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REPORTS ON THE VETERINARY ADMINISTRATION OF THE MANIPUR
STATE FOR THE YEAR 1918-19.
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 has worked well during the year.
2. Tours.—The Veterinary Assistant visited 223 villages, as against 196 in the
previous year. He was on tour for 131 days, travelling 1,791 miles.
3. Contagious Diseases.—
Equines.—(a) There were three cases of anthrax in the town of Imphal. None
were reported from other parts of the valley.
(b) Surra broke out amongst the 49 Government mules which were imported
from Burma in connection with the Kuki Punitive Measures. There were two deaths
before the disease was detected and microscopically confirmed: two more followed
and all the rest were shot when found to be suffering from this disease. The disease
did not spread to any other animals.
(c) Only three deaths have been shown under the heading
other contagious
diseases. These deaths were not recorded until the outbreak which caused them
was over, and as the symptoms were ambiguous, it was impossible to diagnose the cause
of death with certainty.
Bovines.--(a) There were five outbreaks of rinderpest during the year under
report. All of them were attended and preventive measures were taken, but owing
to the attitude of the people who objected partly from ignorance and partly from
religious scruples, inoculation could not be carried out. Only 63 animals died during
the course of the outbreak.
(b) Foot-and-mouth disease was reported from 11 places, as against one in the
previous year. Ten of these places were duly attended : 13 deaths shown under this
heading were amongst calves only.
(c) There was one case of hæmorrhagic septicæmia in the town of Imphal.
(d) Black quarter appeared during the first quarter of the year. It was reported
from 16 places, as against ten in the previous year, causing 106 deaths, as against
214 deaths during the previous year: 12 of the villages were visited by the Veterinary
Assistant in time to cope with the disease.
(e) There was no regular outbreak of anthrax during the year under report.
Four deaths shown under this heading were sporadic cases which occurred in the
town at different times.
(f) No other contagious disease amongst bovines was reported during the year
under report.
Other animas.—No deaths have been shown under this heading, as against
seven deaths due to rabies during the previous year.
4. Preventire inoculation.—Serum inoculation was undertaken during three
outbreaks of anthrax in which six animals died before inoculation could be carried
out, and in one outbreak of hæmorrhagic septicæmia, in which one calf died before
inoculation. Inoculation shown against rinderpest was done amongst the Government
transport bullocks, with a view to save them from infection, while working in or
near the infected areas.
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
1918.
2
6,000 c.c.
Received during the
year.
3
35,000 c.c.
15,000 c.c.
Used during the
year.
4
3,500 c.c.
26,000 c.c.
360 c.c.
In hand on 31st
March 1919.
5
1,500 c.c.
9,000 c.c.
14,640 c.c.