STATE HYGIENE 589 



Any animal not diseased may be moved from the affected shed or 

 isolation place under the supervision of an Inspector for the purpose of 

 slaughter. 



No broken fodder, litter, or anything which has been in contact with, 

 or used for a diseased animal, out of a shed or other place where a 

 diseased animal is or has died, or been slaughtered, or has been kept 

 at the date of death or slaughter, can be removed without the authority 

 of the Inspector, excepting to such an approved place where no animals 

 have access. Whatever is removed shall be burned, destroyed, or 

 disinfected, and, when practicable, buried to the satisfaction of the 

 Inspector. 



The carcase of a diseased or suspected animal shall be disposed of 

 as follows : 



It shall be buried in its skin (which is not to be slashed or cut) at 

 some suitable place to which animals have not access, away from a 

 dwelling, well, or watercourse, at six feet below the surface of the 

 earth, and one foot of lime both beneath and above it. All natural 

 openings before burial shall be effectually plugged with tow or suitable 

 material, saturated in strong carbolic acid or other suitable disinfectant. 

 In no case shall the skin be cut, or anything done to cause effusion of 

 blood, excepting by the Veterinary Inspector for microscopica 

 examination. 



The Board may license the carcase being destroyed by fire or 

 chemical agency, in which case it shall be removed under the superin- 

 tendence of the Inspector to the place assigned, after all natural open- 

 ings have been plugged as above. 



Only the local authority can bury or destroy a carcase of either a 

 diseased or suspected animal, and only the same authority can remove 

 from the premises a body for destruction or burial. 



Disinfection and cleansing of infected premises, utensils, vehicles, 

 etc., is carried out at the expense of the local authorities, under the 

 direction of an Inspector. 



The place is first sprinkled with freshly-burned lime or other suit- 

 able disinfectant, and then swept out, all dung, broken fodder, etc., 

 in contact with or used for any diseased animal being effectually 

 removed. 



The floor and all other parts with which the diseased animals can 

 have come in contact are washed, scrubbed, or scoured with hot water ; 

 they are then washed over with freshly-burned lime, each gallon of 

 Ume-wash containing four ounces of chloride of lime, or half a pint of 

 commercial carbolic acid, or some other suitable disinfectant. The 

 lime-wash must be freshly prepared. In the case of a field, or other 

 place that does not lend itself to disinfection, the place must be cleaned 

 and disinfected as the Inspector may think fit. 



Utensils, pens, fittings, vans, etc., must be thoroughly scraped, all 



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