March 1896.] 



PARLIAMENTARY PUBLICATIONS. 



467 



Tuberculosis. — Return " showing, in respect of each of the Years 

 ended the 25th day of March 1894 and 1895, the Number 

 of Carcases seized by Medical Officers of Health and 

 Inspectors of Nuisances in England and Wcdes under 

 Section 116 o/ the Public Hecdth Act, 1875, and Section 

 47 of the Public Hecdth (London) Act, 1891, and of the 

 Number of such Carcases condemQied by Jtistices under 

 Sections 117 and 47 of those Acts, distinguishing, as far as 

 practicable, the Number so condemned in consequence of 

 the Animal having suffered from Tuberculosis {in con- 

 tinuation of Parliamentary Paper No. 485, of Session 

 1893-94)." [m.—Sess. 2.] Price IJd 



This return, in accordance with the terms of an Order of the 

 House of Commons, shows the number of carcases seized during 

 the years ended the 25th March 1894 and 1895, by the officers 

 of the local authorities, the number of such carcases condemned 

 by justices, and the number so condemned in consequence of the 

 animal having suffered from tuberculosis. 



The following is a summary of the particulars given in the 

 return : — 



Local Authorities. 



Number of 

 Carcases seized 

 by Medical Officers 

 of Health and 

 Inspectors of 

 Nuisances. 



Number of 

 such Carcases 

 condemned by 

 Justices. 



Number 

 of Carcases so 

 condemned in 

 consequence of the 

 Animal having 

 suffered from 

 Tuberculosis. 





1894. 



1895. 



1894. 



1895. 



1894. 



1895. 



Metropolitan sanitary autho- 

 rities - - - - 



Town councils' of county 

 boroughs 



Town councils of other 

 boroughs 



Urban district councils (late 

 local boards) 



Rural district councils (late 

 rural sanitary authorities) 



3,969 

 3,073 

 120 

 88 

 19 



0,155 

 3,376 

 138 

 139 

 15 



27 

 377 

 79 

 36 

 7 



20 

 175 



83 

 32 

 8 



6 

 78 

 39 

 8 

 1 



5 



70 

 56 

 15 

 1 



Total - 



7,269 



9,823 



526 



318 



132 



147 



It will be seen from the above figures that only a small pro- 

 portion of the carcases seized were condemned by justices, but 

 the returns in many cases show that the carcases were destroyed 

 without being taken before the justices, and that some of the 

 carcases so destroyed were those of animals that had suffered 

 from tuberculosis. 



In addition to the particulars required by the Order of the 

 House, some of the local authorities furnished in their returns 

 further information as to — 



1. The number of carcases which had been voluntarily sur- 

 rendered by owners, without being seized by the officers, 

 and which were destroyed with the owners' consent 



