SUMMARY 



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Postmortem Inspections, Fiscal Year 1909 



During the fall of 1909 cholera was especially severe throughout 

 the United States, and this made a wonderful change in the figures 

 for the year 1910, which were as follows: 



Anteinortem Inspections of Animals, Fiscal Year 1910 



When we compare the figures for these two years they are found 

 to be most interesting and instructive. The number of cattle, 

 sheep, calves, and goats all show a slight increase in number, while 

 the number of hogs slaughtered shows the enormous and startling 



' This term is used to designate animals found diseased or suspected of 

 being unfit for food on antemortem inspection, most of which are afterward 

 slaughtered under special supervision, the final disposition being determined 

 on postmortem inspection. 



