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APPENDIX.
REPORT OF THE VETERINARY ADMINISTRATION OF THE MANIPUR STATE
FOR THE YEAR 1921-22.
1. Personnel.—Babu Krisna Narain, Veterinary Assistant, held charge of the
Department throughout the year.
2. Tours.—The Veterinary Assistant was on tour for 126 days travelling 1,908
miles. He visited 291 villages as against 255 in the previous year.
3. Contagious diseases.—
Equines.—(a) Three deaths from Anthrax were reported from three different
places. Timely diagnosis and precautionary measures prevented the disease breaking
out in an epidemic form.
(b) During the year under report Surra broke out at Moirang. It also attacked
the transport ponies of the 4th Assam Rifles. The diagnosis in both the places was
confirmed by miscroscopical examinations. Methods of segregation and disinfection
were adopted and the disease was checked.
(c) Strangles broke out amongst some ponies kept at Imphal Thana previous to
their export. There were altogether 15 cases, all of which were treated and cured.
Segregation of other ponies prevented the spread of the disease.
Bovines.—(a) Rinderpest broke out in 22 villages of which 16 were visited by
the Veterinary Assistant. The number of deaths reported was 540 as against 21,107
reported from. 222 villages in the previous year.
(b) Twelve deaths from Black Quarter were reported from five villages all of
which were visited by the Veterinary Assistant during the outbreak of the disease.
In the previous year this disease was reported from only one village where it caused
7 deaths.
(c) Two deaths from Anthrax were reported from one village.
(d) The 12 deaths shown under the heading "Other contagious diseases" were
recorded by the Veterinary Assistant while on tour. Accurate diagnosis was not
possible.
Other animals.—Rabies was responsible for five deaths among dogs. In all
cases the diagnosis was confirmed by the Pasteur Institute, Shillong.
4. Preventive inoculation.—Serum inoculation was undertaken in 4 outbreaks of
Rinderpest and 3 outbreaks of Anthrax. Owing to the prejudice of the villagers, which
fortunately is on the wane, it could not be undertaken in other outbreaks. Out of 110
cattle inoculated against Rinderpest only 5 died. The table below shows the different
kinds of serum used and the amount in stock.
1
Anti-Rinderpest ... ... ...
Anthrax ... ... ...
Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia ... ... ...
In hand 1st
April 1921.
2
4,000 c. c.
2,000 c. c.
2,000 c. c.
Received during
the year.
3
5,000 c. c.
6,500 c. c.
...
Used during
the year.
4
6,000 c. c.
5,000 c. c.
...
In hand on 31st
March 1922.
5
3,000 c. c.
3,500 c. c.
2,000 c. c.
5. In-patients.—Twenty-nine in-patients were treated as against 10 in the previous
year.
6. Out-patients.—The number of out-patients was 2,401 as against 3,512 in the
previous year. The large decrease is due to the fact that in the year under report
the prevalence of serious diseases was very little as compared with the previous
year.
7. Operations.—Eighty-six major and 161 minor operations were performed during
the year as against 61 major and 64 minor in the previous year.
8. The reporting of cattle diseases by the chaukidars still requires much improve-
ment.
9. During the year under report Veterinary leaflets dealing with common con-
tagious diseases were translated into Manipuri and distributed to the public. The
staff continues to work well. Babu Krisna Narain, Veterinary Assistant, is to be
congratulated upon the smooth working of the Department.
C. S. MULLAN,
President, Manipur State Darbar.