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with glandered horses, and the Local Authority be
empowered to pay compensation accordingly.
2. That the Local Authority shall test all contact horses
(with or without the consent of the owner) and re-test
(if necessary) as often as required for a period of three
months.
3. That should the owner of a contact horse desire to sell
within three months, it shall be obligatory for him to
furnish the Local Authority with the name and address
of the purchaser.
4. That the Local Authority shall have control over
suspected glandered horses as long as in their opinion
it may be found necessary.
5. That in the opinion of the East Ham Local Authority
it is not desirable to form a joint Committee for the
whole of the Metropolitan Police Area to administer
the Contagious Diseases of Animals Act, 1894, but that
the provisions of the Act are better carried out by
persons having an intimate knowledge of the locality.
Parasitic Mange.—The Essex (Parasitic Mange) Order
made by the Board of Agriculture has been in operation during
the year.
The Order provides that it is compulsory for every owner
of a diseased or suspected animal to isolate it and immediately
notify the case. During the year 8 notifications have been
received. Every case has been visited by the Veterinary
Inspector, and a certificate received verifying the disease. At
the termination of the cases, the stables, harness and utensils
were disinfected in accordance with the regulations made by
the Council under the powers given by the Diseases of Animals
Act, 1894.
During the year a diseased horse was sent from a City
Sale-yard to stables within the Borough. The Council drew
the Corporation of the City of London's attention to the practice
of sending diseased horses to Public Repositories in the City
for sale, and subsequently to purchasers' stables, but it appears
that if the animals have been treated with a suitable dressing
and a certificate given by the Veterinary Inspector the animal
may be transmitted from one district to another.