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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT, PUNJAB,
              FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST MARCH 1912 BY MAJOR
                          G. K. WALKER, CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT.

                                                  Part I.

General administration.

1. The following statement shows the names of the officers who held
charge of the several appointments and the amount of
touring work performed by them:—

Mr. Taylor was placed in charge of the civil veterinary arrangements
for the Delhi Darbar Camp, which he personally attended.

The Superintendent of the North Punjab is Superintendent of the Civil
Veterinary Department, North-West Frontier Province, in addition, which
work takes up a lot of his time.

Mr. Carless on return from leave was posted to the Punjab Veterinary
College and Mr. Cattell was transferred to Sind.

                            Part II.—Treatment of disease.

                            (1) CONTAGIOUS DISEASE.

Mortality—table II.

2. During the year 25,455 deaths were reported against 74,696
in the previous year. This satisfactory diminution may
be ascribed in the main to an abnormally healthy year.
There is strong evidence that the work of the department is becoming recog-
nised by the people and frequent applications for assistance are received.
There is less concealment of disease on the part of cattle owners. The month-
ly reports of the patwaris, though frequently submitted in very dilatory fashion,
may be regarded as fairly accurate. There is considerable room for improve-
ment in the prompt reporting of actual outbreaks by patwaris however. Delay
and remissness in this respect may be the cause of unnecessary mortality.

                                            Equines.

Glanders—table II.

3. A serious outbreak of glanders broke out at Pathankot among
the tonga ponies of the Indian Horse Dak Com-
pany and an infected stable belonging to the same com-
pany was discovered in the Kangra district. Twenty-five animals had to be
destroyed for which compensation was given. Energetic measures were taken
and the line to Dalhousie was declared to be free before the exodus to the hills
began. The disease on the Kangra line appears to be more widespread in an
incipient form. It is receiving careful attention.