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ANTHRAX 



T N animals, anthrax is also called charbon y splenic 

 fever, or splenic apoplexy : in man, the name of 

 malignant pustule is given to the sore at the point 

 of accidental inoculation, and the name of wool- 

 sorters disease is given to those cases of anthrax 

 where the lungs are infected by inhalation of the 

 spores of the bacilhts antkracis. The disease occurs 

 among hide-dressers, woolsorters, brushmakers, and 

 rag-pickers : among animals, it occurs in sheep, 

 cattle, horses, and swine : — 



" Many of the outbreaks of anthrax in England 

 have been in the neighbourhood of Bradford, and 

 have been traced to the use of infected wool-refuse 

 as manure. A map published by the Board of 

 Agriculture shows that the outbreaks of anthrax 

 are most frequent in those counties of Great 

 Britain where dry foreign wools, hairs, hides, and 

 skins are manufactured into goods. In 1892, there 

 were forty-two outbreaks of anthrax in the West 

 Riding of Yorkshire, as against two in the North 

 Riding, and one in the East Riding. An undoubted 

 fact in connection with anthrax is its tendency to 



recur on certain farms. During 1895, tne disease 



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