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Table showing the number of patients treated in the dispensaries and their cost.
District.
Amritsar
...
...
...
Hoshiárpur ... ... ...
Ludhiána ... ... ...
Umballa
...
...
...
Rohtak
...
...
...
Jalálabad ... ... ...
Slálkot ... ... ... ...
Ferozepore
...
...
...
Grand Total ...
Year.
1898-99 ...
1899-1900 ...
1898-99 ...
1899-1900 ...
1898-99 ...
1899-1900 ...
1898-99 ...
1899-1900 ...
1898-99 ...
1899-1900 ...
1898-99 ...
1899-1900 ...
1898-99 ...
1899-1900 ...
1898-99 ...
1899-1900 ...
1898-99 ...
1899-1900 ...
In-
patients.
675
712
91
196
109
89
105
104
...
...
77
198
...
39
...
72
1,057
1,410
Out¬
patients.
2.531
2,700
2,690
2,758
2,871
759
987
1,102
1,178
700
324
476
6,673
8,015
...
789
17,254
17,299
Total
patients.
3,206
3,412
2,781
2,954
2,980
848
1,092
1,206
1,178
700
401
674
6,673
8,054
...
861
l8,311
18,709
Cost.
Rs.
2,810
2,584
762
a.
12
12
11
p.
7
11
11
...*
359
508
923
953
838
810
250
774
2,204
2,985
9
8
14
14
5
7
0
0
1
11
0
9
6
0
3
0
0
0
9
3
...
883
8,149
9,501
14
7
4
9
0
8
REMARKS.
* Not given.
For medi-
cine only.
The following extracts are given from the Superintendents' reports :—
North Punjab.—Veterinary-Lieutenant
Trydell.
During, 1898-99, 6,673 cases were treated in Siálkot District, againss no less
than 8,050 during the year under report. This exceeds the work done in any other,
and I consider that it is greatly due to the dispensaries. At my inspection I found the
stable attached to the Siálkot dispensary full of patients; the place was clean and the
treatment adopted sound. Daska stables were also in good order. One of the great
advantages of such institutions is that the Salutris are able to keep up and continually
gain practical knowledge, and they have the considerable satisfaction of seeing these cases
right through their various complaints, whereas the man who visits a sick bullock in the
districts or large towns has too frequently a difficult time of it and often is unable to carry
out the treatment he would like to adopt. For example, he sometimes has to treat his
patients in unhealthy byres or in the open when they should have shelter, &c., and if he
wants a bandage to bind up a wound with, he has, as often as not, to be satisfied with a dirty
old piece of kapra. Again the client loses patience because his animal does not get well
quickly enough to please him and so has an end put to the treatment, therefore it can be
easily understood that if the Salutrí happens to be at all an energetic man and tries to take
an interest in his work that the disadvantages he has to contend with must frequently
damp his ardour.
He cannot do half the good that the man with a clean dispensary and a few com-
fortable stalls, &c., is able to do, as the latter has the advantages and appliances which en-
able him to show by practical illustrations that he can turn out a large percentage of
cures out of the cases he deals with and is thus able to give the poor and ignorant native
"faith," which no doubt often results in the latter advising his friends to whom to go
when they have a sick bull or pony.
Everything should be done to start such institutions in each tahsil and when
they are started, Salutrís and others will soon find that they will be attended with the
successful results which are to be seen in Siálkot. They would also give the Salutrís
an impetus to work and make them keener and more anxious to please.
South Punjab.—Veterinary-Lieutenant
Smith.
Amritsar Veterinary Dispensary.—During the year 712 in-patients and 2,700 out-
patients were treated, a total of 3,412 showing an increase of 206 on the previous year.
At this dispensary more in-patients are attended to than at all the other dispen-
saries in my Circle put together.
This institution is most popular and does real useful work.
Hoshiárpur Veterinary Dispensary.—The Deputy Commissioner writes that this
dispensary is popular and is increasing in usefulness.
The in-door register shows that 196 animals were under treatment during 1899-1900
as against 91 in the preceding year. The out-door treatment has also increased from
2,690 in 1898-99 to 2,758 in the year under report.