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would spread to Shaibagh Camp, some two miles distant, where the cattle were
chiefly cows and young female stock, which Mr. Mollison was anxious to
save through the famine. He therefore asked me to be prepared to inoculate
these in case they were attacked with rinderpest, and I despatched an urgent
telegram to the Imperial Bacteriologist, Muktesar, for a supply of serum.
10. In the meantime I proceeded to Calcutta, where I was due to conduct
the annual examination at the Veterinary College at Belgatchia. On com-
pletion of this duty I returned to Ahmedabad, but the serum had not arrived, and
as there had been no further spread of the disease, I proceeded to Ajmer
to conduct the annual examination at the veterinary school at that place.
11. While there, on the 3rd April 1900, I received a telegram from
Mr. Mollison stating that four cases had occurred in the Shaibagh Camp, but no
serum had arrived. This was followed on the 7th by another telegram, in which
it was stated that some serum had arrived, and that there were two fresh cases
of rinderpest. I therefore started for Ahmedabad and arrived there on the
17th, and found that one of the cases referred to had died, and the other had so
far recovered that I considered it an unsuitable subject for a supply of virulent
blood. No fresh cases occurred at the Shaibagh after this, and, although there
was reason to believe that the disease had died down, Mr. Mollison was anxious
to have these valuable cows and heifers protected by the simultaneous method,
if possible, and eventually a buffalo belonging to Mr. Moneybhai was discovered
suffering from rinderpest in the city. From this animal virulent material,
sufficient to inoculate 218 of the cattle at Shaibagh was obtained. At the same
time 185 animals that occupied an adjoining enclosure were treated with serum
only.
Results.—No attacks and no deaths after inoculation.
Remarks —The results in this instance are not very valuable. The
cattle were herded practically in the open, on dry sandy soil, in
hot weather, conditions distinctly unfavourable to the spread of
infection: besides which it is very doubtful if they were ever ex-
posed to infection subsequent to inoculation.
12. With regard to re-action in those inoculated by the simultaneous
method, I may state that the temperature of from 15 to 20 animals, done by
each method, was taken every morning and evening for 12 days. No re-action
was expected in the case of those which received serum only, but I thought it
would be interesting to compare their temperature with that of the animals
which got virulent blood, and records showed that there was no appreciable
diffierence between them. In each there was a slight rise (about ½ degree F.)
on the following morning, after which all remained normal.
13. The Grange Dairy Farm, Simla.—This outbreak occurred among the
milch cows and buffaloes belonging to Mrs. Lewis-Gordon of the Grange Dairy
Farm, Simla, in May 1900. The herd consisted of 76 head, including young
calves. Twenty-nine attacks and 18 deaths had occurred before inoculation:
the remainder were treated with large doses of serum.
Results.—No attacks after inoculation.
Remarks.—Though the epidemic was subsiding, attacks had occurred up
to within a few days of inoculation. I think therefore it must
be admitted that the results were satisfactory.
14. Kalini, Simla District.—At the same time as Mrs. Gordon's cattle
were affected, some animals belonging to Gujars at Kalini, just below
Mrs. Gordon's homestead, were suffering. Nineteen cattle, including cows,
calves and buffaloes, received serum.
Result —No attacks after inoculation.
15. Bulandshahr—23rd June 1900.—On the 18th of June the Collector
of Bulandshahr reported that rinderpest existed in some villages in his district
and applied that arrangement might be made to carry out inoculation.
In response to this application I left Simla on the 21st, and arrived at
Bulandshahr on the 22nd June 1900. On the evening of the last-mentioned
date I accompanied Mr. Ashworth, the Collector, to the village of Jasnowli,
some six miles from Bulandshahr. The number of cattle in the village was
about 238, and there had been 13 attacks and four deaths since the 7th of June.
Two fresh cases were found, and as conditions seemed to be favourable
to inoculation, I arranged, in consultation with Mr. Ashworth and the
Lambardar, to begin operations next morning at 6 o'clock. On arriving at the
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