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(li) FOWL PEST (INFECTED AREAS) SPECIAL ORDER No. 2, 1962.
A notification was received on 1st February of contraction of the
Fowl Pest Infected Area Restriction to exclude the whole of Essex,
including the Borough of Ilford.
(iii) THE FOWL PEST ORDERS 1936 and 1947
Two Notices were served under these Orders; the poultry and premises
were kept under strict surveillance. The suspected fowl pest was
not verified.
(iv) THE POULTRY PENS, FITTINGS AND RECEPTACLES (DISINFECTION)
ORDER, 1952. THE POULTRY PREMISES AND VEHICLES
(DISINFECTION) ORDER, 1956.
Notice under these Orders was served on a person in Ilford requiring
the necessary cleansing and disinfection of his premises, equipment and
vehicles in order to prevent the spread of fowl pest.
(v) REGULATION OF MOVEMENT OF SWINE ORDER, 1959.
A movement licence was received in respect of 2 sows and 13
pigs to a farm in Newbury Park, Essex. The pigs were isolated and the
premises kept under observation.
(vi) THE SWINE FEVER (INFECTED AREAS) SPECIAL ORDER No. 12,
1962.
This Order, made by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food,
prescribed an area which consisted of the County Boroughs of East Ham,
West Ham, and Southend-on-Sea, with the whole of the controlling administrative
County of Essex as a restricted area for movement of swine. In
general it restricted the movement of swine into, out of, within and through
the regulated Area. 17 Licences were issued for movement of pigs out of
Ilford, and 2 Licences were received for movement of pigs into Ilford.
PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949. - The Council
has appointed a whole-time Rodent Operative. Where infestation has been
ascertained on inspection the services of the Rodent Operative are made
available to secure effective disinfestation. In the case of business premises
these services are offered on a contractural basis, a practice
which is greatly appreciated by most business firms. The following is a
statement of the work carried out during 1962.