FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST MARCH 1010.
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In the Bhamo District the disease was chiefly confined to the Kachin Hill
Tracts and prevailed from April to July.
Disease in the Yamèthin District was most severe in the Yamèthin Sub-
division.
Only a few cases of anthrax were recorded from Upper Burma.
Though foot-and-mouth disease was prevalent in many districts, it was
generally in a benign form.
Veterinary Inspectors, 4.
Veterinary Assistants, 41—Magwe Division 8, Mandalay Division 12,
Sagaing Division 11, Meiktila Division 10.
On special duty, 7—Meiktila Division 1, Mandalay Division 6.
Outbreaks attended, 877—Mandalay Division 277, Meiktila Division 286,
Sagaing Division 132, Magwe Division 182.
Total mortality from contagious diseases—Mandalay Division 6,132,
Meiktila Division 2,027, Sagaing Division 1,214, Magwe Division 562.
Shan States.
8. Rinderpest prevailed more or less for the greater part of the year in the
Southern Shan States, though perhaps in many parts in a less virulent form. The
mortality is estimated to have reached 16,000. In the North-Eastern Subdivision
recrudescence of the disease occurred throughout the year ; and although some loca-
lities suffered severely, the mortality is reported not to have been high generally.
Outbreaks of some severity have, however, been reported lately from Laikha and
Mong-Kung.
In the Western Subdivision, where it was prevalent at the close of last year,
the disease lingered on till November, principally in the States of Yawnghwe,
Loilong, Mawnang, Hsamonghkam, Pwela, Kyaukku, Yengan and Maw. The
estimated mortality in these States was 10,000.
In addition to rinderpest, foot-and-mouth disease, which was not of a severe
type, was the only other contagious disease reported amongst-cattle.
The health of ponies is reported to have been good.
Veterinary Assistants.—There was no change in the veterinary staff of the
Southern Shan States during the year.
Maung Po Lon in the North-Eastern Subdivision treated 410 animals. His
work is reported to have been satisfactory.
The two Veterinary Assistants in the Western Subdivision are reported to
have, in spite of occasional bouts of illness, worked well. They are said to have
treated 661 cases.
The Superintendent and Political Officer, Southern Shan States, remarks that
the veterinary staff employed is quite inadequate; pioposals, however, have been
sanctioned to train Shan pupils at Taunggyi for work in the States.
Information of outbreaks of disease was received by telegram from the
Southern Shan States twice, and extracts from the " Summary of Events " were
also received from time to time through the Director of Agriculture, Burma.
With regard to the working of the Rules, although efforts have been made to
enforce obedience, the task has been rendered an extremely difficult one princi-
pally by the continual passing to and fro of caravans which are, as has been
remarked before, largely responsible for the spread of disease. In this connection
the Assistant Superintendent, North-Eastern Subdivision, remarks that in almost
every instance the recrudescence of disease was traced to the responsibility of
some caravan which had lately passed. In this subdivision the Assistant
Superintendent and Veterinary Assistant did their utmost to instil into the minds
of the Chiefs and people the necessity for the proper disposal of the carcases of
animals which died from contagious disease and for the strict segregation of
affected animals.
In the Western Subdivision the Rules were not successful. The chief
reason assigned for the failure was that in many localities there was a shortage of
water, hence it can be readily understood that where caravan cattle and local
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