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Diseases of Animals. [oct., 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. 



September. 



9 Months Ended 

 September. 



1Q04. 



IQOl. 



| 1 904. 





Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



42 

 277 



76 

 452 



1,038 

 4,853 



1,185 



6,140 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 



Animals attacked 



74 

 106 



40 



55 



742 

 1,162 



585 

 887 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



130 

 239 



124 



254 



1,198 

 2,118 



1,150 

 1,937 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks ... ... ... 



23 



26 



963 



I,Il8 



IRELAND. 



{From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland?) 



Disease. 



September. 



9 Months Ended 

 September. 



1904. 



1903. 



1904. 



1903. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



24 

 613 



16 



260 



175 



3,7o7 



145 

 3,i37 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks ... 



Animals attacked ... ... 



1 

 1 





3 



3 



2 



3 



Glanders (including Farcy):— 

 Outbreaks 



Animals attacked 



1 

 1 





9 



30 



2 

 3 



Rabies (number of cases) :— ■ 

 Dogs ... 









2 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



*5 



*2 



*37i 



*397 



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



