VETERINARY SCHOOL), BURMA, FOR THE YEAR ENDED THE 31ST MARCH 1910.
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the above areas it appeared in the Mônyo Township, where some 850 deaths
occurred between August and November. During February there was a recrudesc-
ence of the disease in the Letpadan, Minhla and Gyobingauk Townships. When
it is considered that there were some 391 outbreaks reported in the district during
the year matters might have been much worse. Losses recorded: Letpadan
2,492, Minhla 1,969, Mônyo 1,093, Tharrawaddy 1,006. In addition to permanent
district staff four Assistants were sent on special duty. Parties to assist in inocula-
tion in different areas were made up and sent from school. Deputy Superintendent
Bhagwan Singh and the Veterinary Inspector were constantly on the move
directing and assisting in the work. Some 11,124 animals were injected.
In the Insein District out of 3,318 deaths, 2,070 were reported during the
first quarter in the Taikkyi Township. As is well known a great deal of the stock
in this area is owned by Indians of various castes. An order under inoculation
rules, viz. that infected herds not submitted for injection were to be kept well
apart had a good effect and by June disease was more under control.
Three Inspectors and nine Assistants were posted on special duty to this
district. The school staff and some pupils assisted in the work of inoculation of
cattle. Out of some 8,000 animals they injected 2,500.
Early in the year the disease appeared in the Paungdè Township of the Prome
District, and by August the whole district except the Padaung Township was
infected. The very energetic action taken by the District officials coupled with free
employment of serum assisted materially in reducing mortality. In the Padaung
Township, however, the disease broke out in February and caused heavy losses,
862 deaths being reported in two months. The townships recording more than 500
deaths are Prome and Padaung. Special duty two Assistants. Number of
injections, 15,112.
Disease gave trouble in parts of Henzada. Mortality in the Zalun Township
during the year was 1,786. Special duty 1. Inoculation 6,098.
Danubyu Township of the Ma.ubin District suffered the most, some 727
deaths were reported during the year, of which 585 were in March. Assistants
on special duty 3. Inoculations done 8,902.
Anthrax, Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia, etc.—These diseases gave no serious
trouble. The Insein and Myaungmya Districts record the highest mortality, 429
and 279 respectively.
Foot-and-mouth disease.—This disease was very prevalent in the Bassein and
Myaungmya Districts; in the former district in the Ngaputaw and Bassein
Townships, and in the Labutta Township of the latter district. Mortality in Bassein
375, Myaungmya 391. There was a considerable amount of disease in the
Tharrawaddy District, more particularly in the Letpadan Township.
Veterinary Inspectors, 7.—Akyab 1, Insein 1, Prome 1, Bassein 1, Ma.ubin 1,
Moulmein 1, Thatôn 1.
Special duty, 3.—Pegu Division 3.
Veterinary Assistants, 90.—Arakan Division 11, Pegu Division 23, Irrawaddy
Division 25, Tenasserim Division 20, Reserve 8, Office 2, Insein School 1.
Special duty, 25.—Arakan Division 2, Pegu Division 18, Irrawaddy Division
4, Tenasserim Division 1.
Upper Burma.
4. Rinderpest.—Certain areas in the Katha District suffered serious losses,
particularly Mawlu Township, where it is said to have caused the death of over 3,000
animals, chiefly buffaloes, which are not only used for cultivation purposes, but also
in the extraction of timber. The existence of disease was no doubt to a great extent
suppressed. On receipt of intimation of disease in August, Deputy Superintendent
Bhagwan Singh was sent up, and later Deputy Superintendent Maung Pe Than.
There was some doubt in the district as to the nature of the disease, which was
rinderpest. The disease by that time had practically died out.
In the Thayetmyo District about 1,000 deaths are reported; some 873 of
these were recorded in the Allanmyo Township. The disease no doubt extended
from the Prome District. The greatest mortality occurred (683) between November
and January. Special duty, 2. Inoculation done, 2,639.
Anthrax, Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia, etc.—Nothing to record regarding these
diseases.