L 37
NEW TERRITORIES.
No outbreaks of diseases among animals was reported during the year. The outbreak of Rinderpest mentioned in last year's report had come to an end before the beginning of 1914.
GRASS SUPPLY FOR GOVERNMENT BULLOCKS.
Only a very little more land on Mt. Davis was cultivated as the steepness of the hill renders cultivation more and more difficult until the expense hardly warrants further extension. The grass supplied to Hongkong and Kowloon amounted to 240.19 tons against 212.75 tons in 1913. The land cleared beside the Kowloon Disinfecting Station has been very productive but no record has been kept of the actual weight of the grass cut.
EXPORT OF LARD TO THE PHILIPPINES.
The special factories erected at Ma Tau Kok and Kennedy Town by Chinese lard makers to comply with the pure food laws of the United States of America have done more business than in 1913. The following are the figures:-
1912 1913 1914 Lard, 1,199,342 840,917 1,050,959 lbs. Dried meats, 81,084 75,592 59,181 lbs.It may be noted that during the last quarter of the year one of the factories sent a consignment of 43,200 lbs. of lard to Liverpool.
DAIRIES AND COW SHEDS.
A small outbreak of Rinderpest occurred at the Dairy Farm premises and also at the Cow Sheds belonging to the Mission Etrangères. In the case of the latter outbreak, the cattle in infected sheds were destroyed and compensation paid, and the disease did not attack the remaining sheds. The cattle concerned in the former outbreak were treated with Anti-Rinderpest serum.
IMPORTATION OF FRESH BEEF AND MUTTON.
The Dairy Farm Company were the only importers of frozen and chilled meat. The amount imported was 335,193 lbs of Beef and 353,671 lbs. of mutton and lamb.
RABIES.
After an absence of many years a case of Rabies in the dog was found in Yaumati. The history of the case pointed to infection from Chinese Territory. Action was immediately taken to prevent the spread of the disease, viz., registration and muzzling of all dogs and the destruction of all stray dogs found on the streets at night. This energetic action on the part of the Police while it can hardly yet be said to have stamped out the disease has been the means of closely confining it. Very many dogs were placed under observation but in seven cases only did the suspicions prove well founded. One fresh case has been found since the beginning of the year but there is every hope that the steady pressure of the muzzling order will ultimately suppress the disease. Various reports from Coast Ports indicated that Rabies was to be found fairly well distributed on the mainland.
L 37
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NEW TERRITORIES.
No outbreaks of diseases among animals was reported during The outbreak of Rinderpest mentioned in last year's report had come to an end before the beginning of 1914.
the year.
GRASS SUPPLY FOR GOVERNMENT BULLOCKS,
Only a very little more land on Mt. Davis was cultivated as the steepness of the hill renders cultivation more and more difficult until the expense hardly warrants further extension. The grass supplied to Hongkong and Kowloon amounted to 240 19 tons against 212-75 tons in 1913. The land cleared beside the Kowloon Disinfecting Station has been very productive but no record has been kept of the actual weight of the grass cut.
EXPORT OF LARD TO THE PHILIPPINES.
The special factories erected at Ma Tau Kok and Kennedy Town by Chinese lard makers to comply with the pure food laws of the United States of America have done more business than in 1913. The following are the figures:-
Lard,.
Dried meats,
1912. 1,199,342
81,084
1913.
840,917 75,592
1914. 1,050,959 tbs.
59,181 lbs.
It may be noted that during the last quarter of the year one of the factories sent a consignment of 43,200 lbs. of lard to Liverpool.
DAIRIES AND COW SHEDS.
A small outbreak of Riuderpest occurred at the Dairy Farm premises and also at the Cow Sheds belonging to the Mission Etrangères. In the case of the latter outbreak, the cattle in infected sheds were destroyed and compensation paid, and the disease did not attack the remaining sheds. The cattle concerned in the former outbreak were treated with Anti-Rinderpest serum.
IMPORTATION OF FRESH BEEF AND MUTTON.
The Dairy Farm Company were the only importers of frozen and chilled meat. The amount imported was 335,193 tbs of Beef and 353,671 tbs. of mutton and lamb.
RABIES.
After an absence of many years a case of Rabies in the dog was found in Yaumati. The history of the case pointed to infection from Chinese Territory. Action was immediately taken to prevent the spread of the disease, viz., registration and muzzling of all dogs and the destruction of all stray dogs found on the streets at night. This energetic action on the part of the Police while it can hardly yet be said to have stamped out the disease has been the means of closely confining it. Very many dogs were placed under observation but in seven cases only did the suspicions prove well founded. One fresh case has been found since the beginning of the year but there is every hope that the steady pressure of the muzzling order will ultimately suppress the disease. Various reports from Coast Ports indicated that Rabies was to be found fairly well distributed on the mainland.
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