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32. Other contagious and parasitic diseases.—The total number of deaths
reported under this head was 2,876 from 11 districts against 2,009 in 10
districts in the previous year.
33. Other causes.—The total mortality under this head was 2,939 report-
ed from all the districts against 2,202 deaths reported from all the districts
in the previous year.
34. There is no camel in this province and so the statement under this
head is blank.
PREVENTIVE INOCULATION AND VACCINATION
35. Table II shows the number and results of preventive inoculation
and vaccination undertaken during the year. As in the preceding year the
energy of the Department was mainly concentrated to fight the greatest of
the cattle plagues—Rinderpest by preventive vaccination of cattle against
the disease with the Goat-Tissue-Vaccine.
36. Rinderpest.—The disease though prevalent in all the districts of the
province was not so extensive and severe. Comparatively the districts of
Sylhet, Nowgong and Sibsagar suffered more than any other district.
Preventive vaccination and inoculation against Rinderpest was under-
taken in 853 outbreaks in 12 districts in which 7,779 animals were reported
to have died uninoculated in course of the outbreaks. In these outbreaks
4,13,321 animals were vaccinated with the Goat-Tissue-Vaccine and 81
animals were inoculated in serum-alone method ; out of the vaccinated and
inoculated animals 1,009 animals were reported to have died subsequently.
In the previous year inoculation and vaccination were undertaken in 1,279
outbreaks in 10 districts in which 22,996 animals died uninoculated in course
of the outbreaks and 3,35,384 animals were vaccinated with Goat-Tissue-
Vaccine and 354 animals were inoculated in serum-alone method and
amongst the vaccinated and inoculated 1,964 animals died subsequently.
37. Anthrax.—This disease was confirmed microscopically in 46 cases
during the year. Inoculation was carried out in 26 outbreaks in 8 dis-
tricts in which 275 bovines, 2 equines and 3 other animals died uninoculated
in course of the outbreaks ; 1,789 bovines and 39 equines were inoculated
and amongst the inoculated only 4 bovines died. In the previous year the
disease was confirmed in 47 outbreaks in 7 districts in which 861 bovines, 3
equines and one other animal died uninoculated in course of the outbreaks ;
2,183 bovines, 68 equines and 172 other animals were inoculated and vaccin-
ated of which 5 bovines died subsequently.
The monthly statement showing the incidence of Anthrax outbreaks in
the province continued to be submitted to the American Consul General
in Calcutta.
38. Haemorrhagic Septicaemia.—This disease was
microscopically
confirmed in 23 cases during the year. Inoculation was undertaken in 14
outbreaks in 4 districts in which 177 bovines died uninoculated in course of
outbreaks, 1,078 bovines were inoculated and none amongst the inoculated
animals were reported to have died. In the previous year inoculation was
undertaken in 18 outbreaks in 4 districts in which 488 bovines died unino-
culated in course of outbreaks, 1,292 bovines were inoculated and none of
the inoculated animals died subsequently.
39. Black-Quarter.—This disease was confirmed microscopically in 9
cases during the year. Inoculation was undertaken in 4 outbreaks in 2
districts in which 13 bovines died uninoculated in course of the outbreaks.