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SECTION I (a).-EQUINE CONTAGIOUS DISEASE.
Mortality.—Table II.
7. The deaths from equine contagious disease numbered 225 during the
year against 526 last year in the non-selected districts.
The decrease is explained below.
Glanders.—Table II.
8. Twenty-five cases of glanders were reported from Lahore, Gurdas-
pur, Gujrat, Shahpur, Rawalpindi and Attock districts
during the year, against 22 in the previous year.
Surra.—Table II.
9. Surra accounted for 171 deaths against 452 last year. This is the
main cause of the decrease in the mortality amongst
equines, but it is probable that many cases were not
reported, as surra was very severe in certain localities.
Dourine.—Table II.
10. No case of dourine was detected during the
year.
SECTION I (b).-BOVINE CONTAGIOUS DISEASE.
Mortality.—Table II.
11. During the year 70,033 deaths were reported against 42,168 last
year.
Rinderpest.—Table II.
12. The reported cases of rinderpest numbered 99,126 with 49,154
deaths during the year against 48,226 cases and 18,055
deaths last year. This enormous increase is probably due
to the short supply of serum, which accounts for the main increase in the
number of mortality, as the virulence of the disease in some districts was very
severe indeed.
Preventive inoculation.—
Table III.
13. There were 102,603 inoculations performed on contact animals in
705 outbreaks by the subordinate staff. Last year 43,250
animals were inoculated in 283 outbreaks. In the course
of 705 outbreaks 15,556 uninodulated animals died, but only 300 deaths
occurred after inoculation.
Attitude of the public
towards inoculation.
14. Judging from the enormous increase in the number of inoculation,
it goes to show that there is much less opposition, but in
some districts it still requires considerable tact to persuade
the villagers of its advantages.
Hæmorrhagic septicæmia.—
Tables II and III.
15. Hæmorrhagic septicæmia was reported from all the districts i:
the Punjab: 17,432 animals died out of 22,298 attacked
by the disease. Last year 22,671 cases and 18,255 deaths
were reported.
Preventive inoculation.—
Table III.
16. Five hundred and ninety-eight cattle were inoculated against this
disease during the year in the Central Punjab Circle
against 95 last year in villages where the disease annually
appears.
Foot-and-mouth disease.—
Table II.
17. Foot-and-mouth disease was reported from every district in the
Punjab: 83,960 cases were reported, of which 1,128
ended fatally against 247,423 and 3,899 respectively last
year. The enormous decrease in the number of cases accounts for the decrease
mentioned in paragraph 4 above.
Black quarter.—Tables II
and III.
18. Black quarter was reported from 17 districts in the Punjab, with
2,116 deaths against 1,546 last year. Rohtak, Jhelum
and Attock suffered the most.
Preventive inoculation.—
Table III.
19. Vaccinations were performed on 523 animals in the North Punjab
and Central Punjab Circles in 12 villages against 1,899
in 48 villages last year.
Anthrax.—Table II.
20. Anthrax was reported from 5 districts with 19
deaths against 55 deaths last year.
Other contagious disease.—
Table II.
21. There were only 184 deaths from other conta-
gious diseases among bovines against 358 last year.