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108. Black Quarter. Bengal.—This disease caused 737 deaths against
227 in the previous year. The disease was confirmed by bacteriological
examination of slides.
109. Bombay.—It is reported that this disease occurred in 10 districts
causing 1,125 deaths against 444 in the previous year.
110. Punjab.—The districts mostly affected were Hissar, Rohtak, Shah-
pur and Attock. The total number of deaths recorded in the whole Province
amounted to 1,546 against 721 last year.
111. Eastern Bengal and Assam.—This disease was reported from 2
districts and caused 38 deaths against 6 districts and 565 deaths last year.
112. North-West Frontier Province and North Punjab.—Black Quarter
was reported from Peshawar, Kohat and Hazara districts. One hundred and
five deaths were recorded against 226 last year.
113. United Provinces.—The number of deaths reported is 679 against
62 last year. The most serious outbreak occurred in the Jhansi district where
536 animals are said to have succumbed. The 2nd Superintendent visited
the outbreak and personally conducted inoculations.
114. Madras.—Shows 4,404 deaths against 4,708 last year. No other
details have been furnished in the Superintendent's report.
115. Anthrax. (Bovines). Bengal.—The number of deaths reported is
812 against 365 last year. The disease was fairly prevalent throughout the
Province as proved by microscopical examination of slides, and a very severe
outbreak, with a high mortality, occurred in Terai. On one garden the
Manager lost a large number of animals but no particulars were communi-
cated to this Department. Returns of this disease are now submitted monthly
to the American Consul-General.
116. Bombay.—Five hundred and twenty-three (523) deaths are reported,
against 238 last year. It is said that outbreaks occurred in 11 districts, but
there is nothing to show that the diagnosis was proved by microscopical
examination.
117. Punjab.—This disease was reported from 6 districts with 55 deaths
against 688 last year. In all cases now where anthrax is reported in the
Punjab, blood-smears are sent for verification. This, no doubt, accounts for
the decrease in the number of so-called anthrax cases reported in previous
years.
118. Eastern Bengal and Assam.—One thousand eight hundred and
twenty (1,820) deaths are reported against 2,954 last year. The cases from
3 districts were not previously reported during the year, and consequently a
definite diagnosis was not made. The heaviest loss has been reported from
Sibsagar and Lakhimpur.
119. North-West Frontier Province and North Punjab.—One hundred
and thirty-eight (138) deaths were reported against 19 last year. The blood-
smears submitted from suspected cases were microscopically examined by the
Superintendent, who was unable to confirm any case, and who states that "It
is certain anthrax is, comparatively speaking, rare in this Province, and is
not so widely distributed as was at one time thought."
120. United Provinces.—One thousand three hundred and thirty-three
(1,333) deaths were reported against 1,015 last year. The Superintendent
doubts the accuracy of these figures, as the disease was not proved by micros-
copical examination of blood-smears. Monthly reports of this disease are now
submitted to the American Consul-General.
121. Madras.—The number of deaths reported is 11,968 against 12,511
last year. There is nothing in the Superintendent's report to show whether
the cases reported were confirmed by microscopical examination.
122. Central Provinces.—It is stated that sporadic cases were reported
from time to time. Mention is made of an outbreak in which 4 buffaloes
were found dead one morning. Poisoning was suspected, but pieces of skin
from 2 of these buffaloes having been sent to the Bombay Veterinary College,
the Principal reported that a microscopical examination confirmed anthrax.