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the teaching staff of the School, has been appointed', and free dispensary
clinics are held daily (except Sunday) from 8 until 10 A.M. A
graduate in Veterinary Medicine has been appointed House Surgeon
and resides in the building, making it possible for the animals to be
constantly under the care of a practitioner.
During the year ending August 31, 1891, 1578 animals were treated
in the Hospital without charge for professional services. During the
year ending August 31, 1892, 1825 animals were treated in the
Hospital.
The Hos'pital and its surroundings have been much improved under
the direction of the Board of Managers. Plank floors laid on concrete
have been substituted for the brick floors formerly in the wards,
and two large box stalls have been constructed. A plank floor has been
laid in the operating room, and the Pharmacy has been partially
reconstructed and general repairs have been made to the roof and
other parts of the building. Three offices have been provided for the
accommodation of the Hospital Staff, and a large room has been furnished
as a sleeping room for the detail of students who act as assistants
to the House Surgeon.
An ambulance of the most approved design has been constructed
for conveying sick and injured animals, and two horses for use in the
ambulance have been purchased. A large shed has been erected in
which to keep the ambulance and to afford shelter for the carriages of
the Hospital Staff.
The embankment south of the Hospital has been sufficiently removed
to permit of the construction of a wide roadway fronting the entire
length of the Hospital building.
At the western end of the Hospital a two-story building, which is
to be used as a Hospital for dogs, is now being erected. Much
thought has been bestowed upon the plans for this building' by the
Board of Managers of the Hospital and by the members of the Hospital
Staff, and when completed it will be the only Hospital in this
country built for, and devoted exclusively to, the treatment of dogs
and small animals, and unexcelled in completeness in Europe.
. There is urgent need of endowments for stalls and kennels
in the wards, so that the usefulness of the Hospital in caring for the
sick and injured animals of persons unable to pay board may be
increased.