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He attended the cattle and pony show held at Tiruppur and visited Ootaca-
mund, Madanapalle, Palghat and Pollachi to select buildings for new veterinary
dispensaries.
He visited Coorg at the request of that Administration in connexion with the
reorganization of the Coorg Veterinary department and accompanied Mr. A. W.
Shilston, Assistant Bacteriologist, for a short time in Kistna and Guntūr districts
when that officer was investigating the possibility of introducing a new method of
inoculation against rinderpest in this Presidesncy.
Mr. Ware acted as examiner in (a) the subject of Veterinary Science at the
examination of the Coimbatore Agricultural College in April 1916, (b) the promotion
examination for veterinary assistants of the third grade of this department held in
July 1916 and (c) the annual examinations of the Madras Veterinary College held in
December 1916.
M.R.Ry. H. C. Sampath Ayyangar Avargal held charge of the office of Deputy
Superintendent throughout the year. He was on tour for 207 days and travelled
12,436 miles by rail, 1,044 miles by road and 403 miles by boat.
He inspected all the hospitals and dispensaries except those at Bellary, Adōni,
Nandyal, Hindupur, Madanapalle, Vellore. Ranipet, Tiruvannāmalai, Erode, Coonoor,
Cuddalore, Salem, Tanjore and Negapatam.
The work of all the touring veterinary assistants in the Presidency including
the additional veterinary assistants at Nellore, Bezwada, Bandar and Narasaraopet
was inspected by him excepting those in Tanjore, South Arcot, Salem, The Nilgiris,
North Arcot, Chittoor, Cuddapah, Anantapur, Bellary and Kurnool.
He also inspected the office of all veterinary inspectors except that of the veteri
nary inspector, III Circle, the work of the veterinary assistants of the Mobile Corps,
the Cattle Quarantine Depot at Tuticorin, Government bulls Nos. 1, 3, 15, 16, 18
and 22 and the Government elephants at Russellkonda and Parlākimedi.
He visited Devakōttai to report on the site selected for a veterinary dispensary
and also Valluru in Kistna district to report on the suitability of the place for
opening a dispensary.
He was deputed to Amritsar to purchase country-bred stallions fur breeding
operations in this Presidency and he accompanied Mr. Shilston, Assistant Bacteriolo
gist, in Kistna district during January 1917 during his investigations regarding
rinderpest.
He attended the annual cattle show at Tiruppur and the weekly cattle fairs at
Ambajipet and Tudiyalur once.
II.—TREATMENT OF DISEASES.
(i) Contagious diseases.—The number of deaths recorded was 68,588 against
57,472 in the previous year. There was an increase under every head except under
" other contagious diseases."
Four hundred and fifty-eight smears and specimens were submitted by the
subordinate staff to the Madras Veterinary College for microscopical examination.
The results of the examination of all those received are shown in the Annual Report
of the Principal, Madras Veterinary College.
Glanders and dourine.—This Presidency was as usual free from these diseases.
Surra.—Sixteen cases of surra were diagnosed by microscopical examination—
13 in horses and 3 in cattle. Of the former, 7 belonged to Gōdāvari, 2 to Ganjām
and one each to Vizagapatam, Guntūr, Kistna and Coimbatore.
Piroplasmosis.—Of the nine cases confirmed, eight were in cattle and one in a
horse.
Kumri.—Fifty-eight cases were diagnosed at the different hospitals during the
year.
Rinderpest.—Twenty-six thousand two hundred and fifteen deaths were reported
during the year against 22,268 in the previous year. Guntūr district suffered the
most, the mortality there being 4,959. The total number of inoculations performed
against this disease was 100,463 against 90,898 in the previous year.