496 Report on the Contagious and 
great apprehension was, from the first, entertained of the spread of the disease 
from Mr. Berryman's herd, notwithstanding the precautions that had been 
taken, immediately on the discovery of the nature of the malady, to isolate 
all the animals which had been within reach of the infection. Events which 
subsequently transpired proved that the infection had already been com- 
municated to animals which were placed in the vicinity of Mr. Berryman's 
herd before the nature of the disease was ascertained. In several instances 
the infection appeared to have passed over the animals in the fields imme- 
diately adjacent to Mr. Berryman's, and attacked others in the next meadow, 
and in one case an outbreak occurred at a distance of nearly a mile from the 
original centre of the infection. It must, however, be noticed that, during 
the time Mr. Berryman's cattle were ill, and before the character of the 
disease was known, persons in the neighbourhood had been in the habit of 
visiting the sick animals from curiosity. It is possible that in this way the 
infection may have been carried to healthy stock at various points in the 
district. 
The first outbreak which was discovered occurred on premises belonging 
to Mr. Fenteman. One cow, which had, up to September the 5th, been kept 
in a shed close to Mr. Berryman's fields, and which was removed on that day 
to a meadow about a quarter of a mile distant, was found to be affected with 
cattle plague, and was immediately shot and buried. 
On September the 14th the disease appeared in a herd of seven cattle 
belonging to Mr. Kirby. These animals were pastured in a field, separated 
from Mr. Berryman's herd by two pastures, in one of which sheep, and in 
the other cattle were grazing. On September the 14th two of Mr. Kirby's 
beasts were found to be affected with cattle plague, and the whole herd was 
consequently destroyed and buried. 
Animals belonging to Mr. Craddock were next found to be affected, in a 
field distant about a mile from Mr. Berryman's land. The herd consisted of 
one cow and three calves. The cow presented distinct evidence of cattle 
plague when seen by the inspector on September the IGth, and was imme- 
diately slaughtered and buried, together with the three others which were 
herded with her. 
On the 30th of September cattle plague was discovered in a herd of fifteen 
animals belonging to Mr. Towse. These cattle were pastured in a field which 
was separated from Mr. Berryman's by a small stream. At the time of the 
discovery of the disease, three animals were found to be suffering from cattle 
plague, but it was ascertained that one had died on the night of Wednesday 
the 17th, in all probability from the same disease. This would bring the date 
of the infection in Mr. Towse's herd back to the time when Mr. Berryman's 
animals were slaughtered and buried. All the cattle belonging to Mr. Towse 
which had been in contact with the diseased beasts were immediately 
slaughtered and buried. 
As far as could be ascertained at this time, no other animals in the district 
had been within the reach of the infection, and it was anticipated that the 
slaughter and burial of the animals belonged to Messrs. Kirby, Towse, and 
Craddock, would have the efl'ect of arresting the progress of the disease. On 
the 22nd of September, however, another outbreak was discovered to have 
taken place in a large herd of cattle belonging to Mr. Fawcett of Low Bel- 
thorpe. The animals, 40 in number, were pastured in two fields within 
the infected district. One pasture was near Mr. Berryman's fields, the second 
was separated from the first by a piece of ploughed land. Twenty cattle 
were pastured in each field. On the day of the detection of the disease it was 
ascertained that Mr. Fawcett had already lost three animals ; one beast 
having died on the 14th, and two on the 15th of September. These three 
animals were buried by the owner, who did not at the time, give any notice 
