. A manual of veterinary hygiene. Veterinary hygiene. 414 VETEEINAEY HYGIENE The blood shed by opening the body may easily be scraped up with the earth and thrown into the iire. It is only in cases of anthrax that any serious objection can be offered to evisceration before cremation, but with care no harm need arise. We have burned over a hundred anthrax bodies by the above method. The greatest care was, of course, taken to collect everything that was shed on the ground and throw it on the fire; further, the hot ashes were subsequently scattered all over the place where the body had been opene
. A manual of veterinary hygiene. Veterinary hygiene. 414 VETEEINAEY HYGIENE The blood shed by opening the body may easily be scraped up with the earth and thrown into the iire. It is only in cases of anthrax that any serious objection can be offered to evisceration before cremation, but with care no harm need arise. We have burned over a hundred anthrax bodies by the above method. The greatest care was, of course, taken to collect everything that was shed on the ground and throw it on the fire; further, the hot ashes were subsequently scattered all over the place where the body had been opened. Incmerators should exist in all towns and cities, attached. Fig. 173.—Body an-anged for Field Cremation. to slaughter-houses, knackeries, etc., for the destruction of diseased portions, and in the case of knackeries for the incineration of cases of contagious disease. Fig. 174 shows an incinerator in use by the Koyal Com- mission on Tuberculosis at Stansted, for the cremation of the carcases of animals which have died, and the destruc- tion of their litter and excreta. The charging hole is on the top, and the carcase has first to be cut up. In order to destroy all smell, the gases of combustion are passed through a second furnace—the door of which can be seen at the side—so that before reaching the chimney they are entirely destroyed. Digitized by Microsoft®. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smith, Frederick 1857-1929. New York : W. R. Jenkins
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