Evening bulletin., 1897-12-30
Concerning Treatment Of tuberculosis
VI in Various States.
How the Great State Of Pennsylvania Is
Enectually Getting iRd Of the
Disease. r

tuberculosis is one Of the many
important issues that will have to
be met by the coming Legislature.
Consequently anything that will
throw light on the subject hy
showing how the issue has been
met elsewhere will be Of special
interest just at this time.
This paper is indebted to DR..
W. T. Monsarrat for a copy of
the December number of the
American Veterinary Review,
which contains among other in
terestipg matter report Of the
proceedings of the semi annual
meeting Of the PENNSYLVANIA Stat
Veterinary Medical Association,
together with valuable reports
read at the meeting.
From the report Of the commit
tee on Legislation it is learned
that the great difficulty encouu-
tered by the State Live Stock
Sanitary Board in its efforts to
deal with the euppr- -ssion and
prevention of tuberculosis in the
past year was how to prevent the
disease from heing introduced on
pr misses by cat le br ught from
other States or counties for
dairy or breeding purposes. This
has been met by the pas age of
a law providing that cattle coming
into the State for dairy or breed
ing purposes must undergo the
tuberculin test before admission
The law is enforced by the Live
Stock Sanitary Board and the
penalty is fne of $50 for each
infringement, which may include
Imprisonment. Another measure
has been passed appropriatipg
SIS, 900 to be expended in the in :
vestigation of infectious aud con
tagious diseases. The value of
thu live stock interests of Pennsyl
vania aggregates approximately
$l25. 100000 The annual loss sus
tanned through contagious diseases
is enormous. and is expressed in
millions. The object of this mea
sure is to lessen these great losses
~ prevention OF the plaques that
produce them, bur the particular
purpose is to prevent tuberculosis
But how? 1t ia proposed, with
this appropriat on as a basis, to
stu ~ these great problems ex-
perimeatally, and to determine
under what causes and conditions
Infectious and contagious diseases
are spread
The report of the committee on
sanitary science and police con
tains much valuable Information
and that portion quoted below will
repay careful reading:
"Tbera are several plans OF con
troll work copce Mug tuberculosis
hat have been tiled in several
States.
let. Inspection of all cattle in
h. State-a as in Mas, achusetts
This is being abau donei on ac-
count of its unpopularity with the
farmers and dairymen.
81. Inspection here and there
as the disease is reported to exist
This is without method, and OF
very limited good.
Sd. Under direction of State
Boards of Health, as in New Yorl
State. 1t is a health measure con
corning people and unpopu-
lar with farmers.
4th. Under direction of State
Live Stock Sanitary Boards, as il
Pennsylvania.
"lhe State Live Stock Sanitary
Board of Penpsy lvsnia consists o
four members-G Governor, Secre.
tary of Agriculture, Dairy ant
Food Commissioner, and Stat,
Veterinsrian-all State employee
receive no pay for servin!
on the Sanitary Board. Th
method of work is as follows:
lst. Application for inspection
which is contract, binding tn
cattle owner to cooperate in get
! ting rid of the disease and th
. disinfection of premises.
%. Inspect on done at expens
OF the State.
3D.. Cattle appraised aud xii
ed.
4tb. Premises disinfected.
"All those whose property