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Table III. (B.), the results are negative, and the animals suffer 

 no inconvenience whatever from the inoculation. These 

 experiments are therefore entirely painless. 



In the event of pain ensuing as the result of an inoculation, 

 a condition attached to the license requires that the animal 

 shall be killed under anaesthetics as soon as the main result of 

 the experiment has been attained. 



Of the experiments included in Table III. (B.), a large pro- 

 portion are performed for the diagnosis or treatment of disease, 

 or are necessitated by the requirements of the authorities 

 responsible for the care of the Public Health. Inoculations are 

 frequently essential for diagnosis, especially of tuberculosis, 

 anthrax, glanders, rabies, and bubonic plague. During the 

 year 1901, five licensees performed 2636 inoculation experi- 

 ments for testing antitoxins ; and ten other licensees return 

 2085 similar experiments, almost all of which were performed 

 in the course of investigations directed by the Local Govern- 

 ment Board, County Councils, and Municipal Corporations, 

 more than half being for the testing of milk. 



The number of injections made during the year 1901 for 

 the diagnosis of rabies in dogs is 83. 



During the year the usual inspections of registered places 

 have been made by Sir James Russell and myself, and have 

 been severally reported. We have found the animals every- 

 where suitably lodged and well cared for, and the licensees 

 desirous of acting in every way in accordance with the letter 

 and the spirit of the Act. The instances of irregularity are 

 only three in number ; two of these are very slight, and were 

 clearly the result of misapprehension ; while the third was due 

 to inadvertence. They are as follows : — 



In one case a licensee holding the certificate dispensing 

 with the use of anaesthetics, fearing that some pain might be 

 caused to the animal, administered an anaesthetic before 

 making an injection. It has been pointed out to the licensee 

 that the Act requires a different certificate (B) when an 

 anaesthetic is used, and the animal is allowed to recover there- 

 from, from that (A) authorising experiments to be performed 

 entirely without anaesthetics. 



A licensee, holding the special certificates (B + EE) for 



