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This work has been steadily pursued, and in consequence of its requiring
my constant attention, I have not been able to undertake any extensive tours
to investigate the other important diseases which demand attention. I
was only absent from the Laboratory for three days in December, to meet
the Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces with regard to the
scheme for the establishment of the experimental depôt at Bareilly ; for five
days in January to meet the Plague Commissioners at Agra with reference to
their application for me to be allowed to visit on their behalf any outbreaks
of Sunjar or Mahamari in Kumaon Hills which might be reported ; and for
five days in February visiting an outbreak of so-called Sunjar some 60
miles from the Laboratory by road, which I was able to identify with relapsing
or Famine fever, and to find the spirillum of this disease in the blood of
a case. A report on this subject will be supplied to the Plague Commissioners.
During the interval between the departure of Dr. Lingard from the
Laboratory and the arrival of his successor, the Assistant Bacteriologist carried
on the duties, and took advantage of this interval to have the Laboratory
thoroughly cleaned and whitewashed, which apparently had not been done
since it was built four years ago. He also isolated an organism from the blood
of a horse which had died at Rawalpindi and which had been sent for examin-
ation to the Laboratory, but it proved not to be pathogenic when tested on
Laboratory animals. Work on Surra was also continued.
December was occupied in completing the cleaning of the Laboratory and
in going through all the stores, etc., to see what would be required to be
ordered for the rinderpest work, and in setting up and getting into working
order a quantity of new apparatus which had just been received from.
Europe.
Much time had also to be spent in reading up all the recent literature on
the subjects which were being taken up this year.
3. Journal of the Journeys undertaken during 1898-99.—The following
is a complete list of the tours of the year under review, which have been
referred to in the preceeding paragraph :—
1898.
May 21 to 25
„ 26 to 28
„ 29
„ 30
„ 31
June 1 to 5
„ 6 to 7
„ 8 to 13
Investigation of equine disease :—
. Muktesar to Savan and Hathuwa.
. Halt at Hathuwa.
. Hathuwa to Pertabpur.
. Halt.
. Pertabpur to Hathuwa.
. Hathuwa to Saharanpur, Mohand, Bindal, etc.
. Halt at Saharanpur.
. Saharanpur to Muktesar.
Investigation of glanders at Saharanpur-Rajpur Road :—
July 10 to 13
„ 14
„ 15
„ 16 to 17
„ 18
„ 19 to 21
. Muktesar to Saharanpur and Mohand.
. Mohand to Rajpur and back.
. Halt at Mohand.
. Mohand to Bareilly.
. Halt at Bareilly.
. Bareilly to Muktesar.
To settle land business with Collector of Bareilly, and investigation of equine and cattle
August 28 to 29
„ 30
„ 31 to Sep.
September
9
„ 10 to 11
„ 12 to 13
„ 14
„ 15 to 16
„ 17 to 18
„ 19 to 21
„ 22 to 25
diseases :—
. Muktesar to Bareilly.
. Halt at Bareilly.
8 . Bareilly to Simla (on casual leave, as per R. and A.
telegrams).
. Saharanpur to Mohand.
. Halt at Mohand.
. Mohand to Saharanpur. and Bareilly.
. Halt at Bareilly.
. Bareilly to Naini Tal and back to Kathgodam.
. Kathgodam to Saharanpur.
. Halt at Saharanpur.
. Saharanpur to Muktesar.