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APPENDICES.
xi.
STATEMENT NO. VI.—Showing the number of vaccinations verified by Civil
Surgeons
and Superintendents
of Vaccination, in the Province of Burma for the year 1898-99
—concluded.
Division.
1
MANDALAY
SAGAING
MINBU ...
MEIKTILA ...
SHAN STATES
CHIN HILLS ...
No.
2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
District.
3
Mandalay ...
Bhamo ...
Katha ...
Ruby Mines ...
Myitkyina
...
Mogaung
...
Shwebo ...
Sagaing
...
Lower Chindwin ...
Upper Chindwin
...
Thayetmyo ...
Pakôkku
...
Minbu ...
Magwe ...
Meiktila
...
Yamèthin ...
Kyauksè
...
Myingyan
...
Northern Shan States
Southern Shan States
Chin Hills ...
Name of Civil Surgeon.
4
Lieutenant-Colonel S. H. Dantra
Dr. Bensley
... ... ... ...
Major A. R. P. Russell ... ...
1st class Military Assistant Surgeon J.
Dolby.
2nd grade Civil Assistant Surgeon F.
X. d'Attaides.
Dr. H. E. Wells ... ... ...
Dr. H. J. Augustine ... ...
Dr. L. G. Fink
2nd class Military Assistant Surgeon W.
St. M. Hefferman.
Dr. C. Martin ... ... ...
Dr. J. A. Maddox ... ... ...
Major C. W. S. Magrath ... ...
Lieutenant-Colonel P. Mookerji ...
Captain K. Prasad...
1st class Military Assistant Surgeon A.
H. Nolan.
1st class Military Assistant Surgeon F.
Bradley.
3rd grade Civil Assistant Surgeon Bhag-
wan Dass.
Major C. S. Rundle ... ...
Dr. R. A. Hollingsworth ... ...
Captain T. Stoddart ... ...
Senior Assistant Surgeon D. T. Baker ...
1st class Military Assistant Surgeon T.
Kiddle.
Lieutenant E. R. Rost ... ...
Captain F. J. Dewes ... ...
Major S. Powell ...
1st class Military Assistant Surgeon G.
R. Gaudoin.
2nd class Military Assistant Surgeon P.
McCarthy.
3rd grade Civil Assistant Surgeon San
C. Po.
Major A. R. P. Russell ... ...
Captain J. W. Wolfe
Captain T. Stoddart ... ...
Dr. C. Martin ... ... ...
Senior Assistant Surgeon J. E. Campbell
Dr. L. G. Fink ... ...
Captain C. E. Williams ... ...
2nd grade Civil Assistant Surgeon S.
Jacob.
Total number of operations per-
formed in his jurisdiction.
5
19,435
3,127
2,153
4,364
464
803
19,757
13,462
9,704
10,420
20,256
10,219
5,804
8,168
4,546
8,989
6,505
12,992
3,013
3,839
85
Number of operations inspected.
6
1,275
4,434
50
1,741
810
1,738
258
44
440
208
79
2,175
808
6,990
3,939
2,340
351
1,783
2,424
967
3,644
3,673
2,016
96
140
2,892
3,538
1,440
1,773
135
109
569
63
570
162
14
Number of operations found to
have been successfully vacci-
nated.
7
1,266
4,336
50
1,668
655
1,628
223
33
556
1,981
7,559
3,571
1,856
1,760
3,074
595
2,532
2,433
2,162
2,474
3,397
1,302
1,759
477
33
651
9
Percentage of operations in-
spected to total number of
operations performed in his
jurisdiction.
8
29.63
55.68
37.62
39.83
65.09
90.54
11 .01
57.93
40.59
25.83
8.80
33.18
45.55
32.73
49.54
32.17
76.53
15.52
20.98
19.07
16.47
Percentage of successful oper-
ations to total number of oper-
ations inspected.
9
99.39
97.56
100.00
95.81
80.86
93.67
86.43
75.00
76.48
91.08
96.94
90.66
68.97
98.71
85.56
61.53
95.76
90.61
96.00
85.55
93.19
90.42
87.21
83.83
52.38
88.93
64.39
G. B. C. P. O.—No. 9558, B. S., 31-7-99—375.
TRIENNIAL REPORT
ON
VACCINATION IN BURMA
For the years 1896-97-1898-99.
RANGOON:
PRINTED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT, GOVERNMENT PRINTING, BURMA.
1899.
[ Price,—Re. 0-8-0.]
Annual Administration
Report of the Civil
Veterinary Depart-
ment, Sind, for the
year 1938-39.
Price: 3 annas or 4 d.
K A R A C H I :
PRINTED AT THE GOVERNMENT PRESS
1939.
NOTE—Obtainable from the Manager, Government Book Depot and Record
Office, Karachi (Saddar).
Below Annual Administration Report of the
Civil Veterinary Department, Sind, for the year
I938-39.
No. 3787/G.-IV-3 OF 1939-40.
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF
VETERINARY SERVICES, SIND,
Karachi, dated the 17th August 1939.
Forwarded, with compliments, to the Secretary to Government of
Sind, Revenue Department.
2. Mortality Statistics.— The Statistics in table I show that the
reported mortality among cattle and other animals from contagious and
parasitic diseases, during the year ending 31st March 1939, was 11,138
as compared with 15495 in the previous year. There were fewer out-
breaks of Rinderpest and the mortality from Liver Fluke among cattle
and buffaloes was considerably less during the year under report than
in 1937-38.
3. Dispensaries.—Two Itinerating Veterinary Dispensaries and
2 grant-in-aid Veterinary Dispensaries were opened and the District
Local Board, Thar Parkar, opened a dispensary at their entire cost
during the year under review. With these additions there were 24
Veterinary Dispensaries working in the Province at the end of the year.
The number of in and out patients treated at dispensaries rose from
28,348 in 1937-38 to 32,167 in 1038-39. The work done by the sub-
ordinate staff on tour, shown in table IV, shows a large increase, the
total number of animals treated and castrated during the year being
1,15,250 as against 54,872 in the previous year. The increase is due
partly to additional staff employed and partly to the treatment of an in-
creased number of cases of Liver Fluke. The allotment of travelling
allowance for the subordinate staff was inadequate and touring
consequently had to be curtailed A large part of the touring of the
subordinate staff depends on the incidence of disease, and this cannot
be foreseen with any accuracy.
4. Horse Shows.—The Jacobabad Horse Show was held, as usual,
and the District Local Board were given the grant of Rs. 500 from Pro-
vincial Funds and a similar sum donated by the Karachi Race and Rid-
ing Club towards the Show.
5. Equine Breeding Operations. The number of stallions could
not be increased as most of the District Local Boards are not willing to
incur any expenditure in this connection. The five stallions at stud
covered 204 mares as against 207 in the previous year.
L (v) 1612—A
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6. Financial.—The total expenditure of the Department was
Rs. 1,71,274 as compared with Rs. 1,39,294 in the previous year. The
increase is due to the appointment of an officiating Director for the 6
months during the period of leave of Mr. J. H.G. Jerrom and to expan-
sion of the Department.
7. Investigation of Disease.—Mr. H. S. Bawa, the Veterinary
Investigation Officer, has done good work in the investigation of several
diseases. This has been of great help to the Department.
8. General.—The work done by the Department shows an appre-
ciable increase, which would have been greater had the requisite num-
ber of Veterinary Assistant Surgeons been available.
9. Government have sanctioned the appointment of 4 Non-Sindhi
Veterinery Assistant Surgeons and have also increased the number of
Sindh Scholars at the Bombay Veterinary College. It is hoped that
this will ensure an adequate supply of Veterinary Assistant Surgeons
in the future. The scheme of supplementing the work of Veterinary
Assistant Surgeons by Veterinary Field Compounders is definitely pro-
mising.
J. H. G. JERROM,
Director of Veterinary Services, Sind.
Annual Administration Report of the Civil Veterinary
Department, Sind, for the year 1938-39.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.
Mr. J. H. G. Jerrom, M.R.C.V.S., I.V.S., held charge from 1st
April to 9th May 1938 and from 8th November 1938 to 31st March 1939.
During the intervening period, Mr. J. H. G. Jerrom, was on leave out
of India and the charge was held by Rao Bahadur V. R. Phadke, Bom-
bay Veterinary Service, Class I (Retired). Mr. Jerrom attended the
meeting of the Animal Husbandry Wing of the Imperial Council of
Agricultural Research at New Delhi in February 1939. He was on
tour for 68 days during which he visited each District and inspected
most of the Veterinary Dispensaries. Rao Bahadur V. R. Phadke was
on tour for 12 days in Sind and 7 days in Rajputana.
2. Mr. C. S. G. Haji, Sind Veterinary Service, Class II, continued
to be in-charge of the Goat Virus Producing Station during the year
under report.
3. Mr. H. S. Bawa, M.R.C.V.S., Sind Veterinary Service (Special
post) held the post of Veterinary Investigation Officer, Sind and Ajmer-
Merwara, throughout the year. He was on leave from 12th to 19th
September 1938 when no substitute was employed. Mr. Bawa was on
tour for 114 days and travelled 9,398 miles by rail and 1,134 miles
by road.
I.—Veterinary Instruction.
4. Four scholars from Sind were studying at the Bombay Veteri-
nary College at the beginning of the year. One of these graduated and
was given a post in the Subordinate Veterinary Service. One failed in
class B but was again granted a scholarship and 3 new scholars were
sent. There were thus six scholars from Sind studying at the Bombay
Veterinary College on 31st March 1939.
II—Treatment of Diseases.
5. Outbreaks of contagious diseases were reported from all the
districts, the total reported mortality during the year being 11,138 as
against 15,495 in the preceding year.
(i) EQUINE CONTAGIOUS DISEASE.
6. Surra.—This disease was reported from Karachi, Hyderabad
and Thar Parkar districts. There were 121 horses attacked, of which
90 were successfully treated with Naganol. Two were destroyed and
29 died untreated.
7. Other contagious diseases.—Thirty nine attacks and 12 deaths
were recorded, the diseases beings Piroplasmosis, Rabies and Strangles.
L(IV) 1612—I
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(ii) BOVINE CONTAGIOUS DISEASE.
(a) Cattle.
8. Rinderpest
Except Dadu and Larkana, outbreaks were report-
ed from all the districts, but the incidence and mortality were much
less than in the previous year, there being 1,264 attacks and 509 deaths
as compared with 4,868 and 2,156 respectively in 1937-38.
9. Haemorrhagic Septicaemia—Eighty six cases with 82 deaths
were reported from all districts except Upper Sind Frontier. There
were 207 attacks and 205 deaths in 1937-38.
10. Foot and Mouth disease.—This disease was reported from all
districts except the Upper Sind Frontier. 4,972 attacks and 133
deaths being recorded as against 4,292 and 32 respectively in the
previous year.
11. Anthrax.—There
were two outbreaks in Dadu and Sukkur
districts with 5 attacks and 5 deaths as against nil in 1937-38.
12. Other contagious and Parasitic diseases.—There were 14,024
attacks and 1,262 deaths from Liver Fluke in Karachi, Hyderabad,
Nawabshah, Thar Parkar, Dadu and Sukkur districts as against 12,192
and 2,707 respectively in 1937-38. Thar Parkar, Nawabshah and
Karachi were the most severely affected. Treatment of this disease
with Carbon Tetrachloride has been very successful and owners are con-
stantly asking for the services of the Department. The comparatively
small mortality can be attributed to this treatment.
(b) Buffaloes.
13. Rinderpest.—As in cattle, the disease prevailed less exten-
sively than in the preceding year, there being 1,294 attacks and 712
deaths in Karachi, Hyderabad, Nawabshah, Thar Parkar, Sukkur and
Upper Sind Frontier districts during the year under report as against
3,077 attacks and 1,775 deaths in preceding year.
14. Haemorrhagic Septicaemia.—Two Hundred and ninety cases
and 261 deaths were reported from all districts except Upper Sind
Frontier as against 435 and 419 respectively in the preceding year.
15. Foot and Mouth disease.—The disease appeared in six dis-
tricts, Sukkur and Upper Sind Frontier being free, with 926 attacks and
5 deaths as compared with 1,642 attacks and 5 deaths in 1937-38.
16. Black Quarter.—Seven deaths, out of II attacks, occurred in
Larkana district. This disease was not reported in buffaloes in 1937-38.
17. Anthrax.—One buffalo died in Sukkur district as against 1
in the previous year.
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18. Other contagious and Parasitic diseases.—Liver Fluke disease
prevailed in six districts, Larkana and Upper Sind Frontier not report-
ing any out-breaks. There were 30,044 attacks and 1,779 deaths.
(iii) CONTAGIOUS DISEASES AMONG OTHER ANIMALS.
(a) Sheep.
19. Anthrax.—There were 50 deaths in Nawabshah district as
against 2 deaths in 1937-38.
20. Foot and Mouth disease.—One hundred and five sheep were
affected and 5 died in Dadu and Larkana districts as compared with 49
attacks in the previous year.
21. Other contagious and Parasitic diseases.—The following
numbers of attacks and deaths were reported :—
Amphistomiasis and Schistosomiasis. 395 attacks and 300
deaths in Karachi district.
Parasitic Gastritis. 360 attacks and 57 deaths in Thar Parkar
and Dadu districts.
Liver Fluke: 27,216 attacks and 2,637 deaths in all districts
except Larkana.
(b) Goats.
22. Anthrax.—There were out-breaks in Hyderabad and Thar-
Parkar districts in which 96 goats were attacked and died. There
were no deaths from Anthrax among goats in 1937-38.
23. Contagious Pleuro-pneumonia.—Forty
goats were attacked
and 28 died in Thar Parkar district as against 192 and 115 respectively
in 1937-38.
24. Scab.—This disease was reported from Karachi and Thar-
Parkar districts with 376 attacks and 191 deaths as against 323 and 98
respectively in the previous year.
25. Other contagious and Parasitic diseases.—There were 138
attacks and 39 deaths from Parasitic Gastritis, and 29,225 attacks and
2,836 deaths from Liver Fluke, as against 211 and 52 of Parasitic,
Gastritis and 12,576 and 2,296 respectively of Liver Fluke reported
in 1937-38.
(c) Dogs.
26. Rabies.—Fifty six cases were reported from all districts
(Karacai town reporting 36) as against 45 in the previous year. All
the affected dogs died or destroyed.
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27. Other contagious diseases.—Seventy eight attacks and 16
deaths from Piroplasmosis and Distemper were reported.
(d) Camels.
28. Surra.—Thirty cases and 9 deaths occurred in Thar Parkar
district. The remaining 21 camels were treated with Naganol. There
were 2 cases and no deaths in 1937-38.
(e)
Poultry.
29. Fowl Cholera.—There were 8 cases and 4 deaths in Karachi
district.
(iv) PREVENTIVE INOCULATION.
30. Table II.—In 108 out-breaks of Rinderpest, 10,469 bovines
and 274 other animals were inoculated with Goat Tissue Virus. The
mortality among such animals was 42 bovines. The number inocula-
ted in the previous year was 27,322 bovines.
31. Haemorrhagic Septicaemia.—Serum alone inoculation was
carried out in 10 outbreaks when 744 animals were protected. There
was no mortality among the inoculated animals. The number of Hae-
morrhagic Septicaemia Serum inoculations performed in 1937-38 was
1,338.
32. Anthrax.—In actual outbreaks of Anthrax "Serum alone"
inoculation was undertaken in Thar Parkar district when 320 goats
were inoculated. In one outbreak at the Auxiliary Farm at Dadu 16
cattle were inoculated. There was no mortality among the inoculated
animals.
33. Twelve fowls were protected against Fowl Cholera in Karachi
town.
34. Thirty seven dogs and a horse were given anti-rabic treat-
ment.
(v) OTHER DISEASES.
35. Table IV.—The Subordinate Veterinary staff visited 2,697
villages treated 1,11,531 animals for contagious and Parasitic diseases,
2,526 animals for non-contagious diseases and castrated 1,193 animals
while on tour. The figures for the previous year were 2,514 villages
visited, 52,043 cases of contagious and Parasitic diseases and 1,960 of
non-contagious diseases treated, and 869 animals castrated. The large
increase in the number of cases treated is due to the opening of 3 more
dispensaries and appointment of Veterinary Field Compounders during
the year under report.
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(vi) INVESTIGATION.
36. Specimens were, as usual, submitted by the subordinate
staff from cases of Surra, Piroplasmosis, Haemorrhagic Septicaemia,
Liver Fluke, Parasitic Gastritis, and Scab and other Parasitic diseases
of sheep and goats. Brains from 17 dogs suspected to have died of
Rabies were sent to the Haffkine Institute, Bombay, of these t o were
positive.
37. The Veterinary Investigation Officer carried out investigations
into Warble Fly, and Cutaneous Haemorrhages of cattle, and in Rinder-
pest, contagious Pleuro-pneumonia and the disease known as "WAH"
in sheep and goats. A detailed Annual Report of this officer's work has
been submitted to the Imperial Council of Agricultural Research and to
Government of Sind.
(vii) VETERINARY HOSPITALS & DISPENSARIES.
38. Table III.—There were 19 Veterinary Dispensaries in the
Province at the begining of the year and 2 Itinerating and 3 Stationary
Veterinary Dispensaries were opened during the year. There were thus
24 Veterinary Dispensaries working at the end of the year. Of these
21 are grant-in-aid dispensaries and 1 dispensary (in charge of a salutri)
is maintained by a District Local Board. The entire cost of the two
Itinerating Veterinary Dispensaries is borne by Government. The
number of in and out patients treated at the hospitals and dispensaries
during the year under report was 32,167 as against 28,348 in the pre-
ceding year. Medicines and advice were given for 5,244 cases which
were not brought to the dispensaries as compared with 3,365 cases in
1937-38. 3,559 castrations were performed during the year under re-
port as against 3,253 in the previous year.
III—Breeding Operations.
(i) EQUINES.
39. Table VI. C.—The number of stallions at stud was 5, the
same as the previous year. Of these 4 were in the Upper Sind Fron-
tier and 1 in the Dadu district. The number of mares served was 204
as compared with 207 in 1937-38. The cost of maintenance of the stal-
lions was Rs. 2,597 of which Government contributed Rs. 1,343 as
against Rs. 2,951 in 1937-38.
(ii) BOVINES.
(iii) OTHER ANIMALS.
40 Breeding operations of other classes of animals is under the
control of the Agricultural Department. Table VI-A and VI B of this
report are prepared from the information obtained from the Director of
Agriculture, Sind.
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(iv) FAIRS AND SHOWS.
41. Table XII.—Horse Show—The Jacobabad Horse Show was
held during the year and 228 horses were entered and judged and a sum
of Rs. 1,115 and a Silver Medal awarded in prizes as against 218 horses
exhibited and Rs. 1,080 and a Silver Medal awarded in 1937-38.
Rs. 500 and a Silver Medal were contributed by Government and
Rs. 500 by the Karachi Race and Riding Club, Limited.
42. Table VII.—Cattle Show—Cattle Shows were organised by
the Agricultural Department. Table VII has been filled up from the
information supplied by the Director of Agriculture, Sind.
IV—Subordinate Establishment.
43. There were one Veterinary Inspector and 21 Veterinary Assis-
tant Surgeons in employment at the beginning of the year. Four
Veterinary Assistant Surgeons were appointed, of which two resigned.
The strength at the close of the year was one Veterinary Inspector and
23 Veterinary Assistant Surgeons in-charge of dispensaries. Owing to
paucity of Veterinary Assistant Surgeons, 4 posts of Reserve Veterinary
Assistant Surgeons were vacant on 31st March 1939.
44. Mr. Abdul Majid held the post of Vaterinary Inspector during
the year. He was on tour for 139 days and travelled 4,087 miles by
rail and 570 miles by road as against 155 days spent on tour and 5,639
miles by rail and 577 miles by road travelled in the previous year.
45. The names of Mr. Abdul Majid, Veterinary Inspector and
Messrs J. R. Bana, K. M. Sullaiman and M. W. Mirza Veterinary
Assistant Surgeons are brought to the notice of Government for good
work performed during the year.
46. The new cadre of Veterinary Field Compounders sanctioned
by Government was formed in October 1938. Eight Veterinary Field
Compounders were appointed of whom one resigned and 7 were work-
ing at the end of year. Although most of the time up to the end of the
year under report was spent in training these men, much useful work
was done in the field in attending outbreaks of Liver Fluke and Foot
and Mouth disease and in several other ways supplementing the work
of Veterinary Assistant Surgeons.
47. The clerical staff did good work during the year, Owing to
expansion of the Department the work in the Director's Office has
much increased and an additional clerk was sanctioned during the year.
V.—Expenditure.
48. Table IX—The total expenditure of the Department was Rs.
1,71,274 as against Rs. 1,39,294 in the previous year.
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VI.—General Remarks.
49. Government have been pleased to sanction the opening of 2
more Itinerating Veterinary Dispensaries and also a grant-in-aid to a
District Local Board Dispensary which is to be opened during the year
1939-40. Further expansion of the Department will continue as cir-
cumstances permit. The difficulty of recruiting Veterinary Assistant
Surgeons has made it impossible to fill all the sanctioned posts. In
order to partly remedy this state of affair, it has been decided to send 6
Scholars to the Bombay Veterinary College in 1939-40, 5 in 1940-41 and
4 in 1941-42.
The District Local Board, Thar Parkar, already maintains 4 grant-
in-aid Veterinary Dispensaries, and also a Veterinary Dispensary in-
charge of a salutri at their expense. They intend to open one more
dispensary at their own cost during 1939-40.
The scheme of Veterinary Fields Compounders introduced during
the year under report is definitely promising and will provide additional
veterinary assistance at small cost. These expansions of the activities
of the Department will afford more veterinary aid in rural areas where
it is most needed.
50. Nineteen horses were landed at the Port of Karachi under the
Live Stock Importation Act. One pony, 5 donkey stallions and 422
mules were imported by the Army Department.
51. The Goat Virus Producing Station at Karachi was of the
greatest value in providing, without delay, all the Rinderpest vaccine
required. 747 ampoules were issued during the year. The cost of the
Station was Rs. 5,902 as against Rs. 5,445 in the previous year.
J. H. G. JERROM,
Director of Veterinary Services, Sind.
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TABLE I.
Statistics of mortality from contagious diseases and other causes among Live-stock in the
Province of Sind during the year 1938-39.
Name of District.
1
Karachi ... ...
Hyderabad ... ...
Thar Parkar ...
Nawabshah ... ...
Dadu ... ...
Larkana ... ...
Sukkur ... ...
Upper Sind Frontier ...
Total ...
Total for 1937-38 ...
Total for 1936-37 ...
EQUINES.
Glanders.
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Surra.
3
9
10
12
...
...
...
...
31
19
7
Dourine.
4
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Anthrax.
5
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Other contagious and
parasitic diseases.
6
4
1
4
1
...
...
1
1
12
6
5
Total.
7
13
11
16
1
...
...
1
1
43
25
12
Other causes.
8
...
2
3
3
...
...
2
...
10
Not
kno-
wn.
---
kno-
wn.
CATTLE.
Rinderpest.
9
88
172
68
50
...
...
120
11
509
2.156
4,725
Hæmorrhagic Septi-
caemia.
10
21
6
23
3
2
22
5
...
82
205
158
Foot and Mouth.
11
11
23
58
2
37
1
1
...
133
32
92
Black Quarter.
12
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
30
50
Anthrax.
13
...
...
...
...
1
...
4
...
5
...
2
Surra.
14
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Other contagious and
parasitic diseases.
15
143
143
352
194
413
...
17
...
1,262
2,711
1,032
Total.
16
263
344
501
249
453
23
147
11
1,991
5,134
6,059
Other causes.
17
...
...
3
1
...
...
...
...
4
Not
known.
Not
known.
BUFFALOES.
Rinderpest.
18
164
338
16
21
...
...
120
53
712
1,775
807
Hœmorrhagic Septi-
caemia.
19
136
20
9
7
20
36
33
...
261
419
541
Foot and Mouth.
20
...
1
...
...
4
...
...
...
5
5
...
Black quarter.
21
...
...
...
...
...
7
...
...
7
...
1