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138 died; 2,499 peremptory killed; 211 killed by owners ; a de¬ 
crease on the last year which we see. The careful endeavor to 
gain statistical knowledge with reference to this disease has proven 
that the disease is much more frequent than has been heretofore 
assumed , add that it f requently comes to pass in its pulmonary 
form where all external {visible) phenomena are wanting. 470,- 
214 ; marks were paid out as remuneration for peremptorily 
killed animals, against 406,480 marks last year (1876-77). 
In one family six men became infected with glanders, of whom 
three died. One veterinarian died from glanders, and in the last 
quarter another man. 
Yariolce ovince , as in the last report, come most frequently and 
fatally to pass in those districts where preventive inoculation is 
still resorted to, the same giving invariably the most frequent 
cause to the eruption of the disease. The same is now forbidden 
and punishable, which may account for the favorable diminishing 
in number of cases reported as by natural infection. 706 sheep 
are reported as diseased per natural infection ; 832 as protective 
inoculated ; 3,888 as having died, against 873, 322 and 6,831 of 
previous years. 
Maladie ducoit not observed. 
The exanthema of genital organs of cattle and horses is 
reported as coming to pass in about the same proportion and 
manner as in last report. 
Scabies is reported as having come to pass by 967 horses, 
135,896 sheep. Of the former 85 died, or were killed, and of the 
latter 1,309. 
Rabies came to pass by 571 dogs, 6 horses, 132 cattle, 33 
sheep, 16 hogs. 137 roaming dogs were killed, and 1,098 rabid, 
suspected to have been in connection with suspected or rabid dogs; 
6 men are reported as having died. 
The Rinderpest appeared in four small places in the vicinity of 
the Rnssian-Poland boundaries, the same possessed 715 head of 
cattle, distributed over 459 localities; the disease appeared in 91 
of the latter. Nine cattle died of the disease, 81 were slaughtered, 
and 17 sheep and goats, of which 2 sheep and 7 goats were 
diseased. 
