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APPENDIX.
REPORT ON THE VETERINARY ADMINISTRATION OF THE MANIPUR STATE TOR
THE YEAR 1919-20.
1. Personnel.—Babu Krishna Narain, Veterinary Assistant, has continued in
charge throughout the year, under the supervision of the President of the Manipur
State Darbar. He has carried out his duties very satisfactorily.
The compounder, Thangjam Rajdhan Singh, is reported to have worked well
during the year.
2. Tours.—The Veterinary Assistant visited 308 villages, as against 228 in the
previous year. He was on tour for 163 days, travelling 2,333 miles.
Contagious diseases.—Table No. II shows number of deaths of animals from con-
tagious diseases duing the year.
Equines.—(a) There were 10 cases of Anthrax amongst the transport ponies
of the Kuki Punitive Measures. No other cases were reported.
(b) Ten deaths from Surra were reported from one village. No previous report
of the outbreak had been received. Prompt measures were taken and there was no
further diseases. Seven sporadic cases were detected in the town of Imphal: the
animals were shot.
Bovines.—(a) Rinderpest broke out in one village and caused 64 deaths. Owing
to the objection of the villagers no inoculation could be carried out. Six cases also
occurred at different times amongst the transport bullocks. Inoculation was carried
out promptly and the disease did not spread.
(b) Foot-and-mouth disease was reported from 114 places as against 11 in the
previous year. It broke out about the middle of the year and continued till its
close. Eighty of these places were visited by the Veterinary Assistant. Four hundred
thirty-nine deaths shown under this heading were amongst calves and old animals.
(c) In the town of Imphal, there was one death from Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia.
(d) Blackquarter was reported from 16 places, the same number as in the
previous year, causing 224 deaths as against 214 in the previous year. All the
villages except one were visited by the Veterinary Assistant in time to cope with the
disease.
(e) Only 6 deaths from Anthrax were reported. These occurred at different times
amongst the transport bullocks of the Kuki Punitive Measures.
(f) The 11 deaths shown under the heading " Other contagious diseases " were
not recorded until the outbreak which caused them was over and accurate diagnosis
was impossible.
Other animals.—No deaths have been shown under this heading.
4. Preventive Inoculation.—Table III shows the result of serum inoculation-
It was undertaken in one outbreak of Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia and two outbreaks of
Anthrax. There was no death after inoculation.
The table below shows the amount of Rinderpest, Anthrax and Hæmorrhagic
Septicæmia sera used and in stock.
1
Anti- Rinderpest ... ...
Anthrax ... ... ...
Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia ...
In hand
1st
April
1919.
2
l,500 c.c.
9,000 c.c.
14,640 c.c.
Received
during the
year.
3
...
3,000 c.c.
...
Used during
the year.
4
...
10,500 c.c.
12,640 c.c..
In hand on
31st March
1920.
5
l,500 c.c.
l,500 c.c.
2,000 c.c.
5. In-patients.—Forty-four
patients were admitted as against 55 in the previous
year.
6. Out-patients.—The large increase in the number of out-patients 16,500 as
against 3,522 is due to the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.