▁Margaret ▁were ▁born ▁of ▁this ▁marriage . ▁S oga ▁died ▁on ▁ 6 ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁in ▁Am al inda , ▁East ▁London , ▁Eastern ▁Cape . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁assistant ▁to ▁Dun can ▁H ut che on , ▁Col onial ▁V eter inary ▁Sur geon ▁to ▁the ▁Cape ▁of ▁Good ▁Hope . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁assistant ▁being ▁John ▁B orth wick . ▁He ▁was ▁posted ▁to ▁Fort ▁Beau fort ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁responsible ▁for ▁veter inary ▁services ▁for ▁Victoria ▁East , ▁Sto cken ström ▁and ▁neighbour ing ▁districts . ▁His ▁immediate ▁task ▁was ▁to ▁in oc ulate ▁against ▁cont ag ious ▁lung - s ick ness , ▁which ▁was ▁dec im ating ▁cattle ▁in ▁South ▁Africa . ▁He ▁conducted ▁his ▁own ▁in oc ulation ▁experiments ▁on ▁lung - s ick ness ▁and ▁his ▁v acc in ating ▁method ▁was ▁accepted ▁as ▁standard ▁there after . ▁ ▁Er adic ation ▁of ▁R inder p est ▁▁ ▁The ▁second ▁phase ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁began ▁when ▁the ▁threat ▁of ▁r inder p est ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁horizon ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 9 0 s . ▁To ▁the ▁north , ▁cattle ▁were ▁becoming ▁sick ▁and ▁dying ▁by ▁the ▁thousands . ▁" Like ▁some ▁bel ated ▁bib lic al ▁pl ague ▁of ▁Egypt ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁it ▁left ▁a ▁trail ▁of ▁ble aching ▁b ones ▁and ▁pover ty ," ▁said ▁one ▁historian ▁of ▁that ▁period . ▁Dr .