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herd of seventy-five cattle at Kensal Green ; and soon after- 
wards another and larger herd of over 130 animals was attacked 
in the same district. 
" On Wednesday, April 25th, another herd of cows, thirty- 
eight in numher, in Ledbury Mews, was attacked, and several of 
the animals were found to be diseased when the first inspection 
was made. 
In all these cases the slaughter of the entire herd was directed. 
"On Tuesday, May 1st, information of the existence of cattle- 
plague in a cow-shed at Stoke Newington was communicated to 
the V eterinary Department, and the Chief Inspector found several 
animals giving decided evidence of the disease. The slaughter of 
the whole herd (forty-nine in number) was immediately ordered. 
" Three important Orders of Council come into operation 
to-day, Wednesday, May 2nd ; one prohibiting the movement 
of animals from the county of Middlesex, and their movement 
within the county, except for immediate slaughter. Another 
one applying similar restriction as to the movement of cattle 
within the metropolis ; and a third providing for the slaughter 
of all cattle sent to the Metropolitan Market within the market 
area. These restrictive measures have been rendered necessary 
by circumstances which have come to the knowledge of the 
Veterinary Department." 
XII. — Report on an Outbreak of Splenic Apoplexy near Chelms- 
ford. By W. DuGUID, M.R.C.V.S., Veterinary Inspector to 
the Society. 
At the request of Mr. Marriage, of Moulsham Lodge, I visited his 
farm on March 6th to inquire into the causes of an outbreak of 
splenic apoplexy among his stock, and also to suggest means 
of prevention. The disease first appeared among the feeding- 
stock, the whole of which, the owner stated, had been improving 
rapidly, but afterwards three cows in-calf were attacked. 
On the morning of March 2nd (when there was a marked fall 
in the temperature of the atmosphere, and instead of the mild 
iveather which had prevailed during the winter, there was a 
rather sharp frost), one of the best beasts of the herd was 
observed shivering. This was at first attributed to cold, and to 
the partially frozen mangolds with which he had been fed ; but r 
in the course of a few hours, he was in a dying state, and other 
beasts were becoming affected. 
The Inspector of the district visited the farm, as also did 
a veterinary surgeon, who diagnosed the disease correctly. In 
the course of two or three days some fourteen animals were so 
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