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TABLE XIV-A. —Statement showing the cost of the Civil Veterinary Department in the
Province of Madras during the financial year 1914—15.
Major heads.
Superintendence .. .. .. ..
Subordinate establishment .. .. ..
Hospitals and dispensaries .. .. ..
Establishment for the inspection of cattle for
export to Ceylon .. .. .. ..
Breeding operations .. .. .. ..
Prizes .. .. .. .. .. ..
Fairs and shows .. .. .. .. ..
Total ..
Veterinary instruction .. .. .. ..
Grand total ..
Amount.
Imperial.
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
Provincial.
RS.
32,820
61,192
10,320
1,537
3,193
A.
0
4
10
14
5
P.
2
3
4
7
5
...... 1,952
1,11,016
48,101
1,59,118
4
6
12
3
0
9
10
7
Local.
RS. A. P.
....
....
27,303 1 6
....
....
.... 1,030
28,333
0
1
0
6
....
28,333 1 6
Total.
RS.
32,820
61,192
37,623
1,637
3,193
A.
0
4
11
14
5
P.
2
3
10
7
5
....
2,982
1,39,349
48,101
1,87,451
4
8
12
5
0
3
10
1
TABLE XV.—Comparative statement of cattle mortality for five years ending 1914-15.
Causes of death.
Diseases.
Rinderpest
..
..
..
.
Anthrax .. .. .. ..
Malignant sore-throat .. .. ..
Black quarter .. .. .. ..
Epizootic aphtha .. .. .. ..
Others .. .. .. .. ..
Total .
Other causae .. .. .. ..
Snake bite .. .. .. ..
Wild animals .. .. .. ..
Criminal poisoning .. .. ..
Total ..
Grand total ..
Number of deaths among cattle for the year ending
1910-1911.
24,435
11,374
6,731
2,857
4,239
26,421
76,057
..
1,533
10,477
34
12,044
88,101
1911-1912.
10,572
6,717
4,631
6,308
1,776
21,350
51,354
3,274
1,628
10,801
48
15,653
67,007
1912-1913.
6,112
6,553
5,216
6,437
1,026
25,764
50,108
10,228
1,505
11,217
55
23,005
73,113
1913-1914.
8,871
6,866
5,548
6,857
1,695
21,891
50,728
11,785
1,444
11,323
46
24,598
75,326
1914-1915.
23,341
7,635
6,850
4,870
4,646
21,683
68,025
11,553
1,387
10,456
36
23,432
91,457
Order—No. 2022, Revenue, dated 4th September 1915.
Miscellaneous.
Recorded.
2. During the period under review
permanent buildings were constructed
only for four veterinary institutions, namely, the hospitals at Calicut, Cocanada,
Cuddalore and Ellore. The current year should witness the establishment of proper
hospital buildings at Amalapuram, Nellore, Hindupur and Erode. The construction
of new premises for the veterinary dispensary at Tinnevelly has also been approved
and a site has been acquired for the purpose but the necessary plans and estimates
have yet to be submitted to Government.
3. Excluding statistics relating to new hospitals and dispensaries, the number
of cases treated at existing institutions showed a slight increase from 24,456 in the
previous year to 25,147 ; perhaps the most notable improvement was in Tinnevelly.
A fall from 2,544 to 1,040 in the case of Trichinopoly is ascribed to the fact that
cases dealt with by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals were no
longer sent to the hospital for treatment as a matter of course. Orders will issue
separately on the suggestion of the Superintendent definitely to prescribe this
procedure in towns provided with veterinary facilities in all cases where convictions
are secured as a result of criminal proceedings initiated by a branch of the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.