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inoculation was undertaken against Rinderpest in 429 outbreaks as against in
407 outbreaks in previous year.
Five thousand five hundred and twenty animals died without any "Goat Tissue
Vaccination" during the year under report against 11,483 animals in the
previous year. In these outbreaks 1,18,720 animals were inoculated with Goat
Tissue Vaccine, 35,390 animals Serum alone method while 16,423 animals were
inoculated by simultaneous method. Out of 1,70,535 inoculated cattle 121
died of Rinderpest in the year under report as against 462 cattle who died in
the previous year due to the same cause.
32. Anthrax.—This disease was confirmed microscopically in 31 cases during
the year as against 27 cases in the previous year. Inoculation was carried out
in 18 outbreaks as against 28 outbreaks in the previous year. Only 100 animals
died without inoculation in the course of outbreak as against 222 in the previous
year but no animal died after inoculation. Only, 1,411 animals were inoculated
as against 2,482 animals inoculated in the previous year.
33. The monthly statements showing the occurrence of outbreak of Anthrax
in the State were submitted to the American Consulate General in Calcutta
as usual.
34. Hæmorihagic Septicaemia.—This disease was confirmed microscopically in
42 cases during the year. Inoculation was undertaken in 60 outbreaks as against
61 in the previous year. Six thousand two hundred fifty-six animals were
inoculated as against 5,384 during the previous year. Two hundred ninty animals
died without inoculation incourse of outbreaks as against 703 animals died in the
previous year.
35. Black quarter.—The disease was confirmed in one case only during the
year. Sixty two Bovines were inoculated by Serum alone method as against 173
in the previous year.
36. Fowl cholera.—In the year under report no report of fowl cholera was
received. During the previous year also the State was free from this disease.
37. Table III shows the work of the four Government Veterinary Hospital
viz., Gauhati, Shillong, Silchar and Tezpur. Total number of cases treated
(both as in-patients and out-patients) in these hospitals during the year under
report was 11,197 as against 9,367 in the previous year and the total number of
castration performed during the year was 944 as against 686 in the previous year.
The total number of cases supplied with medicines but not brought to the
Hospitals was 560 as against 253 in the previous year. The figures above
indicate an all round improvement of work done by the Veterinary Hospitals
his year as compared with that of the previous year.
38. Gauhati Veterinary Hospital.—During the year under report 82 in-patients
and 3,064 out-patients were treated in the Gauhati Veterinary Hospital as
against 105 in patients and 3,053 out-patients treated in the previous year.
39. Silchar Veterinary Hospital,—During the year under report 8 in-patients
and 5,001 out-patients were treated in the Silchar Veterinary Hospital as against
7 in-patient and 4,357 out-patients treated in the previous year.
40. Shillong Veterinary Hospital.—During the year under report 48 in patients
and 1,658 out-patients were treated in the Shillong Veterinary Hospital as against
58 in-patients and 1,786 out-patients treated in the previous year.
41. Tezpur Veterinary Hospital.—During the year under report only 1,336
out-patients were treated. The Hospital has been established during the year
under report.
42. Work of the Itinerating Veterinary Assistant Surgeon.—Table IV shows the
number of cases treated and animals castrated by the Itinerating Veterinary