140 



Diseases of Animals. 



DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACTS, 1894 and 1896. 



Number of Outbreaks, and of Animals Attacked or 



Slaughtered. 



GREAT BRITAIN. 



( From the Returns of the Board of Agriculture.) 



Disease. 



Quarter Ended. 



March, 1903. 



March, 1902. 



Foot-and-Mouth Disease : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 





I 



30 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased or 

 exposed to infection 



353 

 1.634 



399 

 2,122 



Rabies : — 



Number of Cases : 

 Dogs 



Other Animals 



- 



8 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 



Animals attacked ... 



204 

 323 



202 

 357 



Glanders (including Parcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



303 

 538 



285 

 543 



Sheep-Scab : — y 



Outbreaks 



Animals attacked ... 



953 

 10,064 



911 

 10,648 



IRELAND. 



( From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instructio?i in Ireland.) 



Disease. 



Quarter Ended. 



March, 1903. 



March, 1902. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased or 

 exposed to infection 



407 



36 

 644 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 



Animals attacked ... ... ... 



. 2 



4 



13 . 



Sheep Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



331 



363 



