20
Rs. 11,402 and Rs. 7,771, respectively, during the previous
year. This represents a decrease of Rs. 170 in income and
an increase of Rs. 72 in expenditure. The reduction in
shoeing charges by 20 per cent. sanctioned during the year
under report was the cause of decrease in income, otherwise
the hospital receipts are in excess of those of last year by a
sum of Rs. 227. The surplus income amounting to Rs. 3,389,
was credited into the Government treasury by the Simla
Municipality.
Treatment of diseases in
villages—Table IV.
52. Forty-eight thousand, five hundred and seventy-
two villages were visited by the district
staff on tour and 372,061 animals were
treated as compared with 41,066
villages and 289,008 animals during the previous year.
2. INCIDENCE OF DISEASE.
Mortality.
53. The year under report was not a healthy one for the
live stock of the Province, the total
mortality from contagious diseases, as
reported by patwaris, being 24,220 against 17,628 in the pre-
vious year.
Hæmorrahagic Septicæmia was responsible for about
47 per cent. of the total mortality caused by bovine diseases.
The death roll from rinderpest was also great owing to
fairly extensive outbreaks in certain areas, notably Lahore,
Gujranwala and Sheikhupura districts.
Rs. 1,500 were again sanctioned by Government for
disbursement to patwaris and lambardars showing prompt-
ness in reporting cattle diseases. Of this amount only
Rs. 600 were awarded and the balance lapsed to Government.
(a) Equines.
Note.—Only those outbreaks of contagious diseases amongst equines which occur
in non-selected districts of the Province are dealt with by this Department.
Glanders.
54. During the year under report glanders occurred
in Lahore, Amritsar and Gurdaspur
districts. The total number of cases
was 30. Lahore suffered the most, 16 cases being detected
and sent to the Punjab Veterinary College for disposal. Cases
of this disease are seldom reported by their owners, but are
detected either at the Clinic of the Punjab Veterinary College,