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Colonel Walker proposed the following resolution :—

Resolution XII.

" That when an adequate and sufficiently trained staff is available,
the question of adopting the simultaneous method of inoculation
against rinderpest more generally might be taken up as being more
economical and more effective."

The proposal was unanimously accepted by the meeting.

SUBJECT VII.—BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS. IS THE DISEASE WIDELY
DISSEMINATED IN INDIA AND, IF SO, WHAT MEASURES, IF ANY,
SHOULD BE TAKEN TO CONTROL ITS SPREAD ?

The President said that he had a request from the Quartermaster-
General for information regarding the prevalence of the disease in
India, and that he would be glad to hear the views of officers in the
various provinces.

Mr. Oliver said that he thought he was safe in saying that no
really scientific enquiry had yet been carried out in India as to the
incidence of tuberculosis in cattle. Veterinary officers could duly
express an opinion based on cases that had come to their notice and,
considering the vast numbers of cattle in the country, any opinion
could be of little value until a systematic investigation had been
carried out. In the United Provinces, a start had been made
some years ago at Cawnpore, when 3 per cent. of the cattle at the
slaughter houses were found to be affected with tuberculosis, but
want of officers prevented the enquiry being extended to other
cities. It was asserted that tuberculosis was much less prevalent
than in Europe but no accurate details were at present available,
and it was the duty of the department to study the question sys-
tematically.

Colonel Smith stated that in Calcutta, during the past 23 years,
twenty-nine cases had come to notice, but several of these were from
the Zoological Gardens. In the slaughter houses, an average of
about one case a year was discovered. Several investigations had
been made in this connection and the conclusion arrived at was
that tuberculosis was very uncommon in cattle in Bengal.

Major Hewlett said that they had found no evidence of tuber-
culosis in cattle in Bombay slaughter houses.

Mr. Aitchison stated that no particular search had been made
in Madras, but the disease was not very prevalent. Three cases
had recently come to his notice.

Mr. Harris and Mr. Quinlan both stated that no cases had been
found in their respective provinces—Assam and Bihar and Orissa.

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