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E(3)c Tuberculosis (Area Eradication) Order 1950.
For the purposes of the above Order, England and Wales
has been an attested area since 1st October, 1960, the County
of Kent reaching attested area status on 1st October, 1958.
During the normal course of meat inspection by the
Public Health Inspectors at the Belvedere slaughterhouse,
lesions of generalised tuberculosis were found in two bovine
carcases as a result of which the Animal Health Division of
the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food at Maidstone
was notified and veterinary officers were enabled to identify
the animals concerned, trace back to the herd of origin and
impose restrictions on that herd, including the carrying out
of tuberculin tests.
E(3)d Foot and Mouth Disease
No case of Foot and Mouth Disease occurred in the
Borough during the year.
E(3)e Other Foods
Much time and attention has been devoted to the inspection
of food in shops and stores, as a result of which the
following was found to be unfit for human consumption, and
consequently destroyed:—
cwts. qtrs. lbs.
Meat 4 1 4
Cheese 11
Fruit 2 0 0
Fats 1
Vegetables 19
Confectionery 1 0
Fish 2 12
Tinned goods 8 3
Total weight 17 2 11