4 REPORT ON THE VETERINARY DEPARTMENT, BURMA,
Fifteen in-patients were admitted into the hospital during the year
and five castrations were performed.
The following diseases were treated at the hospital during the year
under report :—
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Non-infections Diseases— |
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1. Diseases of digestive system |
... |
... 483 |
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2. Diseases due to intestinal worms |
... |
... 258 |
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3. Diseases of the respiratory system |
... |
... 78 |
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4. Diseases of the urinary system |
... |
... 6 |
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5. Diseases of the genital organs |
... |
... 75 |
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6. Diseases of the nervous system |
... |
... 35 |
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7. Diseases of the skin |
... |
... |
... 179 |
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8. Diseases of the eye |
... |
... |
... 97 |
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9. Diseases of the ear |
... |
... |
... 56 |
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10. Falaria Lashrinatis in dogs |
... |
... 5 |
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11. Falaria Immitis in dogs |
... |
... |
... 2 |
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12. Wounds ... |
... |
... |
... 501 |
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13. Lameness in horses |
... |
... |
... 69 |
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14. Other diseases |
... |
... |
... 212 |
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Total |
... 2,056 |
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Infectious Diseases— |
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1. Foot-and-Mouth ... |
... |
... |
... |
7 |
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2. Rabies ... |
... |
... |
... |
36 |
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3. Surra ... |
... |
... |
... |
2 |
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4. Tetanus ... |
... |
... |
... |
2 |
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5. Canine Distemper |
... |
... |
... |
40 |
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6. Demodectic in dogs |
... |
... |
... |
12 |
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7. Sarcoptic Mange in dogs |
... |
... |
... |
2 |
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Total |
... |
101 |
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Grand Total |
... 2,157 |
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CHAPTER III.-CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN
ANIMALS.
Rinderpest—This disease was prevalent throughout the year in
many districts of the province. Eleven districts were entirely free
from this disease, viz., Akyab, Kyaukpyu, Sandoway, Arakan Hill
Tracts, Tavoy, Mergui, Henzada, Prome, Tharrawaddy, Upper
Chindwin and Minbu.
The heaviest mortality from this disease was recorded from the
following districts :—Thatôn (8,815), Amherst (5,207), Hanthawaddy
(1,169), Myitkyina (1,077), Katha (619), Meiktila (611), Salween (574),
Myingyan (522) and Bassein (511). The death-rate in these nine