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                                      Canine.

39. Rabies.—94 deaths were reported from rabies against
93 in 1926-26. The highest mortality was in Champaran. These
figures do not represent the actuals and there is reason to believe
that quite a large number of case3 remains unreported owing to
lack of interest on the part of the public. A note on rabies
issued by the department was widely circulated. The question
of introducing the licensing of dogs was also brought forward,
but local bodies have shown no enthusiasm. The destruction of
ownerless dogs is essential for the control of this fatal disease.

                                  TABLE III.
                         Preventive Inoculation.

40. During the year, 147,731 cattle were protected against
all contagious diseases as compared with 170,153 in 1925-26.
The figures for the ranges are as follows .—

The details in respect of each district are shown in the table.

41.  Rinderpest.—Iuoculation against rinderpest was carried
out in all districts except Saran, Champaran, Cuttack, Puri and
Balasore.

It was employed in 408 outbreaks, the number protected
by the " serum alone " method being 62,280 compared with
107,541 in 1925-2'$. The largest number (13,732) was in Gaya.
The other districts deserving mention are the Santal Parganas
(9,649), Palamau (6,458) and Manbhum (4,277).

Of the total number, 42,182 cattle were protected in the
Central range against 14,015 and 6,083 in the Orissa and North
Bihar ranges respectively.

166 inoculated animals died of the disease, which represent
a death rate of .3 per cent.

42.   Haemorrhacfic Septicaemia.—The total number protected
in all districts except Angul by the " Serum" method was
74,958; in addition, 3 875 cattle were protected with anti-
haemorrhagic septicaemia vaccine in seven districts. There