Report of Commission on the Cattle Plague / by Andrew Davidson, Secretary to Commission.

  • Andrew Davidson
Date:
1880
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Credit: Report of Commission on the Cattle Plague / by Andrew Davidson, Secretary to Commission. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    District of moka. Keport on Cattle Epidemic 1879. Sanitary Guardian's Office, Plaines Wilhcms, 2nd December 1879 [Report.] The cattle epidemic Ijroke out in the lower part of Moka District, viz. Failles, on the 8th of September amongst some cattle belonging to Indians located on Terrain Germain. The Sanitary Inspector in charge reports, that on in- quiry he ascertained that the owners of the said animals had gone towards the end of August on a visit to some of their friends, residing at Pointe aux Sables, vv^here the disease was raging. These must, in his opinion, have carried the contagion back with them ; for a few day after their return home, their animals fell sick, and 8 out of the 9 first attacked died. Some 9 days later, a herd of 65 cattle belonging to Mr. Martin were affected, and all died except 5. From that moment it continued to spread all over Moka, but not so rapidly as in other Districts, and there are yet some estates free from it (see Return ). Out of the 1,686 animals affected up to the 30th ultimo, 1,033 have died* None of the aforesaid animals were inoculated. Marcus E. BROVVNRIGG, Sanitary Guardian—Moka. * It will be observed that the actual numbers given in the Beturn are somewhat in excess of those here stated. A. D.