350 GLANDERS-COMMUNICATION TO THE HUMAN SUBJECT. 
prevalent in Ireland to an extent beyond comparison with 
any of the previous four years, no fewer than 1251 outbreaks, 
affecting 2379 animals, of which 1984 were slaughtered, being 
reported. Sheep scab was also higher, 124 outbreaks affect¬ 
ing 1887 animals being reported. No outbreak of cattle 
plague came under observation during the five years. In 
1875 the enormous number of 31,855 outbreaks of foot-and- 
mouth disease were reported, 355,823 cattle, 72,581 sheep, 
and 18,651 swine being affected. Of the cattle 1476, of the 
sheep 178, and of the swine 1885 died. In 1877 the number 
of outbreaks of this disease reported was only 91 , the number 
of animals affected being about 300.— Globe. 
GLANDERS. CASES OF COMMUNICATION OF THE DISEASE 
TO THE HUMAN SUBJECT. 
Reports have appeared in the public papers of this dis¬ 
ease having been conveyed to two sisters , the daughters of a 
horsekeeper, residing in Colville Mews, Kensington, both of 
whom had died. It was stated in evidence before the Coro¬ 
ner, for Central Middlesex, Dr. Hardwicke, who held an 
inquest with reference to the death of Emily Hulbert, aged 
18, residing with her father and other members of the family 
over stables, No. 16, Colville-mews, Kensington, and who had 
expired in St. Mary’s Hospital, by Henry Hulbert, her 
father, that he had been in the employ of Mr. Bacon, the owner 
of the stables, as horsekeeper, and with his family, of whom 
deceased was one, resided in rooms over the stables. One of 
his children had died a few weeks ago, and the medical men 
had given an opinion that its death was caused by glanders. 
In January last a brown mare was taken ill on the 6th, 
and killed on the 8th; and subsequently a brown horse was 
taken ill, and was removed to another stable, where it had 
died. Another horse was killed in March, and during this 
period some had been taken away and led along the streets 
and others killed. 
Charles Milestone said he was a licensed horse slaughterer, 
and during the present year he had purchased from Tedder, 
a witness, about eighty horses at prices varying from 30s. 
upwards. He did not know whence they came. Some of 
them were diseased while others were sound, but worn out. 
In reply to questions by Dr. Dudfield, the medical officer of 
health for Kensington, the Coroner, and others, the witness 
stated that the carcases of glandered animals were sold for 
cats’ and dogs’ meat, although under the Act of 1874 their 
bodies were to be buried and covered with quick-lime, and 
the skin so slashed as to be unable to be sold. The fat 
