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DISTRICT.
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Dinajpnr
...
...
Rangpur
...
...
Bogra
...
...
Faridpur
...
...
Backergunge
...
...
Tippera
...
...
Chittagong
...
...
Patna
...
...
Do.
...
...
Saran
...
...
Muzaffarpur
...
...
Name of disease.
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Rinderpest ...
Ditto ... ...
Ditto ... ...
Foot-and-mouth...
Tympanitis and
diarrhœa,
Foot-and-mouth ...
Not known ...
Rinderpest ...
Ditto ...
Ditto ...
Ditto ...
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Character of the
disease.
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Epidemic ... ...
Ditto
...
...
Ditto ... ...
......
Epidemic ... ...
......
......
Not epidemic ...
Epidemic ... ...
Ditto
...
...
Ditto
...
...
Date of outbreak.
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August ... ... ...
17th March 1897
October ... ... ...
November 1896 ...
Ditto ...
October 1896 ... ...
......
20th May 1896 ... ....
February 1897 ... ...
1st June 1896 ... ...
March 1897 ...
ANIMALS
Affected.
5
447
122
......
......
67
612
......
Died.
6
363
99
92
...
65
12
...
Not known.
228
77
Ditto
110
67
Percentage
of deaths.
7
81.2
81.1
.......
.....
97.9
1.9
.....
48.6
74.2
How the information about the
outbreak was received in
this office.
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From the Calcutta Gazette, dated 5th
April 1897.
(A report was asked from the
District Officer with reference to
the Calcutta Gazette.)
Reported by the District Officer
From the Calcutta Gazette, dated
21st October 1S96. (The District
Officer was asked for a report with
reference to the Gazette.)
From the Calcutta Gazette, dated 4th
November 1896. (The District
Officer was asked for a report with
reference to the Gazette.)
From the Calcutta Gazette, dated
12th November 1896. (The District
Officer was requested to report
with reference to the Calcutta
Gazette.)
From the Calcutta Gazette, dated 21st
October 1896. (The District Officer
was asked with reference to the
Gazette for a report.)
From the Calcutta Gazette, dated
10th March 1897. (The District
Officer was asked for a report with
reference to the Gazette.)
From Calcutta Gazette, dated 20th
May 1896. In reference to this
Gazette, the District Officer was
asked for a report.
From the Patna Municipality ... ...
Reported by the District Officer
Reported by the District Officer and
the Veterinary Assistant.
Remarks made by the District
Officers as to the outbreak
of disease.
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Reported that no one asked for any assist-
ance, as the people of the place do not
know that there is any medicine to
prevent the disease, and also said that
the disease was abating.
Requested to send a Veterinary Officer to
Saidpur.
Reported that the outbreak had disap-
peared, and that it would be unneces-
sary to report in due form.
Forwarded copy of a report from the
Inspector of Police, Goalundo, where
the disease was reported to have
appeared, stating what measures were
taken by the people to combat the
the disease.
Reported that no assistance was required
as the outbreak had ceased.
Reported that the outbreak was of no
serious nature.
Reported that the disease was not of
serious nature.
Reported that the outbreak was not
serious in nature, nor epidemic in
form.
Requested to send a Veterinary Assistant
with necessary medicines and appli-
ances to work in a hospital to be
opened at Patna.
Asked for instructions ... ... ... ...
Reported that the Subdivisional Officer of
Sitamarhi was sending his local
Veterinary Assistant for enquiry to
Janakpur Road Railway Station, where
the cattle disease had broken out.
Action taken by the Civil
Veterinary Department, Bengal,
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A copy of the rules for guidance in
epidemics of rinderpest was sent.
A Veterinary Assistant was sent.
The Veterinary Assistant selected for
Patna was sent with necessary
medicines and appliances, and also
copies of the rules for guidance in
epidemics of rinderpest.
A Veterinary Assistant was sent.
A Veterinary Assistant was sent from
Sitamarhi.