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Under this provision the inspectors have reported the 

 following- work : — 



Number of cattle iusjDected at time of slaughter, under sec- 

 tion 21, 1,964 



Number of sheep inspected at time of slaughter, under sec- 

 tion 21, 355 



Number of swine inspected at time of slaughter, under sec- 

 tion 21, 3,050. 



Number of cattle inspected at licensed slaughter houses at 

 time of slaughter, 102,693 



Number of sheep inspected at licensed slaughter houses at 

 time of slaughter, 301,939 



Number of swine inspected at licensed slaughter houses at 



time of slaughter, 773,439 



Total number of animals inspected at time of slaughter, in- 

 cluding those inspected at licensed slaughter houses and 

 also under section 21, ........ 1,178,071 



The following is the return by the inspectors of the num- 

 ber of carcasses condemned as diseased at the inspections at 

 slaughter houses and on private premises : — 



Cattle destroyed as tuberculous. 

 Sheep destroyed as tuberculous. 

 Swine destroyed as tuberculous. 

 Percentage of cattle found infected, 

 Percentage of sheep found infected, 

 Percentage of swine found infected, 



482 

 91 



.46 

 .0117 



Under the law for the licensing and inspection of slaugh- 

 ter houses the following circular was issued : — 



COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. 



Board of Cattle Commis.sioners, 

 52 Village Street, Boston, July 1, 1896. 



Gentlemen: — I beg to call your attention to sections 17, IS 

 and 22 of chapter 491 of the Acts of 1894, as amended by sec- 

 tions 3, 4 and 8 respectively of chapter 496 of the Acts of 1895, 

 which are in general relation to the licensing of slaughter houses 

 and all similar establishments, the products of which are to be 

 sold or used for food. I will further call your attention to the 

 following paragraph, which is a portion of the said section 18, as 

 amended by the said section 4 : "The board or officer of every 

 city or town authorized to issue said licenses shall on or before 

 the first day of June in each year send to the Board of Cattle 



