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The actual details of daily work have been dealt with in my periodical progress reports
to the office of the Inspecting Veterinary Surgeon, Madras Army.
P.S.—A considerable amount of time during the last month or so of my stay in Burma was
occupied in staining the specimens of parasite-containing blood for preservation, future inquiry,
and despatch to experts. I retain a number of these specimens and shall make use of them ; also
my experimental monkey, which is not yet dead. My dog, pony, and several mules died from
the effects of inoculation. A few cases remained at Rangoon for experimental treatment. I
slaughtered the goat for post-mortem examination.
(Signed)
J. H. STEEL, V.S.,
Army Veterinary Department,
SPECIMEN CASES OE RELAPSING FEVER IN MULES.
[True extract from Record Case Book.]
CASE I-B: 57.
Month.
September.
October.
November.
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December
Day.
17
21
10
17
18
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19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Time.
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7 a.m.
5 p.m.
7 a.m.
2 p.m.
5 p.m.
8 a.m.
4 p.m.
M.
E.
M.
E.
M.
E.
M.
E.
M.
E.
M.
E.
M.
E.
M.
E.
M.
E.
M.
E.
M.
E.
Rectal Tem-
perature.
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106.2°
106.6°
106°
105.4°
102.8°
104°
103.9°
103.6°
98.6°
100.4°
99.8°
99.5°
101.1°
100.5°
103.2°
103.5°
105.2°
104.3°
105.6°
104.4°
106.2°
104.2°
101.8°
99.6°
102.2°
101.6°
102°
Respiration.
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18, forced.
36, irregular in
expiration,
deep.
18
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42
42
24
18
36
15
31
23
i3
16
12
11
12
14
12
13
12 (much dis-
turbed).
17
12 (deep).
16
16
16
16
12
Pulse.
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54, good
96
66
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84
60
72
72
60
44
58 (unequal).
52
52
54
48 (weak).
56
72 (very small)
60
72
66
54 (very weak)
84
60 (good tone)
54
48 (small)
60
60
54 (small)
Details.
Admitted to sick lines.
Sent out apparently well; soon fell off his feed ;
again began to eat and was given double
feeds until this date when he was re-admitted.
Staggering considerably ; has lost much flesh.
Cease carbolic treatment.
Near hind leg a little swollen; rolls a great
deal when in stable.
Visible mucosae very pale.
Temperature at nostril 100.4°; membranes a
little yellow; fæces normal.
Ulceration inside right labium vulvae perhaps
due to injury, for fell twice during the day
and is now staggering much. Attempts to
resent temperature-taking.
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Membranes pale yellowish; hind legs more
filled, especially the off.
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Very many blood-spots in eyes; fresh in left,
purple in right; mouth and limbs cold; much
inclined to eat bedding; discharge from
vulva; "Horsing" (?)
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Red spots still present on conjunctiva; won't
eat food off ground; dung good.
Dung good; conjunctiva pinkish and spotted;
off feed.
Dung dark-colored and plentiful; free lachry-
mation ; a small ulcer on left labium.
Urine acid.
Dung good; left eye spotted and lachrymose.
Spots continue in eye; " broken" expiration.
"Urine neutral, much uric and hippuric acids.
Membranes still spotted; still off feed; incipient
ulceration of mouth.
"Urine acid, clear, yellow ; sp. gr. 10.22.
Blood extravasation left nostril; conjunctiva a
few spots; ulceration of mouth and tongue.
Mouth very foul; dung darkish; lying down a
good deal; urine albuminous.
A little bloodiness of left nostril, mucous mem-
brane of eye much better; still off feed; urine
viscid, clear, yellow, slightly acid; sp. gr.
10.20.
"Ulceration of vulva healing; nostril scab shed
and a small ulcer left.
Fresh-looking spots in eye, iachrymation; ate
a little feed; abrasion left nostril, a spot
in the right.
Spot in left nostril.