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been furiii.shed to all the local boards of health in the cities 

 and towns of the Commonwealth. 



The portions of the law referred to have led to a great 

 number of inquiries being made of the Chief of the Cattle 

 Bureau since the new United States inspection law went into 

 effect, and stricter rules and regulations for the guidance of 

 the inspectors of the United States Bureau of Animal Indus- 

 try were issued by the Secretary of Agriculture, which has 

 entailed an immense amount of extra correspondence upon 

 him. 



Rabies. 



Ral)ies has continued to be prevalent and troublesome 

 during 1906 to even a greater extent than it was the preced- 

 ing year. 



At the time of making the eighth semiannual report, in Jan- 

 uary, 1906, it Avas stated that there Avere in quarantine at that 

 time 31 dogs, 2 horses and 1 cow Avhich had been exposed to 

 the bites of rabid dogs. Eight dogs, 7 in Boxford and 1 in 

 Topsfield, Avere released from quarantine January 10, at the 

 expiration of ninety days from the time of exposure, none 

 having shown any evidence of disease. Two in Upton AA^ere 

 released January 30, at the expiration of the same period 

 from the date of exposure, still in a healthy condition. On 

 February 7, 1 dog, and on March 3, 3 dogs and 1 coav, AA^ere 

 released in Marlborough, all of Avhich had remained healthy 

 for three months from the date of exposure. On January 

 23, 2 dogs Avere released from further observation in Mil- 

 ford ; and on March 23, 3 dogs Avere released in Ho})kinton. 

 On February 14, 7 dogs Avere released in Dracut Avhich Avere 

 exposed November 16. 



Tavo horses and 1 dog Avere in quarantine in AVeymouth 

 Jan. 1, 1906, Avhich Avere bitten by a stray dog December 

 11. Early in March one of the horses dcA^eloped symptoms 

 of rabies, and Avas killed March 5 ; a microscopic examina- 

 tion of its brain by Dr. Frothingham confirmed the diagnosis 

 of rabies. The other horse and the dog were released March 

 21. April 21 the dog shoAved symptoms of rabies, and Avas 

 killed, four months and ten days after he was bitten. 



At the commencement of 1906, 4 dogs Avere in quarantine 



