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10. T. S. Alagappa Pillai deserves mention for his work during the year.
A. L. N. Somayajulu Pantulu performed 120 castrations which is the largest number
done by an Inspector.
(b) Veterinary Assistants.
11. Fifty-one of these officers were in permanent touring billets, 51 in charge of
hospitals and dispensaries, 26 on leave reserve and the rest employed in various
special posts as indicated in Table VII.
(i) Hospitals arid Dispensaries.
12. Six new dispensaries were opened during" the year at Tiruvālūr, Nuzvid,
Pārvatipur, Hospet, Gudivada and Virudupatti. The veterinary dispensary at
Tinnevelly was shifted to the new hospital buildings which were completed during
the year.
13. The hospital at Trichinopoly shows the largest number of admissions
excluding castrations, the number being 2,252. There is however a decrease in the
number of cases treated at this hospital when compared to that of the previous year,
and this was due to a considerable drop in the number of cruelty cases sent by
Magistrates for treatment, the cases sent in 1919-20 and 1920-21. being 500 and 250
respectively. But for this, there is an increase in admissions.
The institutions which show an appreciable increase over the previous year's
figures are :—Coimbatore, Nellore, Cocanada, Madura. Vellore, Coonoor, Mangalore,
Cuddalore, Sivagiri, Saidapet, Bellary, Tanjore, Kuppam, Palghat, Negapatam,
Devakottai, Kumbakōnam and Nandyal. In 16 institutions there was a fall in the
number of admissions, and this is attributed to various causes such as introduction of
fees, levy of tolls on animals coming into the town, scarcity of fodder, prevalence of
Rinderpest, advent of motor vehicles, etc.
14. The total number of castrations performed at veterinary institutions,
excluding the Madras Veterinary College Hospital, was 2,018 as against 2,216 in the
previous year. The number of animals castrated at the veterinary hospital,
Berhampur, alone was 1,138. The number done there in the preceding year was
1,031.
15. The number of cases supplied with medicine but not brought to the hospital
was 5,261 as against 5,825 in the previous year. This system of supplying medicine
without seeing the patients and diagnosing the disease is unsatisfactory, and the
decrease under this head should therefore be considered a good sign. The stall, of
course, impress on the owners the undesirability of this practice, and it is hoped that
the number of such cases will gradually be reduced to a minimum.
16. The Veterinary Assistants who deserve mention for satisfactory work while
in charge of a hospital or dispensary are—
P. S. Kuppuswami, R. Swaminathan, M. Ponnayya, M. A. Rangaswami
Ayyar, P. I. Chakko, K. Samirasimha Rao, R. Jayaram, N. Muniyappa, M. S. Sastri,
G. Avudanayagam, Krishna Rao Nilkar and M. N. Ahmad.
(ii) Itinerating.
17. Eight new touring billets with headquarters at Dharmavaram, Madanapalle,
Kavali, Vāniyambādi, Gudalur, Kollegal, Krishnagiri and Koilpatti were created
during the year. The total was 51.
18. The work done by the touring staff is indicated in the following table:—
1919-20 ..
1920-21 ..
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Tear.
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Inoculations
90,614
68,686
Contagious
cases treated.
15,676
13,405
Non-contagious
cases treated.
16,979
21,153
Castrations.
5,768
6,319
The decrease in the number of inoculations performed and contagious cases treated
was due to contagious diseases being less severe in most of the districts than in the
previous year. It has also been brought to the Superintendent's notice that more