M.R.Ry. V. P. Subrahmanya Mudaliyar Avargal held the office of Deputy
Superintendent until 14th August 1915 when he retired.
He was 67 days on tour and travelled 3,941 miles by rail and 302 miles by road
and by boat. He inspected the hospitals and dispensaries at Vellore, Tiruvannā-
malai, Vizianagram, Parlākimedi, Berhampur, Vizagapatam, Pithapuram, Cocanada,
Rajahmundry, Nellore, Ongole, Ellore, Madura and Guntūr and the work of the
touring Veterinary Assistants of North Arcot, Cuddapah, Nellore, Guntūr, Kistna
and Madura districts and of Vizianagram, Vizagapatam, Berhampur, Cocanada
and Rajahmundry divisions. The work of the Mobile corps in Nellore district was
also inspected by him.
He also visited Nandyal in connection with the selection of a site for the
veterinary dispensary proposed to be opened there, inspected Government bull No. 20
and the Government elephants in Chicacole, Parlākimedi and Polavaram, and
attended the annual cattle show held at Madura.
M.R.Ry. H. C. Sampath Ayyangar was appointed Deputy Superintendent vice
M.R.Ry. V. P. Subrahmanya Mudaliyar, retired. He assumed charge on the afternoon
of 14th August 1915 and continued to hold the office till the end of the year.
He spent 111 days out of head-quarters covered 5,369 miles by rail and 614
miles by road.
He inspected the hospitals and dispensaries at Cuddalore, Erode, Coimbatore,
Calicut, Bellary, Hindupur, Madura, Sivagiri, Sivaganga, Trichinopoly, Tanjore,
Adōni, Ranipet, Tinnevelly, Srīvilliputtūr and Negapatam, the work of the touring
Veterinary Assistants of South Arcot, Malabar, South Canara, Salem, Chittoor,
Anantapur, Bellary, Kurnool, Madura, Tinnevelly, Rāmnād, Trichinopoly and
Tanjore districts and of Cocanada division, the office of the Veterinary Inspectors,
III, V, VI and VII circles, the Cattle Quarantine depot at Tattaparai, the work of
the Mobile corps at Cocanada, the two Government stallions and bulls Nos. 3, 23
and 24.
He visited Nandyal and selected the building in which the veterinary dispen
sary there is now located.
He attended the cattle fairs at Ranipet and Kazhugumalai and the cattle show
at Ongole.
II.—TREATMENT OF DISEASES.
(i) Contagious diseases.—During the year under report 57,472 deaths amongst
cattle were recorded against 68,025 in the previous year. There was a decrease
under every head, but the fall is most noticeable under " foot and mouth disease "
and " other contagious diseases."
Three hundred and seventy-five smears and specimens were submitted by the
subordinate staff to the Madras Veterinary College for microscopical examination.
The following table shows the results of the examination of all those received
according to the register maintained at the Madras Veterinary College :—
Number.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Name of disease.
Anthrax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Black quarter .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Hæmorrhagio septioæmia .. .. .. .. ..
Piroplaemosis .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Fowl cholera .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Surra .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Strangles .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Epizootic lymphangitis .. .. .. .. .. ..
Actinomycosis .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tumours .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Others
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Total ..
Total number
of smears
received.
43
13
36
51
16
22
6
2
5
148
33
375
Positive.
21
..
5
4
7
15
6
..
..
78
..
136
Negative.
22
13
31
47
9
7
..
2
5
70
33
239