CLEANSING AND DISINFECTION 473 



building, or other place, shall be swept out, 

 and all litter, dung, or other thing that has 

 been in contact with, or used about, any 

 diseased or suspected animal, shall be 

 effectually removed therefrom : then 

 The floor and all other parts of the shed, 

 stable, building, or other place with which 

 the diseased or suspected animal or its 

 droppings or any discharge from the mouth 

 or nostrils of the animal has come in contact, 

 shall be, as far as practicable, thoroughly 

 washed or scrubbed or scoured with water : 

 then 

 The same parts of the shed, stable, building, 

 or other place shall be washed over with 

 limewash made of freshly burnt lime and 

 water, and containing in each gallon of lime- 

 wash four ounces of chloride of lime or half 

 a pint of commercial carbolic acid, the lime- 

 wash being prepared immediately before 

 use ; 

 Except that where any place as aforesaid is 

 not capable of being so cleansed and dis- 

 infected, it shall be sufficient if such place 

 be cleansed and disinfected as far as 

 practicable. 

 The mode of the cleansing and disinfection of such 

 utensil, pen, hurdle, or other thing, and such 

 van, cart, or other vehicle aforesaid, shall be as 

 follows : 



Each utensil, pen, hurdle, or other thing, van, 

 cart, or other vehicle, shall be thoroughly 

 scraped, and all litter, dung, sawdust, or 

 other thing shall be effectually removed 

 therefrom : then 



