§ Mr. WATT (Glasgow, College)To ask the Secretary for Scotland if he will 255 state, for the years 1900 to 1906 inclusive, the number of cows examined by veterinary surgeons under Article 3 of the Dairies, Cowsheds, and Milkshops Order, 1899, the number of cows certified under the said Article to be affected with tuberculosis of the udder, and the manner
| Year | ||||||
| 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | |
| Number of cows examined | 20,076 | 22,604 | 26,382 | 29,870 | 29,305 | 38,309 |
| Number of cows affected with tuberculosis of the udder | 54 | 46 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 43 |
§ The figures, however, are only approximate, and do not represent the exact number of cows certified as affected by tuberculosis of the udder, which I am unable to obtain. I have no information as to how the cows certified were disposed of.