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29.
Sir A. Hurd
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many primary outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease have occurred in Great Britain so far this year compared with the previous five years; and how far it has been possible to trace the sources of infection, distinguishing particularly be-
| FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE, 1956–1961 | ||||
| Years | Number of primary outbreaks | Origins | ||
| Imported meat bones and swill | Continental (bird migration)† | Obscure | ||
| 1961 (to 30th November only) | 18 | 10 | — | 8 |
| 1960 | 26* | 13 | — | 12 |
| 1959 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 1958 | 29 | 10 | 17 | 2 |
| 1957 | 43 | 23 | 17 | 3 |
| 1956 | 32 | 17 | 11 | 4 |
| * Includes one escape from the Foot and Mouth Disease Research Institute, Pirbright. | ||||
| † None of the outbreaks of Continental origin is associated with imports. The disease position on the Continent has greatly improved in the last two years. | ||||