STATISTICS. 
391 
Fourth Quarter, 1877. 
Disease Appeared in 
167 Districts. 
285 Towns and Cities. 
323 Localities. 
First Quarter, 1878. 
Disease Appeared in 
129 Districts —Decrease 38 
256 Towns — “ 29 
285 Localities— “ 38 
Kumber of Horses Infected. 
Localities.3,479 2,889—Decrease 590 
Diseased. 721 631— “ 90 
Died. 41 24— “ 17 
Officially Killed. 649 543— “ 106 
Killed by Owners. ... 53 38— “ 15 
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The reports sent in show that a great number of very sus- 
picous cases were for a long time treated by empirikers, and in 
some cases by veterinarians, without any notice of the same being 
handed in to the authorities. Malleus by men is not reported. 
5. Variola Ovina. 
A great decrease is observable with reference to this pest 
between the last quarter of ’77 and the first of 1878. 
Fourth Quarter, 1877. First Quarter, 1878. 
Districts 
infected... 
. . 59 
Districts infected. . 
. .17 
Towns 
u 
. .517 
Towns “ . . . 
. .18 
Localities 
u 
.. 753 
Localities “ . . . 
. .32 
It is evident, from the above that during the quarter from 
January to March, in which ovination does not take place , that the 
disease acquires a very limited extension. The giving up of 
protective inoculation is thus seen to be the first and most im¬ 
portant step to the stamping out of this animal scourge. 
6. Exanthema of the Sexual Organs of Cattle and Horses. 
This peculiar eruption is reported as having come to observa¬ 
tion by 18 horses and 87 cattle. The inoculation period is 
reported to extend from 3-4, 4-7 days; that is, that the exan¬ 
thema appeared within such a time from dates of coition. The 
infection came to pass in most cases from females, and received 
its further distribution by the thus infected males. Maladie du 
coit is not reported. 
