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Usual preventive measures, isolation of sick, burning refuse, dead bodies, &c., disinfection of all stabling and draining of all marshy places.
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disinfected with whitewash, &c., and by free ventilation. All marshes, swamps, stagnant pools of water, should be fenced off, and low-lying places well drained.
I have, &c.,
F. JOSLEN,
Veterinary Captain, Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department.
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(C.)
UNDER SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF BOMBAY to Colonial SecrETARY, Mauritius.
(No. 2776/1902.)
SIR,
April 25, 1902. In continuation of my telegram dated the 17th instant, I am directed by the Governor in Council to forward a copy of a letter from Veterinary Captain F. Joslen, Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, Bombay, and to state that, should the Colonial Government desire the loan of the services of a veterinary officer, arrange- ments can be made to send one on receipt of a telegram to that effect.
I have, &c.,
J. MEAD,
Under Secretary to Government.
The SUPERINTENDENT, Civil Veterinary Department, Bombay Presidency, to the UNDER SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, Civil Veterinary Department, Bombay Presidency.
(No. 366 of 1902.)
SIR,
Ahmednagar, April 15, 1902. In accordance with your endorsement, No. 2448, of yesterday's date, forwarding copy of a telegram from the Colonial Secretary, Port Louis (Mauritius), to Secretary, Bombay, Mahableshwar, dated 12th instant, I have the honour to report as follows:- 2. The symptoms given in the telegram are common to many diseases, and altogether too meagre for anyone, however expert, to give a definite opinion upon. Further particulars might be wired for. The average duration of the disease from onset to termination, for instance, is not given, and is most important. The post- mortem appearances, also, are not special to any particular disease.
3. Enclosed are some extracts from Friedberger and Frosher's Veterinary Pathology (translated by Hayes), the standard work on the infective diseases of animals at the present time, and the symptoms therein given of " anthrax" tally with those given in the telegram more than the symptoms of any other disease I can think of or find described by any author, and it will be seen that one of the diseases given for which "anthrax "may be mistaken is " gastro-enteritis."
4. In rinderpest one of the chief symptoms is purging. This symptom is not mentioned in the telegram.
5. Anthrax is most frequent in low-lying, marshy, swampy, badly-drained places.
6. As it is impossible to say, on the few particulars given, what the disease really is, the question of a specialist can scarcely be considered. I may say, however, that all senior members of the Indian Civil Veterinary Department have had con- siderable experience of anthrax" and "rinderpest " (the two most serious diseases of cattle), but I doubt if any of their services could be spared. I have had a great deal of experience of " anthrax," both in England and India, during the past 25 and the next month or two being my least busy time of the year, I would offer my years, services if the Bombay Government would care to allow of my proceeding to investigate the outbreak on such terms as they might lay down.
7. It would be as well, in any case, that the disease should be treated as infectious and contagious, and the usual preventive measures of isolation, burning of all refuse and litter, free use of disinfectants, &c., adopted. Isolation of sick and their attendants should be absolute, and the carcases of dead animals buried or burnt whole. Standings, stables, and all contaminated places should also be thoroughly
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To the Under Secretary to Government, Bombay.
(D.)
COLONIAL SECRETARY OF MAURITIUS to SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF BOMBAY.
(No. 4473/02.)
SIR,
June 20, 1902.
I AM directed by the Governor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, No. 2776, of the 25th April last, enclosing copy of a communication from Veterinary Captain F. Joslen, Superintendent of the Veterinary Department, Bombay, and stating that, should this Government desire the services of a veterinary officer, arrangements can be made to send one on receipt of a telegram to that effect.
2. I am to thank you for the trouble you have taken in the matter, and for your kind offer, but in view of the fact that it has since been established that the disease with which the animals are affected is surah, the services of a veterinary officer from India will not be needed.
(E.)
I have, &c.,
GRAHAM BOWER,
Colonial Secretary.
COLONIAL SECRETARY OF MAURITIUS to SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF BOMBAY.
TELEGRAM.
May 9, 1902. found to be surra.
With reference to my telegram of 12th April last, cattle disease
Please telegraph treatment in India and preventive measures.
SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF BOMBAY to COLONIAL SECRETARY OF MAURITIUS. TELEGRAM.
May 15, 1902. Your telegram of 9th May last. Surra uncommon among cattle and not fatal in India. Five to six grains liquor arsenicalis given twice daily in drinking water, with good feeding and gruel after medicine, generally effective. Keep cattle to well-drained land, where water pure. Avoid grass grown in marshy land. Clean grain of excrements of rats and mice.
(No. 3532 of 1902.)
SIR,
(F.)
Revenue Department, Bombay Castle, May 23, 1902. In continuation of my telegram, dated the 15th instant, I am directed by the Governor in Council to forward copies of letters, No. 585, dated 13th May, 1902, from the Principal, Bombay Veterinary College, and No. 471, dated 14th May, 1902, from