FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE. (Hansard, 29 May 1922)

§ 85. Mr. BETTERTON
asked the Minister of Agriculture the total number of animals slaughtered since the present outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease; and what proportion they bear to the total of the herds of the country?

The MINISTER of AGRICULTURE (Sir Arthur Boscawen)
The total numbers of animals slaughtered from the 23rd January to the 26th May, 1922, inclusive, are as follow:

Cattle … … … 23,125

Sheep … … … 20,908

Pigs … … … 9,395

Goats … … … 47

These figures, expressed as percentages of the total herds in Great Britain, are as follow:

Per cent.

Cattle … … … … 0.35

Sheep … … … … 0.12

Pigs … … … … 0.35

I have not worked out the percentage of goats.

§ Mr. CAIRNS
To what part of the country do these particulars refer?

Sir A. BOSCAWEN
They are for the whole of Great Britain.

Cattle	…	…	…	23,125
Sheep	…	…	…	20,908
Pigs	…	…	…	9,395
Goats	…	…	…	47

					Per cent.
Cattle	…	…	…	…	0.35
Sheep	…	…	…	…	0.12
Pigs	…	…	…	…	0.35