Diseases of Animals. 



429 



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. 



Quarter Ended. 



NineMonths Ended. 



Sept., 

 1903. 



Sept., 

 1902. 



Sept., 

 1903. 



Sept., 

 1902. 



Foot-and-Mouth Disease : — 



Outbreaks ... ... 



Animals attacked 



— 



— 



— 



120 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



306 

 i,949 



455 

 2,161 



1,185 

 6,140 



1,323 

 6,259 



Rabies : — 



Number of Cases : — 

 Dogs 



Other Animals 





9 





12 

 11 



Anthrax: — 



Outbreaks 



Animals attacked 



156 

 218 



143 

 205 



585 

 887 



520 

 830 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 



Animals attacked 



467 

 802 



321 

 544 



1,150 

 i,937 



884 

 1,576 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



53 

 1,033 



35 

 1,026 



1,118 

 1.3,677 



1,078 

 I3,47i 



IRELAND. 



(From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction in Ireland.) 



Disease. 



Quarter Ended. 



NineMonths Ended. 



Sept., 

 1903. 



Sept., 

 1902. 



Sept., 

 1903. 



Sept., 

 1902. 



Swine -Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



81 

 i,572 



58 

 1,109 



145 

 3,136 



147 



2,920 



Rabies : — 



Number of Cases : — 



Dogs 



2 





2 





Anthrax :— 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 







2 

 3 





Glanders (including Farcy): — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



1 

 1 



2 | 



14 : 



2 

 3 



8 

 35 



Sheep-Scab :— 



Outbreaks 



16 



16 



407 



447 



