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Veterinary Jurisprudence. 
NORWICH GUILDHALL. 
Secondary Attacks of Foot-and-Mouth Disease—A New 
Excuse for Non-Compliance with the Contagious Diseases 
(Animals) Act. 
John Tarr, of Derby, cattle dealer, was summoned for exposing 
for sale on Norwich Hill, on Saturday, August 24th, one bull 
afflicted with the foot-and-mouth disease. Mr. W. L. Mendham 
prosecuted. 
Mr. W. Smith, the Inspector appointed under the Contagious 
Diseases (Animals) Act, stated that on Saturday, August 24th, he 
saw a number of bulls, fifteen in all, belonging to the defendant, in 
the Cattle Market. The whole of these he examined, and found 
that one had the foo--and-mouth disease, and the others had all 
passed through the disease. The defendant was present during the 
examination, and witness directed his attention to the mouth, which 
plainly showed the disease. The fourteen which had recovered 
were still a little lame. They would not be capable of communi¬ 
cating the disease. In the one that was diseased the vesicles had 
not broken, and some were but imperfectly formed. Supposing the 
animal had had the disease and recovered about seven weeks pre¬ 
viously it might again take the disease ; but it was rare for an animal 
to have a second attack so soon. The fourteen others were liable 
to take the disease a second time from the one in question. 
Mr. F. Low, Veterinary Surgeon, corroborated, and said the bull 
had had the disease from twelve to twenty-four hours. The animals 
that had had the disease were not so liable to take the disease from 
this bull as if they had never had it; but they might take it a 
second time. The defendant said that the bull had had the disease 
about seven weeks previously, and he was not aware that it was 
liable to have it again so quickly. He was quite unaware that it 
was suffering from the disease. 
Mr. Blake said such an excuse was preposterous. Such men as 
defendant were acute enough in buying and selling, and it was 
useless to say that he was ignorant of the beast being diseased. It 
was owing to such practices that the disease was spread throughout 
the length and breadth of the land; and the markets ought to be 
closed against such men as the defendant, who bought and sold with 
such recklessness. In his opinion the Bench ought to inflict a 
penalty for every one of the fifteen beasts. The Bench fined the 
defendant and £1 19$. 6c?. costs. 
