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commission will at once visit and examine any such animal of 

 which it receives notice. If the animal has already escaped 

 from his home, and must be killed, his body should at once be 

 boxed and sent to the laboratory of the Board at 52 Village 

 Street, that a proper autopsy and pathological examination 

 may be made, which will set aside all doubt in the matter. 

 Secure muzzling of dogs within the infected area is the only 

 possible means of limiting the spread of the disease after it 

 obtains foothold. 



As has been said, the greater portion of the work of the 

 commission has been in connection with tuberculosis. For 

 convenience, as heretofore, the report on this work will be 

 divided into several headings, embracing the special classes 

 under which the work was conducted. 



examination of cattle comixg to brighton, watertown 

 and somerville, and cattle coming from without 

 the State. 



Upon Nov. 21, 1894, the Board began the systematic exam- 

 ination, with tuberculin, of all animals, whether coming from 

 within or without the State, arriving at the markets of 

 Brighton, Watertown or Somerville, for sale. This work 

 was continued weekly from that date up to the 30th of April, 

 1895. Upon page 26 of the report of this Board for the 

 year 1894 will be found a table showing the results of this 

 work up to and including the week of Dec. 26, 1894, embrac- 

 ing the first six weeks of the work at those stations. The 

 further result of this work up to and including the time when 

 the work was discontinued is shown in the following table : — 



