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78. The Imperial Bacteriologist and his staff were chiefly occupied during
the past 12 months in the manufacture and testing of Rinderpest serum.
64,462 doses were manufactured and 24,232 distributed to the various Superin-
tendents. It is satisfactory to note that more machinery has been purchased,
and there is every hope that the output will be considerably larger next year.
79. It is to be regretted that further experiments were not made to ascertain
the doses of anti rinderpest serum required to protect the different breeds, and
it is to be hoped that progress will be made during the coming year on this
point.
80. Two Veterinary Assistants were trained during the year: but other ar-
rangements must be made to considerably increase the output otherwise inocu-
lations will make little or no progress.
VI.-EQUINE DISEASES.
Glanders and
Farcy.
81. Reports of the existence of Glanders and Farcy have been received
from Bengal and Bombay, and of isolated cases from Jacobabad, Kashmir,
Benares and Baluchistan.
Bengal.
82. The Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, Bengal, reports that
20 cases of Glanders were admitted into the Bengal Veterinary College during
the year, against 32 in the previous year. From these figures it must, however,
not be deduced that Glanders is less prevalent.
83. During the year, 34 cases of Glanders and Farcy were detected in the
districts, viz., 2 in Arrah, 1 in Patna, 1 in Dacca, 3 in Tippera, 6 in Nadia, 3 in
Burdwan, 1 in Saran, and 17 in Sonthal Parganas. Ten of these animals died,
and the rest were destroyed.
84. The Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, states that "one case
from Burdwan and 17 from Dumka, were not reported to the Inspector Gene-
ral, Civil Veterinary Department, and to the Military Officers, as the informa-
tion was received too late to be of use. I regret to say that delays occurred in
other instances. In order that, in future, immediate reports might be secured,
a Circular was issued by the Director of Land Records and Agriculture, Bengal,
to the District Officers, calling their attention to the urgency of the matter.
I have also warned all the Veterinary Assistants. The detection of these cases
of Glanders shows that the subordinate Veterinary Department is beginning to
make itself felt, and that the disease is more prevalent in the mufassal than
was supposed".
Bombay.
85. Twenty horses were admitted to the Government Lazaretto, against 4 in
1899-1900, and 7 in 1898-99. Of the 20 admitted during the year under report,
17 were from the City and 3 from the Harbour. Three were confirmed cases, 11
were suspicious, and 6 were contacts. The 3 confirmed cases were destroyed;
and 3 of the 11 suspicious cases died; but the post mortem examination proved
them free from disease; the remaining 8 were discharged having proved refract-
ory to the Mallein test. Of the 6 contact cases, 1 died and 5 were discharged.
Glanders and
Farcy Act.
Act XIII of 1899.
86. The Glanders and Farcy Act is now in force in Bombay, North-Western
Provinces and Oudh, Punjab, Sind and Baluchistan, and measures are being
adopted to complete the staff and organization necessary to work the Act in
Bengal.
Cleansing of Horse-
boxes and Oattle
trucks.
87. Referring to paragraphs 374 to 377 of last year's Annual Administration
Report, it may be noted that inspections of horse-boxes and cattle trucks have
been carried out by officers of the Civil Veterinary Department at such of the
cleansing railway stations as were situated within the limits of their respective
jurisdiction. Owing to there being no officer of this Department appointed to
the Central Provinces, no arrangements can be made for the inspection of horse-
boxes and cattle trucks on the Bengal-Nagpur Railway.
88. It has been brought to my notice that the art of scientific disinfection of
horse-boxes, etc., is not yet thoroughly understood by the railway subordinates
in charge of the work. This, no doubt, is quite correct, but, in my opinion, it
will be sufficient for all practical purposes, if the rules laid down (vide
paragraph 374 of last year's Annual Administration Report) are carefully
carried out. The outcome of these periodical inspections of vehicles used for
the conveyance of horses and cattle by rail, has already resulted in horse-boxes
and cattle trucks being found very much cleaner than they were before.
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