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23 Anthrax.—1,992 deaths from this disease were reported from 8 districts
during the year. In the previous year 1,702 deaths were reported from 9 districts.
Diagnosis was confirmed by miscroscopic examination in the districts of Cachar,
Sylhet, Kamrup and Sibsagar.
21 Other contagious diseases.—There were 7,830 deaths reported from 10
districts against 7,778 deaths from 7 districts in the previous year, but no records are
available to show from what diseases the animals died.
Bovine infectious Lymphangitis was found to be present in the districts of Goal-
para, Kamrup and No Nowgong.
25. Contagious disease amongst other animals.—2,385 deaths were reported from
8 districts during the year. In the previous year 3,053 deaths were reported from 9
districts.
An outbreak of Anthrax occurred during the year under report amongst the
elephants belonging to Naharkatiya Saw-mills Company, Limited (Lakhimpur).
The Company lost 2 elephants. The disease was confirmed by microscopical exami-
nation, necessary preventive measures were carried out and no further deaths occurred.
PREVENTIVE
INOCULATION.
26. Table III shows the result of serum inoculation in the Province. During the
year under report inoculation was undertaken in 198 outbreaks of Rinderpest in 21
subdivisions. In these outbreaks 4,592 animals died before inoculation. 19,953 bovines
and 1,030 others were inoculated. There were 315 deaths reported amongst the in-
oculated. In the previous year inoculation was undertaken in 235 outbreaks in 18
subdivisions; in these outbreaks 8,403 animals died before inoculation and 27,347
bovines and 14 others were inoculated. There were 862 deaths reported amongst in-
oculated animals.
There was thus a decrease of 6,378 in the number of inoculations over that of the
previous year. This reduction is due to the diminished prevalence of the disease as
the number of outbreaks from this disease has fallen from 235 to 198.
Inoculations were performed in almost all the subdivisions; the largest number
was made in Moriani (Jorhat), Mishmi road (Lakhimpur), Sibsagar and Nazira
(Sibsagar). In the previous year Dibrugarh, Sibsagar, Silchar, Golaghat and Moriani
showed the largest number of inoculations.
The outbreak of Rinderpest which was reported to occur amongst the Public
Works Transport bullocks on the Mishmi road at the close of the year 1912-1913
continued for some time during the year under report; in all 2,978 animals were in-
oculated. The Staff Assistant had to be kept there up to the 12th May, 1914, in order
to watch and collect the results of inoculation. Under orders of the Local Adminis-
tration a Reserve Assistant was again placed there from the 13th October, 1913, till
the end of the year.
27. Anthrax.—During the year 27 outbreaks of suspected Anthrax were reported.
In 20 outbreaks the disease was definitely diagnosed microscopically and inoculation
was performed. In these outbreaks 16 equines and 66 bovines are reported to have
died before inoculation. 474 equines, 2,654 bovines and 53 others were inoculated, of
which 2 horses and 5 bovines are reported to have died subsequently from this disease.
In the previous year the same number of outbreaks of Anthrax were reported in which
225 horses and 1,703 bovines wore inoculated, having 36 subsequent deaths after
inoculation.
The submission of the monthly returns to the American Consul-General, Cal-
cutta, has been continued.
28. Hæmorrhagic Septiccemia.—During the year 37 specimens from suspected
Hemorrhagic Septicæmia cases were received at headquarters for microscopic exami-
nation. In 22 cases the disease was confirmed microscopically. Inoculation was
performed in 18 outbreaks in 9 subdivisions. In these outbreaks 249 bovines and 31.
others died uninoculated, and 2,095 bovines and 66 others were inoculated of which
58 bovines and 2 others are reported to have died subsequently. In the previous year
inoculation was carried out in 12 outbreaks in 8 subdivisions. In these outbreaks
1,130, bovines and 15 others were inoculated.
The total number of outbreaks in which inoculation was performed during the
year under report was 233, in which 4,954 animals are reported to have died before
inoculation. The total number of animals inoculated was 26,325, of which 382