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Rinderpest.—At the beginning of the year a portion of the Tapun township
was the only part of the district free from this malady. It continued with
varying degrees of intensity till July, when it was especially severe. One
thousand and one deaths were recorded during this month. The Sanywe and
Minhla townships suffered most; 597 deaths were registered in the former, and
192 in the latter, township. During the year 2,515 deaths were registered in the
Sanywe, and 1,384 in the Minhla township. In Sanywe the disease showed
steady progress in spite of efforts to check it, as may be seen from the monthly
death-rate, namely, April 400, May 500, June 588 and July 597. There
was a marked abatement in August and September, and in October only a few
deaths were reported. The Minhla township lost 275 animals in June, after
which there was indication of the disease dying out; but in October the mortality
again ran up, 107 deaths being reported. After this the mortality steadily
decreased till February, when there was a slight rise. At the close of the year 59
deaths were reported. The Gyobingauk and Monyo townships also suffered heavy
losses. The disease was more or less prevalent in these townships from April till
August. During the year there were 631 deaths in the former, and 488 in the
latter, township.
Anthrax and Charbon Symptomatique.—During the month of May this
disease appeared in the Sanywe and Monyo townships, carrying off 45 animals
in the former, and 32 in the latter, township. The disease, however, rapidly
died out. Outbreaks were also reported from the Gyobingauk and Minhla town-
ships, but they were not severe.
Foot and mouth disease.—This disease gave little or no trouble, only 96
deaths were recorded.
Prome.
The mortality from Rinderpest shows a slight decrease on last year.
Rinderpest.—Between April and August the disease prevailed in a severe
form in the Padaung township. The highest death-rate recorded for any one
month was from this township, namely, 472 in April. The total mortality for
the year amounted to 2,326, of these 1,120 were registered in the above-named
township. After August the death rate gradually declined, and in November
only one death was reported. Mahathaman township also suffered considerable
loss, as the disease existed, though not in severe form, for several months.
Anthrax and Charbon Symptomatique.—Severe outbreaks occurred. The
Paungde sub-division suffered most, as the disease existed throughout the year,
a few animals dying during each month. The total loss amounted to 308.
The disease also broke out in May in the Padaung township, continued through
June, and disappeared in July. An outbreak in June was reported from the
Thegon township. Forty animals died during this month and 37 in August,
after which only a few deaths occurred.
Foot and mouth disease.—Two outbreaks were reported, one in May in
the Padaung township, when 35 animals are reported to have succumbed, the
other in September in the Thegon township, when 20 deaths were reported.
IRRAWADDY DIVISION.
Thongwa.
Owing to outbreaks of cattle plague the mortality is slightly higher than
during the previous year.
Rinderpest.—The total mortality for the district amounted to 1,113. The
greatest mortality occurred in July, when 227 deaths were registered. At this
time the disease was prevalent almost throughout the district, the Danubyu
and Dedaye townships being the only ones free of the disease. The Yandoon
township reported 89, and Kyaiklat 56, deaths. During the month of June the
disease was rife in the Pyapon township, 941 deaths were reported. In August
there was a slight rise, owing to a fresh outbreak in the Pyapon township.
This outbreak continued till the end of January.