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figures are shown in an appendix which is not a prescribed form and may be
detailed as follows:—
Diarrhœa and dysentery . . . . . .
Anthrax . . . . . .
Other diseases . . . . . .
From snake-bite . . . . . .
By wild animals . . . . . .
TOTAL
28
14
144
31
139
356
52. Rajputana.—One death from Anthrax is reported to have occurred
in Ajmer district.
53. Dourine.—It is satisfactory to be able to again report that no cases
of Dourine have been reported from any of the horse breeding districts
supervised by this Department.
54. Surra. Bengal.—No cases were reported during the year.
55. Bombay.—The total number of reported cases was 325 against 231
last year. Outbreaks occurred in Bombay, Thana, Kolaba, Kaira, Panch
Mahals, Surat, Poona, Ahmedabad and Ahmednagar. In the Thana and
Kolaba districts, surra was scheduled under the Glanders and Farcy Act
towards the close of the year. Fourteen cases were destroyed under the Act.
In addition to the above many cases occurred among horses in some of the
Native States of Gujarat.
56. Punjab.—Four hundred and fifty-two (452) deaths were reported
against 163 last year. Outbreaks occurred in the districts of Kurnal, Lahore,
Gurdaspur, Gujranwala, Shahpur and Mianwali. The outbreak at Gurdas-
pur was visited by the Chief Superintendent while on tour and many cases
were diagnosed by him.
57. Eastern Bengal and Assam.—This disease is reported to have been
confined to 4 districts in which 29 deaths were recorded. Last year the
number amounted to 70. The majority of deaths which occurred this year
were reported among the ponies on the Shillong-Gauhatti road.
58. Surra has been scheduled under the Glanders and Farcy Act in the
districts of Sylhet, Cachar and Kamrup; also in the station of Shillong and
on the Shillong-Gauhatti cart road in the district of Khasi and Jaintia hills.
This will allow of prompt measures being adopted for the removal of infected
animals.
59. North-West Frontier Province.—Forty-six (46) cases were reported
from the Bannu and Dera Ismail Khan districts and the Tochi Agency where
it was very prevalent. Blood-smears were examined microscopically and
necessary precautions with regard to disinfection and disposal of carcasses
were undertaken.
60. United Provinces.—Two hundred and fifty (250) deaths were
reported, but the Superintendent states that it is highly probable that
many more cases occurred in outlying localities, about which no reports were
received. The districts of Bareilly, Dehra Dun and Jalaun are reported to
have been most severely affected, while imported isolated cases were detected
in Lucknow, Cawnpore and Jhansi. With greater facilities for investiga-
tion, facts are gradually coming to light which indicate that surra exists to
a far greater extent in the United Provinces than was formerly supposed.
With better arrangements for collection of statistics the existence of this
and other diseases will be more clearly revealed. Surra has been scheduled
under the Glanders and Farcy Act in Bareilly.
61. Sind.—Twelve deaths occurred in Karachi and one in Jacobabad dis-
trict. It is reported that this disease is now being known at various places,
both in horses and camels, viz., Zhob, Sibi, Jacobabad, Larkana, Sukker,
Hyderabad, Karachi and Merwara.
62. Rajputana.—An outbreak among horses was reported from Kekri
(Ajmer district) causing 46 deaths. The diagnosis was confirmed by
microscopic examination.