(3)
Tetanus.
12. Fifteen cases of tetanus were
reported during the year under report.
Bovine contagious disease.
Rinderpest—Table II.
13. Rinderpest appeared in the Peshawar, Kohat and Dera Ismail
Khan districts and a severe outbreak
occurred in the Kurram Valley, where
272 deaths were reported. In all 1,542 cases occurred, of which 651 died.
The cause of the outbreaks was usually traced to diseased cattle coming from
across the border.
Preventive inoculation—Table III.
14. 12,361 inoculations were performed against rinderpest by the
serum alone method in actual outbreaks.
Excellent results both in Peshawar
and Dera Ismail Khan were obtained, and I am credibly informed that the
method was popular in many places. The encouraging results obtained by
inoculations have tended towards convincing the public of the usefulness of
inoculation.
Foot-and-mouth disease—Table II.
15. During the year under report an outbreak of foot-and-mouth
disease was reported in the Kurram
Valley, where 5,468 animals were
attacked, of which 89 died. The affected animals were treated by the Veteri-
nary Assistants.
Hæmorrhagic septicæmia—Table II.
16. Hæmorrhagic septicæmia occurred in the Peshawar, Hazara and
Dera Ismail Khan districts. 797 cases
were reported, of which 670 died. The
reports from the Dera Ismail Khan District were received too late to allow of
useful preventive measures being undertaken.
Preventive inoculation—Table III.
17. During the year a preventive serum against this disease was made
available, and 4,946 inoculations were
performed in the Peshawar District
with very satisfactory results. On certain occasions our indents for this serum
could not be complied with.
Black-quarter—Table II.
18. 189 cases of black-quarter were brought to notice, of which 183
died. The outbreaks occurred in
Bannu, Hazara and Dera Ismail Khan
districts and the Kurram Agency. 1,500 vaccinations were performed against
this disease.
Provision is being made by the Revenue Commissioner in his budget
for the supply of black-legoids. As soon as this vaccine is received, vaccina-
tions will be performed in villages where this disease regularly occurs with a
view to preventing its recurrence. This prophylactic is manufactured and
obtained from a private firm in America. The method is very simple and can
be performed by all the Veterinary Assistants without any special training. It
is supposed to give immunity for one year.
Anthrax.
19. NO cases of anthrax were
reported to have occurred.
Contagions disease. Other animals—Table II.
20. One case of tetanus in a
donkey was reported from Bannu which
died.
Treatment of diseases on tour—Table IV.
21. During the year under report 9 Veterinary Assistants were
employed at itinerating work. They
usually travelled for the first 20 days
of each month, and spent the remaining time at their dispensaries to treat
patients brought in. They are all equipped with instruments and medicines
which are supplied from District funds, and when on tour they take certain
necessaries in the saddle bags, with which they have been provided. They
visited 897 villages and treated 10,386 animals against 2,970 the previous year.
They castrated 293 animals against 31 last year.