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REPORT ON THE CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT (INCLUDING THE 1NSEIN
did some 2,562 injections. Final-year students were also sent out into the Insein
Subdivision later on to attend outbreaks under Inspectors, etc., and do the work.
Such practical experience should prove eminently useful hereafter. Some 375
ponies were injected with Mallein, so the pupils had the benefit of learning all
about the test.
The number of animals treated at the hospital was 2,310; in-patients, 309,
out-patients, 2,001; average daily attendance, 31.9.
This year there has been an increase in all kinds of patients. The Munici-
pality sent a number of gharry ponies for examination, etc., which was a great
help.
Rabies seems to be on the increase about Insein, i.e. during the past two
years. For several years we never had a case, and as only sick animals are
brought we were bound to have seen cases. This year we had 6 positive cases;
four dogs, one bullock and a deer. Owing to such cases now being brought, a
Special cage for suspected dogs is necessary and will be applied for. A dog was
brought to school as owner stated he was dull and off-feed; there was nothing
very suspicious about the animal; some ten minutes after owner left, he suddenly
became very excited and commenced to fly at everyone: one pupil received a very
slight graze on shoulder, he was sent to the Pasteur Institute at Rangoon to
undergo treatment. Case was positive. Several cases of streptotrichosis in cattle
and necroacillosis in goats, were treated.
The total number of slides examined at the Laboratory was 6,751; of these
4,198 were received from the districts.
Cases of the following diseases were confirmed at the Laboratory during the
year:—
Trypanosomiasis ...
Filariasis ... ...
Anthrax ... ...
Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia ...
Piroplasmosis ... ...
96
39
32
21
20
Epizootic Lymphangitis ...
Demodex Folliculorum (Red Mange)
Sarceptic Mange (goats) ...
Charbon Symptomatique ...
Strangles ... ...
15
11
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II.—TREATMENT OF DISEASES.
(1) CONTAGIOUS DISEASE.
Lower Burma.
Table II
3. Rinderpest.—In
only two districts, Amherst and Insein, was there much
disease. In Amherst disease was chiefly confined to the Kawkareik Township in
which it prevailed off and on from May till August, after which it gradually
died out. It is reported that disease was brought in from Siam. The Inspector
attending the outbreak stated that owners were unwilling to have their cattle
injected. This township is infested with uncontrolled herds of Indian-owned cattle.
A fresh outbreak was reported towards the end of the year; however, timely
segregation and some serum injection appears to have stopped the spread of
disease. The outbreak in the Insein District is said to have originated in the
vicinity of Rangoon, from which place it gradually spread, chiefly through the
medium of the numerous herds of Indian-owned milch and other cattle, to
the various kala-bustis
and tès round about Rangoon and Insein, and also
to certain Burmese villages. It then spread up the main communications,
roads and rail, as also through the jungle, and along the Pazoondaung
Creek, to various parts of the Insein, Taikkyi and Hlègu Townships. These
townships suffered most, and this is not surprising considering the herds of
uncontrolled cattle (which are as numerous as Black Buck in many parts of India)
and the large number of bullocks employed in these areas at this season, for
carting paddy, charcoal, timber dragging, etc. While disease prevailed in the
vicinity of Rangoon and Insein opportunity was taken by the school staff to
instruct the pupils in segregation, serum injection, etc. Later on there were so
many centres of infection it was necessary to send parties out to different areas
to carry out segregation and injection, e.g., Hlègu, Taikkyi, Thanatchaung,
Hlawga, Hmawbi, etc., while a party was held in readiness at Insein to proceed
to the scene of any fresh outbreak reported. There was disease practically in
every kala tè, and as is well known these are scattered all over the country,