Table 4. Rabies control measures taken in Osaka Prefecture between 1914 and 1933.

Year	Activities	Source
1914	Culled 150 stray dogs from July 25th; health check of dogs by veterinarians for clinical signs and mark checked ones with red color; free PEP provided to victims of dog-bite injuries	Newspaper (Jul 31)
	Diagnosis of dog rabies by inoculation of brain tissue emulsion to rabbits; emergency order to chain owned dogs	Newspaper (Oct 20)
	Culling of stray dogs (over 30,000) with 20,000 more estimated to be present	Prefecture Notice (Nov 3), Newspaper (Dec 12)
1915	Registration of dogs; reports of births, movements, and deaths; application of a collar with name and address; application of muzzle to aggressive dogs (revision in Osaka Prefecture Rule for regulation of pet dogs)	Prefecture Order (Jan 4)
	Extension of emergency order to chain owned dogs	Newspaper (Mar 17)
	Communication to raise awareness of rabies; encouragement of reporting rabies suspected dogs	Prefecture News (May 26)
	Owners who do not keep dogs chained ordered to serve prison sentence	Newspaper (Jun 21)
	Capture and culling of any stray dogs	Newspaper (Jul 16)
	Since control began, 36,399 stray dogs captured; 14,389 dogs registered	Newspaper (Oct 22)
1916	Notice of the dates and places of mass stray dog capture activities	Prefecture Notice (Jun 7)
1919	Ban of dogs in Osaka Prefecture to enter Shodo area in Kagawa Prefecture (notice by Kagawa Prefecture)	Prefecture Notice (Oct 30)
1922	Act on domestic animal infectious disease control established	Iwabuchi, 1970
	Ban of inter-prefectural dog movement from rabies affected prefectures for dogs not vaccinated in the last six months	Prefecture Notices in 1922 and 1923
1923	Registration, chaining dogs, and leashing dogs while walking are owners’ responsibility; any stray dogs to be killed	Prefecture Notice (Apr 19)
	Mass vaccination starts in June	Prefecture Notice (May 21)
1925	Notices of mass vaccination	Peripheral prefectures of Osaka
	Reward for capturing stray dogs	Newspaper (May 27)
1926	Recognition of four veterinarians for rabies control Announcement of rabies vaccination week; reward for capturing stray dogs	Prefecture News (Feb 11) Newspaper (Sep 12)
1928	Notice of mass vaccination	Prefecture Notice (Jan 16, Feb 27, Apr 2, and May 24)
1929–1933	Repeated notices of dog rabies mass vaccination	Prefectural Notices