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produce their animals for reinoculation whenever required. It is found that owners
have no objection to give this written promise, but when the time comes to fulfil it
they refuse to do so and the Veterinary Assistant has no power to enforce it.
30. During the year a beginning was made in this Presidency with "Serum
Simultaneous" inoculations against Rinderpest. Sixty-nine animals belonging to the
Agricultural Farm at Coimbatore were subjected to the process with no fatalities,
and it is believed that all these animals now have a permanent immunity to the
disease. It is hoped that it will be possible to make arrangements to protect the
young stock and new purchases at this Farm annually in future by this method, and
possibly also some animals belonging to private owners living in the neighbourhood.
In this way the method may become popular amongst cattle-owners generally and
demands for it arise in other centres.
31. Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia.—The reported mortality was 3,388 as compared
with 3,798 in the previous year.
The staff received 215 outbreak reports of which they attended 171, and carried
out 5,265 inoculations in the course of 26 of them. In 1918-19 the staff attended
135 outbreak reports and performed 4,968 inoculations against this disease. During
the year under review Chingleput district reported 636 deaths, the largest mortality,
but no inoculations were performed against Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia in this district,
owing to the staff being so busy with Rinderpest.
32. Anthrax.—The reported mortality from this disease rose from 3,713 in
1918-19 to 3,817 in the past year. In all, 161 reports were received and 95
attended, as compared with 163 received and 85 attended during the previous year.
Kurnool, Kistna and Nellore reported the largest mortality. Ganjām reported
313 deaths, but no reports of this disease were received by the staff of this depart
ment.
33. Black-quarter.—The number of deaths reported from this disease was 2,317
against 2,953 the previous year. Sixty-five outbreak reports were received and 26
of them attended, compared with 124 received and 61 attended the previous year.
Chittoor reported 408 deaths, and the staff in this district received 17 reports of this
disease but were unable to attend any of them owing to the prevalence of Rinder
pest. Ganjām reported 315 deaths, but the staff received only three reports and
attended them all.
34. Foot-and-mouth disease.—During the year under review 2,198 deaths were
recorded from this disease. The staff received 392 reports of which 347 were
attended. In the previous year the figures were 2,527 deaths, 252 reports received,
and 194 attended. Ganjām reported the greatest mortality, viz., 375. Trichinopoly
returned 208 deaths, but no reports were received by the staff, while Chingleput
returned 204 deaths, the staff receiving only two reports from this district.
35. Surra.—Seven cases of this disease were confirmed microscopically during
the year, three in horses and four in cattle.
The cases in horses occurred in Coimbatore and Tinnevelly districts and were
destroyed under the Glanders and Farcy Act. Several deaths, which were diagnosed
as surra, occurred amongst the buffaloes belonging to the Forest Department in
South Coimbatore division.
36. Glanders.—One case was detected in Tinnevelly district and destroyed
under the Act.
37. Dourine.—No cases of this disease were met with.
38. Epizootic Lymphangitis.—One horse, which had been kept in Kodaikānal
for some time past, was brought to the Madras Veterinary College hospital for treat
ment, found to be suffering from this disease, and destroyed under the Act.
39. Kumri.—Only 17 cases were met with by the staff during the past year.
40. Piroplasmosis.—This disease was confirmed from blood smears sent to the
Madras Veterinary College in eight dogs, two cattle and one horse.
41. Rabies.—The brains of 71 dogs and two other domestic animals were sent by
the staff of this department to Coonoor for examination and certified to be rabid. In.
the previous year the figures were 52 dogs and two other animals.
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