FOR THE YEAR ENDED THE 31ST MARCH 1925.                       5

Out-patients.—Amongst those treated were 2,075 cattle, 1,021 dogs.
163 ponies, 164 goats, and 63 other small animals. Important
specific diseases seen amongst these were—Rinderpest, Foot-and-Mouth
Disease, Glanders, Trypanosomiasis, Piroplasmosis, Necrobacillosis,
Streptotricosis, Filariasis, Distemper, Rabies, Mange, and Ankylo-
stomiasis ; whilst among general ailments the following diseases were
met with :—

ln-paticnts.—Dogs formed the majority of cases treated, viz. 202.
Some of these were sent down from different parts of the province,
e.g Kanbalu, Tharrawaddy, Mergui, etc. Ten castrations were
performed, three in ponies, three in bulls and four in cats. Owing to
want of proper accommodation cases of a contagious nature were not
kept as in-patienls. The plans and estimate for a contagious block have
been prepared and passed, and this work is expected to be taken in hand
very shortly.

Cases of suspected Rabies brought to the hospital were ten. In each
instance the owners were warned as to the serious nature of the disease.
The bodies of four of these dogs were subsequently brought for post-
mortem examination, and the brains were sent to the Pasteur Institute
with the result that diagnosis was confirmed in three cases.

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Rangoon
has had under consideration the employment of an Inspector in and
around Insein and it has been suggested that the Hospital attached
to the Veterinary School would be the most proper and convenient place
to which, under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, animals could
be sent by the Magistrate. This would, in addition to being useful from
the Society's point of view, add very considerably to the cases available
for instruction, especially as the patients would have to remain in
Hospital till discharged as cured by the officer-in-charge. It is hoped
that when some of the new buildings are ready, accommodation will
be available and the matter proceeded with.

5. Laboratory.—A total of 9,422 slides, specimens of blood, pus, etc.,
were examined during the year ; 5,276 of these were received from dis-
tricts, while 4,146 were specimens obtained from hospital patients. The
very large increase in the number of slides examined is accounted for by
the fact that during the year a preliminary survey of the extent to which.