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84. The Pegu Division had practically no disease; the few isolated out-
breaks which did occur being promptly attended to and inoculation carried out
as far as possible.
85. The Irrawaddy Division has also been very free from disease. At the
close of last year it existed in a mild form in Bassein but was kept under
control by the strenuous efforts of the local staff; the total mortality being
only 294.
86. In the Tenasserim Division, Rinderpest continued with some severity in
the Amherst district during the early part of the year, but it gradually abated
and died out in October. The people in this district are reported to have been
extremely careless and quite indifferent to any arrangements made for the pro-
tection of their stock.
87. Upper Burma.—Here also the mortality from contagious disease has
been extremely low. Only three districts, Bhamo, Katha and Yamethin reported
a death rate of over a thousand. The disease was severe in all the sub-divisions
of the Bhamo district and was also present in the Yamethin district, but was
successfully dealt with and stamped out without serious loss. The villagers in
this district appear to have grasped the value of segregation and generally
carried it out themselves.
88. In the Mogôk District outbreaks occurred and were dealt with by serum
injection with generally satisfactory results.
89. Shan States—The disease prevailed to some extent in the Southern Shan
States but did not assume the same degree of virulence as last year, nor was
the mortality so high. It occurred in the Loilong, Yengan, Kyauk-ku, Pwela,
Hsamonghkam and Loi-Ai States.
90. In the North Eastern Division the general health of the herds was con-
siderably better than last year.
91. The Northern States were practically free from the disease during
the year.
92. United Provinces.—Rinderpest was very prevalent in these Provinces;
no less than 34 districts being affected against 29 last year; but only 6,662
deaths were reported against 7,854 in the previous year. There is very little
possibility of organization in this Province owing to the Veterinary
Assistants being very few and scattered widely apart, so that at present
operations are very difficult. It will be remembered that great opposition to
the use of Serum was experienced at first: a very great change has now taken
place and it is significant that it was possible to apply preventive inoculation
in 22 districts to 1,024 outbreaks and that 86,067 cattle were inoculated.
There is still a good deal of opposition in some districts.
93. From enquiries subsequently made in those localities where inoculations
were carried out, the results appear to have been highly satisfactory and the
mortality small. It is reported that the satisfactory results attending this
work are gradually overcoming the prejudices of the people, and that in most
districts very little opposition is met with, in fact, during the past year many
applications were received from cattle owners in infected localities praying that
inoculators might be sent to deal with their animals.
94. The districts which suffered most severely were Banda, Jhansi, Agra,
Hamirpur, Naini Tal and Jalaun.
95. North-West Frontier Province.—Rinderpest appeared in the districts
of Peshawar, Hazara, Dera Ismail Khan and in the Kurram Agency, but the
outbreaks were small and localised: only 403 deaths occurring. Preventive
inoculation was undertaken in 13 outbreaks and 4,380 contact animals were
inoculated. The method proved very efficacious and is yearly becoming more
popular, so that outbreaks are reported more promptly.
96. Punjab.—In this Province 8,739 deaths from Rinderpest were reported.
The districts most severely affected being Mianwali, Lahore, Gujranwala and