572 



Diseases of Animals. 



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.) 





Quarter Ended. 



12 Months Ended. 



Disease. 



Dec, 

 1903. 



1 Dec, 

 1902. 



Dec, 

 1903. 



Dec, 

 1902. 



Foot-and-Mouth Disease : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



— 



— ' 



— 



1 



120 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



293 

 1,793 



365 

 2,004 



1,478 

 7,933 



1,688 

 8,263 



Rabies : — 



Number of Cases \ — 



Dogs 



Other Animals 





1 

 1 





13 

 12 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



182 

 256 



158 



202 



767 

 i,i43 



678 

 1,032 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



306 

 562 



271 

 464 



i,456 

 2,499 



LI55 

 2,040 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals, attacked 



715 

 io,754 



586 

 8,052 



i,833 

 24, 431 



1,664 

 21,523 



IRELAND. 



(From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland.) 





Quarter Ended. 



12 Months Ended. 



Disease. 



Dec, 

 1903. 



Dec, 

 1902. 



Dec, 

 1903. 



Dec, 

 1902. 



Swine -Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or' exposed to infection 



27 

 1,171 



19 



242 



172 



4,307 



166 

 3,162 



Rabies : — 



Number of Cases : — 



Dogs 







2 





Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



2 

 8 





4 

 11 





Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



2 

 3 



2 ' 1 

 8 



4 

 6 



10 

 43 



Sheep- Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



248 



166 



655 



613 



