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Diseases of Animals. [aug., 1904.] 



DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACTS, 1894 to 1903. 



Number of Outbreaks, and of Animals Attacked or 



Slaughtered. 



GREAT BRITAIN. 



(From the Returns of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries?) 



Disease. 



July. 



| 7 Months Ended 

 July. 





1904. 



1903. 



1904. 



1903. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



117 



475 



100 

 668 



9i5 



4,338 



979 

 4,859 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



82 

 in 



46 

 63 



612 

 932 



475 

 732 



Glanders (including Farcy): — 

 Outbreaks 



Animals attacked 



150 

 262 



147 



230 



919 

 1,649 



830 

 L365 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



5 



10 



93i 



1,075 













IRELAND. 



(From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland!) 



Disease. 



July. 



7 Months Ended 

 July. 





1904. 



1903. 



1904. 



1903. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



43 

 589 



32 

 379 



117 

 2,462 



96 

 i,943 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 







2 



2 



2 



3 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



3 

 3 





8 



24 



1 

 2 



Rabies (Number of Cases) : — 

 Dogs ... 





2 





2 



Sheep-Scab :— 



Outbreaks 



*IO 



*I2 



*365 



* 39 2 



* These figures refer to June, and to the periods ending June, respectively. 



