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1.—(b) Bovines.
Rinderpest—Table II.
13. Rinderpest was reported from all the districts of the province
except Montgomery. 20,842 deaths were re-
ported from this disease against 8,495 in the
previous year. The increase in mortality is mainly due to the debilitating
influences caused by the fodder famine.
Auti-Rinderpest inoculations—Table III.
14. Anti-Rinderpest inoculations were carried out in 653 outbreaks
and 106,393 animals were inoculated against
338 outbreaks and 66,199 inoculations last year.
Foot and mouth disease—Table II.
15. During the year under report 536 animals died from this disease
against 1,295 in the previous year. As usual
necessary measures to check the disease were
adopted by the subordinate staff of this department, The following districts
remained free from the ravages of the disease :—
Lahore, Sialkot, Montgomery, Jhang, Multan, Muzaffargarh and Dera
Ghazi Khan.
Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia—Table II.
16. Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia accounted for 5,349 deaths against
13,445 in the previous year. With the excep-
tion of Simla it was reported from all the dis-
tricts of the province.
Preventive Vaccination—Table III.
17. Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia vaccinations were performed on 52,464
animals in 19 districts against 33,771 vaccin-
ations in the same number of districts last year.
The highest number of vaccinations was done in the Multan District.
Preventive Inoculations—Table III.
18. Preventive inoculations against Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia were
performed in 56 outbreaks and 16,432 animals
were inoculated against 158 outbreaks and 29,786
inoculations last year.
Black-quarter—Table II.
19. During the year under report 608 deaths were reported from this
disease against 2,609 in the previous year. The
decrease in mortality is due to the fact that
vaccinations were carried out against the disease in the villages of the Dhanni
tract on a very large scale.
Vaccinations against Black-quarter—
Table III.
20. Vaccinations against this disease were performed on 14,022 ani-
mals against 2,987 in the previous year. Eleven
animals died in Jhelum District after vaccina-
tion.
1.—(c) Other animals.
Mortality—Table II.
21. The following contagious diseases oc-
curred in other animals :—
Hæmorrbagic Septicæmia, Rinderpest, Surra, Black-quarter, Influ-
enza, Rikki (parasitic diarrhœa) and other unknown diseases including strangles,
In all 1,001 deaths took place against 2,563 in the previous year.
These statistics cannot be regarded as a reliable indication of the influ-
ence of our preventive measures on the incidence of contagious diseases. We
can only judge this by careful enquiry on the field and from that we learn that
where anti-inoculation can be carried out under circumstances essential to its
successful application the results are very beneficial. There is no doubt,
however, that much serum is used with a minimum of advantage. Hitherto a
certain prodigality in the use of sera, etc., has been regarded as excusable from
an educative point of view, and although it has been controlled as far as possible
we have arrived at a stage where regard must be had primarily to the economic
application of anti-inoculation. To enable the department as the responsible
agency to do this it must be made possible for action to be taken at the seat
of an outbreak immediately of the appearance of the disease. The staff must
be sufficient to allow of careful observation of results so that action may be
continued and extended as may be required ; there must also be sufficient super-
vising staff to organise the work and ensure its being thoroughly carried out.