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Anthrax.

Two cases of anthrax, one from the district of Gorakhpur and one
from Sultanpur district, were reported during
the year under report.

Other contagious di-
sease.

Fifty-seven cases of deaths were reported under this head as against
106 in the preceding year. These included
tetanus, piroplasmosis and other parasitic dis-
eases.

Other causes.

Deaths from other causes were reported to be 317 as compared
with 254 last year.

                                    (b) Bovines

Rinderpest. Table I.

7. The mortality reported from rinderpest was 27,944 as against
27,360 in the preceding year. All the districts
in the province were affected, the highest number

of deaths occurred in the Allahabad district where 2,210 cases were

reported of which 1,309 were buffaloes.

Anti-rinderpest ino-
culations. Table II.

8. Inoculations against rinderpest were undertaken in 2,119
outbreaks during this year as compared with 1,947
in the previous year. The details are as fol-
lows:—

The inoculation figures for the last year were 3,16,091.

Haemorrhagic septi-
caemia. Tables I and II.

9. Deaths from haemorrhagic septicaemia were reported in
10,429 animals as against 12,002 in the last
year. The disease spread throughout the prov-
ince except in the districts of Almora and Garhwal from where no
deaths were registered. The highest mortality occurred in Hardoi
district where 795 cases of deaths took place of which 451 were buffaloes.
Immunization was performed as follows :—

The previous year's figures of immunisation were 1,94,805.

Foot and mouth
disease. Table I.

10. The disease was reported from 41 districts with a mortality
of 1,089 as compared with 703 in the previous
year. Hygienic measures and curative methods
were resorted to with good results.

Blackquarter. Tables
I and II.

11. Six hundred and thirty cases of deaths were reported in 35
districts in the province as against 1,125 reported
last year. Inoculations carried out by the serum
alone method numbered 7,901 as against 21,094
in the preceding year.