No. 4.] CATTLE COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. 205 



them, and, in my opinion, milk or meat from them can be ^^sed with 



entire safety by the community. 



Inspector. 



To be filled out and left with the owner of the herd. 



If, on the contrary, an animal seems to him to perhaps be 

 the victim of one or other of these disorders, he withholds 

 the certificate, and reports the suspected case to the Com- 

 missioners and to the local Board of Health, whose duty it 

 then becomes to examine, and, if necessary, quarantine the 

 animal and notify the Commissioners. 



When the examination is completed, a return of it is 

 made to the Commissioners u})on the following form of 

 blank : — 



CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION". 



Town of , month of , 189 . 



Name of owner, . Number of cattle, . Cows in 



milk, . Bulls, . Cows dry and not fatting, ; 



Fatting, ; Young, ; Oxen, . Are they free 



from contagious diseases ? . Have you cause to suppose that 



any of these animals have tuberculosis? . Have you notified 



the Board of Health of these facts ? If so, give date, . How 



many animals are now in quarantine ? . Remarks, 



This blank to be filled out and sent to Boston. 



Thus it will be seen that a considerable amount of work 

 must be done which requires that the man should have a spe- 

 cial sort of training to enable him to perform ; and also that 

 a man who has proved himself to be of good capacity should 

 be retained in the office as long as possible by the town. 

 That there are a good many men now holding the position 

 who are deeply interested in the work, and who wish in 

 every way possible to qualify themselves as fully as may be, 

 is abundantly evidenced by the great number of letters wdiich 

 the Commission have received from them, asking all sorts 

 of questions regarding methods of detecting the various dis- 

 eases. Indeed, these letters were so numerous, and, withal, 

 evidenced so much intelligent knowledge of the general con- 

 ditions, that the Commission prepared and furnished them 

 with a pamphlet regarding tuberculosis, for their use (Ap- 

 pendix C). As the reports, made upon the blanks already 

 described, are received, they are filed in the office in such a 



