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63. Central Provinces.—Outbreaks were reported from Damoh district,
Bhandara City, and amongst the ponies on the Dhamangaon-Darwah dâk line,
and also amongst the camels on the Pusad-Wasim line. Diagnosis in each
case sent up was confirmed by microscopical examination, and destruction of
the affected animals advised.
64. Surra and Epizootic Lymphangitis having been scheduled under the
Glanders and Farcy Act within Cantonment limits, will allow of cases being
summarily dealt with.
65. Burma.—Thirty-one deaths occurred amongst the ponies of the Mili-
tary Police.
66. Other contagious diseases. Bengal.—Two hundred and twenty
(220) deaths were reported against 112 last year, but no details are forth-
coming.
67. Bombay.—Three cases of Epizootic Lymphangitis were reported
from Bombay and one from Poona. These were dealt with under the Glanders
and Farcy Act.
68. Punjab.—Forty-five (45) deaths were recorded under this head, but
no details have been furnished.
69. Eastern Bengal and Assam.—One hundred and fifteen (115) cases are
recorded against 102 last year, but no details have been given.
70. North-West Frontier Province.—Under this head one case was
reported from Tetanus.
71. United Provinces.—Sixty-four (64) cases of Tetanus have been
recorded under this head. Other diseases, such as Strangles, Equine Piro-
plasmosis, Horse pox, Parasitic skin disease, etc., no doubt exist, but no
reliable information regarding them is furnished.
72. Sind.—Under this head it is reported that one case of Piroplasmosis
was identified in a mule at the Karachi Veterinary
hospital.
Contagious diseases in bovines, outbreaks, pre¬
ventive inoculation, mortality, etc.
73. The total number of deaths from contagious diseases among cattle
are recorded in Table II. It is satisfac-
tory to note a large decrease, as compared
with last year's figures. The aggregate
this year amounts to 287,823 against 401,139 in the year 1908-09. The
decreases are chiefly under the heads "Rinderpest", "Anthrax", and "Other
contagious diseases."
74. Rinderpest. Bengal.—This disease was prevalent in most districts
of Bengal. Bihar is reported to have had a comparatively clean bill of
health. There was a slight increase in the number of reported deaths in this
Province as compared with last year's figures; but this is to be expected
where more Veterinary Assistants and Inspectors are posted, and prompt
attention paid to the reports of outbreaks. A virulent type of the disease
appeared in Darjeeling district, not many animals were attacked, but there
was a high mortality amongst those affected. At the Senchal Dairy Farm,
29 head of cattle died, and some goats on the Farm were also affected with
the disease.
75. Bombay.—This disease occurred in 13 districts besides the City of
Bombay. There were 1,520 deaths against 4,825 last year. Dharwar is the
only district in which the disease assumed serious proportions, causing 605
deaths.
76. Punjab.—The death of 18,055 head of cattle is reported against
8,739 last year. The Superintendent states:—"This enormous increase is,
in all probability, due to the short supply of serum from the Laboratory, which
was discontinued when the disease was very prevalent." The supply of
serum was temporarily suspended owing to insufficiency of hill bulls at the
Laboratory.
77. Eastern Bengal and Assam.—This disease was, more or less, preva-
lent in all the districts of the Province. It was reported from 25 districts
causing the death of 28,860 head of cattle against 44,126 in the previous
year. This large decrease is satisfactory. Increases were reported from
some of the districts, but the majority show a considerable decrease, especially