TUBERCULOSIS. 343 



Professor Bang of Copenhageu has a similar scheme, and has, 

 according to his last report, carried it to a successful issue. He 

 proceeds as follows : — 



The whole herd is tested with tuberculin, and thus divided 

 into a healthy and a tuberculous section, which are separated 

 from one another, and have separate attendants. The healthy 

 section is tested every six months with tuberculin, and any 

 animals which react are at once removed to the tuberculous 

 section. Those animals of the tuberculous section which are 

 obviously affected are got rid of ; but those which are apparently 

 healthy are kept and used for breeding purposes as long as 

 may be convenient, and as they will generally be fattened for 

 slaughter before the disease is far advanced, the total condem- 

 nation of their carcases as butchers' meat will not, as a rule, be 

 necessary. The calves of the tubercular section are removed to 

 the healthy section immediately after birth, and are fed for the 

 first day on colostrum, which has been heated to 65° C. — 

 149° Fahr. — and subsequently on boiled milk, this boiled milk 

 being from tuberculous cows. 



At first these calves were kept in separate boxes, and only 

 added to the sound section when they had successfully under- 

 gone the tuberculin test, but he now thinks that they may 

 with safety be removed to the sound section immediately after 

 birth, and wait till the time of the general half-yearly testing 

 with tuberculin. 



In carrying out the above, I think the Government might 

 safely devote an annual sum of money to assist cattle-owners 

 in suppressing so great and increasing an evil as tuberculosis ; 

 and, being of opinion that the schemes are tangible and reason- 

 able, I would now suggest that tuberculosis be included in the 

 statutory schedule of infectious diseases, and that compensation 

 be paid to the owners of cattle affected with tuberculosis when 

 such cattle are slaughtered in the public interest. 



