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REPORT ON THE CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT (INCLUDING THE INSEIN
of the VII Standard men we get have exhausted the greater part of their
brain power in obtaining their certificates.
The behaviour of pupils throughout the year has been exceptionally good.
Pupils had several opportunities for practical work in the field. They did a
considerable amount of serum injection in the Insein and Tharrawaddy Districts.
Their assistance was a great help.
During the year some 25 dogs were brought for examination suspected
of being rabid, twelve of these cases were positive. A dog under treatment
developed rabies and the sweeper attending him was bitten. The man was sent for
treatment at the Pasteur Institute.
The Veterinary Assistant under training for Inspectorship was appointed
during the year. In October owing to a very urgent call for assistance from the
Deputy Inspector-General of Military Police, Burma, Veterinary Inspector
Maung Tun Aung was sent to Kyaukmyaung to examine Chinese mules for the
Punitive Operations in Chin Hills.
The number of animals treated at the hospital was 1,999; in-patients 203;
out-patients 1,796; average daily attendance 23.39. The total is less than last
year; which may be due to less sickness, or the prevalence of rinderpest about
Insein; also influenza, and small-pox.
Several cases of rinderpest were brought for treatment, also cases of surra,
necrobacillosis, streptotrichosis, distemper, parasitic skin diseases, and fowl
cholera.
The total number of slides examined at the Laboratory was 6,858. Of these,
4,942 were received from districts.
Cases of the following diseases were confirmed at the Laboratory:—
Trypanosomiasis ...
Anthrax ... ...
Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia ...
Piroplasmosis ... ...
Demodex Folliculorum (Red
Mange) ... ...
143
37
21
7
6
Sarcoptic Mange ...
Filariasis ... ...
Strangles ... ...
Epizootic Lymphangitis ...
11
20
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II.—TREATMENT OF DISEASES.
(1) CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
Lower Burma.
Table II.
3. Rinderpest.—As was to be expected after several years of practical
freedom from disease, rinderpest having started, with the numerous channels open
for the spread of disease and which are ever present, it was not a matter of great
surprise that in spite of strenuous efforts to localise outbreaks it has gradually
spread to very many districts. However ready and willing many owners may be
to assist in limiting the extent of and in endeavouring to suppress outbreaks, there
are always some, and not generally easy to bring to book, who disregard all rules
advice, etc.; the result is, as so frequently happens, that no sooner is disease brought
under control in one area than we receive information of spread of infection into
a neighbouring one. There is ample proof of this from time to time. Restriction
in cattle traffic has been difficult owing to the amount of paddy carting. From the
vicinity of Rangoon where disease is said to have been introduced during the last
quarter of the previous year, it has spread up the Irrawaddy valley, Insein, Tharra-
waddy, Prome, Thayetmyo, Ma.ubin, Henzada, Bassein, Hanthawaddy, Pegu,
Thatôn, Toungoo, Yamèthin. From Prome the disease was carried to Allanmyo,
and across hills to Sandoway and from there to Kyaukpyu. The disease is still
spreading to other areas. On the whole the type of disease has not been as
virulent as it was feared it might be, perhaps the unusual climatic conditions
prevailing this year may have helped in this matter. The disease, however in
some areas, has been quite virulent enough and mortality was high.
At the close of last year the disease in the Tharrawaddy District was confined
to two townships, Letpadan and Minhla. Later on the disease rapidly spread to
many parts of the district and by July some three thousand deaths had occurred
more than one-third of the total mortality for the year. As the disease abated in