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91. Eastern Bengal and Assam.—Deaths reported amount to 7,783
against 11,852 last year. The remarks made in paragraph 120 of last year's
Annual Administration Report may be read in this connection as the cause
of the high mortality.
92. North-West Frontier Province and North Punjab.—All the districts
and Agencies were involved. Eighteen thousand one hundred and seventy-
one (18,171) cases were reported, of which 113 died against 6,117 attacks and
107 deaths last year.
93. United Provinces.—Deaths reported amounted to 3,677 against
1,957 in the previous year. These figures cannot be relied on, as losses from
this disease are comparatively small being usually confined to young stock
or old and weakly animals. It sweeps over a large extent of country and
practically nothing can be done to prevent spread owing to its extremely
contagious nature, and the apathy and ignorance of the people who will not
realise the utility of segregation and the adoption of simple remedies.
94. Madras.—The deaths reported were 3,260 against 4,578 last year.
No allusion is made to these figures in the Superintendent's report.
95. Central Provinces.—It is reported that this disease has been very
prevalent. A few deaths are said to have occurred, but except for the in-
convenience caused by the inability of affected cattle to work, the outbreaks
were not very serious.
96. Burma.—The total deaths under this head amounted to 5,207 against
2,800 last year.
97. In Lower Burma the disease was generally prevalent throughout the
Pegu, Irrawaddy and Tenasserim divisions.
98. In Upper Burma though the disease was prevalent in many districts
it was generally in a benign form.
99. In the Shan States the disease prevailed but was not of a severe type.
100. Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia. Bengal.—Three thousand one hundred
and thirty (3,130) deaths occurred this year against 1,546 last year. Heavy
mortality is reported from the districts of Jessore, Patna and Saran. In
Gaya the number of deaths is reported to be 489.
101. Bombay.—This disease is reported to have occurred in 15 districts
causing 3,651 deaths against 2,660 last year.
102. Punjab.—This disease existed in all the Punjab districts. Lahore
and Shahpur suffered most. The total number of deaths in the Province
amounted to 18,255 against 20,822 last year.
103. Eastern Bengal and Assam.—Reports of the prevalence of this
disease were received from 15 districts causing the death of 3,327 head of
cattle against 8,040 last year. The heaviest mortality has again been
reported from the district of Kamrup.
104. North-West Frontier Province and North Punjab.—Outbreaks were
reported from Peshawar, Hazara, Kohat, Dera Ismail Khan and the Kurram
Agency. One thousand two hundred and twenty-five (1,225) deaths were
reported against 422 last year.
105. United Provinces.—It is reported that owing to the heavy summer
and winter rainfall, the mortality was heavy, viz., 2,839 deaths against 626
last year. Outbreaks were visited and 7,520 head of cattle were treated
with successful results by the new vaccine method.
106. Madras.—The deaths reported were 6,954, against nil last year.
The reason why no deaths were recorded last year was not explained in the
Provincial report, probably it was due to the staff employed being too small
to collect much information as noted in paragraph 117 of last year's Annual
Administration Report. It is reported that 797 head of cattle were inocu-
lated.
107. Central Provinces.—This disease was frequently reported, but in
most cases it had subsided before the arrival of the Veterinary Assistant.
In one outbreak the Veterinary Inspector arrived in time to use the protective
vaccine with satisfactory results.
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