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28. Foot and Mouth disease.—The number of deaths from this disease was
reported to be 62 against 168 reported in the previous year.
29. Scab.—Only 95 deaths were reported from this disease in this year
against 208 reported in the previous year.
30. Rabies.—The mortality reported from this disease was 180 against 165 in
the previous year.
31. Other Contagious and Parasitic diseases.—The number of deaths from this
disease was reported to be 3,661 against 5,273 in the previous year.
32. Other causes.—The number of deaths from other causes was reported to
be 6,641 against 10,162 reported in the previous year.
33. There is no camel in this province and as such the statement under
this head is shown as blank. Report was received for death of 3 camels from the
Cachar district in the previous year.
Preventive inoculation and vaccination
34. Table II shows the number and results of preventive inoculation and
vaccination undertaken during the year. In this table inoculations by all
methods including Goat Tissue Vaccine method have been shown.
35. Rinderpest.—It was prevalent in epidemic form almost all over the
Province. Preventive vaccination and inoculation against rinderpest was under-
taken in 407 outbreaks and 11,483 animals were reported to have died uninocu-
lated in course of the outbreaks. In the outbreaks 1,75,825 animals were
vaccinated with Goal Tissue Vaccine and 15.478 animals were inoculated by
serum alone method. Out of the total number of 1,91,303 animals vaccinated
and inoculated, 462 animals were reported to have died subsequently.
36. Anthrax.—This disease was confirmed microscopically in 27 cases during
the year as against 29 cases in the previous year. Inoculation was carried out in
28 outbreaks in which 222 animals died uninoculated in course of outbreaks.
Two thousand four hundred eighty-two animals were inoculated against Anthrax
but no animals were reported to have died after inoculation.
37. The monthly statement showing the incidence of Anthrax outbreaks in
the province continued to be submitted to the American Consulate General in
Calcutta.
38. Haemorrhagic Septicaemia.—This disease was confirmed microscopically
in 52 cases during the year. Inoculation was undertaken in 61 outbreaks as
against 11 outbreaks in the previous year. Seven hundred three animals died
uninoculated in course of outbreaks. Five thousand three hundred eighty-four
animals were inoculated by serum alone method but no death was reported
amongst the inoculated cattle.
39. Black- Quarter.—The disease was microscopically confirmed in 3 cases
during the year. Inoculation was undertaken in 3 outbreaks. Four animals
died uninoculated in course of outbreaks. One hundred seventy-three animals
were inoculated by serum against Black-Quarter.
40. Table III shows the work of the three Government Veterinary
Hospitals in the province, viz., Gauhati, Shillong and Silchar. The total number
of animals treated in these Hospitals during the year under report including
the in-and-out-patients was 9,367 against 8,372 in the previous year and the
total number of castration performed during the year was 686 against 564 in
the previous year. The total number of cases supplied with medicines but not
brought to the Hospitals was 253 against 137 in the previous year. Total Hospi-
tal receipts during the year amounted to Rs.711-15-0. The above figures