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outbreaks, 3,742 un-inoculated animals and 229 inoculated animals
died. For the first time in Sind, 257 head of cattle were protected
against the same disease by the Serum Simultaneous method. Of
these 165 were inoculated in the Hala taluka of Hyderabad (Sind)
district, 83 in Sujawal taluka of Karachi district and 9 animals of
Auxiliary Agricultural Farm at Oderolal in the Hyderabad
district. Six deaths occurred. It is possible that these animals were
infected at the time of inoculation. These inoculations were
carried out by Mr. Haji, Veterinary Inspector, Lower Sind,
Mr. Ansari, Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, Hala, and Mr. Moham-
mad Baksh, Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, Sujawal.

20.    Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia Serum inoculation was undertaken
in 11 outbreaks and 1,420 animals were inoculated. Of these
3 died while 144 un-inoculated animals died during the course
of the disease.

21.    Black-quarter.—In one outbreak, 267 animals were protected
with Black-quarter Serum and Aggressin and in three outbreaks
310 were protected with Black-quarter aggressin. There were
no deaths among these animals.

                              (v) Other diseases.

22.    Table III.—The number of villages visited by Veterinary
Assistant Surgeons was 2,291 as against 1,520 in the previous year.
During their tours they treated 6,070 cases for contagious diseases,
504 cases for non-contagious diseases and performed 388 castrations
as compared with 3,135 cases treated for contagious, 577 cases for
non-contagious diseases and 435 castrations performed in the
previous year. Most of the castrations were performed with the
Burdizzo Castrator.

                              (vi) Investigation.

23.    During the year under report, 248 specimens from suspicious
cases of Surra, Anthrax, Black-quarter, Piroplasmosis, Hæmorrhagic
Septicæmia, Mange, Liver Fluke, etc., were submitted by the
subordinate staff to the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Depart-
ment, Sind and Rajputana, for examination and confirmation. Of
these 129 were confirmed. In addition 20 brains from cases of
rabies were submitted to the Haffkine Institute, Bombay, of which
12 were confirmed.

               (vii) Veterinary Hospitals and Dispensaries.

24.    Table IV.—There were 18 Veterinary Dispensaries working,
the same number as last year. The total number of patients
treated at the dispensaries was 26,185 against 25,836 in the
previous year. Medicines and advice were given to the owners
of 2,859 animals which were not brought to the dispensaries for
treatment as against 3,102 animals in the previous year. The
number of castrations performed at dispensaries was 1,928 as
compared with 1,633 in the previous year.