STATE HYGIENE 529 



tbe way of cleansing and disinfection must be done to the 

 satisfaction of the Inspector. 

 5. Every pen, hurdle, utensil, or other thing used about such sheep 

 shall be cleansed and disinfected to the satisfaction of the 

 Inspector, by being washed, scrubbed, scoured with water, and 

 washed over with lime-wash, prepared from freshly-burned 

 lime, or some other disinfectant approved by the Inspector. 



If the owner or occupier fails to comply with these regulations, they 

 are to be carried out by the local authority at his expense. If he fails 



Stij-) tn he ill-serial at ' Shrrp Scah Ordn\' p. rj28. 



The Sheep Scab Order of 1898 has been revoked by 

 those of 1905. See Appendix I. 



uo =icugii.,=iou, ui niixiiu uaoc 11; i» uune unaer tne direction and in 

 charge of the Inspector, or other officer deputed for the purpose, who 

 shall enforce their immediate destruction. 



SCABIES IN EQUINES. 



Scabies in equines occasionally prevails as an epizootic, 

 though more frequently as an enzootic. Among armies in 

 the field it is a veritable plague, and occasions the utmost 

 inconvenience and trouble. 



It is a disease which is not scheduled in Great Britain, 

 though there are one or two places to which local Acts 



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