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This method of treatment is appreciated by the people as in Hoshiárpur, the
feed of animals is expensive, the in-door patients do not occupy the stables so freely as
expected.
Umballa Veterinary Dispensary.—This dispensary has continued to increase in
popularity. During the year 104 in-patients and 1,102 out-patients were treated. The
figures for the previous year were 105 and 987 respectively.
Ludhiána Veterinary Dispensary.—Of this dispensary the Deputy Commissioner
writes that this dispensary is generally appreciated by all classes.
During the year 89 in-patients as compared to 109 during the previous year were
treated. This slight decrease is attributable to the fact that (1) small fees are now
charged from well-to-do non-agriculturists for the animals treated as in-patients in the
dispensary, (2) owing to the scarcity of fodder a large number of cattle were sold for
slaughter, &c., by their owners.
Table 2 (a) shows 759 out-door patients which cannot be compared with the
previous year when this statement was not submitted.
Ferozepore Veterinary Dispensary.—During the year 72 in-patients and 789 out-
patients were treated. This dispensary was only started in December 1898; during this
short time the above figures will show how much this institution has increased in popu-
larity and usefulness.
Rohtak Veterinary Dispensary.—During the year 700 out-patients were treated.
There is no accommodation for in-patients at this dispensary.
Jalálabad Veterinary Dispensary.—During the year 198 in-patients and 476 out-
patients were treated at this dispensary as compared with 77 in-patients and 324 out-
patients during the previous year; this shows a total increase of 273 animals treated.
This institution has been well equipped in medicines and instruments, and expense
of maintenance is entirely borne by the Mamdot Estate. I need hardly add how more
institutions of this kind about the country would be a great boon to the people.
Delhi Veterinary Dispensary.—Endeavours
have been made to start a Veterinary
dispensary at Delhi, where one is greatly needed, but for the present the question is in
abeyance owing to shortness of funds due to the famine.
10. As soon as the subordinate Veterinary Service is brought under
Provincial control it is probable that the number of dispensaries will be in-
creased. As Colonel Montgomery remarked in the report of last year, the best
way to help the people will be to have central dispensaries in charge of compe-
tent assistants in all districts, and for a certain number of extra Veterinary
Assistants to be available to deal with disease in the villages. The account
given above of the work already done is encouraging: but Veterinary-Lieute-
nant Trydall remarks that at present the Veterinary Assistants work under
little or no control and many are handicapped for the want of such absolutely
essential articles and instruments as thermometers and good knives; and he is
doubtful whether they do much good on their tours.
Castration of colts.
11. The number of castrations by Veterinary
Assistants was the same as last year—
1896-97
1897-98
1898-99
1899-1900
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967
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The best results were in the following districts :—
Mooltan
Ferozepore
Shahpur
Siálkot
Lahore
Jhelum
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