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Table showing variations in the puke, temperature, and blood, &c., case 4, inoculated by subcutaneous
injection, 23rd September.
Date 1880.
Sept.
"
"
„
"
"
„
"
Oct.
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
23rd
24th
25th
26th
27th
28th
29th
30th
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
16th
Morning or
Evening.
Morning
Evening
Morning
Evening
Morning
Evening
Morning
Evening
Morning
Evening
Morning
Evening
Morning
Evening
Morning
Morning
Morning
Morning
Morning
Morning
Morning
Morning
Morning
Morning
Morning
Pulse.
Normal.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
40
48
38
42
42
44
44
44
44
44
44
43
46
40
46
Temperature
of Rectum.
100
101
103
99
99 3/5
101 2/5
100
103
102
105
104 3/5
106 2/5
103 2/5
105
108 2/5
103 3/5
103 4/5
103 1/5
102 2/5
100 3/5
101 2/5
101 4/5
104
101
102 4/5
Blood, &c.
Normal.
Blood not examined.
Do.
do.
Do.
do.
Normal
Blood not examined.
Do.
do.
Do.
do.
Blood not examined. Eyes suffused, mem-
branes slightly yellow with petechise.
Blood not examined.
Œdema commenced.
Blood examined, parasites swarming.
Blood not examined.
Do.
do.
Do.
do.
Do. do. Treatment with carbolic
acid commenced.
Do.
do.
Do.
do.
Do.
do.
Do.
do.
Do.
do.
Do.
do.
Many parasites in blood, active.
One parasite found ; white corpuscles normal;
great number of ill-shaped red particles and
granular matter in serum.
NOTE—The abnormal increase of tempe
rature and pulse in the evening.
APPENDIX E.
SURRA.
Case 5.—Experimental—by inoculation.
September 29th, 1880—Evening.—When the disease surra appeared in case 4 (appendix D),
some ventured to doubt it was due to the inoculation, because there was a firm belief prevalent in
the district that the seeds of the disease are always taken in during the hot season and lie dormant
for many weeks, though I could find no good reason for that opinion. It was also believed
that no horse got the disease at Dera Ismail Khan, if he had not been at one of the outposts
during the previous twelve months some time. This was a very loose opinion, for every horse
of the regiment had to take its turn of outpost duty during the year. The opinion arose in this
way The disease appeared to prevail mostly at certain outposts, then on reflection it was
discovered that nearly all the horses had been there some time or other. Therefore it was con-
cluded the disease was dormant in them since then. As the horse regimental No. 337 (case 4)
had been on outpost duty within six months past, it was suggested that he had the germs of the
disease in his system ever since, which only developed now as a coincidence with the inoculation
and not as a result of it. I considered this objection as entirely without reasonable foundation,
but it was desirable to set the question beyond dispute. I therefore obtained a pony, aged 10,
belonging to one of the officers of the 4th Punjab Cavalry, for the experiment. The pony is in
good health in every respect, except that he suffers from a form of locomotor ataxy, commonly
called in India " kammari," from which he is not likely to recover. I examined the blood and
found it apparently healthy and free from parasites, examined the visible mucous membranes and
found them of a healthy normal color, so that there was not the slightest sign of anything like
surra about him. He was, moreover, in a good condition as regards muscles, skin, &c., for a
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