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one, permanent isolation becomes practically impossible, and 
unfortunately the alternative procedure necessary to stamp out 
the disease is also impossible, in view of the very large sum of 
money that would have to be found to compensate adequately 
the owners of the slaughtered animals. 
These facts have for some years been quite clear to all those 
who have specially studied the subject. It is recognised that 
the methods by which glanders is being dealt with in London 
at the present time are only of a temporising character, and 
that there is not the least prospect that there will be any 
material reduction in the prevalence of the disease unless more 
drastic measures are employed. It is understood that the 
Treasury has hitherto refused to make any grant from Imperial 
funds to enable the London County Council to provide the 
compensation that would have to be given to the owners of 
healthy horses compulsorily slaughtered. 
Even from a purely agricultural view this -is regrettable, 
for although the losses which glanders entails fall principally 
on the owners of large city studs, the disease is every now and 
again imported into country districts. An additional motive 
for endeavouring not merely to keep the disease in check, but 
actually to exterminate it, is provided by the fact that every 
year glanders claims a number of human victims from among 
those who have been attending glandered horses. 
Swine Fever. 
The following Table shows the number of outbreaks of 
this disease for the past eight years : — 
Year 
Outbreaks 
Year 
Outbreaks 
1899 
2,322 
1903 
1,478 
1900 
1,910 
1904 
1,196 
1901 
3,140 
1905 
817 
1902 
1,688 
1906 
1,280 
The experience of the past year in connection with this 
disease is calculated to create a feeling of marked disappoint- 
ment. The reduction in the number of outbreaks which 
occurred in 1904 and 1905, and especially towards the end 
of last year, appeared to justify a lively hope that the Board 
of Agriculture would soon succeed in actually stamping out 
the disease. Apparently, any such hope must in the meantime 
be abandoned, since swine fever is now actually more prevalent 
than it was two years ago. It is impossible to say confidently 
what has been the cause of the serious recrudescence which 
has been going on since the latter part of 1905. 
