67. Colonel BURNaswed the Minister of Agriculture if he has been able to trace the origin of the case of rabies near Southampton; have any other dogs been infected since the Muzzling Order was imposed; and, if so, how many?
Sir A. BOSCAWENThe answer to the first two parts of the question is in the negative. The dog was probably bitten some time between early January and May by a rabid dog, now dead. Inquiries are being made as to any dogs lost or destroyed during that period, and as to whether any dogs may have been smuggled into the Southampton area from abroad.
Sir A. BOSCAWENI am sorry that it has been necessary to re-impose the Muzzling Order in an area around Southampton.