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be buried or destroyed in the district of another authority with their 

 previous consent. 



The offences of digging up a carcase, and occupier faihng to give 

 facilities for cleansing and disinfecting the premises, are the same as 

 for Cattle Plague. 



If pleuro-pneumonia be found in a market, railway-station, or other 

 place during transit, the animals may be seized by the local Inspector, 

 also all in-contacts. They are detained where seized, or moved to a 

 convenient quarantine station, care being taken to keep the diseased 

 and apparently healthy apart. This action is to be reported to the 

 Board, who alone can declare the place of seizure an ' infected place.' 



All regulations made by the local authority under the Pleuro- 

 pneumonia Order have to be submitted to the Board, and the latter 

 may cause the revocation of any they consider objectionable. 



Prohibition to expose or move diseased or suspected animals is the 

 same as for Cattle Plague (p. 498), excepting that the prohibition refers 

 solely to cattle and no other animals. 



The offences against the Act are practically the same as for Cattle 

 Plague, but there is a special provision regarding the neglect of disin- 

 fection and cleaning. 



FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE. 



Although the first visitation of this disease in Great 

 Britain lasted from 1839 to 1886, it was not until 1869, 

 viz., thirty years after its introduction, that it was scheduled 

 as a contagious disease, and even then the orders were 

 permissive, and left in the hands of the local authorities. 

 During nearly a half-century of its first visitation, over 

 7,000,000 animals were affected, and in one year alone, 

 1871, nearly 700,000 cases of the disease were recorded, 

 while the actual number attacked are said to have been 

 probably double. 



In 1873 a Select Committee of the House of Commons 

 sat and went into the question of eradicating Foot and 

 Mouth Disease, and finally reported that repressive measures 

 would meet with such strong opposition, that they recom- 

 mended the Privy Council to cease issuing orders for the 

 repression of the disease ! 



In this Eeport the evils of ' local authorities ' were also 

 well portrayed ; ninety-two county authorities, prepared to 

 take an enlightened view of the situation, were blocked by 



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