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Diseases of Animals, Acts and Orders.
(i) Administration.
The Diseases of Animals Acts, and Statutory Rales and Orders,
deal generally with :—
(а) Prevention of scheduled diseases of animals.
(б) Control of outbreaks of diseases of animals.
(c) Prevention of the introduction of diseases of animals from
abroad ; and
(d) Protection of animals against unnecessary suffering.
The administration of the law relating to diseases of animals
is carried out partly by officers of the Ministry of Agriculture and
Fisheries and partly by officers of County Councils and Local
Sanitary Authorities. In this Borough your Sanitary Inspectors are
officers authorised under the various Acts and Orders to deal with
the matters which are the responsibility of the Leyton Council.
(ii) Swine Fever (Infected Areas) Order, 1953.
The Swine Fever (Infected Areas) Order, 1953—made by the
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Animal Health Division)
pursuant to Section 20 of the Diseases of Animals Act, 1950—
came into operation on the 27th April, 1953. Its object is to prevent
the spread of infection of swine fever by imposing restrictions
governing both the holding of markets of swine and the movement
of swine into, out of, and within the areas specified (which include
the County of Essex).
On 18th November, 1953 a circular letter was received from
the Ministry stating that the swine fever position had improved,
and that it was possible to withdraw the special restrictions.
(a) Licences Issued.
While the above Order was in force seven licences were granted,
involving a movement of 56 pigs from this Borough to a neighbouring
authority for slaughter.
(iii) Fowl Pest.
Diseases of Animals (Extension of Definition of Poultry)
Order, 1953.
Psittacosis or Ornithosis Order, 1953.
The above Orders came into force during the year and are
primarily concerned with the control of fowl pest. Measures were