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17. Dourine and Epizootic Lymphangitis.—No cases of these diseases have been
observed during the year.
18. Other contagious diseases.—The number of deaths from other contagious
diseases in horses has been reported as 166 against 130 in the previous year. No
further details are available.
BOVINES.
19. Rinderpest,—This disease was reported from 10 districts and caused 16,242
deaths against 7,239 deaths in the previous year. This disease was prevalent in the
Surma Valley throughout the year in a rather virulent form. It is reported that the
Mithun in the North Cachar Hills also suffered severely.
20. Foot-and-mouth disease.—This disease has been reported from ten districts
and caused 3,271 deaths. In the previous year 1,886 deaths were reported from the
same number of districts. Goalpara and Darrang report the heaviest loss This
disease has usually a low mortality. It has been found that many of the cases die
from complications due to non-treatment and neglect.
21. Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia.—This disease was reported from ten districts and
caused 3,713 deaths. In the previous year 1,926 deaths were reported from eight dis-
tricts. Diagnosis was confirmed microscopically in the districts of Cachar., Sylhet,
Goalpara, Kamrup, Nowgong, Sibsagar and Lakhimpur.
22. Black quarter.—This disease was reported from six districts and caused 280
deaths against 194 deaths from four districts in the previous year. The disease was
diagnosed microscopically in the districts of Cachar, Khasi and Jaintia Hills and Sib-
sagar.
From other districts no reports were received and no eximination could be
made.
23. Anthrax.—This disease was reported from eight districts and caused 1,299
deaths. The diagnosis was confirmed in all the districts except Garo Hills where there
was no Veterinary Assistant during the year. In the previous year 1,190 deaths were
reported from ten districts.
24. Other contagious diseases.—Ten thousand one hundred and thirty-one deaths
were reported from ten districts against 6,031 deaths reported from eight districts in
the previous year.
OTHERS.
25. Contagious diseases amongst other animals.—Three thousand nine hundred
sixty deaths were reported from ten districts against 2,172 deaths reported from nine
districts in the previous year.
PREVENTIVE INOCULATION.
26. Table III shows the result of preventive inoculation in the province. Daring
the year inoculation was undertaken in 285 outbreaks of Rinderpest in 19 subdivisions.
In these outbreaks 5,461 animals died before inoculation. Twenty-one thousand nine
hundred and forty-five bovines were inoculated. There were 256 deaths reported
amongst the inoculated animals. In the previous year inoculation was undertaken in
125 outbreaks in 15 subdivisions ; in these outbreaks 1,283 animals died before in-
oculation and 10,714 bovines and 103 others were inoculated of which 16 bovines died
subsequently.
There was an increase of 11,128 in the number of inoculations over that of the
previous year.
Serious outbreaks of rinderpest occurred towards the latter part of the year
affecting three subdivisions of Sylhet district. This district is alone responsible for
12,889 inoculations, i e , more than half of the inoculations done during the year.
The largest number of inoculations was made in Sylhet, Patharkandi, Habiganj,
Karimganj and Srimangal.
Cattle poisoning appears to be common in the province. Those who are respon-
sible for this malpractice often take the advantage of an outbreak to carry on their
business seemingly with the design to destroy the advantage and prestige of serum in-
oculation. The monthly return showing the existence of rinderpest and other con-
tagious diseases was regularly submitted to the Italian Consul General; Calcutta.