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411 the authorities best qualified to know about the matter and their recommendation therefore , should have considerable weight . After careful consideration it is the unanimous recom- mendation of your committee that : - 1 . The existing laws in regard to licensing of dogs be enforced . 2 . All dogs be inoculated against rabies before being licensed . 3 . That this inoculation be done free of expense to dog owners . 4 . That all dogs already licensed this year be inoculated as soon as it can be arranged . 5 . That all dogs be required to wear on their collars tags showing that they have been inoculated and licensed . If these regulations are adopted and enforced efficiently , it will be unnecessary to restrain or muzzle dogs except in rare emergencies . If a stray dog infected with rabies should bite a local dog , it would only rarely result in a new case of rabies , as the majority of the dogs in town would be protected by inoculation . As we have already had in Lexington one death in a. human being from rabies , the result of being bitten by a stray infected dog , and the town has already in years past been to considerable expense inoculating persons bitten by stray dogs , and it would not only probably cost the town less to inoculate all dogs free , and be more efficient than doing it at an expense to owners of dogs , but would in all probability prevent any further such tragedies , it is therefore the unanimous opinion of your committee that these recommendations be adopted before any ne7; cases develop . Respectfully submitted , Wm . b . Barnes , M . D . ( Chairknan) Joseph Swan Galen A . Russell . TdL COMMONY EALTH Or MASSACHUSETTS DEPAhTI I T OF CONST RVATIOiN • DIV . OF ANIMAL,L INLUSTRY June 2 , 1330 . Dr . Wm . L . Barnes , Health Officer , 1557 Massachusetts Ave . , Lexington , Mass . My dear Dr . Barnes : A copy of your letter has been forwarded to me by Dr . Bigelow of the State Department of Public Health and also his reply thereto . I concur absolutely in all that Dr . Bigelow has written to you , and as he has gone into the matter extensively can really add nothing of any more value .