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during the previous year to Rs. 23,000 remained unaltered 

 during the year under report, but the Government of 

 India have added Rs. 2,000 for Veterinary Memoirs, so that 

 the total grant for publications now amounts to Rs. 25,000. 

 As the work of the Department expands the matter for 

 publication likewise increases, and the present grant will not 

 be sufficient. It will be necessary to increase the funds for 

 this work. 



14. General Health of the Station. — The general health 

 of the station during the year under report was good. 

 Relief was afforded to 9,081 new cases, of which 8,913 were 

 treated in the out-patients department, and 168 admitted 

 as indoor patients an increase of 1,424 cases over last 

 year's total. The increase in attendance was due to the 

 great prevalence of malarial fevers and cholera in the 

 surrounding villages. 



Two hundred and ninety-nine cases amongst European 

 officers and families were attended to, an increase of a 

 hundred and fifty-three over last year's total. 



The daily average number of patients treated was 7-59 

 indoor and 53-6 outdoor against 7-87 and 49-05 respectively 

 during the previous twelve months. 



Five deaths occurred in hospital — 



Two from cholera. 



One from malarial cachexia. 



One from dysentery. 



One from phthisis and pneumonia. 



Nine cases of cholera occurred among the families of 

 the Indian staff during the months of May and June 1912 

 with two deaths. Immediate and successful measures 

 were taken to prevent the disease spreading in Pusa, in- 

 cluding the thorough cleansing and disinfection of all the 

 wells in the Estate. 



One hundred and twenty-one surgical operations were 

 performed, of which twenty-five were major and ninety-six 

 minor operations. 



Quinine was issued prophylactically on the Estate, to- 

 wards the close of the monsoon. 



