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ANTHRAX. 



[June 1895. 



but the results of the operation in this country and elsewhere have 

 not been of such a nature as would warrant the Board in recom- 

 mending it to stock owners as a means of dealing with outbreaks 

 of anthrax. 



Disposal of Carcases. 



Carcases of animals that have died or been slaughtered 

 affected with or suspected of anthrax should be dealt with by 

 the Local Authority in accordance with the following provi- 

 sions : — 



Either the Local Authority should cause the carcase to be buried as^ 

 soon as possible in its skin in some convenient or suitable place 

 removed from any dwelling-house and at such a distance from any- 

 well or watercourse as will preclude any risk of the contamination 

 of the water therein, and at a depth of not less than six feet below 

 the surface of the earth, having a layer of lime not less than one 

 foot deep beneath, and a similar layer of lime above, the carcase. 



Or the Local Authority may, if authorised by licence of the Board, 

 cause the carcase to be destroyed, under the inspection of the 

 Local Authority, in the mode following : The carcase should be 

 disinfected, and should then be taken, in charge of an officer of the 

 Local Authority, to a horse-slaughterer's or knacker's yard approved 

 for the purpose by the Board, or other place so approved, and 

 should be there destroyed by exposure to a high temperature, or by 

 chemical agents. 



Before a carcase is removed for burial or destruction as above 

 suggested it should be covered with quicklime. In no case should 

 the skin of the carcase be cut, nor should anything be done to 

 cause the effusion of blood. 



It is most important that the carcases should be left uncut, as 

 the bacillus of anthrax disappears when kept from contact with 

 air. Any method, therefore, of destroying or disposing of the car- 

 cases which involves skinning or cutting up should be avoided. 

 The disease is likely to be spread thereby and, in addition, people 

 engaged in such work run a very serious risk of being inoculated 

 with the disease. 



Cleansing and Disinfection. 



The following are the provisions of the Anthrax Order of 

 1895 as regards the cleansing and disinfection of premises in 

 which cases of anthrax have occurred : — 



The Local Authority shall at their own expense cause to be cleansed 

 and disinfected in the mode provided by this Article — 



all those parts of any shed, stable, building, or other place in 

 which a diseased or suspected animal has been kept or has died 

 or been slaughtered ; 

 every utensil, pen, hurdle, or other thing used for or about any 



diseased or suspected animal ; 

 every van, cart, or other vehicle used for carrying any diseased or 

 suspected animal on land otherwise than on a railway. 



