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TABLE 6.—Statement showing Preventive Inoculation performed during the
year 1932-33.
District.
(1)
Shwebo ...
Mônywa ...
Katha ...
Mandalay ...
Sagaing ...
Meiktila ...
Myingyan ...
Pakôkku ...
Total, Northern
Circle.
Yamethin ...
Toungoo ...
Pegu ...
Hanthawaddy ...
Insein ...
Thatôn ...
Total, South-
Eastern Circle.
Maubin ...
Pyapôn ...
Bassein ...
Myaungmya ...
Tharrawaddy ...
Henzada ...
Prome ...
Thayetmyo ...
Magwe ...
Minbu ...
Total, South-
western Circle.
Sandoway ...
Total, Arakan
Sub-Circle.
Rinderpest Total
for 1932-33.
Rinderpest Total
for 1931-32.
Kyaukpyu
Total, Arakan
Sub-Circle.
Amherst
Total, South-
Eastern Circle.
Hæmorrhagic
Septi-
cæmia
Total
for
1932-33.
Hæmorrhagic
Septi-
cæmia
Total
for
1931-32.
Name of disease
against which inocula-
tion was carried out.
(2)
Rinderpest.
...
...
...
Hæmor-
rhagic
Septi-
cæmia.
Method of inocula-
tion followed.
(3)
Serum-alone method.
...
...
...
Vaccine
Number of outbreaks
in which inoculation
was undertaken.
(4)
57
9
10
40
18
25
83
62
304
35
107
23
6
26
14
211
20
3
44
38
86
23
102
113
215
90
734
6
6
1,255
620
23
23
5
5
28
21
Number of animals
which died
in-inoculated in course
of outbreak.
Equines.
(5)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Bovines.
(6)
309
154
400
206
99
178
692
191
2,226
217
1,272
130
6
133
277
2,035
225
...
499
619
384
117
690
107
972
341
3,954
17
17
8,232
5,080
395
393
64
64
459
251
Others.
(7)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
866
...
...
...
...
...
...
Number of animals
inoculated.
Equines.
(8)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Bovines.
(9)
8,275
3,428
3,018
3,651
3,595
7,185
17,249
7,634
54,035
9,037
12,897
3,415
690
3,684
2,071
31,794
3,706
678
3,223
5,341
9,531
1,789
10,455
15,918
41,792
12,768
105,201
674
674
1,91,704
107,120
1,051
1,051
2,796
2,796
3,847
2,816
Others.
(10)
88
...
...
...
1,400
...
...
...
1,488
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1,488
3,955
...
..
...
...
...
...
Number of
inoculated ani-
mals which died
of the disease.
Equines.
(11)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Bovines.
(12)
17
24
8
24
73
4
13
...
163
10
23
12
1
44
28
118
48
...
66
89
68
28
120
78
154
95
746
9
9
1,036
799
...
...
...
...
...
...
Others.
(13)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
124
...
...
...
...
...
...
APPENDICES.
23
TABLE 6.—Statement showing Preventive Inoculation performed during the
year 1932-33—concld.
District.
(1)
kyab ...
Total, Arakan
Sub-Circle.
Toungoo ...
Pegu ...
Thatôn ...
Insein ...
Amherst ...
Tavoy ...
Total, South-
Eastern Circle.
Myitkyina ...
Katha ...
Bhamo ...
Mandalay
...
Upper Chindwin
Lower Chindwin
Pakôkku ...
Total, Northern
Circle.
Pyinmana ...
Insein ...
Tharrawaddy ..
Various Districts
Total
Anthrax Total for
1932-33.
Anthrax Total for
1931-32.
Name of disease
against which inocula-
tion, was carried out.
(2)
(Anthrax.)
...
...
...
Method of inocula-
tion followed.
(3)
Anthrax Vaccine.
...
...
...
Number of outbreak
in which inoculations
was undertaken.
(4)
4
4
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
2
1
...
...
...
1
8
6
Number of animals
which died
un-inoculated in course
of outbreak.
Equines.
(5)
...
...
...
...
..
...
...
...
...
7
...
...
1
...
...
...
8
...
...
...
...
...
8
...
Bovines.
(6)
76
76
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
77
...
Others.
(7)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
..
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Number of animals
inoculated.
Equines
(8)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
246
...
...
33
...
...
...
279
...
...
...
...
...
279
...
Bovines,
(9)
1,000
1,000
...
...
... 429
13
...
442
55
...
...
...
...
...
...
55
...
...
...
...
...
1,497
57
Others.
(10)
...
...
24
23
7
...
19
2
75
5
40
9
4
12
4
4
78
81
8
64
2,297
2,450
2,603
1,866
Number of
inoculated ani-
mals which died
of the disease.
Equines.
(11)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Bovines.
(12)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Others.
(13)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Grand Totals of Outbreaks and
Inoculations.
(1)
1932-33 ...
1931-32 ...
Rinderpest.
Outbreaks.
(2)
1,255
620
Inocula-
tions.
(3)
1,93,192
1,11,075
Hæmorrhagic Septi-
cæmia.
Outbreaks.
(41
28
21
Inocula-
tions.
(5)
3,847
2,816
Anthrax.
Outbreaks.
(6)
8
6
Inocula-
tions.
(7)
4,379
1,923
24
APPENDICES.
TABLE 7.—Statement showing the work of the Veterinary College and the results during the year 1932-33.
Veterinary College.
(1)
Insein ... ... ...
Total for 1932-33 ...
Total for 1931-32 ...
Name of course of instruction if more
than one course followed.
(2)
...
...
...
Students given refresher course.
(3)
...
...
34
Number of Students
Admitted during
the year.
Scholarship holders.
(4)
...
...
...
Others.
(5)
...
...
...
Passed final examination during
the year.
(6)
...
...
...
Failed to pass final examina-
tion.
(7)
...
...
...
Remaining
under instruc-
tion at the end
of the year.
In ordinary course.
(8)
...
...
...
Instruction pro-
longed by reasons
of failure to pass.
(9)
Nil
...
...
Expenditure.
Salaries of Instructing Staff.
(10)
...
14,479
Stipends.
(11)
...
...
...
Other expenses.
(12)
...
...
13,150
Total.
(13)
...
...
27,629
Employment of students
who passed during the
three years preceding.
Total number passed.
(14)
...
...
...
In service of Government or
Local Bodies.
(15)
...
...
...
In service of other Bodies or
Institutions.
(16)
...
...
...
In private practice.
(17)
...
...
...
Number unemployed.
(18)
...
...
...
APPENDICES.
25
TABLE 8.—Statement showing the deaths from disease in the Mounted Infantry Ponies and Transport Animals
during the year ending March 31st, 1933.
Battalion.
(1)
Bhamo ... ...
Chin Hills ... ...
Eastern ... ...
Western ... ...
Northern Shan States ...
Reserve ... ...
Southern Shan States ...
Mandalay
... ...
Rangoon ... ...
Total for 1932-33 ...
Total for 1931-32 ...
Strength of Mounted Infantry
ponies.
(2)
50
35
50
50
75
216
100
155
115
846
821
Strength of transport mules.
ponies and bullocks.
(3)
48
147
296
104
60
18
100
81
6
860
911
Number of deaths from all
causes during the year.
(4)
14
4
13
17
5
11
2
7
5
78
123
Months when heaviest
mortality occurred.
(5)
January 1933
...
May 1932
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Deaths from contagious diseases.
Surra.
(6)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
29
Anthrax.
(7)
...
...
9
...
...
...
...
3
2
14
5
Glanders.
(8)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
..
...
Epizootic
Lymphangitis.
(9)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Deaths from other causes.
(10)
14
4
4
17
5
11
2
4
3
64
89
Occurrence of Surra.
Station.
(11)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Number of deaths
from each
place.
(12)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
26
APPENDICES.
TABLE 9.—Statement showing the number of animals treated and deaths from contagious diseases in the
Southern Shan States during the year 1932-33.
Locality.
(1)
Southern Shan States—
Western Subdivision ... ...
Yawnghwe Subdivision ...
Central Subdivision ... ...
North-Eastern Subdivision ...
South-Eastern Subdivision ...
Kēngtūng Subdivision ... ...
Karenni Subdivision ... ...
Total for 1932-33 ...
Total for 1931-32 ...
Bovines.
Rinderpest.
(2)
378
...
307
74
33
...
136
928
214
Foot-and-mouth.
(3)
...
...
1
237
45
70
...
353
12,372
Anthrax.
(4)
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
10
Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia.
(5)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Black Quarter.
(6)
...
...
...
...
...
1
..
1
...
Other contagious disease.
(7)
...
...
...
5
27
113
8
153
39
Other non-contagious
disease.
(8)
323
341
1,276
951
1,414
...
252
4,557
4,468
Equines
Anthrax.
(9)
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
2
4
Surra.
(10)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
Glanders.
(11)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Other contagious disease.
(12)
...
1
...
...
...
48
46
95
7
Other non-contagious
disease.
(13)
294
102
99
269
332
1
...
1,097
880
Number of
animals treated
and died.
Treatments.
(14)
995
444
1,684
1,536
1,851
235
442
7,187
17,995
Deaths.
(15)
109
10
6
43
24
16
110
318
247
Re ma r
ks .
(16)
APPENDICES.
27
TABLE 10.—Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the year ending 31st March 1933.
Sub-heads.
(1)
(a) Superintendence ...
(b) Circle Officers ...
(c) Subordinate Estab-
lishment.
(d) Expenses in connec-
tion with Epizootic
diseases.
(e) Veterinary Instruc-
tion.
(f) Veterinary
Re-
search.
B.—Veterinary Receipts
Total for 1932-33 ...
Total for 1931-32 ..
Expenditure.
Provincial.‡
Non-Voted.
(2)
Rs.
759
13,317
*2,351
...
...
...
...
16,427
29,871
Voted.
(3)
Rs.
30,817
43,527
2,82,116
1,08,376
27,423
37,131
...
5,29,390
5,92,687
Local.†
(4)
Rs.
...
...
10,534
...
...
...
...
10,534
39,376
Total.
(5)
Rs.
31,576
56,844
2,95,001
1,08,376
27,423
37,131
...
5,56,351
6,61,934
1931-32.
(6)
Rs.
51,533
57,182
3,77,107
1,15,284
27,629
33,199
...
6,61,934
...
Increase
decrease.
Over
the
under
previous
year.
(7)
Rs.
-19,957
-338
- 82,106
-6,908
-206
+ 3,932
...
-1,05,583
...
Receipts.
Departmental.
(8)
Rs.
...
...
...
...
...
...
679
679
1,369
Donation or
Contribution.
(9)
Rs.
...
...
...
...
...
...
20,000
20,000
20,000
Total.
(10)
Rs.
...
...
...
...
...
...
20,679
20,679
21,369
Remarks.
(11)
* Backward Tract Reserved Non-Voted.
† As furnished by Chairmen, District Councils and Deputy Commissioners.
‡
As furnished by the Accountant-General, Burma.
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ON THE
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FOR THE YEAR ENDING THE 31st MARCH 1934
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REPORT
ON THE
VETERINARY DEPARTMENT, BURMA
FOR THE YEAR ENDING THE 31st MARCH 1934
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1934
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INDEX
CHAPTER
I.—Staff Organization
...
CHAPTER
II.—General Diseases in Animals
CHAPTER III.—Contagious Diseases in Animals
CHAPTER IV.—Veterinary Education
CHAPTER V.—Veterinary Research
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
CHAPTER VI.—Survey of the year's work and Recommendations
CHAPTER VII.—Appendices.
CHAPTER VIII.—Maps.
CHAPTER IX.—Graphs.
...
...
...
...
...
...
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[The Text of this Report is limited by the order of Government to
15 pages] (Royal Octavo size).
REPORT
ON THE
Veterinary Department, Burma
For the Year ending the 31st March 1934.
CHAPTER I—STAFF ORGANIZATION.
Mr. S. R. Rippon, M.R.C.V.S., I.V.S., continued to hold officiating
charge of the Department from 1st to 7th April, when he proceeded on
overseas leave. Mr. G. Pfaff, B.Sc., M.R.C.V.S., took over the duties
of the office on that date pending the return of Mr. D. T. Mitchell,
M.R.C.V.S., on April 18th, from overseas leave. Mr. Mitchell held
charge of the Department as Director of Veterinary Services during the
remainder of the year.
Pending the approval of Government to the proposals in connection
with retrenchment of the expenditure of the Department, submitted to
the Burma Retrenchment Committee, it was decided to combine two of
the existing three Circle charges. This temporary amalgamation of the
South Eastern and South Western Circles tinder one Deputy Director
of Veterinary Services with headquarters at Insein was carried into
effect on the 11th December 1933.
South-Eastern Circle.—The headquarters of this charge, formerly at
Monlmein, were changed to Insein on the amalgamation of the
South Eastern with the South Western Circle. U Nyan Kyaw,
G.B.V.C., B.V.S., Class II, held officiating charge of this Circle until
11th December 1933, when Mr. S. R. Rippon took over from him.
One Veterinary Superintendent, U Kyaing, G.B.V.C., was stationed
at Moulmein throughout the year and for the greater part of the year
was in charge of the Tenasserim and Pegu Sub-Circles. From 12th
December 1933 onwards, one Veterinary Superintendent, U Nyan Kyaw,
was in charge of the Pegu Sub-Circle with headquarters at Insein. Six
Veterinary Inspectors, thirty-four Veterinary Assistants, and three
Frontier Veterinary Assistants were on duty in the Circle during the
year under report. The three Frontier Veterinary Assistants were
employed on district duties during the rainy season, when the frontier
traffic had been suspended.
2
REPORT ON THE VETERINARY DEPARTMENT, BURMA,
South-Western Circle.—The headquarters of this Circle were at
Prome until 8th December 1933, on which date they were transferred
to Insein. Mr. J. Bhattacharjee, B.Sc., M.R.C.V.S., Deputy Director of
Veterinary Services held charge of this Circle from the beginning of
the year until the 12th December 1933 ; on which date Mr. S. R. Rippon
took over charge of the combined South-Eastern and South-Western
Circles. Two Veterinary Superintendents, U Saw Hla U and U Kyi
Pe, with headquarters at Magwe and Bassein, respectively, six
Veterinary Inspectors and thirty-eight Veterinary Assistants were
employed in this Circle during the year.
Northern Circle.—The headquarters were unchanged at Mandalay.
U Pe Than, G.B.V.C., Deputy Director of Veterinary Services, remained
in charge of this Circle throughout the year. Two Veterinary
Superintendents, U Ko Ko Gyi and U Kin, with headquarters at
Myingyan and Shwebo, respectively, eight Veterinary Inspectors,
forty-four Veterinary Assistants were employed in this charge.
Arakan Sub-Circle.—Headquarters
Akvab. U Aung Tun U,
G.B.V.C., Veterinary Superintendent, remained in charge of this
independent Sub-Circle under the direct control of the Director of
Veterinary Services, Burma, throughout the year. He was assisted by
one Veterinary Inspector and eight Veterinary Assistants.
NEW APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT.
During the year under review, with the exception of one appoint-
ment in the Inspector's grade of the Subordinate Veterinary Service, no
new appointments were made in the Department.
VACANCIES IN THE DEPARTMENT.
(a) Burma Veterinary Service, Class I.—The revised sanctioned
cadre of the Burma Veterinary Service, Class I, was six and all remained
filled during the year.
(b) Burma Veterinary Service, Class II.—The sanctioned cadre of
this service was 15, which included five vacancies in the lecturers staff of
the Veterinary College and one in the field staff. These six posts
which had been unfilled, were abolished with effect from 20th March
1934 as a measure of retrenchment in the Department.
(c) Burma Subordinate Veterinary Service.—(i) The revised
sanctioned cadre of the Veterinary Inspectors was 22. All these posts
remained filled during the year.
(ii) Out of the 144 posts in the revised sanctioned cadre of
Veterintary Assistants, 14 remained vacant during the year.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING THE 31ST MARCH 1934.
3
DEPARTMENTAL TRAINING.
Three officiating officers of the Burma Veterinary Service, Class II,
U Kin, U Tun Hlaing and U Ko Ko Gyi were deputed to the
Agricultural College, Mandalay, where a prescribed course has been
established, to undergo six weeks' training in Departmental procedure
and surveying during August and September of 1933. At the conclusion
of the course U Tun Hlaing and U Ko Ko Gyi passed the test examina-
tions and were later confirmed in their appointments.
Casualties during the year.
Deaths
Retirements
Resignations
Reversions
Promotions
Removals
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Veterinary
Inspectors,
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1
1
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Total
2
Veterinary
Assistants.
2
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1
3
CHAPTER II.—GENERAL DISEASES IN
ANIMALS.
Treatment of Animals.—As a result of the restrictions placed on
touring and the reduced Veterinary staff available for Township duties,
a slight decrease in the itinerant treatment of villagers' cattle for
ordinary diseases was recorded. The total number of non-contagious
diseases treated during the year amounted to 28,975, an average of
18'5 cases per assistant per month against 30,719, or an average of 19.4
cases per month during the previous year. In addition to this, 72
castrations were performed.
Dispensaries and Hospitals.
(a) No Veterinary Dispensaries were maintained in the districts
during the year, the two remaining dispensaries (one at Myingyan
and one at Pakôkku) having been closed down during the previous
year.
(b) Insein Veterinary Hospital.—Two thousand six hundred and
forty-six animals received treatment at this Hospital. The total
attendances including returns for treatment were 7,241, giving a daily
average of 19'8. This figure stated does not include 192 cases for
which owners were, supplied with medicine. These cases were not
brought to the hospital. Fifty-four in-patients were admitted to the
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REPORT ON THE VETERINARY DEPARTMENT, BURMA,
hospital during the year. In addition, 12 castrations were performed.
The following diseases were treated at the Hospital during the 12
months :—
Diseases.
Digestive (excluding ver-
minosis).
Respiratory ... ...
Urinary ... ...
Generative
... ...
Nervous ... ...
Skin ... ...
Eye ... ...
Ear ... ...
Worms ... ...
Wounds ... ...
Lameness
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Foot-and-mouth ...
Number of
cases during
the year.
496
53
5
77
33
275
92
61
4S8
570
67
13
Diseases.
Rabies ... ...
Surra ... ...
Canine Distemper ...
Deinodectic Mange ...
Sarcoptic Mange ...
Piroplasmosis ...
Filaria Lachrymalis ...
Canine Typhoid ...
Osteoporosis
...
Others ... ...
Total for the year ...
Number of
cases during
the year.
20
1
51
12
1
2
2
5
6
316
2,646
The system of levying fees on well-to-do owners of animals, which
was introduced in the previous year, was continued during the year
under report. Considerable difficulty was experienced in collection
of the fees and it is likely that a system of cash payment may
have to be introduced in the future if the current procedure of charging
for services at the hospital is to be continued. The actual revenue from
this source was Rs. 1,507-4 against an anticipated income of Rs. 100 per
mensem.
CHAPTER III—CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
IN ANIMALS.
Rinderpest continued to be prevalent with less severity than in the
previous year throughout the greater part of the province, with the
exception of the districts of Akyab, Arakan Hill Tracts, Tavoy, Mergui,
Maubin, Henzada, Upper Chindwin, Myitkyina and Bhamo.
The heaviest mortality occurred in the districts of Pakôkku (2,588),
Myingyan (1,762), Thayetmyo (1,443), Thatôn (1,420), Amherst (1,181),
Katha (1,113), Magwe (954), Yamèthin (921), Shwebo (796), Pegu (748),
Bassein (722), and Minbu (666). These 12 districts accounted for 87
per cent of the total loss under this head. Control of disease was
effected by " stand still " and " segregation " measures in combination :
in dangerous out-breaks only, with anti-rinderpest serum inoculations.
Foot-and-mouth.—This disease was, with a few exceptions, reported
from all districts. The number of deaths totalled 238.
Anthrax.—The number of recorded deaths from this disease was
1,435 from 28 districts. The disease was confirmed microscopically at
the Veterinary Research Laboratory at Insein in all districts from which
it was reported.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING THE 31ST MARCH 1934.
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Hæmorrhagic Septicamia.—The losses from this disease were 2,377
animals. The outbreaks were most severe in the districts of Toungoo
(453), Mergui (326), Akyab (201), Myaungmya (184), Bassein (183)
Pyapôn (167), Thatôn (144) and Amherst (121), where altogether 1,779
animals died. Preventive inoculation by vaccine, where this was agreed
to and promptly undertaken, was found to be very effective in control-
ling and eradicating outbreaks.
Black Quarter.—The mortality recorded from Black Quarter has
remained fairly constant compared with the previous year. Two
hundred and forty-one animals are reported to have died of this disease.
The heaviest mortality occurred in the districts of Pyapôn (87), Myaung-
mya (48), Thayetmyo (35), Maubin (22), and Magwe (21). These five
districts accounted for 88 per cent of the total mortality from this
disease. No preventive inoculations were carried out during the year
as it occurred only sporadically.
Surra.—This disease was reported from nine districts resulting in
the loss of 100 animals, of which 99 were equines. It occurred prin-
cipally in the districts of Katha (40), Myitkyina (27), Bhamo (10), Upper
Chindwin (9), and Minbu (7), which districts accounted for 94 per cent
of the total mortality.
Parasitic Diseases.—There has been a decrease this year in the
number of deaths recorded as epizootic parasitosis due to nematodes in
cattle and buffaloes in the Tenasserim Area, the total number being 179
as against 360 in the previous year.
Glanders.—No cases were reported during the year.
Tetanus.—One case from this disease was reported from an equine
in Yamèthin District.
Coccidiosis—One case was recorded from Amherst District.
Epizootic Lymphangitis in equines was not recorded in the province
during the year.
PREVENTIVE INOCULATION.
Statistical information relating to preventive inoculation performed
during the year is given in table 3 attached to this report.
Rinderpest.—Inoculation parties were organized to deal with 680
outbreaks and 103,437 bovines were inoculated by the serum-alone
method compared with 191,704 cattle in 1,255 outbreaks during the
previous year. The inoculation totals in each charge are as follows :—
South-Eastern Circle
South-Western Circle
Northern Circle
Arakan Sub-Circle
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Total
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36,354
24,064
42,428
591
103,437