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in Mymensingh where the mortality was reduced from 1,101 to 658; in
Backerganj from 8,132 to 1,345; in Noakhali from 1,077 to 143; and Goalpara
from 5,405 to 462.
78. North-West Frontier Province and North Punjab.—Rinderpest
occurred in the districts of Peshawar, Hazara, Kohat, Dera Ismail Khan
and the Kurram Agency, of which Hazara suffered most—1,448 deaths were
reported against 403 last year.
79. United Provinces.—With the exception of the districts of Etah,
Mainpuri, Ballia, Ghazipur and Gorakhpur, rinderpest prevailed through-
out the Province—17,071 deaths were reported against 6,662 last year. This
year the disease assumed a very virulent form in Cawnpore, Fatehpur, Banda,
Hamirpur and Jalaun. Outbreaks were attended to and where the District
Board staff was insufficient, Provincial Veterinary Assistants were, when pos-
sible, deputed to render help. Inoculations were carried out in 36 districts.
80. Madras.—The reported loss from rinderpest this year was 56,900
against 149,666 in the previous year. The decrease is accounted for by the
Superintendent as probably due to the more careful recording of mortality.
Preventive inoculation against this disease was conducted in almost all the
districts of the Presidency.
81. Central Provinces.—No figures have been furnished but it is reported
that rinderpest has been fairly prevalent in most districts, and that inocula-
tion against the disease was conducted with less opposition than formerly.
82. In Sind, Baluchistan and Rajputana reports, beyond repeating
the figures shown in Table II, there is nothing worthy of note, except that the
Superintendent states that "reports of the death-rate of stock from the
districts can hardly be relied upon and are more or less useless."
83. Burma.—This year the mortality, as compared with figures of last
year, has considerably increased. The totals for the Province show 22,240
deaths from rinderpest against 13,729 in the previous year.
84. In Lower Burma the cattle in the Akyab district are reported to
have enjoyed greater freedom from this disease than usual, but outbreaks,
more or less severe, are reported from Myohaung Township. Outbreaks
were also reported from the Tharrawaddy, Thayetmyo, Henzada, Amherst
and Toungoo districts.
85. In Upper Burma the disease was prevalent throughout the year in
Myitkyina district causing the death of 4,358 head of cattle. The introduc-
tion of the disease is attributed to the importation of affected Chinese pigs.
On each occasion of an outbreak the Superintendent and 2nd Superintendent
at once proceeded with a party and carried out serum injection. In the
Bhamo district the disease was chiefly confined to the Kachin Hill tracts. In
the Yamethin district it was most severe in the Yamethin sub-division.
86. In the Southern Shan States rinderpest prevailed for the greater
part of the year, though perhaps, in many parts, in a less virulent form. The
estimated mortality in these States reached 16,000, and mortality in the
States of the Western Sub-division was 10,000.
87. Foot and mouth disease. Bengal.—The number of deaths reported
is 2,374 against 3,769 in the previous year. It is stated that there was an
error in the number of cases reported last year by the Police, and that the
attention of the authorities concerned has been drawn to the fact.
88. An outbreak occurred among the Siripur Cattle Farm, but it was
quickly suppressed.
89. Bombay.—The appearance of this disease is reported in 12 districts
as well as in the City of Bombay. Of 5,586 head of cattle attacked 62 deaths
occurred against 4,388 attacks and 157 deaths last year.
90. Punjab.—Every district in the Province was affected, 3,899 deaths
being recorded against 1,241 last year. The increase is ascribed to more
reliable information having been furnished under an improved system of
collecting statistics.