710 SELECT COMMITTEE ON CONTAGIOUS DISEASES BILL. 
Dr. Leaved suggested that the cretaceous deposits often 
found in the lungs of sheep might possibly be often derived 
from the cretaceous degeneration of these parasites. 
After some further discussion, in which the President, Dr. 
Watson, Dr. Ranke, Dr. Ogier Ward, and Mr. Hutchinson 
took part, the subject dropped, the time of the Society being 
expired . — Medical limes and Gazette . 
PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE. 
EXTRACTS FROM MINUTES OF EVIDENCE OF THE “ SELECT 
COMMITTEE ON THE SHEER, &c., CONTAGIOUS DISEASES 
PREVENTION BILL.” 
( Examination of Mr* J. B. Simonds , continued from p. 657.) 
134. Have you adopted vaccination ? — We adopted vacci- 
nation for the prevention of the disease, and we found it was 
useless for such a purpose. 
135. Mr. Stafford. — What is the Act to which you refer? — 
I think it is the 1 1th and 12th Victoria, chapter 107, men- 
tioned in the preamble of the present Bill. 
136. Mr. Miles. — Does the meat of animals, when first 
affected, become unfit for human food?~I should say de- 
cidedly so in this particular disease. 
137. As far as the smallpox in sheep is concerned, do you 
think any fresh legislation is necessary? — I think that as far 
as smallpox is concerned, there is no absolute necessity to 
extend the present measure. There is no machinery, how- 
ever, at present in operation by which we can ascertain the 
existence or the whereabouts of that disease 
138. What machinery do you think would effect that ? — 
Similar to that which I have before referred to in speaking of 
pleuro-pneumonia, namely, returns to be made by farmers as 
to the state of health of their cattle. 
139. Sir John Shelley . — What do you mean by the“ where- 
abouts?” — I mean, supposing smallpox is raging in the 
county of Norfolk, we do not know that the disease exists 
there, and the consequence is, that many animals in whose 
system it is incubated, may be sent into fairs and markets, 
and spread the malady over the country ; whereas if we did 
know the disease was there, precautions might be taken to 
prevent its extension. 
140. Mr. Miles. — Was the loss originally very great from 
this disease in sheep ? — It is one of the most fatal diseases 
