1909.J Diseases of Animals. 805 



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. 



December. 



12 Months Ended 

 December. 



1908. 



1907. 



1908. 



1907. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



132 

 i,392 



107 

 59i 



2,067 

 14,096 



2. 1.1,6 

 n,275 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



92 

 108 



96 

 129 



1,106 

 1,423 



1,084 

 i,456 



Foot-and-Mouth Disease : — 

 Outbreaks ... ... 



Animals attacked 







3 



112 





Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



43 

 104 



60 

 126 



785 

 2,421 



854 

 1,921 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



117 



211 



849 



75i 



IRELAND. 



(From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Irela7td.) 



Disease. 



December. 



12 Months Ended 

 December. 



1908. 



1907. 



1908. 



1907. 



Swine-Fever :— 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



4 

 62 



17 

 157 



159 

 3,625 



161 



2,789 , 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 



Animals attacked 



1 

 1 



1 





8 

 1 1 



3 

 5 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 





1 

 1 





6 

 11 



Sheep-Scab : 



Outbreaks 



51 



86 



384 



326 



