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Preventive inoculation and vaccination
33. Table II shows number and results of preventive inoculation and vaccina-
tion undertaken during the year. It needs hardly any mention that the Depart-
ment directed its energy to its utmost capacity to prophylactic inoculation of
cattle against Rinderpest which is the main concern and the work therefrom
mainly consisted of vaccination of cattle with the Goat Tissue Vaccine which was
extensively under-taken.
34. Rinderpest— This disease was prevalent in epidemic form in all the
plains districts of the Province and also in the Khasi and Jaintia Hills.
Preventive vaccination and inoculation against Rinderpest was undertaken
in 1,024 outbreaks and 5,355 animals were reported to have died uninoculated
in course of the outbreaks. In the outbreaks 3,26 606 animals were vaccinated
with Goat Tissue Vaccine and 881 animals were inoculated in serum alone
method and 6,641 animals were inoculated under sero vaccine method. Out of
the inoculated and vaccinated animals 465 were reported to have died subsequen-
tly. In the previous year the total number of inoculation and vaccination was
3,98,352 and the total death from Rinderpest was 9,527.
35. Anthrax.—This disease was confirmed microscopically in 23 cases during
the year. Inoculation was carried out in 43 outbreaks in which 354 Bovines,
and 121 other animals died uninoculated in course of the outbreaks.
Two
thousand forty-seven Bovines, 68 Equines and 168 other animals were inoculated
and vaccinated ; amongst the inoculated 5 Bovines died subsequently.
36. The monthly statement showing the incidence of Anthrax outbreaks in
the Province continued to be submitted to the American Consul General in Cal-
cutta.
37. Haemorrhagic Septicaemia.—This disease was confirmed miscroscopically in
19 cases during the year. Inoculation was undertaken in 16 outbreaks in which
109 Bovine died uninoculated in the course of outbreaks. One thousand three
hundred and ninety-one animals were inoculated and vaccinated in serum alone
method—none amongst the inoculated died subsequently.
38. Black Quarter.—The disease was microscopically confirmed in 1 case
during the year.
39. Fowl Cholera.—There was no outbreak of Fowl Cholera during the year
under report.
40. Table III shows the work of the three Government Veterinary Hospitals
in the Province, viz. Gauhati, Silchar and Shillong. The total number of animals
treated in these Hospitals during the year under report including both in an out-
patients was 7,420 against 7,336 in the previous year and the total number of
castrations performed during the year was 801 against 739 in the previous year.
The total number of cases supplied with medicines but not brought to the Hospi-
tals 26 was against 90 of the previous year.
The figures above indicate an all round inprovement of work done by the
Veterinary Hospitals this year as compared with the previous year.
41. Gauhati Veterinary Hospital.—During the year under report 94 in-patients
and 2,228 out-patients were treated against 77 in-patients 2,151 out-patients
treated in the previous year.
42. Silchar Veterinary Hospital.—During the year under report 10 in-patient
and 3,328 out-patient were treated against 11 in-patients and 3,377 out-patients
treated in the previous year.
43. Shillong Veterinary Hospital.—In this Hospital 81 in-patients and 1,679
out-patients were treated during the year against 66 in patients and 1,560 out-
patients treated in the previous year.