1905.] 



Diseases of Animals. 



639 



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?) 





December. 



12 Months Ended 

 December. 





1904. 



1903. 



1904. 



1903. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks ... 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



56 

 260 



99 

 631 



1,196 



5,603 



1,478 

 7,933 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



121 



175 



71 



100 



1,053 

 i,57o 



767 

 i,H3 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



108 

 162 



94 

 155 



i,535 



2,658 



i,456 



2,499 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



197 



395 



1,286 



1,833 



IRELAND. 



{From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Teclinical Instruction for Ireland?) 



Disease. 



December. 



12 Months Ended 

 December. 





1904. 



1903. 



1904. 



1903. 



Swine -Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



2 

 42 



6 



434 



182 

 4,144 



172 

 4,307 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 





1 



1 



4 

 7 



4 

 11 



Glanders (including Farcy): — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 





1 



11 



34 



4 



6 



K-abies (number of cases) :— > 

 Dogs ... 









2 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



*33 



*99 



*424 



*545 



These figures refer to November, and to the periods ending November, respectively. 



