46 CATTLE DISEASES 



Towards the end of this year the Board altered their practice 

 in connection with Swine Fever, and adopted a policy of 

 isolation instead of slaughter with compensation. The 

 Chamber expressed their strong disapproval of this practice 

 on 6th November. 



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On 30th April the Council condemned the action of the 

 Board in adopting isolation instead of slaughter in two out- 

 breaks of Foot and Mouth Disease at Romford, and again 

 expressed their disapproval of this practice in connection 

 with Swine Fever. On 4th June the Council adopted a 

 Report from the Cattle Diseases Committee which said 

 that " great dissatisfaction exists in the country with regard 

 to the vacillating and inadequate measures taken by the 

 Board in dealing with this disease." The Chamber arranged 

 for a very large deputation of representatives of various bodies 

 to wait upon the President of the Board of Agriculture (Mr. 

 Hanbury) on 18th June, to urge the adoption of compulsory 

 slaughter with compensation instead of isolation. Although 

 not in agreement with the chief point put forward, Mr. 

 Hanbury promised to take steps in other important directions 

 recommended by the Chamber. Thus, he agreed (1) that the 

 attention of magistrates should be called to the inadequacy 

 of fines usually imposed by them for infractions of the law 

 relating to the diseases of animals ; (2) that all animals 

 actually diseased with Swine Fever should in future be 

 slaughtered, the Board's veterinary surgeons having in some 

 cases misapprehended their instructions on this point ; 

 (3) to considerably increase the number of veterinary surgeons 

 employed by the Board ; (4) to employ local veterinary 

 surgeons with a more accurate knowledge c f Swine Fever ; 

 and (5) to suggest regulations for the better disinfection of 

 the premises and carts of pig dealers. 



Tuberculosis. 



The British Congress on Tuberculosis was held in London 

 this year, from 22nd to 26th July. The Central Chamber 



