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.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    District of Flacq—Section. Report on Cattle Epidemic 1879. Sanitary Guardian's Office, Plaines Wilhems, 8th Dectmber 1879. [Report.] The disease first broke out on the Sans Souci estate Flacq (belonging to Mr. Montocchio) on the 19th August (ultimo.) The contagion is supposed to have been carried to the aforesaid estate by some Indians, who having terminated their engagement in an infected District, had found em- ployment on the Sans Souci estate. Shortly after remov- ing there, together with their animals, cows &c, the disease declared itself, as will be seen by annexed return D. in close proximity to many other Sugar Estates &c., and gradually spread all over the Southern Section ; and between the 19th September and 26th October, out of 2744 cattle 2186 were carried off. None of the animals attacked were inoculated. Marcus E. BROWNRIG&,