[Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Bollington U.D.C.

  • Bollington (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1959
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Credit: [Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Bollington U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    It will be noted that the percentage figures for carcases affected V7ith tuberculosis have been corrected to exclude those dealt with under the Tuberculosis Order 1938 and the Tuberculosis (Slaughter of Reactors) Order 1950. The campaign of the JAinistry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to secure the eradication of bovine tuberculosis is now well advanced and is to be concluded in i960 with the compulsary testing of all non-attested stock and the compulsary slaughter of reactors. The following table shows the conditions found in animals submitted under the Tuberculosis Orders, ANIMALS SUBMITTED BY VETERINARY OFFICER OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE FISHERIES AND FOOD Tuberculosis Order 1938 Animals Whole Carcases Condemned Part Carcases Condemned Organs Only Condemned No Macroscopic Lesions Total Cows 1 r - - 1 Cattle - - - - 0m Calves - - - - - Totals: 1 - - - 1 Tuberculosis (Slaughter of Reactors) Order 1950 Animals Whole Carcases Condemned Part Carcases Condemned Organs Only Condemned No Macroscopic Lesions Total Cows - - 17 8 25 Cattle - 1 4 3 8 Calves 1 2 12 3 18 Totals: 1 3 33 14 51