number of stock present.
Bulls.
3
59
67
126
Bullocks.
4
49
121
170
Cows.
5
111
140
261
Young stock.
6
57
24
81
Buffaloes.
7
93
263
356
Camels.
8
54
3
57
Others.
9
44
33
77
Averageprice of
animal sold.
Bulls.
10
...
...
...
Bullocks
11
Rs.
...
...
...
Cows.
12
Rs.
...
...
...
Buffaloes.
13
Rs.
...
...
...
Camels.
14
Rs.
...
...
... |
Amount realized in fees.
15
Rs.
...
...
...
Total number of animals that
competed for prizes.
16
274
382
656
Prize-money
provided.
Fr om I mper i
al Funds.
17
Rs.
...
...
...
From Provincial Funds.
18
Rs.
400
250
650
From Local Funds,
19
Rs.
500
250
750
From other sources.
20
Rs.
89
35
124
Total.
21
Rs.
989
535
1,514
Amount actually awarded.
22
Rs.
989
535
1,524
Number of medals awarded.
28
2
1
3
RE MARKS .
24
Two bead necklaces awarded by a private gentleman.
(xv)
TABLE XIV-A.
Statement showing cost of the Civil Veterinary Department in the
North- West Frontier Province during the year 1925-26.
MAJOR HEADS.
1
Superintendence
...
Veterinary Instruction...
Subordinate
Establish.
ment ... ...
Hospitals
and
Dispensaries
Breeding Operations ...
Prizes ... ...
Fairs and Shows ...
Deduct contribution for
Veterinary Assistants,
recoverable from Local
Bodies.
Total ...
Amount.
Imperial.
2
Rs.
...
...
22,666
...
3,491
...
...
8,226
22,921
Provincial.
3
Rs.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Local.
4
Rs.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
5
Rs.
...
...
22,656
...
3,491
...
...
3,225
22,921
RE MARKS .
6
* Includes Rs. 2,500 on account of prizes.
† These figures are subject to modification in the books being finally closed.
GP&SO-NWFP—1829RC-110-6-11-26
ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION
REPORT
OF THE
CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT,
NORTH-WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE,
FOR THE YEAR
1925-26.
PART I.—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Charge.
1, MR. T. J. EGAN, I. V. S, remained in charge of
North Punjab as well as North-West
Frontier Province Circle from 14th
April 1925 to the end of the year. Mr. M. J. Brett, the
previous Superintendent, went on leave to the United
Kingdom on 14th April 1925 and on his return remained
attached to the office from 7th October 1925 to 2nd
November 1925.
There is no Deputy Superintendent in this Circle.
Extent and duration of
tour.
2. Superintendent toured 83 days in North Punjab
and 51 in North-West
Frontier
Province Circle; travelled 5,538 miles
by rail and 843 miles by road in the
former, and 5,386 miles by rail and 473 by road in the
latter, Circle.
Average touring in both Circles comes to 11.2 days
per month.
Work performed on tour.
3. During the year most of the hospitals were
inspected, hospital work checked and
veterinary subordinate staff examined
as to their knowledge and treatment of patients.
REPORT
OF THE
CIVIL VETERINARY
DEPARTMENT
NORTH WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE
FOR THE YEAR
1926-27
CALCUTTA : GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
CENTRAL PUBLICATION BRANCH
1927
Price per copy Rs. 1-1-0 or £ 0-1-9
REPORT
OF THE
CIVIL VETERINARY
DEPARTMENT
NORTH WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE
FOR THE YEAR
1926-27
CALCUTTA: GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
CENTRAL PUBLICATION BRANCH
1927
Proceedings of the Hon'ble the Chief Commissioner and Agent to the Governor-Generti,
North West Frontier Province, No. 932-Revenue, dated 27 September 1927.
READ —
Report on the working of the Civil V eterinary Department for the
year ending 31 March 1927.
REMARKS.—Mr. T. J. Egan, I. V. S., held charge of
the Department practically throughout the year and toured
on an average 9.66 days per month. This figure, however,
includes also the North Punjab which was likewise under
Mr. Egan's charge Fifty-three days were spent on tour in
the North West Frontier Province as against 63 in the
Punjab.
2. Contagious diseases account in all for 24,398 cases
and 3,636 deaths as against 12,398 cases and 3,579 deaths in
the preceding year. The enormous increase in cases is due
to an exceptionally severe outbreak of foot-and-mouth
disease amongst the cattle not only of the settled districts
but also of the agencies. Equine contagious diseases with a
total of 42 cases and 34 deaths, as against 65 cases and 50
deaths during the previous year, were confined to Surra and
Glanders, and were reported only from the Malakand Agency
and the Peshawar District.
Bovine contagious diseases account for 17,269 cases and
2,179 deaths as compared with 9,355 cases and 2,575 deaths
in 1925-26. Commenting on the decrease in deaths inspite
of the marked increase in cases, the Superintendent who
writes the report (Mr. S. M. A. Shah) urges that
"This is due to the good work put in by the veterinary
officials and preventive measures diligently adopted by them. The
results otherwise would have been more disastrous, keeping in view
the severity of the disease."
Examination of the figures under the different diseases
suggests, however, that the smaller ratio of deaths in 1926-27
for all bovine diseases taken together is due to the large
proportion of the total cases represented by foot-and-mouth
2
disease which as usual were not often actually fatal. The
figures are —
1926-27.
Foot-and-mouth disease
Other diseases
1925-26.
Foot-and-mouth disease
Other diseases
Cases.
18,196
4,073
3,666
5,689
Deaths.
148
2,081
14
2,561
The percentage mortality in diseases other than foot-
and-mouth disease was thus actually higher than in 1925-26.
As in the preceding year, rinderpest was responsible for
most of the mortality, but fortunately the disease was some-
what less prevalent. The Chief Commissioner notes with
satisfaction the increase in preventive inoculation from 4,095
to 9,470 and has directed enquiry to be made whether the
provision for serum cannot be substantially increased.
Hæmorrhagic septicæmia and black-quarter show no
striking variations as compared with the previous year.
3. During the year four Arab horse stallions and
one donkey stallion were purchased. But general progress in
breeding operations was, as in past years, much hampered by
the financial stringency from which the various District
Boards continue to suffer.
4. The Veterinary Hospital at Chaudhwan in the Dera
Ismail Khan District, which was closed in 1923-24 owing to
lack of funds, was reopened during the year, bringing the
total number of hospitals in the Province to 17 as against 16
in the preceding year. The number of cases treated in these
institutions increased from 50,606 to 55,496. In addition
medicine was supplied to 8,999 cases which could not be
brought to hospital.
5. The Superintendent gives a fairly considerable list of
requirements in the matter of new buildings. These have
doubtless already been brought to the notice of the Local
Bodies concerned. The Superintendent invites attention to
the meagre veterinary provision, both as regards hospitals
and establishment, in the five districts of the North West
3
Frontier Province as compared with the neighbouring six
districts of the North Punjab Circle. The fact must,
however, be faced that the Veterinary Department has
unfortunately so far been unable to convince the agricultural
population of the Frontier Province of its great potentialities
in enhancing their wealth, and the Chief Commissioner can
only hope that with the gradual spread of education and the
inauguration of the co-operative movement, the District
Boards will at no distant date realize their short-sightedness
in declining to raise by increased taxation the additional
funds which alone will enable the activities of the Veterinary
Department to be expanded to any appreciable extent.
6. The Chief Commissioner desires to acknowledge the
valuable work done by Mr. T. J. Egan, and tenders his
thanks to Mr. S. M. A. Shah for his interesting and lucid
report. Mr. Shah is, however, inclined to forget that an
annual report is concerned with the past and is hardly the
place for specific recommendations with regard to the future.
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.
T. B. COPELAND,
Revenue Secretary to the Chief Commissioner,
North West Frontier Province.
GP&SO-NWFP—1406RC-24-10-27-115
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT,
NORTH WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE,
FOR THE YEAR
1926-27
PART I-GENERAL ADMINISTRA-
TION.
1. Charge—
Mr. T. J. EGAN, I. V. S., remained in charge of the
North Punjab and North West Frontier Province Circle
upto 30 March 1927 when he handed over to Khan Sahib
M. Talib Khan, Deputy Superintendent, North Punjab
Circle and himself proceeded on leave.
There is no Deputy Superintendent in this circle.
2. Extent and duration of officer's tour-
Detail of Superintendent's touring in both the circles
is as follows:—
North Punjab
Miles by
road
692
Miles by
rail
3,865
Days on
tour
63
North West Frontier Province
Miles
by road
608
Miles
by rail
4,776
Days on
tour
63
His average touring in both the circles comes to 9.66
days per month.