92
Balabgarh Tehsil.—In Kurnali which lies near the Jamna, Surra appear-
ed in the rains of 1893, and killed off all the horses and asses in the village.
Since then no equines have been kept. The Lambardar lost four horses for
which he had paid Rs. 250 each. Enquiries with regard to the disease are
being made in the villages near the river and also in those lying in the vicinity
of the Najafgarh jheel.
North-Western
Provinces.
Saharanpur District.—Statistics were obtained from fifty three villa-
ges in the Nakur Tehsil and in three other gaons, Surra was known to have
been present after the rains (November) 1895.
Viz:—Khoona, Childana, and Daudpur, but no numbers were obtainable.
Animals.
Total in 53 villages
...
...
...
Succumbed to Surra ...
...
...
Deaths percentage
...
...
...
Horses.
578
309
53.46
Mules.
208
98
47.11
Asses.
804
502
62.43
Saharanpur and Rajpur Dâk line.—Surra appeared amongst the animals
on this line during and subsequent to the rains of 18 5. A total of 56 horses
succumbed to the disease, 44 of which were stationed in the Mohund Pass; of
the remaining 12, 6 ran on the Saharanpur side and 6 on the Rajpur side of
the Pass (Loughlin).
Muzzaffarnagar District.—During the rains of 1895, sixteen villages are
reported in the Kairana Tehsil as having been the seats of Surra. Twelve out
of the 18 are said to be low lying and subject to inundation.
Animals.
Total in 16 villages
...
...
...
No. succumbed to Surra
...
...
Deaths percentage
...
...
Horses.
231
68
29.43
Mules.
58
8
13.79
Asses.
547
242
44.24
Meerut District.—Surra was prevalent amongst the camels in the village
of 'Naoni' in the Ghaziabad Tehsil of the Meerut District in October and Novem-
ber 1895. This village is situated in the Jamna khadars and although the
village itself lies very high, the surrounding land is flooded in the rains. There
are between 200 and 300 camels in the village and of these 30 or 40 had died
when the report was made out of 60 odd attacked. This disease is well known
to the people as 'Phitgya or Purana.' They do what they can to avoid it by
driving camels away to the Bangar lands in the rains, and watering those
which remain at wells only, during the rainy season. They attribute the
disease to tank or stagnant water, and do not water their animals at open pla-
ces until the water has stood for a considerable time and become 'pakka.' They
consider that the disease is very contagious. The diagnosis is most surely made
by the smell of the urine which becomes very offensive. There are paroxysms,
during which the animals do not feed, and free periods.
The disease often runs its course very slowly lasting for years. Sick ani-
mals are isolated from healthy ones.
Bulandshahr District—Surra occurred in the village of Rahbopura in
the Sikandarabad Tehsil of the Bulandshahr district in 1892. This village is in
the Jumna khadar, about four miles distant from the river, and is subject to
inundation. It is a Bilooch village and the people used to keep numbers of
camels. There were about 400 there in 1892, but the whole of these animals
died between the rains of that year and 1894. The following villages which
were inhabited by camel men have also suffered very severely from the disease.