SECRETARY'S REPORT 



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guests from other States, 

 follows : 



The tabulation for the fiscal year 1952 is as 



Percent 



Washington, D. C 31.0 



Maryland 22. 3 



Virginia 19. 



Pennsylvania 4. 3 



New York 2.6 



North Carolina 2. 3 



Percent 



Ohio 1. 7 



West Virginia 1.5 



New Jersey 1.4 



Massachusetts 1. 



Florida . 9 



Illinois . 8 



The cars that made up the remaining 11.2 percent came from every 

 one of the remaining States, as well as from Africa, Alaska, Australia, 

 Austria, Canal Zone, Cuba, El Salvador, England, Germany, Guam, 

 Guatemala, Hawaii, Honduras, Japan, Mexico, Newfoundland, the 

 Philippines, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. 



On the days of small attendance there are cars parked in the Zoo 

 from at least 15 States, Territories, the District, and foreign countries. 

 On average days there are cars from about 22 States, Territories, the 

 District, and foreign countries; and during the periods of greatest 

 attendance the cars represent not less than 34 different regions. 



NEEDS OF THE ZOO 



Replacement of antiquated structures that have long since ceased to 

 be suitable for the purposes for which they are used is still the prin- 

 cipal need of the Zoo. The more urgently needed buildings are: (1) 

 A new administration building to replace the 147-year-old historic 

 landmark now in use as an office building but which is neither suitably 

 located nor well adapted for the purpose ; (2) a new building to house 

 antelopes and other medium-sized hoofed animals that require a 

 heated building; and (3) a fireproof service building for receiving 

 shipments of animals, quarantining animals, and caring for animals in 

 ill health or those that cannot be placed on exhibition. 



It would be good economy in the long run to extend the steam 

 conduit from the large-mammal house to the bird house, at an esti- 

 mated cost of about $35,000. This would not only bring about a re- 

 duction in actual heating cost but would obviate boiler repairs and 

 replacements that may be necessary very soon, as two of the boilers 

 are 25 years old. 



There is need for a veterinarian who can devote his entire time to 

 assisting the animal department in selecting suitable foods, presenting 

 foods to the animals in a satisfactory manner, practicing preventive 

 medicine, and making autopsies to determine causes of death. The 

 salary and operating cost for a veterinarian would be a good invest- 

 ment, for with professional care the lives of many animals in the Zoo 

 would undoubtedly be lengthened. 



