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                                 TABLE II.

                    TREATMENT OF DISEASE.

21. A reference to the attached map will show that the con-
tagious diseases of livestock were fairly general in the province,
but compared with the previous two years the year under report
should be considered as the healthiest. Except in a few instances
the outbreaks were mostly of mild character and sporadic. As
the number of subordinate officers increased, it was possible to
give prompt help on many occasions with the result that the out-
breaks were checked before they could spread to a larger area.
Heavy mortalities were, however, recorded in Gaya, Hazaribagh,
Santal Parganas and Monghyr districts of the Central Kange, and
in Ranehi of the Orissa Range. Rinderpest, hæmorrhagic
septicaemia and foot and mouth disease were reported in all dis-
tricts, while six districts were affected with black quarter and eight
with anthrax. Altogether 6,408 outbreaks were brought to notice
and of these, 4,912 were attended by the staff, as compared with
6,518 reported and 4,877 attended in 1924-25. Including 82,459
cases of foot and mouth disease, 116,872 animals were affected in
the above outbreaks and out of them 16,275 died, against 121,066
attacks and 20,445 deaths recorded in the previous year. The
above figures show a decrease of 110 outbreaks, 4,194 attacks and
4,170 deaths.

22. The following table shows statistics of contagious
diseases for each range with respect to its area and cattle
population :—

                                                       * Includes 4,426 cases of foot and mouth disease,
                                                       † Includes 23,831 „ „ „ „ „ „
                                                       + Includes 54,202 „ „ „ „ „ „

23. In spite of the fact that additional graduates were
recruited, the Department still stands in urgent need of men.
The necessity of appointing more touring assistant surgeons was
accordingly impressed upon those local bodies that needed them