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Balabgarh Tahsil.—In Kurnali, which lies near the Jumna, Surra appeared in the rains
of 1893, and killed off all the horses and asses in the village. Since then no equines have
been kept. The Lambardár 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-WEST PROVINCES.
Saharanpur District.
Statistics were obtained from fifty-three (53) villages in the Nakur Tahsil, and in three
other gaons, Surra was known to have been present after the rains (November 1895), viz.,
Khoona, Childána, and Dánápur, but no numbers were obtainable.
Later returns show that, in addition to the above-mentioned outbreaks, Surra also occur-
red in eight villages, during November and December, in the Deoband Tahsil, in six
during September and October in the Roorki, in 22 during January in the Nakur, and in
nine villages during August to December in the Saharunpur Tahsil :—
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 1895. A total of 56 horses succumbed to the disease, 44 of which were stationed in the
Mohund Pass ; of the remaining 12, six ran on the Saharanpur side, and six on the Rajpur
side of the Pass. (Loughlin.)
Muzaffarnagar District.
During the rains of 1895, 16 villages are reported in the Kairana Tahsil as having
been the seats of Surra. Twelve out of the 16 are said to be low-lying and subject to
inundation: —
Animals.
Total in 16 villages
Number 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 Gaziabad
Tahsil of the Meerut District in October and November 1895. This village is situated in
the Jumna 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 places until the water has stood for a considerable
time and become ' pakka.' They consider that the disease is very contagious. The diag-
nosis is most surely made by the small 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 animals are
isolated from healthy ones.
Balandshahr District.
Surra occurred in the village of Rahbopura, in the Sikandarabad Tahsil of the Buland-
shahr District, in 1892. This village is in the Jamna Khadars, 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 ;—Thagghar, Tahangerpur
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