Diseases of Animals. 



285 



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.) 



Disease. 



Quarter Ended. 



Half-Year Ended. 



June, 

 1903. 



June, 

 1902. 



June, 

 1903. 



June, 

 1902. 



Foot-and-Mouth Disease : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 





90 





1 



120 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks ... ... ... 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



c.526 

 2,557 



469 

 1,976 



879 

 4,191 



868 

 4,098 



Rabies : — 



Number of Cases : — 



Dogs 



Other Animals 





4 

 2 





12 

 2 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks ... ... 



Animals attacked 



225 

 346 



175 



268 



429 



669 



377 

 625 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



380 

 597 



278 

 489 



683 

 1,135 



563 

 1,032 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



112 



2,580 



132 

 i,797 



1,065 

 12,644 



1,043 

 12,445 



IRELAND. 



(From the. Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instrtcction in Ireland.) 



Disease. 



Quarter Ended. 



Half-Year Ended. 



June, 

 1903. 



June, 

 1902. 



June, 

 1903. 



June, 

 1902. 



Swine -Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



5o 

 i,i57 



53 

 1,167 



.64 

 1,564 



89 

 1,811 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



2 

 3 





2 

 3 





Glanders (including Farcy) : — 



Outbreaks ... ... 



Animals attacked 





2 



8 



2 



6 

 21 



Sheep Scab :— 



Outbreaks ... 



60 



68 



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