594 THE DISEASES OF THE HORSE 



every animal certified to be diseased and slaughtered in pursuance of Article 

 13 of the Glanders or Farcy Order of 1894, and that the results of such 

 post-mortem examination be reported to the committee, but not communi- 

 cated to owners unless under the committee's authority. That the chief 

 ofiicer do report to the committee any suspected cases of glanders where he 

 considers it desirable that the suspected animal should, with the consent of 

 the owners, be slaughtered under the powers given by Article 13 of the 

 Glanders or Farcy Order of 1894. The Council's veterinary surgeons wei'e 

 requii'ed to take all the measures in their power to free their districts from 

 glanders, to keep all suspected stables and all stables in which disease had 

 existed within fifty-six days under observation, and to visit them fortnightly 

 and carefully examine the horses therein, and especially horses that might 

 have been in contact. Whenever a horse was suspected by the inspector, 

 whether because of outward indications or because it had been working with 

 or standing near to glandered horses, or for any other reason, it was mai'ked 

 " suspected," and whenever possible isolated from other horses. In doubtful 

 cases the inspector was authorized, where he considered that course desirable, 

 to advise the owner to cause suspected horses to be properly injected with 

 mallein, and to adopt the precautions set out under the head " injection of 

 mallein " issued by the Council. The committee desired it to be distinctly 

 undei'stood that the employment of mallein injections for the purpose of 

 diagnosis of glanders should rest entirely upon the advice and responsibility 

 of the veterinary inspector. The committee now reported that they had 

 had before them reports from the chief officer of the Public Control Depart- 

 ment showing the efiects of the measures taken. These reports showed that 

 during the year, from November 19, 1894, to November 18, 1895, the total 

 number of glandered horses slaughtered was 1067, which was an increase 

 on the previous year, when the numbers were 968. The chief officer, 

 however, pointed out that the increase was more than accounted for by 

 the increasing use of mallein with suspected or in-contact horses, as during 

 the last six months alone 130 cases of disease had been diagnosed after the 

 injection of mallein. The diief officer also pointed out that one i^eason for 

 increase might be found in the importation of infected horses from Canada 

 and America. In October last, in a consignment of 64 horses which 

 reached Willesden from Canada, nine were found to be glandered, and 

 ordered to be slaughtered by the Middlesex County Council. As a large 

 proportion of the imported horses were purchased for use in London, it might 

 reasonably be inferred that some of the disease in London was due to that 

 source. The following statement showed the number of cases of glanders 

 which occurred in London in the two years before and the two years after 

 the passing of the order : 



From Nov. 19, 1892, to Nov. 18, 1893 1734 



From Nov. 19, 1893, to Nov. 18, 1894 986 



From Nov. 19, 1894, to Nov. 18, 1895 1067 



In the six months from November 19, 1895, to May 18, 1896, 414 

 cases of glanders were reported, of Avhich 143 were diagnosed by the aid of 

 mallein. The committee had had the following documents before them, 

 which contained suggestions for the payment of increased compensation for 

 the purpose of inducing owners to take prompt measures for the discovery 



