1909.] 



Diseases of Animals. 



613 



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. 



September. 



Eight Months 

 ended September. 



1909. 



1908. 



1909. 



1908. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



74 

 992 



122 



900 



1,323 

 n,9S4 



i,593 

 9,400 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



85 ' 

 100 



62 

 79 



989 



820 

 1,092 



Foot-and-Mouth Disease : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 









3 



112 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 



Animals attacked ... 



49 

 H5 



69 

 149 



426 

 i,5 « 5 



635 

 1,932 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



5 



10 



476 



647 



IRELAND. 



{From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland.) 



Disease. 



September. 



Eight Months 

 ended September. 













1909. 



1908. 



1909. 



1908. 



Swine-Fever : — 





1 







Outbreaks ... ... ... 



4 



9 



86 



Hi 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 











or exposed to infection 



63 



384 



i,554 



3,247 



Anthrax :— 











Outbreaks 



1 







1 



6 



7 



• Animals attacked 



1 



1 



6 



10 



Sheep-Scab : 



Outbreaks ... 



4 



7 



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