Frederick William Eurich spent the bulk of his time huddled over a microscope in the laboratory analysing samples of blood, wool and hair, trying to culture micro-organisms, yet the residents of Bradford regarded him first and foremost as a benevolent figure of authority. As the Yorkshire Observer noted on his death in February 1945, Eurich ‘did so much to conquer the disease of anthrax and … [his] contributions in the cause of medicine were so outstanding’. That Eurich became so widely admired across Bradford for his research demonstrates that there existed, alongside his inward-looking work in connection with the medical profession, a vibrant, dynamic and very public identity for anthrax and, earlier, woolsorters' disease in the public domain. This chapter seeks to examine the ways in which these two conditions were represented to, and constructed by, the ordinary citizens of Bradford, and to contrast the resulting cultural understandings with the attitudes of medical practitioners explored in the previous chapter. Here we will see how a vibrant public discourse emerged surrounding anthrax and woolsorters' disease, aided by a lively local press.