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18. Anthrax.—This disease was reported from 8 districts and caused 2,192 deaths,
In the previous year 2,018 deaths were reported from 7 districts. In the year tinder
report diagnosis by microscopic examination was confirmed in all the districts except in
cases reported from Darrang and Nowgong. The cases in these two districts were not
previously reported and no action could. be taken.
Monthly returns of this disease have been furnished to the American Consul
General, Calcutta.
19. Other contagious diseases.—Eight thousand three hundred and sixty-five deaths
have been reported from 7 districts. In the previous year 7,469 deaths were reported
from 8 districts. Details of these diseases are not available.
PREVENTIVE INOCULATION.
20. Rinderpest.—Table III shows the number and result of serum inoculation
in the Province. During the year inoculation has been carried out in 233 outbreaks
of Rinderpest in 19 subdivisions of Assam. In these outbreaks, 7,276 animals died
before inoculation, 33,052 animals were inoculated. There were 881 deaths reported
amongst the inoculated animals.
21. In Assam in the previous year inoculation was carried out in 201 outbreaks
in 20 subdivisions. In these outbreaks, 4,731 animals died before inoculation, 22,105
animals were inoculated of which 197 died.
There has tous been an increase of 10,917 inoculations for Rinderpest during the
year.
22. The largest number of inoculations were made in Silchar, Jorhat, Karimganj,
Golaghat, North Sylhet and Hailakandi. In the previous year almost the same sub-
divisions showed the largest number of inoculations, namely, Silchar, Jorhat, Golaghat
and North Sylhet.
23. Anthrax.—During the year 28 specimens from suspected Anthrax cases were
received for examination. In 12 cases the disease was confirmed microscopically.
Inoculation was undertaken in 7 outbreaks and 4 other places where the disease had
previously occurred. In these outbreaks 5 horses and 14 bovines had died previous to
inoculation, 370 horses and 204 bovines were inoculated and no deaths have been
reported to have subsequently occurred.
24. In the previous year inoculation was undertaken in 15 outbreaks in which 9
horses and 66 bovines had died before inoculation, 516 horses and 1,919 bovines were
inoculated of which 8 bovines subsequently died.
25. Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia, —Preventive inoculation was undertaken in 7
outbreaks in which 169 animals died before inoculation ; 1,310 animals were inoculated
and 24 subsequently died.
In the previous year there were no inoculations for this disease in Assam.
26. The total number of outbreaks in which inoculation was carried out during
the year was 277 in which 7,464 animals died before inoculation. The total number
of animals inoculated was 34,942 of which 905 subsequently died. In the previous
year inoculation was undertaken in 216 outbreaks in which 4,806 animals died before
inoculation and 24,540 animals were inoculated of which 205 subsequently died.
ITINERANT ASSISTANTS' WORK.
27. Table IV shows the works of the Veterinary Assistants in the mofussil during
the year. The Assistants were 24 in number; they visited 5,386 villages and treated
9,510 animals for contagious and 26,533 animals for non-contagious diseases. In the
previous year 5,670 villages were visited, 20,679 and 25,151 animals were respectively
treated for contagions and non-contagious diseases. During the year foot-and-mouth
disease was less prevalent and there is a large reduction in the number of these cases
treated.
28. The Tonga service on the Gauhati-Shillong road has been abolished with
effect from the beginning of the year under report.
VETERINARY HOSPITALS AND DISPENSARIES.
29. At the close of the year under report there were only three Veterinary dis-
pensaries in this Province, the dispensary at Gauhati having been closed from the
11th May 1911, the post is now an itinerating one.
30. The total number of animals treated during the year was 570 equines, 2,276
bovines and 526 others. In the previous year 544 equines, 1,117 bovines and 522
others were treated. The Shillong and Silchar dispensaries have made considerable