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found, and without the consent of the owners the 

 diseased beasts could not be killed. The next subject 

 in the report had reference to slaughter-houses. As 

 there were no places at present to which cattle in an 

 incipient stage of the disease could be removed from 

 the sheds in which they were placed along with 

 untainted cattle, it was now proposed that slaughter- 

 houses should be established in London for their 

 reception. Then came the question, how were the 

 beasts to be removed from the sheds to the slaughter- 

 houses ? It was the opinion of many that they ought 

 to be removed in vans, and not driven through the 

 streets ; but, however that might be, slaughter-houses 

 should be erected in the metropolis where the tainted 

 animals might be killed. Then came the question, 

 how was an animal to be dealt with when first stricken 

 with the disease ? It was suggested that hospitals or 

 sanatoriums should be provided, to which the beasts 

 should be sent. But this was a matter of great 

 importance, to which the attention of the committee 

 to be appointed and that of the medical men would 

 have to be directed. If the plague went on it would 

 affect all classes, rich and poor alike, and instead of 

 meat being as now at a reasonable rate, it would go 

 up 4rf. or fid. per pound ; but he had hopes that the 

 disease might be checked, particularly as Professors 

 Simonds and Gamgee had been more successful in the 

 treatment of it than they had previously been. 



