§ Mr. Paul Hawkinsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the total number of cases of anthrax in England and Wales for the four years 1960 to 1964 and for the first six months of 1965, or for as much of the latter year as is available.
§ Mr. John MackieThe number of outbreaks of anthrax in England and Wales from 1960 onwards are as follows:
1960 … … 124 1961 … … 197 1962 … … 255 1963 … … 269 1964 … … 379 1965 … … 374 (January-June) There were 580 outbreaks in the six months November 1964 to April 1965; such marked but short-lived upsurges of anthrax occur on occasion.