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Month and Date.
1894.
Sept.
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Temperature°C.
39.1
39.3
39.1
39.6
39.7
39.6
39.4
40.7
40.0
401
39.2
41.3
39.4
39.36
39.3
40.1
40.0
39.6
39.9
40.8
40.2
39.5
40.0
41.2
39.4
39.5
39.7
40.0
39.8
40.3
40.6
40.5
40.6
39.4
40.6
40.3
Death at 12 A.M.
Pulse.
53
55
50
54
52
54
53
72
62
60
55
53
60
53
68
72
68
65
6
4
59
60
80
66
72
84
Respiration.
35
33
30
28
26
28
24
24
24
34
35
24
32
27
26
16
22
18
3
4
36
20
32
36
18
26
Hæmatozoa.
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Blood.
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Medicine
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A.M.
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REMAKES.
Eruption continues, conjunctivæ clear,but
yellow.
Slight swelling on left shoulder, œdema-
tous. Conjunctivæ unchanged.
Conjunctivas unchanged.
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do.
Animal has a
slight cough.
Animal brighter, conjunctivæ yellow.
Right conjunctiva, few petechiæ. Anus
patent.
Conjunctivæ unchanged. Rectum closed.
Conjunctivas unchanged.
Right conjunctiva less yellow, three pete-
chias. Left conjunctiva yellow, one ex-
travasation.
Conjunctivas orange and petechiated, neck
and limbs slightly swollen.
September 17th, 1894.—Autopsy 12 hours after death.
The body is well nourished. There is an entire absence of œdema from the extremities and under-surface of the
abdomen.
Thorax.—The right pleural cavity contains 6 ounces and the left 7 ounces of a turbid, orange-coloured fluid. The
left lung is adherent to the costal pleura.
Trachea contains a certain amount of frothy mucus, and the mucous membrane covering the lower third of the
tube is congested.
Lungs.—The right is fully distended with air and on section presents a healthy appearance. The surface of the left
is dotted over with dark-coloured patches, due to small extravasations of blood, lying under the visceral pleura. The
apex and the tissues for eight inches posteriorly are of a dark reddish hue, while the remaining portion of the organ is
fully distended with air. On section the anterior lobule is consolidated, and the individual lobules are insulated by a thin
layer of exudation. The pericardial sac contains a small quantity of a turbid orange-coloured fluid.
Heart weighs 6 lbs. 8 ozs. The right side of the heart contains orange-coloured clots. The right ventricle
presents a few sub-endocardial petechias, but they are absent from the auricle. The cavities on the left side of the
organ are both petechiated. The valves are healthy.
There are several pints of an orange-coloured fluid in the cavity of the peritoneum.
Liver weighs 13 lbs. 12 ozs. The capsule covering the convex surface of the organ is the seat of old inflammation.
On section the tissues are dark in colour and somewhat friable.
Spleen weighs 4 lbs. 2 ozs. The capsule is dotted over with a few brick-red coloured petechias, but on section the
tissues are firm and of a healthy colour.
Kidneys.—The right weighs 2 lbs., the left weighs 2 lbs. 2 ozs. The capsules strip easily. The surfaces of both
organs are covered with small petechias. On section the cortical portions are normal in extent, but the Malpighian cor-
puscles are prominent and of a bright red colour.
Stomach is small, and on section is found to contain semi fluid food, yellow in colour, The cuticular portion presents
a healthy appearance, but the mucous membrane of the villous portion is congested, and dotted over with small oircular
patches, the majority red, whilst the remainder are almost black in colour, due to small extravasations of blood in
and beneath the inner coat of the organ.
Small intertines.—There are small dark-coloured patches and extravasations into the submucoid tissue throughout
its whole length.
Large intestine.—Apparently healthy.
Bladder.—The mucous membrane is slightly congested, but there are no petechiæ present.
HORSE No. CVII.
Grey Australian Gelding, aged 14 years, belonging to the Bombay Tramway Company (No. 536). The animal
was first observed to be ailing on 23rd September 1S94; was removed forthwith to the Infirmary, and the Surra
hæmatozoon was discovered on microscopical examination of the blood on the same day.
September 25th.—The horse arrived at the Laboratory Hospital, Poona.
State on Admission.—The animal is in fair condition, the visible mucous membranes are clear, and the conjunc-
tivas are free from petechias. The skin is cool. Temp. 38.5°C. Pulse 52. Respirations accelerated, 34 per minute.
There is some swelling and œdema of the sheath, which extends along the under-surface of the abdomen and on to the
front of the chest, which clearly proves that the disease is of some days standing. The appetite is good. The excreta
presents a healthy appearance. The hæmatozoa are few in the blood. The red blood corpuscles form fairly healthy
rouleaux and the white are normal as regards size and number.