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REPORT OF ASSISTANT VETERINARIAN. 



Honolulu, Hawaii, December 5, 1918. 



Doctor Victor A. Norgaard, Chief, Division of Animal Industry, 

 Bureau of Agriculture and Forestry, Honolulu. 



Dear Sir : — I beg to submit the following report for the month 

 of November : 



Tiihcrculosk Control. 



The work in this line has been confined to post-mortem exam- 

 inations on cattle condemned for tuberculosis during the previous 

 month and the compilation of data on tubercular tests made dur- 

 ing the entire year. 



Fourteen autopsies have been made during the month at 

 various abattoirs and in all cases positive lesions of tuberculosis 

 were found. 



The testing of dairy herds in the City and County of Hono- 

 lulu is practically finished for this year, and the data so far 

 compiled shows a decided decrease in the amount of tuberculosis 

 in said herds, in fact a decrease of about four (4) per cent. 



With the enforcement of the new regulations covering the im- 

 portations of cattle from abroad a- still further decrease of tuber- 

 culosis among the herds here may be expected. 



Szvine Plague. 



One small outbreak of swine plague was reported the latter 

 part of the month, one animal having died. Autopsy revealed 

 typical lesions of this disease. The remaining hogs were vac- 

 cinated at once. No further losses have been reported. 



Importation of Live Stock. 



The following livestock has been received at the port of Hono- 

 lulu during the month : 



S. S. Sachem, San Francisco : 2 dogs, W. F. X. Co. ; 1 Hamp- 

 shire hog, Harold Rice. 



S. S. Harvard, Panama : 1 dog. Captain Foster. 



S. S. Enterprise, San Francisco : 1 crate pigeons, Alexander 

 & Baldwin ; 2 crates rabbits, 1 crate poultry, W. F. X. Co. ; 44 

 mules, Hawaiian Preserving Co. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Leonard N. Case, 

 Assistant Territorial Veterinarian. 



