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parts of the island havo been investigated, the sit*k animals treated and 
the exposed given protective vaccination. Owners have been given ad- 
vice on the care, diet and improvement of the sanitary conditions sur- 
rounding their hogs, which advice if followed will do much to prevent 
the losses they are now having. 
With the aid of the hearty cooperation and assistance of the' Chief 
Sanitary Inspector of the Board of Health we are covering the pig rais- 
ing districts of the island as rapidly as possible. This aid has been 
invaluable to our work and throug-'h it w^e expect to be able to rid the 
Territory of certain places which have for a long time been hot-beds 
of infection. 
The type of disease encountered in the various outbreaks has been 
the pneumonic form -of hemorrhagic septicemia principally, although 
necrotic enteritis and botulism has been the cause of losses in certain 
instances. But today's steamer we received a considerable supply of 
serum and vaccine with which to combat the above conditions. 
EABIES PEEVENTION. 
It is confidentially expected that another month's time will see the 
completion .of a large numTDer of experiments now being undertaken by 
a number of laboratories in India, Japan, and United States toward the 
perfection of a method of vaccination for the prevention and treatment 
of rabies which wall simplify to a considerable extent the method now 
in use in that it will reduce the number of injections from six to one 
and the period of detention in quarantine after the administration of 
the vaccine to a fraction of that necessary at the present time. 
In the event of a successful conclusion to the above experiments, an 
amendment to the present dog regulation will be submitted for your 
consideration. 
HAWAII. 
From East Hawaii, Dr. Elliot reports as follows: 
Port Inspections — S/S Enterprise, San 'rrancisco: 1 cat. 
Tuderculosis Control. 
During the month of December, a total of 138 head of cattle scattered 
in 42 dairies were given the tu'berculin test with the result that one was 
condemned and branded. Besides the above testing, autopsies were 
made on 5 head of previously condemned cattle. 
Nothing else of importance occurred in the district during the past 
month. 
WEST HAWAII. 
Dr. Eow^at reports the testing of 340 head of cattle in 25 dairies 
mostly in the Kona districts, of which nuni'ber 14 were condemned. 
Besides an outbreak of chicken 'Cholera in North Kohala district which 
has caused considerable loss, nothing is reported. 
MAUI. 
Dr. Fitzgerald reports no outbreaks of infectious disease during the 
month and the ones previously reported to be w^ell under control. 
KAUAI. 
Dr. Golding reports that n.othing of importance in the line of infectious 
disease has occurred in his district during the past month. 
Eespectfully submitted, 
LEONAED N. CASE, 
Territorial Veterinarian. 
