DEMONSTRATION OF ANTHRAX BACILLUS IN IMPORTED HIDES AND ANIMAL HAIRS

The hides estimated 10, 000, 000-11, 000, 000kin, and the animal hairs amounted to 600, 000-800, 000kin (with the exception of wool). were imported annually through the Osaka port for recent years.Anthrax cases discovered in the examination of these samples are shown in the following table:Since the year 1921 the importation of animal hairs to Japan, chiefly for the manufacture of brushes, became permissible after a course of disinfection at the Custom House at Osaka, Yokohama, and Tsuruga, but there is no ideal method for disinfection of imported hides as yet.