The Archive · 1886

A.—Special Report on Cuttle Disease

Shanghai, 26th September, 1485

Stn,—After an interview with the Honith Officer L am authorized to report that cats He disease has broken out in one of the iries* in the vicinity of thie Settlement, and that the cattle affected by the disexso en slaughtered, and that the who's herd is xt present under the entice management and control of the Health Offi e Farm, Insp. of Markets, The Szcaerary, Municipal Council, Afarket Keport for the month of September, 1885. the immediate vicinity of the Settlement, wud Iam glad to say the Proprivtor hay taken every possible means to confine the disease within the narrowest possible limite by slaughtering every animal xitected by the di in its entlieat stage, and further, ise of temperatures, wry good health is immediately killed, notwithstand have be ce of disease in the animal, question ins lust ten head of cattle only sines the disease broke out on the Adch Seprember last, Ouv cow died from sox so, nnd tivo cows and even calves were killed because of " rise of temperature of body. Lam assured there have be no fresh cases sines the 19th Septem ber jast. The calves killed hat been kept at Jessfield and were buried in the country cluse None of them were brought to Pah-sion-joh, It is als" stated in the paragraph in question "that some dairy-mon have lust all their beasts." This rumour probably igiunted from the fact that dairy-muir at the junction of Carter and Sings roads lost several head of cattle in September Just, The following are the particulars, gathered and reported at the time, The Farm,

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