§ Mr. Pattieasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many cases of tuberculosis were notified during the past 10 years, and, of these, how many were caused by infected animals.
§ Dr. OwenCases of tuberculosis notified over the past 10 years are given below. It is not known how many derived from animals but, on the evidence of the Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory, the number of new cases caused directly by infected animals is a very small proportion of the total.
1964 17,599 1965 16,103 1966 14,606 1967 13,207 1968 12,953 1969 12,168 1970 11,907 1971 11,718 1972 11,048 1973 11,154 1974 10,687