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No. 1.

Date.

Ila moglobin.

Remark.

Morning Temperature.

Evening Temperature.

26th October, 1907

105

106-2

70

27th October, 1907

103.2

50-60

28th October 1907

101

103

60

29th October, 1907 30th October, 1907 31st October, 1907

102

1042

101

104.2

101

1st November, 1907.

103

2nd November, 1907

101

3rd November, 1907

101-2

104

4th November, 1907 5th November, 1907

1(0)

101.2

102

6th November, 1907 7th November, 1907 8th November, 1907

101-2

101

101

103

103-2

105-2

9th November, 1907 10th November, 1907 11th November, 1907 12th November, 1907 13th November, 1907 14th November, 1907 15th November, 1907 16th November, 1907

17th November, 1907 18th November, 1907

103

1

103

105

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OBSERVATION CHART.-EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL No. 2.

Temperatures registered in Degrees Fahrenheit.

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TABLE No. 8.

OBSERVATION CHART.-EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL, No. 3. Temperatures registered in Degrees Fahrenheit.

No. 3.

Date.

Hæmoglobin.

Remark..

Morning Temperature.

Evening Temperature.

26th October, 1907

102:2

102

80

27th October, 1907

102

80

28th October, 1907

101.2

80

29th October, 1907 30th October, 1907

102.2

102

80

101-2

102.2

80

31st October, 1907

102

80

1st November, 1907...

101

80

2nd November, 1907

101

3rd November, 1907

101.2

102

80

4th November, 1907

100

5th November, 1907

102

103.2

6th November, 1907

101-6

102.2

7th November, 1907

101

102-6

8th November, 1907

102-2

102.6

9th November, 1907

102.6

10th November, 1907

1

102-2

11th November, 1907

102-2

12th November, 1907 13th November, 1907 14th November, 1907 15th November, 1907 16th November, 1907 17th November, 1907 18th November, 1907

102

102

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80

80

80

80

80

80

103

80-20

230

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Reference :-

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سسسسساس

LAGOS HORSE SICKNESS.

37. Immediately on my arrival in Lagos on the 4th June, 1907, my attention was called to this disease by European horse-owners in Lagos. From the 4th to the 15th June I had the opportunity of making naked-eye examinations of four animals, of which one recovered from the disease, one was destroyed, and two died. At the period indicated there was no opportunity for making microscopical examinations. I learned that the staple food of horses in Lagos is guinea corn, and from what I saw I suspected guinea corn to have some connection with the disease. It would appear that this corn belongs to the same class of grain as the Kaffir corn of South Africa, From what I know the Kaffir corn to be capable of producing and is a sort of millet. in horses when eaten unripe in South Africa, it seems to me quite possible that the Lagos horse sickness may similarly be produced by the animals being fed upon guinea corn. For the purpose of testing this in a rough way the idea was mentioned to one or two horse owners, to whom was suggested the advisability of discontinuing the use of guinea corn by way of experiment. On my return about six months later, it was found that only one horse owner had considered it worth his while to carry out my suggestions, and the results of the experiment were, to say the least, gratifying. Certain fairly extensive experiments were carried out with the guinea corn itself, by infusion, &c., and staining in various ways, but so far no form of bacteria has been discovered which could be actually credited with producing the disease. During my six months' tour in the Central Province only one case of Lagos horse sickness was met with. The symptoms in this case were fairly mild compared with those observed in Lagos, and the animal did not get down at all.

38. On returning to Lagos three more cases were brought to notice between December, 1907, and January, 1908, all the animals belonging to Europeans. About this time a notice was inserted in the Government Gazette with a view to getting sick animals brought to me for examination, but notwithstanding this I have reason to know that more cases of this particular disease might have been investi- gated had the owners of animals, Europeans as well as natives, chosen to bring them No horse suffering from the malady was forward, which in many cases they did not.

This may perhaps be accounted for ever produced for inspection by a native owner.

No. 2.

Date.

Hæmoglobin.

Remarks.

Morning Temperature.

Evening Temperature.

26th October, 1907

104-2

103.6

27th October, 1907

101.6

28th October, 1907...

101.2

29th October, 1907

101

103

30th October, 1907

101

103

31st October, 1907...

101

1st November, 1907

105

2nd November, 1907

101.6

3rd November, 1907

102-6

103-2

4th November, 1997

101-4

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70

60

60

60

70

70

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70

70

70

70

5th November, 1907

102

6th November, 1907

101

7th November, 1907

102

8th November, 1907

103

9th November, 1907

10th Noven:ber, 1907

11th November, 1907

1

12th November, 1907

13h November, 1307

1

14th November, 1907

15th November, 1907

16th November, 1907

17th November, 1907 18th November, 1907

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103

70-80

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70

104

103-6

103.2

103.2

103

104-6

50

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