Diseases of Animals. [nov., 1904.J 



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. 



1 



October. 



10 Months Ended 

 October. 





IQOA 



I0O3. 





1002 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



47 



182 



85 

 522 



1,085 

 5^35 



1,270 



6,662 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



"3 

 143 



46 

 60 



855 

 1,305 



631 

 947 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



135 



208 



Il8 



228 



i,333 

 2,326 



1,268 

 2,165 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks ... ... ... 



48 



114 



1,011 



1,232 



IRELAND. 



{From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 TecJinical Instruction for Ireland?) 



Disease. 



October. 



10 Months Ended 

 October. 



1904. 



1903. 



1904. 



1903. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



5 



345 



11 



460 



180 

 4,052 



156 

 3,597 



Anthrax :— 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 





7 



3 

 3 



3 



10 



Glanders (including Farcy): — 

 Outbreaks ... ... 



Animals attacked 



1 



1 



1 



10 



3i 



. 3 

 4 



Habies (number of cases) :— 

 Dogs 









2 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



*7 



*I0 



# 378 



*407 



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



