Excerpt from Contagious Pleuro-Pneumonia: Report of Proceedings at a Conference Held at the Office of the Department of Health, Brooklyn, N. Y., January 9th, 1884 Dear sir - You are invited by the Commissioner of Health to attend a conference, for the discussion of the question of the prevention of contagious pleuro pneumonia among cattle, to be held at this office, on January 9, 1884, at IO A. M. The existence of contagious pleuro pneumonia, especially in the southerly section of the State, and the injurious influence of that disease upon the food and milk supply, make it advisable to inquire into the best means for checking and stamping out that plague. With this end in View, this conference has been proposed to numerous sanitarians and veterinarians. Professor Law and others have signified their intention to be present. Will you please inform me if your attendance may be expected. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.