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No. 2642, REVENUE 30TH AUGUST 1911.
GOVERNMENT OF MADRAS.
REVENUE DEPARTMENT.
READ—the following papers:—
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Proceedings of the Board of Revenue (R.S., Sur., L. Rds. and Agri.),
No. 281, dated 1st August 1911.
The Hon'ble Mr. A. BUTTERWORTH.
Read—the following papers:—
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Letter— from F. WARE Esq.,M.R.C.V.S., I.C.V.D., Superintendent, Civil Veterinary
Department.
To—the Secretary to the Commissioner of Revenue Settlement, Survey, Land
Records and Agriculture.
Dated—Madras, the 7th July 1911.
No.—1512.
I have the honour to submit the annual administration report of the Civil
Veterinary Department, Madras Presidency, for the official year 1910-1911.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, CIVIL VETERINARY
DEPARTMENT.
I.—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
The Office of the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, was held by
Major (then captain) W. O. Dawson until the forenoon of 6th February 1911, when
he was relieved by Mr. Ware.
2. Major Dawson spent 99 days in camp and travelled 9,183 miles by rail and
235 miles by road. He inspected the veterinary hospitals at Saidapet (twice),
Coimbatore, Vellore, Bellary and Berhampur, and selected sites for new hospitals
at Nellore, Anantapur and Conjeeveram. He attended the cattle shows held at
Madura, Tiruppur and Berhampur, acting as referee of the Judging Committee in
each case, and visited outbreaks of rinderpest at Coonoor in the Nilgiri district, and
Puttur in South Canara district. He also inspected the Government stallions
stationed at Hosur, Shoolagiri and Krishnagiri in the Salem district.
3. During the time that Mr. Ware held the appointment of Superintendent, he was
in camp for 32 days and travelled 1,835 miles by rail, 99 miles by boat and 38 by road.
He inspected the veterinary hospitals at Ongole, Ellore, Vizagapatam, Vizianagram,
Pithápuram, Cocanada and Rajahmundry and visited the private dispensary main-
tained by the Maharaja of Bobbili. He acted as referee of the Judging Committee
at the Ongole and Ellore cattle shows and selected a site for a new hospital to be
erected at Amalapur in the Gódávari district. He also inspected the work of the
touring Veterinary Assistants in the districts of Kistna, Vizagapatam, Gódávari,
Kurnool, Cuddapah and Guntúr and examined the Government stallion stationed at
the last mentioned place.
II.—TREATMENT OF DISEASE
Section 1—Contagious diseases.—During the year under report 76,057 bovines
and 10 equines are reported to have died from contagious disease, as compared with
110,073 and 14 respectively last year. Rinderpest alone accounts for nearly the
whole of this decrease in the figures for bovines. These figures are much in excess
of those reported from other provinces in previous years and the Superintendent is of
opinion that with the exception of rinderpest, which most villagers can recognise,
very little reliance can be placed upon the returns for the different contagious
diseases. For instance, it is remarkable that this Presidency has reported over
11,000 deaths from anthrax for the last two years, yet no other province reported more
than 1,400 last year. The figures are furnished in the first place by the village
munsifs, and it is too much to expect these men to diagnose the cause of death in more