ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT, BENGAL,
For the year 1900-1901.
1. The Department has made steady progress during the year. New
dispensaries have been opened, others are under consideration. The demand
for Veterinary Assistants is greater than ever. The thirteen new graduates
have got appointments already. As I have been unable to supply men
in several instances, I would urge the need of applying early for their services.
It has again been necessary to utilise the senior students and the lecturers
to meet emergencies.
2. The distribution of the men is shown below :—
|
CLASS OF VETERI- |
Number of Veterinary Assistants. |
DISTRIBUTION OF THE VETERINARY ASSISTANTS. |
REMARKS. |
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|
Number in higher appoint- |
Number in permanent em- |
Number in temporary em- |
Number refusing appoint- |
Number in private practice' |
Number employed by the |
Number employed by the |
Number of failures. |
Number admitted into the |
Number died. |
|||
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
|
Graduates ... ... |
28 |
3 |
23 |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
One "2-years" |
|
Certificate holders ... |
26 |
... |
7 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
|
|
Total ... |
54 |
3 |
30 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
|
A persual of Table N will show the number of animals treated by the
Veterinary Assistants during the year under report.
VETERINARY DISPENSARIES.
3. Gaya.—The Chairman of the District Board reports that the number
of patients treated by the Veterinary Assistant, Nunda Lal Gupta, at the
dispensary was 255 (49 indoor and 206 outdoor), of which the results are
detailed in Table L (a). Besides the above, the Veterinary Assistant treated
229 animals outside the dispensary and in the 21 villages he visited. The
results of the treatment will be found in Table N. He was also employed in
visiting the horse stables in Gaya town and its suburbs, and in reporting
upon the conditions of the horses and cattle in those places. Epidemic disease
was less prevalent in Gaya, this year.
The cost of maintenance of the dispensary has been shown in detail in
Table O. It aggregated Rs. 909-6-3 against Rs. 3,353-9-3 in the previous
year, the difference of Rs. 2,444-3 being due to larger payments made
in 1899-1900 on account of furniture, medicines, etc., purchased in starting
the institution.
The dispensary was declared, in February 1901, to be an infirmary under
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. I inspected this dispensary and
found it in good order.