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FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE. 



[Feb., 



Foot-and-Mouth Disease.— -Kent (Winghum District). — No further 

 outbreaks have occurred in this district, and the restrictions, which are now- 

 only applicable to a small area immediately surrounding the infected place, 

 will shortly be withdrawn. 



Herefordshire. — One further outbreak has occurred in the district which 

 was subjected to restrictions on account of the outbreak at Mordiford on the 

 12th December last, namely, Pixley, near Ledbury, confirmed on the 

 12th January, 1921. One further outbreak has also occurred in that part of 

 Gloucestershire which was added to the Herefordshire Scheduled District, 

 disease being confirmed at Churcham on the 22nd December last. The 

 affected animal in this case was brought from premises at Woolridge on 

 which disease had previously been confirmed on the 16th December. 



Shreicsbury. — No further outbreaks have occurred in the Shrewsbury 

 Scheduled District, and prohibition of movement is now maintained only in 

 respect of a small area comprising certain parishes in the immediate locality 

 of the outbreaks. In the remainder of the district the restrictions have been 

 considerably modified. 



Lincolnshire {Lindsey). — A fresh centre of disease was brought to notice 

 by the confirmation on the 22nd December, of the existence of Foot-and- 

 Mouth Disease on premises at Old Clee, in the Borough of Grimsby. The 

 usual restrictions were immediately imposed over an area of 15 miles radius 

 from Grimsby. Further outbreaks at Old Clee, in the immediate vicinity of 

 the original disease centre, were confirmed on the 23rd and 24th December, 1920, 

 and on the 2nd January, 1921. Outbreaks also occurred at Barnoldby-le-Beck, 

 just outside the Borough of Grimsby, on the 31st December, and at Bradley, 

 Grimsby, on 8th J anuary. 



On the 27th December, a fresh centre of disease was confirmed at South 

 Ormsby, near Alford Lindsey, outside the district already subjected to 

 restrictions on account of the outbreaks at Grimsby. It was accordingly 

 necessary to impose restrictions over a further district in Lincolnshire, adjoining 

 that under restrictions in connection with the Grimsby outbreaks. 



A further outbreak was confirmed in this neighbourhood on another farm 

 in the occupation of the same owner on the 3rd January. 



Worcestershire. — On the 25th December, Foot-and-Mouth Disease was 

 confirmed on premises near Droitwich. No apparent connection could be 

 traced with an}' other outbreaks, and the usual restrictions were accordingly 

 imposed over an area with a radius of 15 miles from the infected premises. 

 This area included the City of Birmingham within its boundary. 



Birmingham Abbatoirs. — On the 26th December, one of the Veterinary 

 Inspectors of the Ministry reported that 36 animals affected with Foot-and- 

 Mouth Disease had been found in Birmingham Abbatoirs ; these had been 

 moved there from 3 markets, including Rugby (Warwicks.), Rugeley (Staffs.) 

 and one other market (unknown). The slaughter of all animals in the 

 abbatoirs was immediately advised and was completed by the 29th December. 

 The following day disease appeared amongst other animals in the abbatoirs, 

 which had arrived from no less than 7 markets. The lesions in the affected 

 animals were in some cases at least 5 days old, and there were reasons to 

 suppose that other animals which had been slaughtered and disposed of in the 

 abbatoirs had also been affected. 



