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say that so far the present year shows a great improvement 
on the past twelvemonth. 
The Dairies, Cowsheds, and Milkshops Order. 
—The Gazette of July 10th contains an order from the Privy 
Council, dated the 9th, that the Dairies, Cowsheds, and Milk- 
shops Order of 1879, and the amendment of the same date, 
are revoked; and stating that “ it shall not be lawful for any 
person following the trade of cowkeeper or dairyman to 
begin to occupy as a dairy or cowshed any building not 
so occupied at the making of this order until he first makes 
provision, to the reasonable satisfaction of the local authority, 
for the lighting and ventilation, including air space, and the 
cleansing, drainage, and water supply of the same while 
occupied as a dairy or cowshed.” It will also be necessary 
to give one month's notice in writing to the local authority 
of the intention to occupy any such building. The North- 
Western Association of medical officers of health have held a 
meeting in Manchester, and discussed the new Dairies and 
Milkshops Order. It was urged that the Inspector under 
the Order should be a qualified veterinary surgeon, that the 
general administration of the Order should be by the medical 
officers of health, instead of by the police, and that the 
putting of an Order into effect should be compulsory. The 
question of taking action to effect a change in the Order was 
adjourned to another meeting. 
Medical and Veterinary Arrangements at the 
Cape. —We learn from Natal that there is a most marked 
contrast between the medical and veterinary arrangements 
of the expedition, one department being all confusion, 
whilst the other does its work quietly and unostentatiously, 
but with perfect regularity.” Surgeon-General Woolfreyes 
and Principal Veterinary-Surgeon Gudgin are spoken of as 
equally able administrative officers, and are supported by 
equally zealous subordinates; but the system of medical 
“ unification ” is pronounced “ a most complete failure—in 
fact, so complete a failure, that Lord Chelmsford has found 
it necessary to write a strong dispatch on the subject of it.” 
—Army and Navy Gazette. 
Poisonous Sausages. —The Daily News of June 20th 
reports that no fewer than forty persons, who had partaken 
of sausages purchased at a stall in the public street at 
Thaxted, Essex, displayed symptoms of poisoning, and some 
of them w^ere reported to be in a critical condition, and were 
being attended by a staff of medical men. A parcel of the 
sausages had been sent to an analyst for his examination 
and report. 
