HC Deb 08 March 1934 vol 286 c2026W
Dr. HOWITT

asked the Minister of Agriculture how many tuberculous cattle have been slaughtered under the Diseases of Animals Act, 1925, and what has been the cost?

Mr. ELLIOT

During the eight years of the operation of the Tuberculosis Order of 1925 up to 30th September, 1933, 141,220 tuberculous cattle were slaughtered by local authorities in Great Britain, and the compensation paid amounted to £521,581.