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35. Serum inoculation against Anthrax was used in the United Provinces,
Madras, Bengal and Eastern Bengal and Assam. Against Hæmorrhagic
Septicæmia, in all but Burma, Bengal, Rajputana and Sind ; and against
Black quarter in the United Provinces, Punjab and the North-West Frontier
Province.
36. Rinderpest is reported to have accounted for 141,810 deaths against
137,233 last year.
37. Burma.—As was to be expected, following the heavy mortality last
year the number of deaths has fallen to almost a third of what they were
last in Burma. The year has been specially favourable in both Upper and
Lower Burma generally. The disease, however, continued to give great trouble
and cause serious losses in the Southern Shan States, being particularly severe
in Möngkung, Lawksawk, Loikha, Kehsi-Mansam, Mönghsu, Möngnawng and
Möngsit, but it has now considerably declined. The Northern Shan States also
suffered heavy losses and 25,000 deaths are said to have occurred in the Hsipaw
State and South Hsenwi. There is still no spontaneous demand for the use of anti-
rinderpest serum but endeavours have been made to carry out injections when-
ever possible and 3,617 animals were injected in 37 villages. The disease in
Burma is dealt with by segregation as far as possible.
38. Bombay.—Rinderpest made its appearance in the Presidency last year
and has spread over the whole province. The reports show 50,144 attacks and
25,416 deaths, but the Superintendent states that these figures understate consi-
derably the actual losses. The worst affected districts were Kanara 4,849,
Nasik 3,779, Dharwar 3,235, Ahmednagar 2,863, Thana 4,049 deaths. The
epizootic still continues. As reported last year, the available staff was insuffi-
cient to cope with it. Endeavours were made in some districts to obtain the
services of temporary Veterinary Assistants and 11 districts employed them.
The staff inoculated 39,932 cattle, chiefly in Thana, Ahmednagar, Poona and
Surat. It appears that considerable progress has been made in breaking down
the opposition of the people to inoculation and that they are gradually becom-
ing accustomed to the process. In some cases, having watched the results of
the operations, they have asked to have their animals protected.
39. Punjab.—Rinderpest was prevalent in 25 districts, 15,890 cases occur-
red causing 7,971 deaths. Two hundred and eighty nine outbreaks were attend-
ed and 81,008 bovines were inoculated. The Superintendent reports that the
utility of preventive inoculation is becoming impressed on the public and
applications for the treatment are not infrequent. It has now been generally
applied in the Province and the results have been uniformly successful.
0 North-West Frontier Province.—Was prevalent in Peshawar, Kohat
and Dera Ismail Khan and an outbreak occurred in the Kurram Valley. There
were 651 deaths. 12,361 cattle were inoculated in actual outbreaks and
excellent results are reported to have been obtained.
41. United Provinces.—Rinderpest occurred in 26 districts, the mortality
being reported to be 1,254. The Veterinary Assistants visited 182 outbreaks
and inoculated 11,669 cattle against 5,711 last year. Inoculation is making
slow progress, many more could have been done had reports reached the officers
in time.
42. Eastern Bengal and Assam.—Rinderpest was prevalent more or less
throughout the whole Province, being reported from 16 districts and causing
20,873 deaths, the mortality being specially heavy in Sylhet, Kamrup, Goal-
para, Nowgo ng and Cachar. Preventive inoculation was undertaken in 69
outbreaks and 18,308 cattle were inoculated. The Indian Tea Association have
appointed a Veterinary Surgeon of their own in the Surma Valley, the Govern-
ment giving a grant of Rs. 15,000. Mr. W. H. McCaldron, M.R.C.V.S., has
been appointed to the post and has 3 assistants working under him, their special
work being to inoculate cattle in tea gardens and villages against Rinderpest.
They inoculated 6,674 cattle.
43. Bengal.—Reports Rinderpest in every district excepting Cuttack,
Saran, Shahabad, 24-Parganahs. Howrah and Hoogly. One hundred and
ninety-four outbreaks were attended and 24,074 cattle inoculated.