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table were entered on the Cattle Bureau books, and the other 

 788 have been received since. 



At the time of making the tenth semiannual report, in 

 January, 1907, it was stated that there were in quarantine 

 at that time 98 dogs, 4 cows, 1 horse and 1 cat which had been 

 exposed to the bites of rabid dogs. Eighty-two dogs, 4 cows, 

 1 horse and 1 cat were released from quarantine, 4 dogs were 

 killed as rabid, and 12 dogs were killed by owners, not rabid. 



Between Dec. 1, 190G, and 'Nov. 30, 1907, 1,985 animals 

 and 3 persons have been entered upon the Cattle Bureau 

 records as having rabies, or as having been exposed to the 

 bites of rabid dogs. 



The following table shows the species of animal and dis- 

 position of the cases : — 



In addition to the above, the veterinarian of the Boston 

 Board of Health reports 79 cases of rabies in dogs and 2 in 

 cattle that are not included in the table, making a total of 

 741 dogs and 23 cattle to have had rabies during the year. 



Dr. Langdon Frothingham examined the brains of 281 

 animals and 1 man. The results of these examinations have 

 shown that 218 dogs, 2 horses, 1 pig, 2 cows, 1 cat and 1 man 

 were suffering with rabies at the time of death ; and that 46 

 dogs, 5 cows and 5 cats, suspected of having rabies, were free 

 from disease. 



In addition to the cases of rabies among persons and 

 animals, it must not bo forgotten that many people were 

 bitten by rabid do^'s during the year who had to go to the 



