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II.—TREATMENT OF DISEASE—CONTAGIOUS DISEASES, OUTBREAKS,
MORTALITY, PREVENTIVE INOCULATION, ETC.
9. During the year under report outbreaks of contagious diseases occurred
in all the districts of the Presidency as well as in the City of Bombay. The
number of equines reported to have died from contagious disease amounted to
44 and the number of bovines to 4,006 compared with 151 equines and
5,817 bovines during the last year. These figures, however, owing to the
conditions under which the information is collected, cannot be said to be
accurate, and can only be looked upon as giving an idea of the mortality
among cattle during the year.
Glanders—Farcy.—This occurred in the City of Bombay, in the Poona
and Belgaum Districts showing respectively 4 attacks and 4 deaths, 1 attack,
1 death, 1 attack, 1 death. All the 6 cases were dealt with under the Glanders
and Farcy Act.
Surra.—This occurred in the City of Bombay, Kolába, Thána and Surat
Districts showing respectively 16 attacks and 16 deaths, 10 attacks and 5 deaths,
15 attacks 10 deaths, 3 attacks and 3 deaths, thus showing a total of 44 attacks
and 34 deaths as against 178 attacks and 141 deaths for the last year.
Epizootic Lymphangitis.—Two cases were reported from Bombay and
were destroyed under the Glanders and Farcy Act.
Anthrax.—Outbreaks of this disease in bovines were reported from
8 districts, viz., Ahmednagar, Poona, Belgaum, Dhárwár, Ratnágiri, Kolába,
Thána and Ahmedabad. There were 934 attacks and 674 deaths compared
with 715 attacks and 539 deaths last year.
Black Quarter.—This was reported from 6 districts, viz., Poona, Sholápur,
Belgaum, Kánara, Ratnágiri and Thána. There were 228 attacks and 211
deaths compared with 1,866 attacks and 1,609 deaths last year.
Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia.—This was reported from 14 districts, viz., Bast
Khándesh, Násik, Ahmednagar, Belgaum, Sholápur, Dhárwár, Kánara,
Ratnágiri, Kolába, Thána, Surat, Kaira, Panch Mahals and Ahmedabad. There
were 959 attacks and 704 deaths as against 2,254 attacks and 1,779 deaths
last year.
Foot and Mouth Disease.—This had occurred in 12 districts, including the
City of Bombay, viz., Násik, Ahmednagar, Belgaum, Dhárwár, Kánara,
Ratnágiri, Kolába, Thána, Surat, Kaira, Panch Mahals and Ahmedabad. There
were 6,169 attacks and 189 deaths as against 5,394 attacks and 83 deaths
last year.
Rinderpest.—This disease made its appearance in the Island of Bombay
and all districts of the Presidency except West Khándesh, Sátára, Belgaum
and Kolába Districts. There were 5,108 attacks and 2,200 deaths compared
with 3,279 attacks and 1,810 deaths for the last year.
Rabies.—There were 75 cases reported by Veterinary Assistants against
50 last year.
10. Table II gives a mortality of 4,050 among animals compared with
5,968 for the preceding year showing a decrease of 1,918.
11. There has been a decrease in the number of outbreaks of contagious
diseases attended by Veterinary Assistants. In all 598 outbreaks have been
attended against 813 last year. Of these, 182 were Rinderpest, 22 Anthrax,
213 Foot and Mouth Disease, 142 Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia, 27 Black Quarter,
and 12 Surra.
12. The number of anti-rinderpest inoculations performed this year
amounted to 20,544. Out of 182 outbreaks of rinderpest attended by Veteri-
nary Assistants preventive inoculations were carried out in 113. Every
opportunity is taken to try and demonstrate to cattle owners the absence of
danger and the ensured success of this method of controlling and stamping out
outbreaks of this disease.