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Division of Animal Industry 



Honolulu, Hawaii, September 6, 1917. 



Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, 

 Honolulu, T. H. 



Gentlemen : — I beg to submit the following report for the 

 month of August, 1917: 



Tuberculosis Control. 



The following dairy cattle were tested during the past month: 



Tested. Passed. Condemned. 

 Castle Home 4 4 



Anthrax Situatio)i in Honolulu. 



Since the removal of the Farm animals to the special quarantine 

 station on the Ala Moana Road, no deaths have occurred among 

 them from anthrax. In fact they can no longer be considered 

 as anthrax animals and by the end of this month or as soon after 

 as practicable the quarantine will be raised and the animals turned 

 over to Mr. Farm to dispose of them as he sees fit. They are 

 now no longer a source of danger to the public and the milk from 

 these animals is as fit for human consumption as before the out- 

 break. 



Anthrax Situation on Kauai. 



The situation on Kauai is steadily improving, in fact we may 

 consider the outbreak at an end. During the month 1 horse, 1 

 colt, 1 mule, 4 cows, 1 heifer and 2 calves have died of anthrax 

 on the Hanalei Ranch, in all a total of 10 head. No deaths from 

 anthrax have occurred on the ranch since the 24th of August 

 which would seem to indicate that the outbreak has exhausted 

 itself. 



The revaccination of the ranch herd is now complete, Dr. Gold- 

 ing having vaccinated a total of 700 head this past month. An- 

 other vaccination will be made at the next drive some time in 

 January, 1918. 



The situation at Niumalu has so far improved that the quar- 

 antine was raised on August 31st, and that particular outbreak 

 may be considered at an end. 



Sore-head in Chickens. 



During the past month 1000 cc. of chicken-pox vaccine was 

 made up and distributed among the poultry raisers of this island. 



