Special Statistics asked for by the National Conference of Charities and Correction 1906. NORTHERN INDIANA HOSPITAL FOR INSANE. OF THE STATE VETERINARIAN OCTOBER 31, 1906 TO THE GOVERNOR INDIANAPOLIS: WM. B. BURFORD, CONTRACTOR FOR STATE PRINTING AND BINDING 1906 THE STATE OF INDIANA, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, INDIANAPOLIS, November 22, 1906. Received by the Governor, examined and referred to the Auditor of State for verification of the financial statement. OFFICE OF AUDITOR OF STATE, INDIANAPOLIS, December 15, 1906. The within report, so far as the same relates to moneys drawn from the State Treasury, has been examined and found correct. J. C. BILLHEIMER, Auditor of State. Returned by the Auditor of State, with above certificate, and transmitted to Secretary of State for publication, upon the order of the Board of Commissioners of Public Printing and Binding. FRED L. GEMMER,. Secretary to the Governor. Filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Indiana, December 15 1906 1906. FRED A. SIMS, Secretary of State. Received the w thin report and delivered to the printer December 15, HARRY SLOUGH, Clerk Printing Bureau. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE VETERINARIAN. Governor J. FRANK HANLY, Indianapolis, Indiana. Sir: I herewith submit the following as the report of the office of State Veterinarian for the year ending October 31, 1906. The work in the office of State Veterinarian has taken its usual course in both lines, that of police duty in infectious diseases and that of research work. There has been an increase in the amount of police work, due to the increase in the number of cases of glanders and in cases suspected of being glanders. One-half of the total number of cases of glanders reported were in railway contractors' camps or among horses previously used in such work. There has not been an increase of the disease among what might be termed "resident horses." There has been a marked increase in the number of cases reported in adjoining States, and we may therefore expect some increase of the trouble in the near future. All cases showing positive evidence of the disease have been destroyed promptly, and those known to be exposed have been tested with mallein or placed in quarantine. Horses and mules were condemned in the following places: Indianapolis, 7; Utica, 2; Franklin, 3; Greenwood, 2; Noblesville, 1; Straughn, 3; Anderson, 5; Cuzco, 12; a total of 35. Twelve other animals were killed as being affected with the same disease without the formality of condemnation. The number of cases of sheep scab has been reduced until there is only a trace left of what a few years ago was a serious nuisance. Only two large flocks and six small ones were reported as affected. The good results along this line have been accomplished by co-operation with the United States Bureau of Animal Industry. A similar line of action is proposed with reference to scabies in horses and cattle. A new infectious disease made its appearance within the State during the past year. It is known as infectious ano-vulvitis. The only herd of cattle affected was in the vicinity of Williamsport. There is a gradual increase in the number of cases of rabies, and the only way in which this may be checked is by imposing such restrictions upon the ownership and control of dogs that there will be a muchneeded reduction in the worthless dog population. There has been the usual number of outbreaks of the common contagious and infectious diseases, some of which were given attention and |