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It will be observed by the following table that the deaths from Cancer do not
diminish in number but seem to be gradually increasing, although the population
has been decreasing since 1901. With the exception of 1904 and 1906 the number
was greater last year than in any year for the last 11 years:—
The number of deaths from Cancer in 1901 was 211.
,, ,, 1902 „ 201.
,, ,, 1903 ,, 223.
,, ,, 1904 „ 240.
,, ,, 1905 „ 228.
,, ,, 1906 „ 263.
,, ,, 1907 „ 213.
,, ,, 1908 „ 223.
,, ,, 1909 „ 202.
,, ,, 1910 „ 228.
,, ,, 1911 „ 236.
Glanders.
Under the London (Notification of Glanders) Order, 1907, the Veterinary
Inspector of the London County Council reported, in accordance with the provision
of that Act, the existence of Glanders in only one stable in the Borough, in which
one horse was affected. This is a great improvement on the previous year, when 16
horses contracted the disease, and 85 in 1909.
Anthrax.
One man suffered from Anthrax. He was employed at Morocco Wharf, carrying
foreign skins from the ship to the wharf.
A cow in one of the cowsheds in the Borough suffered from the disease.
On January 23rd, I received a notification that a cow was taken from a licensed
cowhouse in the Borough to the Islington Cattle Market to be slaughtered. After
the cow was slaughtered, it was discovered that she had Anthrax. The whole of the
shed was disinfected and the milk stopped. The temperatures of the other cows were
taken and they were found to be normal.
A bacteriological examination was made by the Board of Agriculture and the
diagnosis was confirmed.
The carcase was destroyed.
Anthrax is specially virulent in sheep and cattle. An animal may suddenly
drop down, with symptoms of collapse, and death may occur in a few minutes. In
less acute cases, the animal is apparently out of sorts, and does not feed ; its pulse