448 



Diseases of Animals. [oct., 1906.] 



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 As^riculture and Fisheries ^ 



Disease. 



September. 



9 Months Ended 

 September. 



1906. 



1905. 



1906. 



848 

 4,809 



1905. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



79 

 470 



51 



236 



643 

 2,908 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



68 

 86 



95 

 133 



i 675 

 977 



741 

 1,027 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



84 

 151 



III 



189 



823 

 i,54i 



947 

 1,632 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



9 



22 



308 



676 



IRELAND. 



{From the Returns of the Departjnent of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland.) 



Disease. 



September. 



9 Months Ended 

 September. 



1906. 



1905. 



1906. 



1905. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



7 



84 



10 

 199 



81 

 914 



134 

 1,398 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 



Animals attacked 







3 



1 7 



3 

 5 



Glanders (including Farcy): — 



Outbreaks 



Animals attacked 





S 



20 



6 

 14 



18 

 55 



Rabies (number of cases) 



Dogs ... 











Sheep-Scab 



Outbreaks 



12 



10 



172 



238 



