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nearly every case a conviction was secured—chiefly for the viola- 
tion of rules that have been adopted for the preservation of public 
property. 
ATTENDANCE. 
With the continued development of the Park, new efforts are 
made to provide for the comfort of visitors, and to make the 
collections more interesting to them. Much remains to be done 
in increasing the number of public comfort stations, and with 
the new funds now available, the Society intends to take impor- 
tant steps in that direction. Two new buildings are to be erected 
at an early date, the most important of which will be the boat- 
house and restaurant near the West Farms Entrance. 
The total attendance of visitors during the year 1904 was 
1,104,616. The largest attendance in a single day was 39,132, 
on May 22d. The monthly attendance was as follows: 
(AAU Y-da, ister ae areeme ts caret Pees eee eee 19,798 
Nebrulatye sop cine see he a eee 19,547 
Ia RGhy es hc Ae race hoc ch eae ene este re 555303 
PASTA 3.2 cca hae et cao Need oe ee 88,148 
IU es Re haere SloIsoms Siemens be pit eoa ic 227,484 
Gate Pee Sat RS A oe ce eret toe le eee another ee 128,067 
Wiuillivacsesie op hteceyhstav sn chews ater apo mieuen ae ie 147,015 
UCUIS Es <a Aie ort ete he eee ee eae 156,460 
Septemberostes a. oats eae spate ere a 129,259 
October: sss sus aces ect eee eer eee 71,694 
IN OVeMiber aie ices nee ae ta Ore cick ero 48,105 
Wecember WF pcs ee es Se 13,736 
‘Lotalieestteter ti eee eee 1,104,616 
HEALTH OF THE ANIMALS. 
The constant improvements in our installations for animals, 
the replacement of temporary quarters by others of a permanent 
character, and increased knowledge in the prevention and treat- 
ment of disease, naturally has resulted in healthier animals and 
a lower death-rate. The presence of a skilled veterinarian on 
the Zoological Park staff has proven of great value not only to 
the Society’s collections, but also, as we believe, to zoological 
gardens in general. Dr. Blair’s vigilance in the detection of dis- 
ease, and the prompt isolation and treatment of all cases, particu- 
larly those of either a suspected or declared infectious nature, 
