112
Maungmya District.
Rinderpest.—The Wakema and Thiguin townships suffered heavy losses, the former re-
gistering 1,060, and the latter 390 deaths out of a total loss of 1,718. In the Thigwin township
the disease broke out in May and continued till October, in August 96 deaths were registered, to-
wards the close of October the disease gradually subsided. In Wakema, however, though the out-
break started about the same time as in Thigwin, it continued to cause damage till the end of Decem-
ber, June and August were the months when it prevailed with great severity, in June 254 animals
died, and in August 238. Outbreaks were reported from the remaining townships, but they
were luckily very mild and of short duration.
Anthrax.—The Myaungmya township is the only one that sustained any serious loss from this
fever, viœ„ 284 during the year. It was very rife between May and August, when 205 animals died.
In June mild outbreaks were reported from the Wakema and Pantanaw townships, little mis-
chief was done, and the disease soon disappeared.
Foot and mouth disease.—The Pantanaw township was visited by a mild outbreak of this
disease during the month of June, after a brief period, during which only a few animals died, it
subsided. In September, a more severe outbreak was reported from the Thigwin township, this
lasted till November. 75 animals were carried off by it. Other cases were reported from various
places in the district.
Bassein District —This is a fearful district for cattle disease, especially rinderpest, and as
usual the mortality is high.
Rinderpest.—In a virulent form has existed in one part or other of this district throughout
the year, in fact at the beginning of the season the Ngaputaw township was the only one free
from it, by the end of June it attained its climax, and whole herds of buffaloes were swept
away. The heavy losses sustained during three months may be seen from the following state-
ment:—
Rinderpest.
May, June and July
Kangyidaung
Thaboung
...
Bassein
...
Kyonpyaw
...
Kyungon
...
Yegyi Pandaw
877
577
466
345
309
169
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Rinderpest.
Total losses.
1,389
934
725
580
643
342
July and August showed only a slight decrease in the mortality, and it was not before Feb-
ruary that the death-rate fell below 100 per mensem. I should like to have been in a position to
say that the Nagaputaw township had escaped, but it was not to be, for in October, the disease
broke out and ran on till January, carying off 359 head of cattle, the average death-rate in this dis-
trict per mensem was 416.83.
Anthrax.—At the commencement of the year the Ngaputaw township was the only one free
from this disease, the average death-rate per mensem was 91. It caused most mischief in the Yegyi
240. Thaboung 233, and Bassein townships 217. The highest death-rate for any one month was
in June, when 205 deaths were registered.
Foot and mouth disease.—During the month of June this disease broke out in the Bassein
township, it caused little damage, and after a short time subsided. In August there was a pretty
general and severe outbreak in these townships, viz., Thaboung, Yegyi, and Kyonpyaw, and 177
deaths were registered. September and October showed a marked decrease in the mortality, hut
it again ran high in November, when 141 auimals perished. After November it rapidly
died out.
Total mortality during the year 1S94-95.
Rinderpest.
5,002
Anthrax.
1,092
Foot and
mouth disease.
652
Total.
6,746
Other diseases.
678
Grand total.
7,424
Henzada District.
Rinderpest.—This disease gave little trouble. All outbreaks reported were of a mild nature.
Anthrax.—The Lemyetua, Myanaung, and Kyangin townships suffered more or less
throughout the year. Out of a total loss of 1,341 animals recorded under this heading, these
townships contributed 965, the greatest number of deaths, viz., 239 occurred in August.
Font and mouth disease.—This disease was present in many parts of the district at the com-
mencement of the year, by June it was pretty general throughout the district, and in August it
attained its greatest virulence, when no less than 352 deaths were registered, most of which
occurred in the Henzada, Lemyetna, Kyangin, and Myanaung townships, 141 deaths were
registered in June and 221 in July. Since August there has been a gradual and steady fall in
the death-rate.