3
17. Black quarter.—This disease was reported from 4 districts and caused 483
deaths ; in the previous year 241 deaths from the same number of districts were reported
No report of the prevalence of this disease was received from any of the districts
during the year, and hence no reliance can he placed on the figures reported.
18. Anthrax.—Two
thousand seven hundred and forty-eight deaths were reported
from 9 districts. In the previous year 1,839 deaths were reported from 8 districts.
Diagnosis was confined by microscopic examination in the districts of Cachar, Sylhet
Goalpara, & Kamrup, Nowgong, Darrang, Sibsagar and Lakhimpur.
19. Other- contagious diseases.—Eleven thousand one hundred and eighty seven
deaths were reported from 10 districts against 12,073 deaths from 9 districts in the
previous year.
20. Contagious diseases amongst other animals.—Five
thousand two hundred
and forty-three deaths were reported from 9 districts. In the previous year 2,718
deaths were reported from the same number of districts. No information in detail is
available regarding these diseases.
PREVENTIVE INOCULATION.
21. Table III shows the result of serum inoculation in the province. During the
year inoculation was undertaken in 621 outbreaks of Rinderpest in 19 subdivisions.
In these outbreaks 8,956 animals died before inoculation ; 38,295 animals were inocula-
ted of which 316 deaths were subsequently reported. In the previous year inocula-
tion was undertaken in 348 outbreaks in the same number of subdivisions. In these
outbreaks 9,033 animals died before inoculation and 29,986 animals were inoculated.
There were 571 deaths reported amongst inoculated animals.
There was thus an increase of 8,309 inoculations over that of the previous year.
The largest inoculation was made in "Mariani, Silchar, Nalbari (Gauhati) and Jorhat.
In the previous year Silchar and Maulvi Bazar showed the largest inoculations.
A monthly return showing the existence of Rinderpest and other contagious
diseases in the province was regularly submitted to the Italian Consul General,
Calcutta.
22. Anthrax.—Daring
the year 83 outbreaks of suspected Anthrax were repo ted
and the disease was definitely diagnosed in 58 outbreaks by microscopic examination.
Inoculation was performed in 60 outbreaks. In these outbreaks 18 equines, 638
bovines and 4 others died before inoculation ; 462 equines, 4,504 bovines and 184
others were inoculated, of which 18 bovines are reported to have died subsequently.
In the previous year inoculation was performed in 43 outbreaks, in which 3,8.14 animals
were inoculated, of which 6 died subsequently from this disease.
A monthly return showing the occurrence of Anthrax in the province was sub-
mitted to the American Consul General, Calcutta.
23. Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia.—Diving
the
year 33 specimens from suspected
Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia cases were received at headquarters for microscopic
examination. In 23 eases disease was confirmed. Inoculation was performed in 17
outbreaks in 11 subdivisions. In these outbreaks 157 bovines and 41 others died
uninoculated and 2.) equines, 2,092 bovines and 147 others were inoculated, of which 5
bovines are reported to have died subsequently. In the previous year inoculation was
undertaken in 13 outbreaks, in which 2,213 animals were inoculated.
24. The total number of outbreaks where inoculation was undertaken during the
year was 698, in which 9,814 animals are reported to have died before inoculation.
The total number of animals inoculuted was 45,704, of which 369 animals died Subse-
quently. In the previous year inoculation was carried out in 407 outbreaks, in which
10,184 & animals died before inoculation and 33,016 animals were inoculated, of which
576 animals subsequently died.
ITINERANT ASSISTANTS' WORK.
25. Table IV shows the work of the Itinerant Veterinary Assistants during the
year. The Assistants were 36 in number against 34 in the previous year. They
visited 6,685 villages and treated 10,562 animals for contagious diseases and 39,156
animals for non-contagious diseases. In the previous year 6,729 villages were visited,
25.593 animals were treated for contagious diseases and 34,912 animals were treated
for non-coutagious diseases.