There appears to be an increasing interest in public health among veterinarians. Also or possibly because of this interest there appears to be an increasing interest in cities in having veterinarians in public health work. Because of this interest it was thought that the following might be of interest to the readers of this publication.

In issue no. 2 1951 the Iowa State College Veterinarian published an article by Dr. K. R. Reinhard entitled Bovine Leptospirosis. Since that time, the Iowa Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory has received several cases which were diagnosed as leptospirosis. Following is the history and laboratory finding of three herds.

On March 30, 1951 an 8-year-old Boston Terrier male was admitted to Stange Memorial Clinic. The history was one of constant straining. Examination revealed a large swelling surrounding the anus. A catheter was passed up the urethra and into the bladder without difficulty; hence it seemed doubtful if the bladder was contained in the hernial sac. A diagnosis of bilateral perineal hernia was made.

Many different techniques have been described for hernia repair and all are aimed at securing the same result, a firm union of the opposing edges of the hernial ring.