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Ferozepore: in the remaining districts the outbreaks are reported to have been
small, and the mortality insignificant.
97. Contact animals were inoculated in 270 outbreaks and 60,258 cattle were
treated. In one case there were 567 deaths after inoculation out of 12,671
animals, or 4.5%, but investigation shows that these were due to inter-current
disease.
98. Opposition to preventive inoculation work is reported to be still met
with in out-of-the-way places. The Superintendent, however, considers that
this will decline to a minimum as the method is usually attended by most
successful results and is uniformly appreciated.
99. Eastern Bengal and Assam.—The disease has been prevalent throughout
the entire Province and with the exception of Sibsagar and Cachar all show
an increased mortality. It was especially severe in Barisal where great
numbers of both bullocks and buffaloes died. Heavy mortality was also reported
from Goalpara 5,405; Nowgong 6,741; Kamrup 6,296; and Darrang 4,679;
whilst in Sibsagar and Sylhet the mortality was considerable. In the remain-
ing 16 districts the loss was comparatively small.
100. Inoculation by the Serum alone method was undertaken in 359 out-
breaks in 27 districts and 50,194 cattle were inoculated. The falling off in numbers
is due to fewer animals having been inoculated by the Special Officer employed
in the Surma Valley. There was an actual increase of 15,829 inoculations
carried out by this Department.
101. Central Provinces.—It is reported that the disease has not been so
virulent as usual and the losses were small. The total number of deaths reported
is only 2,515. The inoculation of serum was undertaken in 194 outbreaks, and
18,056 cattle were inoculated. The greatest number of outbreaks visited were in
Raipur 39; Bilaspur 20; Mandla 20; Amraoti 18; Saugor 17. The inocula-
tions have been generally satisfactory but in some cases the serum has not been
properly stored and consequently deteriorated. Arrangements are under con-
sideration for the building of Tahsil serum pits.
302. Bengal.—The disease was prevalent more or less throughout the entire
Province, but especially so in the districts of the Burdwan, Orissa and Bhagal-
pur Divisions. The greatest number of deaths occurred in the Sonthal Parga-
nas, 24 Parganas, Sambulpur, Midnapur and Balasore. In the remaining 21
districts the loss was small.
103. Inoculation was undertaken in 72 outbreaks and 11,659 cattle were
inoculated. All reports were attended to either by the local Veterinary Assistants
or by Inspectors deputed for the purpose.
104. Madras.—Outbreaks of a virulent type were reported from South Arcot
with 23,393 deaths; Madura 23,049; North Arcot 15,693; Coimbatore 15,519;
Tinnevelly 11,715; and Chingleput districts 10,242. The total mortality due
to this outbreak was 149,666. The Department is only just beginning and the
number of Veterinary Assistants available for duty is totally insufficient to
attempt to deal with outbreaks of this magnitude. With a view, however, of
showing the people the method, as many men as possible were posted to the
infected districts.
105. Preventive inoculation was undertaken in 21 districts in 574 outbreaks,
and 50,487 animals were inoculated. It is satisfactory to note that the method is
coming to be generally recognised as a useful prophylactic, and there is certainly
plenty of scope for inoculators in the Presidency.
106. Bombay.—The Superintendent reports that the disease was prevalent
in all the districts of the Presidency (except Sholapur) as well as in the City of
Bombay. The worst affected districts being Kanara, Broach, Bijapur, Dharwar,
Ahmedabad, Kaira, Thana, Kolaba, and Belgaum. The accuracy of the
reported numbers of animals affected, is far from satisfactory. It is stated
that inoculation has not met with any marked success in preventing the spread
of, or limiting the mortality from the disease, owing to the ignorance and
objections of the people, and it is stated that in order to overcome the people's