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Peshawar Division, and several Veterinary Assistants were actively employed,
and the district officials and several private gentlemen co-operated in giving
valuable assistance.
Preventive inoculation—Table III.
14. 15,176 inoculations were performed against rinderpest by the
serum alone method in actual outbreaks.
Excellent results both in the Kurram
Valley and in the Peshawar District were obtained, and I am credibly informed
that the method was popular in many places. Several applications were
received from the Kurram Valley by the Veterinary Inspector, Bannu Division,
when the method became known. No inoculations were carried out in the
Bannu District, as the disease had died out before the arrival of the Veterinary
Assistant. There is no doubt that by means of preventive inoculation we were
able to combat successfully several severe outbreaks of rinderpest which other-
wise we could have done little or nothing with.
Foot-and-mouth disease—Table II.
15. The year was remarkably free from outbreaks of foot-and-mouth
disease. An outbreak was reported in
the Kohat District. 127 animals were
attacked, of which 1 died. The affected animals were treated by the Veteri-
nary Assistant.
Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia—Table II.
16. Hæmorrhagic septicæmia occurred in the Peshawar and Hazara
districts. 157 cases were reported, of
which 141 died. Hitherto some of the
Veterinary Assistants in this Province seem to have confused this disease with
anthrax. Instructions on this point have been given to them.
Preventive inoculation—Table III.
17. During the year a preventive serum against this disease was made
available, and 1,064 inoculations in ac-
tual outbreaks wore performed in the
Peshawar and Hazara districts with satisfactory results.
Black-quarter—Table II.
18. 37 cases of black-quarter were brought to notice, of which 35 died.
The outbreaks occurred in the Bannu
and Hazara districts. Permission has
been received to the use of a prophylactic against this disease, which was tried
successfully in the Punjab in 1903-04. Under the orders of the Government
of India the use of this vaccine had been forbidden until recently.
The material is made in America, and will have to be obtained from a
private firm. Application has been made for funds, and it is hoped that
sanction will be accorded so that it will be possible to perform some vaccinations
in villages where this disease regularly occurs with a view to preventing its
recurrence.
Anthrax—Tabic II.
19. Outbreaks of anthrax were reported from the Peshawar and
Hazara districts, and 42 deaths occurred
out of 42 attacked. The reports were
received too late to permit of any inoculations being done as a preventive
measure. Anthrax was also reported by the Military authorities at Mardan
and Bannu amongst their animals.
These cases are not shown in the statistics of this Department.
20. In reply to a reference by the Secretary of State in regard to the
spread of anthrax in Great Britain said to be due to feeding-cake and
oil-seeds imported from Bombay, a report was submitted.
A review of the circumstances under which this disease might possibly
be conveyed was given, and it was pointed out that without increased staff and
wider legislative powers it would be difficult to effectually control it.
Treatment of disease on tour—Table IV.
21. During the year 7 Veterinary Assistants were employed in itinerat-
ing work. They usually toured the first
20 days of each month and spent the
remaining time at their head-quarter dispensaries to treat patients brought in.