212 INFECTIVE DISEASES, 



In England the stamping- out system has been advocated for 

 many years, and is still regarded as the only reliable means for 

 suppressing the disease ; and the possible introduction of the disease 

 among healthy stock by vaccination, and especially in localities in 

 which anthrax is unknown, would be contrary to the principles upon 

 which the system is based. These principles are illustrated by the 

 following extracts from the Anthrax Order of 1895 : — 



Notification. 



2. — (1) Every person having or having had in his possession or under 

 his charge, an animal affected with or suspected of anthrax, shall, with all 

 practicable speed, give notice of the fact of the animal being so affected or 

 suspected, to a constable of the police force for the police area wherein 

 the animal so affected or suspected is or was. 



(2) The constable shall forthwith give information of the receipt by 

 him of the notice to an Inspector of the Local Authority, who shall forth- 

 with report the same to the Local Authority. 



(3) The Inspector of the Local Authority shall forthwith give 

 information of the receipt by him of the notice to the Medical Officer 

 of Health of the Sanitary District in which the affected or suspected 

 animal is or was. 



Duty of Inspector to act immediately. 



3. An Inspector of a Local Authority on receiving in any manner 

 whatsoever information of the supposed existence of anthrax, or having 

 reasonable ground to suspect the existence of anthrax, shall proceed with 

 all practicable speed to the place where such disease, according to the 

 information received by him, exists, or is suspected to exist, and shall 

 there and elsewhere put in force and discharge the powers and duties 

 conferred and imposed on him as Inspector, by or under the Act of 1894 

 and this Order. 



Public Warning as to Existence of Disease. 



4.— (1) The Local Authority may, if they think fit, give public 

 warnmg by placards, advertisement, or otherwise, of the existence of 

 anthrax in any shed, stable, building, field, or other place, with or without 

 any particular description thereof, as they think fit, and may continue to 

 do so durmg the existence of the disease, and, in case of a shed, stable, 

 buildmg, or other like place, until the same has been cleansed and dis- 

 infected in accordance with this Order. 



(2) It shall not be lawful for any person (without authority or 

 excuse) to remove or deface any such placard. 



J/!lk of Diseased or Suspected Cow not to be Removed. 

 5. Where anthrax exists or has existed in any shed, stable, building, 

 or other place, it shall not be lawful to remove from such shed stable 



