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18. Foot-and-Muth disease.—Three
thousand six hundred and forty deaths
from this disease have been reported from 10 districts against 4,625 of the previous
year from same number of districts. The heaviest mortality is reported from the
district of Darrang. This mortality is more due to neglect than to actual Foot-
and-Mouth disease. The wounds are not treated and they become poisoned or fly-blown
and the animals die from blood poisoning and gangrene.
19. Hæmorrhagic
Septicæmia.—There
were 4,336 deaths reported from 10
districts during the year. In the previous year 5,355 deaths were reported from
9 districts. Diagnosis was confirmed by microscopical examination in the districts of
Cachar, Sylhet, Goalpara, Kamrup, Darrang, Nowgong, Sibsagar and Lakhimpur.
20. Black
quirter.—This
disease was reported from 3 districts and caused
260 deaths ; in the previous year 126 deaths were reported from 2 districts. No
report of the prevalence of this disease in the district of Kamrup and Darrang was
received during the year. Hence little reliance can be piaced on the figures
reported.
21. Anthrax.—Anthrax
was reported from 9 districts and caused 1,453 deaths.
In the previous year 2,056 deaths were reported from 8 districts. The diagnosis of
the disease was confirmed by microscopical examination in the districts of Cachar,
Sylhet, Kamrup, Darrang, Nowgong, Sibsagar and Lakhimpur.
22. Other contagious diseases.—10,169
deaths were reported from 8 districts
against 10,718 deaths of previous year from the same number of districts.
23. Contagious disease amongst other animials.—2,317 deaths were reported from
10 districts under this head against 2,819 of the previous year from 8 districts. No
further details are available.
PREVENTIVE INOCULATION.
24. Table III shows the result of preventive inoculation in the Province. During
the year inoculation was carried out in 360 outbreaks of Rinderpast in 19 subdivisions.
In these outbreaks 9,164 animals died before inoculation and 34,850 animals were
inoculated, of which 633 animals were reported to have died subsequently from the
disease.
In the previous year inoculation was undertaken in 13 3 outbreaks in 16 sub-
divisions ; in these outbreaks 3,785 animals died before inoculation, 13,782 animals
were inoculated. There were 221 deaths amongst the inoculated animals.
There is thus an increase of 21,068 in the number of inoculations over that of
the previous year. This is due to the greater prevalence of Rinderpest especially
in the district of Sylhet during the last quarter of the year. Five extra Assistants
were deputed there to supplement the district staff.
The largest number of inoculations was undertaken in the subdivisions of Sylhet,
Karimganj, Sunaniganj and Maulvi Bazar. In the previous year Tinsukia, Dhubri,
Karimganj, Silchar and Samamganj showed the largest number of inoculations.
A monthly return showing the existence of Rinderpest and other contagious
diseases in the Province has been regularly submitted to the Italian Consul-General,
Calcutta.
25. Anthrax :—During the year 86 outbreaks of suspected Anthrax were
reported. This diseass was definitely diagnosed by microscopic examination in 57
outbreaks.
Inoculation was carried out in 73 outbreaks. In these outbreaks 28 equities,
572 bovines and 43 others died before inoculation. Six hundred and ninety-two
equities, 8,831 bovines and 163 others were inoculated, of which 24 bovines were
reported to have subsequently died.
In the previous year inoculation was carried out in 40 outbreaks and 452 equines,
4,896 bovines and 450 others were inoculated. There were 17 deaths amongst the
inoculated animals.
There is an increase of 3,888 inoculations against Anthrax.
As in the previous years a monthly return of the occurrence of Anthrax cases has
been submitted to the American Consul-General, Calcutta.
26. Hæmorrhagic
Septicæmia.—During
the year 47 spec : mens were received
from suspected Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia. This disease was definitely diagnosed by
microscopic examination in 39 outbreaks.