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2. Mr. Aitchison continued to be in charge of the college and Mr. Ware held
the office of Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, throughout the year.
Touring and inspection by the Superintendent as well as by the Deputy Superin
tendent were satisfactory.
3. The Madras Veterinary College.—The total strength of the three classes in the
college at the end of December 1913 was 52, and of these more than 70 per cent.
were Brahmans. Twelve students graduated from the college during the year, the
percentage of successful candidates at the final examination being 85.7 against 73.6
during 1912—13. In the first and second year classes, the percentages of passes
were 84 and 79 against 85 and 80 in the previous year. As observed by the
Board of Examiners, the results were satisfactory and reflect credit on the college
staff. The Board notes with pleasure that a large number of passed candidates
sought admission into the college in January 1914, with the result that seven
matriculates and twenty-four school final men were selected for the new class.
4. Veterinary hospitals. —No new hospitals or dispensaries were opened in perma
nent quarters during the year under review. The hospital at Saidapet passed from the
management of Government to that of the District Board of Chingleput. There was no
change in the management of the remaining institutions. From the figures furnished,
the Board observes that good work was done at the hospitals at Trichinopoly, Coim-
batore, Pithāpuram, Bellary, Rajahmundry, Ellore, Tirurannāmalai and Tanjore,
while the work turned out in the remaining hospitals was poor. A notable fall in
attendance is noticed in the case of the Vizianagram hospital. The Superintendent
explains that this decrease is due to the introduction of fees for treatment, which
have since been discontinued, and to the absence on privilege leave of the Veterinary
Assistant in charge for one month. During the year under report, Government
sanctioned the opening of two new dispensaries in rented buildings at Guntūr and
Coonoor respectively as well as estimates for the construction of buildings for the
hospitals to be opened at Nellore, Hindupur and Mangalore. The Public Works
Department does not appear to have completed the construction of buildings for any
of the hospitals for which estimates were sanctioned in previous years.
Orders were issued for the removal of the cattle quarantine depot at Tuticorin
to a new site as the old one was found to be unsuitable.
5. Diseases.—Table XV shows an increase in the mortality of cattle over that
reported last year. According to this statement there was an increase under every
contagious disease except anthrax and a considerable drop under unclassified conta
gious diseases. Mr. Ware thinks that these variations may be due to better regis
tration of deaths and a more correct classification of diseases by village officers.
There was an increase of 2,759 in the number of deaths from rinderpest, the number
in 1913-14 being 8,871 against 6,112 in the previous year. Severe outbreaks of this
disease occurred in Kurnool, Bellary, North Arcot and Anantapur, that in Kurnool
being especially severe. The mobile corps of Veterinary Assistants was employed in
the first two districts. The number of inoculations performed in North Arcot and
Anantapur was small. In North Arcot the work of the Veterinary Assistant was
unsatisfactory, while in Kurnool and Anantapur the unfortunate failure in the supply
of serum from the Muktesar Laboratory during the latter half of the year interfered
with inoculation work.
6. Subordinate establishment.—The department was strengthened during the
year by six Veterinary Assistants, so that at the end of the year there were seven
Inspectors, one of whom was a sub. pro tem. officer, and seventy-one Veterinary
Assistants. Ten graduates of the Madras Veterinary College were newly enter
tained during the year. Thirty-three thousand nine hundred and forty-seven head
of cattle were inoculated against rinderpest during the year under report, while the
number so inoculated in the previous year was 36,903. The number of cases treated
by touring Veterinary Assistants was 12,264 against 8,868 in the previous year,
while the number of castrations performed by these officers rose from 1,496 to 4,436.
Mr. Ware observes that though the number of cases treated and castrated by these
officers increased, "it will never become what it might be or what it is in other
provinces, per assistant, unless the touring men of this province are given smaller
charges which will allow them to become acquainted with the ryots and gain their
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