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to induce the ordinary ryots to have their animals protected against this disease
which is very sudden in onset, but the Pattagar of Palayakottai set a good example
by having 256 of his calves vaccinated with Blacklegoids and another 146 were done,
at the Chintaladevi Cattle Farm.
82. Foot-and-mouth disease.—A large increase in mortality is reported under
this head also, the number being 2,403 compared with 1,345 the previous year.
North and South Arcot, Vizagapatam and Ganjam returned the largest figures.
The staff received 716 reports and attended 560 of them.
33. Glanders and Epizootic Lymphangitis.—No case of either of these diseases
was detected during the year.
34. Infectious Lymphangitis of Cattle.—Specimens were sent from 52 suspected
cases of this disease to the College Laboratory, but only 15 were confirmed micros-
copically.
35. Trypasnosomiasis.—Altogether 12 animals, 5 horses and 7 cattle, were found
to be harbouring these parasites.
The horses either died or were destroyed under the Glanders and Farcy Act, in
the latter case compensation being paid.
36. Piroplasmosis.—No mention is made of this disease in the reports from the
mufassal, but the College Laboratory confirmed it in 4 dogs, 4 cattle and 2 horses.
37. Kumri.—Sixteen cases were diagnosed by the staff during the year.
38. Sheep-pox.—Seven reports of this disease wore received, 5 from Ramnad
and 1 each from Trichinopoly and Tinnevelly districts, and 1 was discovered in
Anantapur. As the village munsif concerned in the latter outbreak gave as his
excuse the fact that the cattle mortality register does not contain a column for
this disease, the Board of Revenue was addressed to make the necessary revision, but
it did not approve of the proposal. This disease is a serious one amongst sheep, and
as it appears to be very prevalent in some districts, e.g., Ramnad, it seems desirable
that it should be made notifiable.
39. Pleuro-pneumonia of sheep.—This disease broke out again amongst the young
lambs belonging to the Agricultural Department at the Hagari Farm and several
succumbed. The investigation of it by the Muktesar Laboratory is still proceeding.
40. Rabies.—The brains of 84 dogs, 2 other domestic animals and 1 jackal, sent
by the staff to the Pasteur Institute, Coonoor, were declared to be rabid. Confirma-
tion was considered unnecessary in the case of another 83 dogs, and 10 other
domestic animals.
IV.—MISCELLANEOUS WORK.
41. Forest Department.—There is nothing of interest to record under this head.
Veterinary help is still being supplied in the form of an Inspector of Live Stock and
three Assistant Inspectors, and this appears to be the absolute minimum necessary.
42. Criminal.—During the year 41 post-mortem examinations were held by the
staff of this department on animals suspected of criminal poisoning, and 67 animals
were examined for malicious injury.
43. The Chemical Examiner reports that he dealt with the viscera of 35 animals,
of which only 24 were sent by this department, and detected poison in 19 of them.
Twenty-two prosecutions were made ; 11 persons convicted and the rest
discharged.
44. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.—In the whole Presidency,
excluding Madras City, 4,185 convictions were obtained under the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals Act. The number of these sent to veterinary infirmaries was
only 707. The number of cases convicted in Trichinopoly alone was 2,335, of which
316 were sent for treatment to the local hospital.
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