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OTHER ANIMALS.
24. Contagious diseases amongst other animals.—Altogether 4,706 deaths were
reported from 10 districts against 6,413 deaths from 11 districts in the previous year.
PREVENTIVE INOCULATION.
25. Table III shows the number and the result of preventive inoculations done
in the province during the year under report.
26. Rinderpest.—Inoculations
against this disease were carried out in 525
outbreaks in 19 subdivisions and 2 Hill districts (Khasi and Jaintia Hills and the
Garo Hills). In these outbreaks 14,546 animals were reported to have died before
inoculation. Altogether 40,367 animals were inoculated by the serum alone method.
Thirty-eight cattle of the Upper Shillong Farm and 4 of private owners were
inoculated against Rinderpest by the serum simultaneous method. Seven hundred
and forty-three deaths were reported amongst the inoculated animals.
In the previous year inoculations were carried out in 449 outbreaks in 17
subdivisions. In these outbreaks 12,542 animals died before inoculation. The total
number of cattle inoculated was 38,249 of which 730 died after inoculation.
27. The outbreaks of Rinderpest were severe in the districts of Cachar, Kamrup,
Sibsagar and Lakhimpur and the greatest number of inoculations was done in the
Sibsagar district. In the previous year Darrang district showed the largest number
of inoculations.
28. Anthrax.—Forty-two
specimens of suspected Anthrax were received in the
Laboratory for microscopical examination of which 25 proved Anthrax. Inoculations
were performed in 26 outbreaks in 8 subdivisions and 1 Hill district (Khasi and
Jaintia Hills). In these outbreaks 6 equines and 83 bovines were reported to have
died before inoculation. The number of animals inoculated was 213 equines and
761 bovines of which 3 bovines died after inoculation.
In the previous year inoculations were performed in 58 outbreaks in 12 subdivi-
sions in which 5 equines, 382 bovines and 21 others died before inoculation. The
number of animals inoculated was 284 equines, 2,634 bovines and 85 others of which
11 bovines died after inoculation.
29. The submission of the monthly returns of Anthrax outbreaks to the American
Consul General in Calcutta was continued.
30. Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia.— The diagnosis of this disease was confirmed
miscroscopically in 18 cases. Inoculation was undertaken in 14 outbreaks in
5 subdivisions and 1 Hill district (Khasi and Jaintia Hills) in which 143 bovines
died before inoculation Altogether 1,072 bovines were inoculated of which 6 bovines
died after inoculation.
In the previous year inoculation was performed in 33 outbreaks in 10 subdivisions
in which 442 bovines and 13 others died before inoculation ; 11 equines, 2,588 bovines
and 61 others were inoculated of which 16 bovines died after inoculation.
31. Black quarter—No vaccination was undertaken against this disease during
the year.
32. The total number of outbreaks in which inoculations were undertaken during
the year was 565 of which 6 equines, and 14,773 bovines died before inoculation.
The number of animals inoculated was 213 equines and 42,200 bovines of which 752
bovines died after inoculation.
in the previous year inoculations were performed in 540 outbreaks in which 5
equines, 13,366 bovines and 34 others died before inoculation; 295 equines, 43,471
bovines and 146 others were inoculated of which 757 bovines died after inocula-
tion.
33. The differences of the figures of deaths from Rinderpest, Hæmorrhagic
Septicæmia and Anthrax shown in Table Nos. II and III were due to the fact that
in the former deaths were shown from all the outbreaks whether reported to Veterinary
Assistants for inoculation or not while in the latter the deaths were shown from those
outbreaks where the Assistants could undertake inoculation.
ITINERANT ASSISTANTS' WORK.
34. Table IV shows the work of the Itinerating, the Staff and the Reserve Assist-
ants during the year. They visited 9,788 villages, performed 1,591 castrations and
treated 28,173 cases for contagious diseases and 49,265 cases for non-contagious