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and the District Board were stationed, and found the Surra hæmatozoon present in the blood,
on microscopial examination, of two mares belonging to the villagers.
Delhi District.
Soneput Tehsil.—Reports submitted with regard to the outbreaks of Surra during recent
years, viz., 1892-96, in seventeen villages situated in this tehsil, viz., Jalai, Thaira Ulaipur,
Jojub, Jorai, Ganowar, Bari, Datoli, Ghalobi, Pelikhera, Behra, Manauli, Haterna, Jakhawli,
Khewrah, Mailsena, Gona and Mohana.
The loss sustained was slight, in comparison to those in the bordering district of Karnal,
only 48 horses, 38 mules, and 8 asses succumbed.
The above Surra returns are abstracted from the reports sent in from time to time by
Veterinary Captain W. D. Gunn, Assistant to the Inspector General, Civil Veterinary
Department.
NORTH-WEST PROVINCES.
Muzaffarnagar District.
Only incomplete reports have been received with regard to the outbreak of Surra which
appeared in 1896-97 in three villages in this district, viz„ Sahjerao, Cherthawal and Kachauli.
A few animals only succumbed during the last season, owing to the scarcity of rain ; but
many outbreaks were recorded during 1895.
Naini Tal District.
Kathgodam.—In accordance with a request received on August 31st, 1896, from the
Agent of the Rohilkhand and Kumaon Railway—that I would examine and give an opinion
as to the cause of an outbreak of an alignant type of fever, from which the horses of the
Kathgodam-Naini Tal Tonga service were suffering—I reported as follows :-
High temperature, with the ordinary signs of fever, rapid loss of flesh and consequent
weakness, great pallor of the visible mucous membranes, and in most cases complete loss of
appetite, at all events during the presence of fever.
On September 4th, 5-15 P. M.—I examined microscopically the blood of six Tonga
horses stationed at Kathgodam, which had been the subjects of fever for varying periods.
In the blood of four of these animals the Surra hæmatozoon was demonstrated.
September 5th, 6-30 A. M. — In company with Mr. James (Traffic Manager) and Mr. E.
Brady (Tonga Superintendent), I visited the different stables between Kathgodam and
the Brewery, the blood of all horses which had shown any symptoms of fever was submitted
to microscopical examination with the following results: —
Name of Stables.
Bhugiaghat
.
.
.
Amparao
.
.
.
Brewery
.
.
.
No. of
animals.
6
11
2
19
Surra Hæma-
tozoon in blood.
4
10
2
16
Hæmatozoon
absent.
2
1
0
3
At 5-30 P. M.—On my return from the Brewery, the blood of fourteen horses at Kath-
godam was subjected to examination, including that of six animals previously examined
(4th September). On this occasion the Surra hæmatozoon was discovered in five, leaving nine
doubtful cases.
September 6th, 7 A. M.— The blood of the above nine doubtful cases was re-examined
with the result that the hæmatozoon was found present in the circulation of three of these
animals, reducing the number to six ; but as other symptoms pointing to the presence of
Surra in the remaining number of animals were more or less marked in all, there is no
reason to doubt that all the horses above mentioned will eventually succumb to that disease.
A post mortem examination on one of the animals revealed the usual pathological
changes found in Surra cases.
Number of horses which succumbed to fever between the 1st July
and 4th September, 1896
.......
Number of horses in whose blood the Surra hæcbatozoon was
demonstrated microscopically.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Horses which presented signs of Surra
.
.
Number up to A. M., 6th September, 1896
....
Already succumbed or the subjects of Surra
.
.
.
.
Animals which succumbed to Surra before the end of October 1896
Number of horses commenced season with
....
32
24
9
65
65
27
92