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BOVINES.
20. Rinderpest.—Eight
thousand two hundred and twenty-nine deaths were re-
ported from 10 districts and Sadiya Frontier Tract during the year against 9,855
deaths from 9 districts in the previous year.
21. Foot-and-mouth disease.—During the year 2,649 deaths were reported from
12 districts. In the previous year 4,421 deaths were reported from 8 districts.
22. Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia.—Three thousand and seventy-two deaths were
reported from 9 districts against 2,274 deaths from 8 districts of: the previous year.
Diagnosis was confirmed microscopically in the districts of Cachar, Sylhet, Goalpara
and Lakhimpur.
23. Black quarter.—One hundred and fifteen deaths were reported from 3 districts
against 179 deaths from 4 districts in the previous year; diagnosis was confirmed
microscopically in the district of Naga Hills.
24. Anthrax.—There were 1,107 deaths reported from 8 districts. This disease
was confirmed microscopically in the districts of Cachar, Sylhet, Kamrup, Goalpara,
Darrang, Sibsagar and Lakhimpur; in the previous year this disease was reported
from 8 districts and caused 894 deaths.
25. Other contagious diseases.—There were 6,260 deaths reported from 8 districts
during the year against 8,069 deaths from 8 districts in the previous year.
OTHERS.
26. Contagious diseases amongst other animals.—Three thousand four hundred
and fifty deaths were reported from 11 districts against 4,543 deaths from 9 districts
in the previous year. Some of the cases were confirmed by the Pasteur Institute,
Shillong, as rabies.
PREVENTIVE INOCULATION.
27. Table III shows the result of preventive inoculation in the province.
23. Inoculation was undertaken in 196 outbreaks of Rinderpest during the year
in 17 subdivisions and in Sadiya Frontier Tract and two Hill districts. In these
outbreaks 3,176 animals died before inoculation, 16,783 animals were inoculated
amongst which 144 animals were reported to have died subsequently.
In the previous year inoculation was undertaken in 291 outbreaks in 20 subdivi-
sions. In those outbreaks 5,366 aniraals died before inoculation, 21,977 animals were
inoculated of which 309 aminals were reported to have died subsequently.
Greater number of inoculations were performed during the year in Dhubri,
Mangaldai, Nalbari and Patacharkuchi. In the previous year Silchar, Tinsukia,
Nazira and Mangaldai showed the largest figures.
29. The reduction in the number of inoculation against Rinderpest during the
year was apparently due to the fact of less prevalence of outbreaks amongst the cattle
than that of the previous year and it appeared in some places in a milder form.
30. Anthrax.—During the year 66 specimens of suspected Anthrax were received
of which 39 proved Anthrax. Inoculation against Anthrax was undertaken in 50
outbreaks. In these outbreaks 11 equities, 157 bovines and 7 other animals died
before inoculation, 273 equines and 1,699 bovines were inoculated of which 2 equines
and 6 bovines are reported to have died subsequently from the disease. In the
previous year inoculation: was undertaken in 19 outbreaks in which 7 equines,
93 bovines and 2 others died before inoculation, 151 equines, 1,288 bovines and 6
others were inoculated and no further deaths were reported.
A monthly return of Anthrax outbreaks was submitted to the American Consul
General, Calcutta, regularly.
31. Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia.—Diagnosis of this disease was confirmed microsco-
pically in 22 cases. Inoculation was undertaken in 30 outbreaks in which 3 equines,
263 bovines died before inoculation, 4 equines and 3,237 bovines were inoculated of
which 1 bovine is reported to have died subsequently.
In the previous year inoculation was performed in 7 outbreaks in which 61
bovines died before inoculation and 7 equines and 588 bovines were inoculated,
32. Black quarter.—No vaccination was performed during the year.