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while the expenditure on cultivation during the year, was
Rs. 8,838-2-0.
94. Irrigation.—The inconvenience of getting water from the
Irrigation Department as reported in the annual reports for 1929-
30 and 1930-31 continued, the supply being totally insufficient.
95. Buildings.—During the year under report the Public
Works Department completed the sweepers' quarters and the
farm manager's quarters and did some petty repairs. The
stanchions required to complete the cow-shed extensions have not
yet been provided.
96. Machinery and Implements.—The pasteurisation machi-
nery as well as the present Ford lorry did not work satisfactorily
during the year. The former requires a complete overhaul.
97. Revenue and Expenditure.—The
total revenue of the
farm amounted to Rs. 45,875-7-9 including Rs. 14,705-10-0 (the
estimated receipts) on account of fodder produced, while
the total expenditure was Rs. 48,645-12-0 including Rs. 2,800
paid for 8 Tharparkar cows and seven calves but excluding the
payments made by the Public Works Department for buildings.
The details are shown in Table IX. The revenue of the farm
has gone down due to the rate of milk having been reduced from
8 lbs. to 10 lbs. per rupee.
98. According to the suggestion of the Animal Husbandry
Expert to the Imperial Council of Agriculture, Government
have been pleased to accept the policy of replacing the present
mixed herd of the farm animals by pure bred Tharparkars but
owing to the financial stringency, this change will be gradual
and subject to the limit of the budget provision. In accordance
with this decision eight Tharparkar cows in milk were purchased
during the year.
The particulars of receipts and expenditure of the farm and
valuation of the stock are shown in Table IX. The two state-
ments A and B showing herd statistics and outturn of crops
respectively are new additions.
HORSE-BREEDING.
99. No horse or pony stallion is maintained either by
Government or by local bodies in the province.
FAIRS AND SHOWS.
100. All the important fairs and shows held in the province
were attended by the staff. Special Officer, Mr. Malik, visited
Sonepur, Sitamarhi, Khagra, Purnea and Singheswarthan fairs
and acted as a judge in the shows held at Sitamarhi and Khagra.
The annual camp of the department was held at Sonepur.
The sanitary condition of the fair was good, while the supply
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of fodder and water was sufficient and no cattle epidemic was
reported. Promiment among the animals were elephants
and to a less extent horses and ponies. The livestock consisted
of different classes such as country cows, Hissar, Montgomary,
Tayler breed, buffaloes, etc. The animals were brought from differ-
ent districts and provinces by road, rail, steamers and country
boats and purchasers also flocked from different provinces and such
distant parts as Assam and Rajputana. Seven Government Khedda
elephants were sent to the fair by the Deputy Commissioner,
Angul, for disposal and were sold by the veterinary staff with the
greatest difficulty. His Excellency the Governor of Bihar and
Orissa visited Sonepur. I was present at the camp for four days
and looked after the general arrangements. A considerable
amount of useful work was done by the veterinary staff deputed
to the fair. They gave every help in the care and management
of the livestock, in the treatment of sick animals at the camp
veterinary dispensary and in doing propaganda work for the
department.
At the 22 principal fairs and shows of which the particulars
are shown in Tables XIII and XIV, over 244,000 animals were
brought for sale. There was a decrease in the total number of
animals as compared with the previous year's figures.
101. Though the figures are by no means complete, 5,912
animals were booked to different places from Sonepur by the
Bengal and North-Western Bail way. There being a question of
appointment of a Cattle] Traffic Officer under the Agriculture
Department out of a grant from the Imperial Council of Agri-
cultural Research, the Director of Agriculture, Bihar and Orissa,
was furnished with a complete list of cattle fairs and shows, as
well as the hats (cattle markets) held in the province.
CHAPTER V.
PROVINCIAL ESTABLISHMENT.
102. There Was no change in the cadre of the Provincial
Veterinary Service officers, Rai Sahib P. N. Das and Babu Nilmoni
Chattarji continuing to hold their respective charges as before.
The former was due to retire on 15th May 1931 but was granted
an extension of the service by one year more. State scholar,
Mr. M. I. Malik, was in charge of the North Bihar Range, while
Mr. S. K. Sen was still under training being attached to the
head office. He was reappointed Special Officer for another year
from 28th November 1931. As regards the staff of Professors at
the Bihar and Orissa Veterinary College there was also no change.
103. Due to the unsatisfactory financial position of Govern-
ment the scheme for the new Superior Provincial Veterinary
Service could not be revived during the year»
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CHAPTER VI.
SUBORDINATE ESTABLISHMENT.
104. There was no change in the strength of the inspecting
staff which consisted of 13 veterinary inspectors as in the year
1930-31. Veterinary inspector, Babu D. C. Guha, was transferred
from the Central to the North Bihar Range to relieve inspector
Babu A. K. Ghose appointed inspector in charge of the Patna
Circle.
For convenience of work, a few transfers from one range to
another were also effected among the district cadre ; two temporary
S. P. C. A. inspectors, Babu M. S. Mohan Raj and Maulavi
A. U. Ahmad, and three assistants to Professors reverted to the
department; one assistant, Babu H. L. Mandal, retired and two
probationary assistants were discharged.
105. At the end of the year, the total subordinate staff of
the department consisted of 13 inspectors, 2 laboratory assistants,
6 staff and 11 reserve veterinary assistant surgeons, and 126 vete-
rinary assistant surgeons employed in districts, viz., 31 stationary
and 95 touring, as shown in table VII.
The staff distributed to each range was as follows:—
Range.
North Bihar
...
Central
...
Orissa
...
Total
Veterinary
inspector.
4
5
4
13
Laboratory
assistant.
1
...
1
2
Staff
veterinary
assistant
surgeon.
2
2
2
6
Reserve
veterinary
assistant
surgeon.
3
4
4
11
Hospital
veterinary
assistant
surgeon.
14*
9
8
31
Touring
veterinary
assistant
surgeon.
29
41
25
95
* Including the veterinary assistant surgeon under the Bettiab. Raj.
CHAPTER VII.
LABORATORIES.
106. Examination of specimens from the two ranges, North
Bihar and Orissa, was carried out in the two range laboratories
at Muzaffarpur and Cuttack, respectively, while the work for
the Central Range was done at the Bihar and Orissa Veterinary
College. The district staff have had instructions to send all
interesting pathological specimens to the college where there are
better facilities for dealing with such work.
107. Out of a total number of 8,240 specimens, blood smears,
etc., received and examined in the range and college laboratories
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during the year, diseases were diagnosed in 1,261 instances as
shown below :—
Diseases diagnosed,
Anthrax
...
...
...
Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia ... ...
Black Quarter ... ... ...
Tirypanosomiasis
...
...
Piroplasmosis
...
...
...
Fewl cholera
...
...
...
Mange
...
... ...
Strangles
...
...
...
Theilariasis
...
...
...
Coccidiosis
...
...
...
Cestode infection ...
...
...
Eosinophilia
...
...
...
Spinochætosis
...
...
...
Swine Erysispelas ...
... ...
Anysocytosi
...
...
...
Lencocytosis
...
...
...
Infective sacroma
... ... ...
Carcinoma
...
...
...
Papilloma
...
... ...
Rabies ... ... ...
Nematode infection ... ...
Inflammatory growth
... ...
Bovine surra
... ... ...
Canine surra
...
...
...
Johne's disease ...
...
...
Otorrhœa
...
...
...
Anæmia ... ... ...
Ankylostomiasis
...
...
Strongylosis
...
...
...
Ascariasis
...
...
...
Streptococci infection
...
...
Staphilocci
„
...
...
Strepto staphylococi (mixed)
...
Equine Tuberculosis
...
Bovine
„
...
...
Malignant Oedema
...
...
Miscellaneous diseases
...
...
Total ...
Total number of slides examined
...
North
Bihar
range.
3
30
1
...
...
...
8
7
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
5
......
1
10
15
2
6
3
6
12
15
...
...
...
87
213
2,515
Central range
including
College.
14
21
...
12
8
6
3
13
18
185
1
13
1
2
53
6
1
1
1
4
239
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
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*637
3,635
Orissa range.
6
14
6
...
7
6
12
...
100
66
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
11
6
...
...
...
37
58
11
...
...
...
1
1
1
68
411
2,090
Total.
23
65
7
12
15
12
23
20
118
253
1
13
1
2
53
6
1
1
1
4
239
1
16
6
1
10
15
39
64
14
6
12
15
1
1
1
189
1,261
8,240
* Includes 135 cases diagnosed for the college.
A comparison with the previous year's list will show that
an all-round increase has been achieved both in the number of
specimens examined and the number of diseases diagnosed for
each range, while a fresh diagnosis was made in 12 instances.
In addition to the above, some pathological specimens and
internal parasites, etc., were also examined and preserved in the
laboratories at Muzaffarpur and Cuttack prior to their despatch
to the college.
FIELD VETERINARY DISPENSARY, JAGD1SPUR (SHAHABAD).
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INVESTIGATION OF DISEASES.
108. Investigation of diseases was carried out in each range
as follows :—
NORTH BIHAR RANGS.
Non-sweating.—One pony was treated with Thyroid gland
extract. Though it was discharged as cured it required further
experiment to establish the success of this treatment. Want
of more cases and lack of funds stood in the way.
Anti-rabic treatment.—One Great Dane bitten on the face
by a rabid dog was treated successfully at the experimental
station, Muzaffarpur, with a course of anti-rabic vaccine obtained
from the Lahore Veterinary College.
Fodder-poisoning.—A few deaths of cattle showing symptoms
of fodder-poisoning were reported in Champaran. On investiga-
tion it was suspected that a variety of grass locally known as
varalla was responsible for the deaths. Experiment with this
grass will be continued as it is now being grown at the Motihari
veterinary hospital.
Bursatti.—29 ponies were successfully treated with intra
venous injection of íodine solution.
Broken horn in cattle.—11 cases were treated with the local
application of antiseptics followed by the intravenous injec-
tions of Antim Potass Tart solution.
Stringhalt cases.—30 cases of stringhalt were treated with
injections of Lugol's solution in the patella with satisfactory
results.
Besides the above, 123 cases of hæmorrhagic septiacæmia
were treated with camphor and pot. permanganate and 96 cases
of foot and mouth disease with intravenous injection of Lugol's
solution. The treatment was attended with partial success in
each case.
CENTRAL RANGE.
109. Rinderpest.—Experimental
treatment was carried out
by intravenous or subcutaneous injections of iodine solution
in 47 cases of rinderpest in Gaya district. The treatment was
attended with good results when adopted in the first stage of
the disease.
Shin affections.—32 cases of skin affections amongst various
animals were also treated in Gaya by intra-muscular injections
of sterile milk with appreciably good results.
Tumours.—Several cases of tumours on the neck of bullocks
were treated with injections of milk. The results are encouraging.
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Cases of debility.—Treatment with intravenous injections of
Trypan-blue was adopted in 68 cases of debility in the Gaya
district with good results.
ORISSA RANGE.
110. Strongylosis.-—21 calves suffering from strongylosis
were treated successfully with carbon tetrachloride at Cuttack.
CHAPTER VIII.
EXPENDITURE.
111. The total expenditure of the department amounted to
Rs. 6,71,942-11-4 as against Rs. 7,79,858-8-4 in the year 1930-31.
Out of this, a sum of Rs. 4,26,096-11-4 was spent from the
Provincial Revenues and Rs. 2,45,84-6-0-0 from the Local Fund
Budget as compared with Rs. 4,42,272-2-4 and Rs. 3,37,586-6-0
respectively spent from the same two sources during the previous
year. The decrease in expenditure under the head " Provincial "
was chiefly due to the retrenchment in the provisions for
travelling allowance and contingencies and the 10 per cent cut in
pay, and also a less expenditure on serum. Compared with the
total Provincial revenues, the expenditure incurred by Govern-
ment for the department amounted to .82 per cent.*
The total receipts of the department amounted to
Rs. 1,20,435.
CHAPTER IX.
PRETENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
112. My re-organization scheme for the prevention of
cruelty to animals in the province outside Patna City municipality
was accepted during the year, the Bihar and Orissa Society for
the prevention of cruelty to animals taking complete control
of the work from the department. In consequence of this change,
the two senior veterinary assistant surgeons acting as inspectors
tinder the Act, reverted and the Society filled their places with
their own men (two veterinary graduates) from 1st March 1932
without any financial assistance from Government towards their
pay and allowances.
113. Towards the end of the year, the Society also extended
their operations by appointing two more veterinary graduates as
inspectors, one at Dhanbad and the other at Cuttack, and further
contemplated appointing a fifth inspector for the areas under the
Patna Administration Committee and the Khagaul and Dinapore
Nizamat municipalities.
* According to revised estimate.
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114. To give partial relief to the Society, Government were
pleased to suggest payment by each municipality of half the
amount of the fines recoverable under the Act to the Society's
fund as contribution.
115. The Bihar and Orissa S. P. C. A. second horse and cattle
show was held on the Bankipore lawn on the 18th February 1932.
The Show Committee was composed of Mr. G. S. Henderson,
Director of Agriculture, Bihar and Orissa, Khan Bahadur
Muhammad Hamid, Additional District Magistrate and Special
Officer, Patna City municipality, Professor G. N. Roy Chowdhury,
Mr. W. Albert Samuel, Executive Officer, Patna Administration
Commitee and myself, as Honorary Secretary. Mr. Henderson,
Babu N. N. Ghose and myself also acted as Judges. The Commit-
tee was assisted by a strong body of stewards including, among
others, R. J. Hirst, Esq., C.I.E. , I. P., the Inspector-General of
Police, Bihar and Orissa, Khan Bahadur Muhammad Hamid,
M. K. Sinha, Esq., I.P., Assistant Superintendent of Police, Patna,
Babu Nilmoni Chattarji, Assistant Director, Civil Veterinary
Department, Mr. S. K. Sen, Special Officer, and Professor
J. M. Lahiri.
There was a large gathering of spectators and visitors
including the Hon'ble Ministers for Education and Local Self-
Government, some of the High Court Judges and several ladies.
Her Excellency Lady Stephenson kindly gave away the prizes
which amounted to Rs. 365. In the opinion of the general public,
the second show was also a great success.
116. Mrs. E. C. Ansorge, who has done so much as Honorary
Secretary to the Bihar and Orissa Society for the prevention of
cruelty to animals relinquished charge of Secretaryship to
Mr. G. N. Roy Chowdhury from the 1st March 1932, and
Mr. Albert Samuel continued to act as Honorary Treasurer.
117. The inspectors employed under the Society detected
646 cases of cruelty out of which, including some old cases, con-
victions were secured in 566 cases, while a sum of Rs. 4,988 was
realized as fines and credited to the respective municipal funds.
118. The Cruelty Inspector appointed under the Patna City
municipality, Babu S. B. Sahay, was in the fifth year of his
deputation. He sent up 382 cases during the year. Including
14 pending cases of the previous year, 358 convictions were
secured and a sum of Rs. 2,618, realized as fines, was credited to
the municipality. In addition, the inspector helped in the
examination of hackney carriage and ekka ponies for licenses, gave
surprise visits to the municipal cattle sheds and regularly inspected
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the ekka stands of the town and the cart bullocks at different
places. The work of this inspector has been very satisfactory.
119. Including the work done by the veterinary assistant
surgeons in districts, altogether 1,361 cases of cruelty were either
seized or sent up for trial out of which 1,190 ended in convictions,
as compared with 1,438 cases and 957 convictions in 1930-31.
CHAPTER X
ROYAL COMMISSION ON AGRICULTURE.
120. Progress made by the department in giving effect to
the Commission's recommendations.
(1) Diseases of livestock and their control.—(a) Serum
simultaneous method of inoculation against rinderpest.—As shown
in a previous paragraph, this method was adopted as an experi-
mental measure in a rural area, viz., at Patrapara in Puri
district, at the headquarters of Kanika Raj, in Cuttack
municipality, and also at the Patna Cattle Breeding Farm.
(b) Compulsory inoculation.—-Nothing could be done in this
respect as the time was inopportune and the rural population
uneducated.
(c) Increased
provision of veterinary
hospitals
and
dispensaries.—As reported in the previous year, this department
stands badly in need of an increase in the number of veterinary
assistant surgeons, especially touring assistants, but owing to
financial stringency no new post could be created, on the
contrary one post was abolished during the year. If the
veterinary college is to have any utility apart from its academical
importance, funds should be made available in the near future
to strengthen the staff of touring veterinary assistant surgeons.
(2) Training of veterinary surgeons and assistant surgeons.—
The proposals for starting a post-graduate training class at the
Bihar and Orissa Veterinary College, Patna, was approved during
the year.
(3) Research work in the Provincial Veterinary College.—
Research work on various livestock diseases is being conducted
in the College Research Laboratory. A scheme for the appoint-
ment of a Disease Investigation Officer out of a grant of the
Imperial Council of Agricultural Research for five years was
approved by Government.
(4) Control of livestock improvement and castration.—For
progress on these items a reference may he made to paragraphs
86, 87 and 88 of the report.
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CHAPTER XI.
GENERAL REMARKS.
121. Elephant Khedda.—Though the Khedda in Angul was
abolished from 1st March 1931, seven elephants belonging to the
Khedda could not be disposed of until November last when the
animals were sold at the Sonepur fair.
By-laws.—The proposal for the introduction of compulsory
inoculation which the district board, Puri, had under considera-
tion was dropped as being impracticable.
Hackney carriage and ekka services.—These services in the
Patna City Municipality have appreciably improved due to the
appointment of the Cruelty Inspector, but their number is becom-
ing less on account of the introduction of motor vehicles in the
city.
Propaganda.—Though there is no special agency, propaganda
work was done as usual by the staff by distribution of pamphlets,
by exhibition of charts and models and by lectures with the aid
of magic lantern wherever possible. This work will be greatly
facilitated when the field veterinary dispensaries are fully
established and in full working order.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
122. The following officers are commended for good work :—
Veterinary inspectors.—Babus J. L. Bose, P. C. Bhattacharji,
M. Agnihotri, A. K. Ghose and H. K. Roy.
Laboratory assistant.—Babu J. N. Mukharji.
Cruelty inspectors.—Babu M. S. Mohan Raj and Maulavi
A. U. Ahmad.
Staff veterinary assistant surgeon.—Babu D. Dey.
Hospital veterinary assistant surgeons.—Babus G. K. Sinha,
G. N. Mazumdar, B. Mitra (Bettiah Raj), T. Singh, B. B.
Chowdhury, N. C. Roy, N. D. Singh, Maulavis M, Khan and
S. Muhammad, Babus S. C. Bose, G. Giri and B. B. Patra.
Touring veterinary assistant surgeons.—Babus B. D. Gupta,
R. R. Sarkar, P. C. Kunar, R. L. Prashad, S. N. Sinha, K. S.
Sankaram, S. D. Singh, J. P. Singh, B. N. Das, D. Prashad,
A. Lal, G. B. Patnaik, Maulavis M. S. Hussain, S. M. Hussain
and S. A. Quadir.
123. The Principal acknowledges with the greatest satisfac-
tion the manner in which everyone connected with the college
has worked and wishes to place on record his thanks and
appreciation to the members of the staff for the efficient discharge
of their duties. He specially mentions Professor G. N. Roy
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Chowdhury and hospital surgeon Babu B. M. Prashad, in connec-
tion with the good progress of the hospital, and considers the
work of Farm Manager, Babu N. N. Ghose, most praiseworthy
which I fully endorse. The farm clerk, Maulavi Abdus Salam,
also worked satisfactorily during the year.
124. The ministerial staff of the Head and Range offices,
particularly Babu D. Roy Chowdhury, Superintendent of the
Head Office, worked assiduously throughout the year.
125. In conclusion, I wish to record the loyal support
I received from the three Range Officers, Mr. M. I. Malik,
Babu Nilmoui Chattarji and Rai Sahib P. N. Das.
P. B. RILEY, MAJOR, I.V.S.,
Director of Veterinary Services,
Bihar and Orissa.
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TABLE II.
Showing number of deaths from contagious diseases amongst animals during the year 1931-32.
(Province.)
Bihar and Orissa.
1
NORTH BIHAR RANGE.
1. Saran
...
...
2. Champaran ... ...
3. Muzaffarpur
... ...
4.
Darbhanga
...
...
3. Monghyr ... ...
(Khagaria and Begusarai).
6. Bhagalpur ...
(Supaul and Madhipura).
7. Purnea
...
...
Total ...
Equines.
Glanders.
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Anthrax.
3
...
...
...
3
...
...
...
3
Sana.
4
...
-
...
...
...
...
...
...
Dourine.
6
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Other conta-
gious diseases.
8
...
...
...
(d)
a
...
...
...
2
Total.
7
...
...
...
6
...
...
...
5
Bovines.
Rinderpest.
8
61
262
1
5
47
146
212
734
Foot and mouth
disease.
9
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Hæmorrhagic
Septicæmia.
10
167
118
414
6S7
48
80
166
1,600
Black quarter.
11
3
10
70
22
2
...
...
107
Anthrax.
12
...
...
...
4
...
...
~
4
Other contagi-
ous
diseases.
13
(a)
10
(b)
10
(e)
22
(e)
1
...
...
...
48
Total.
14
231
401
607
66S
97
226
367
2,288
Others.
Fowl Cholera.
16
...
...
..
...
...
...
...
...
Rabies.
16
...
7
2
...
...
...
9
Tetanus.
17
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Disease
amongst eats.
18
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Anthrax in
deer.
19
...
...
...
160
...
...
160
Total.
20
-
...
7
162
...
...
169
Remarks.
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(a) Ephemeral fever.
(b) Bovine Surra.
(c) Ephemeral fever.
(d) One Tetancs and one
Rabies.
(e) Bovine Surra.
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Bihar and Orissa.
1
CENTRAL RANGE.
1. Patna ... ...
2. Gaya ... ...
3. Shahabad ... ...
4. Monghyr ... ...
(Except Begusarai and
sadr
subdivisions
north of the Ganges.)
5. Bhagalpur ... ...
(Except Sapaul and
Madhipura subdivi-
sions).
6. Santal Parganas ...
7. Hazaribagh ... ...
8. Palamau ... ...
Total
Equines.
Glanders.
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Anthrax.
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Surra.
4
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
Dourine.
5
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Other conta-
gious diseases.
6
...
(g)
1
...
(j)
1
(l)
2
...
...
(o)
1
6
Total.
7
...
2
1
2
...
...
1
6
Bovines.
Rinderpest.
8
377
2,211
2,167
185
889
1,393
1,973
1,042
10,207
Foot and mouth
disease.
9
2
1
4
...
...
...
...
8
15
Hæmorrhagic
Septicæmia.
10
625
476
126
135
208
610
61
85
2,373
Black quarter.
11
...
...
10
...
1
69
...
...
70
Anthrax.
12
...
6
...
1
21
44
1
4
77
Other conta-
gious diseases.
13
(j)
1
(h)
95
(i)
2
(k)
43
(m)
2
(n)
21
...
55
239
Total.
14
1,005
2,788
2,299
364
1,159
2,127
2,026
1,214
12,981
Others.
Fowl Cholera.
15
...
...
...
4
...
...
26
...
29
Rabies.
16
2
...
...
3
...
2
...
...
7
Tetanus.
17
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Disease
amongst cats.
18
...
...
...
...
232
...
...
...
232
Anthrax
in
deer.
19
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
20
2
...
...
7
232
2
25
...
268
Remarks.
21
(f) Bovine Surra.
(g) Tetanus.
(h) Bovine Surra 13
and others 72.
(i) Bovine Surra.
(i) Tetanus.
(k) Bovine Surra.
(l) Tetanus.
(m) Bovine Piro 1.
Bovine Surra 1.
(n) Bovine Surra.
(o) Strangles.