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Tuberculosis League of Hawaii, do not seem to realize the im- 

 mense importance of this source of infection to human beings and 

 especially to children. That there has been a decided decrease in 

 the mortality from tuberculosis aiuong children under five years 

 of age in the district of Honolulu during the past year coincident 

 with the elimination of the tuberculous cow from this same dis- 

 trict, while at the same time infantile tuberculosis has been in- 

 creasing in all other jxirls of the Territory, is admitted by the 

 Anti-Tuberculosis League. It would therefore seem that no time 

 should be lost in extending the bovine tuberculosis eradication 

 to the other islands, especially as will be seen from the appended 

 letter from the superintendent of the Anti-Tuberculosis League 

 to the eflfect "that our records show infantile mortality from 

 tuberculous meningitis and other forms of this disease to be far 

 greater on Kauai than on any other island."" This information 

 has been communicated to the deputy Territorial W'tcrinarian on 

 Kauai with a reffuest for information in regard to the prevalence 

 of bovine tuberculosis on that island and what stejis are being 

 taken for its suppression. As I expect to visit the island of ]\Iaui 

 this coming week I shall look into conditions there with a view 

 to inaugurating an active campaign against the tul)crculous cow. 



Dr. iMtzgerald reports that glanders has again made its appear- 

 ance among a certain bunch of horses, through which one planta- 

 tion mule became infected. By the .speedy a])plication of the 

 intradermal mallein test to all exposed animals the infected ones 

 were located and destroyed and it is believed that the outbreak 

 has been suppressed. This matter will, liowever. have my pcv- 

 sonal attention, especially as this is tlie first oi)i)oriunil\- to try 

 the new ophthalmic mallein test which has been adopted by the 

 federal lUireau of Animal Industry for use in inter-state shi])- 

 ments of horse stock. 



The correspondence pertaining to both llie outl)reak on .Maui 

 and to the new test is herewith appended. 



.\ nmnber of inc|uiries have been received in regard to the 

 contimiation of the (|uarantine of liogs on the island ot ( )aliu, to 

 which 1 have rei)lied that the embargo cannot >-al'ely l)e removed 

 for some time yet. 



\'ery resi)ect fully, 



Victor A. Xoucaaud. 

 Tt-rritorial \\'terinari;ui. 



KI-.I'ORT Ol' ASSISTANT \1 I l.K I .\ AR I A \ . 



ilun,>hiln, I'd). ,^1. l')14. 



Dr. X'ictor .\. \orgaar<l, Cliief ol' Division ol' Ainnial Industry. 



Sir: — I have the honor to report as follows for thi' nionlh of 

 l'cl)ruarv : 



