320 



Diseases of Animals. [aug., 1906.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. 



July. 



7 Months Ended 

 July. 



1906. 



1905. 



1906. 



1905- 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



78 

 499 



93 

 381 



712 

 3,939 



515 

 2,405 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



40 



69 



55 

 73 



563 

 840 



590 

 823 



Glanders (including Farcy): — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



97 

 201 



98 

 171 



667 

 1,255 



725 

 1,258 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



6 



5 



293 



648 



IRELAND. 



{From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland^ 



Disease. 



July. 



7 Months Ended 

 July. 



1906. 



1905. 



1906. 



1905. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection ... 



12 

 120 



47 

 379 



61 

 714 



93 

 845 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 







3 

 7 



2 

 2 



Glanders (including Farcy): — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



I 





4 1 

 II 



12 

 33 



Rabies (number of cases) :— 

 Dogs 











Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



4 



3 



150 



225 



