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they regard it as a duty incumbent on all who own horses to contribute towards the
support of an Association which does so much to alleviate suffering amongst them,
and thus to promote their health and usefulness.
4. It is unreasonable to suppose that any person who would be brutal enough
to drive a glandered horse through the streets would be humane enough to care
whether it suffered from thirst or not, much less to expose himself to detection and
punishment in the desire to give it drink.
5. In addition to the supervision involved in Clauses 1 and 2 of this
Memorandum, a stream of fresh water is continually running through the troughs of
the Association, and they are constantly inspected and cleaned by men specially
employed for that purpose.
6. Although glanders is a disease peculiar to horses, it is well-known that if the
poison comes in contact with wounds or abrasions of the skin in human beings
malignant sores are produced, and although the men employed by the Association as
described in above clause have had their hands daily and continually in the water
whilst cleaning these troughs for many years past, and are subject to such abrasions
of the skin as are incidental to all who are constantly engaged in rough manual labour,
no evil results have ever been known to ensue.
7. As a matter of fact, not a single intimation or complaint has ever been
received by the Association since the troughs were first opened some years ago, of a
horse having been glandered by drinking at them.
(Signed) JOHN LEE,
General Manager and Secretary,
Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and
January, 1881. Cattle Trough Association,
Victoria House, Victoria Street, Westminster.
In view of the above correspondence, the Vestry on l6th July, 1895, Resolved to
invite the views of the London County Council upon the subject and received the following
letter under date 25th July, 1895