1922. | 



103 



Since 19th March, the date referred to in the note contained 



in the Journal for April. 1922, 50 outbreaks of foot-and-mouth 



_ _ __ disease wene continued in Great Britain up 



Foot-and-Mouth lo , . , . , • - A _ n f 



Disease April, making a total of 1.0/9 out- 



breaks, which included 978 in England, 2 in 

 Walts and 99 in Scotland. These additional outbreaks all 

 occurred in counties which had been previously affected, but in 

 one instance disease reappeared in a county (Warwickshire) 

 from which restrictions had been withdrawn. 



The Ministry has now been able to authorise the freedom of 

 a large proportion of the earlier infected premises, and the total 

 number of premises in Great Britain so freed up to 23rd 

 April was 707. Restrictions have also been withdrawn from a 

 number of counties in England and Scotland. 



The total number of animals slaughtered up to 23rd April was 

 52.195. viz., 22,666 cattle, 20,276 sheep, 9,206 pigs and 47 goats. 



Modifications of Restrictions on Movement since 19th March. 

 — Representations were received that (a) the resumption in some 

 form of the trade in store stock w r as becoming essential in order 

 to make use of the summer grazings; and (b) that the return of 

 wintering sheep to their summer grazings could not be delayed 

 after about 1st April. The Ministry therefore made an Order 

 re-opening the store stock trade from Ireland from 29th March 

 without allowing the aggregation of store stock in internal mar- 

 kets, which was still considered to be attended with risk. The 

 Order allowed the landing of store stock subject to licence of the 

 receiving Local Authority and to the stock being railed direct to 

 their farms of destination for 28 days' detention. No obstacle 

 was placed in the way of the holding of store stock sales in the 

 landing places, and Local Authorities still had powers to prohibit 

 the movement of the cattle into their districts if they thought 

 fit. All trucks were required to be specially disinfected before 

 the animals were placed therein. As regards the return of win- 

 tering sheep an Order was made taking effect on 5th April enabl- 

 ing sheep not in existing infected areas to be moved to any 

 premises in Great Britain by licence of the receiving Local 

 Authority after counter-signature by the sending Local Authority 

 and after the sheep had been examined by a Veterinary Inspector 

 of the sending Local Authority. A further examination of the 

 sheep on arrival at their destination was required and railway 

 trucks conveying them were required to be specially disinfected 

 bef< re being used for the sheep. 



Note.— The figure of £65,000 given in the April issue of the 

 Journal, p. 91, as the cost of compensation for animals slaugh- 

 tered should have read £655,000. 



