1909.] 



Diseases of Animals. 



787 



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. 



November. 



Eleven Months 

 ended November. 



1909. 



1908. 



1909. 



1908. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



114 

 730 



173 

 1,821 



1,546 

 i3,59i 



i,935 

 12,704 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



102 

 117 



93 

 105 



1,201 

 i,556 



1,013 

 i,3i5 



Foot -and- Mouth Disease : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 









3 



112 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



49 

 9i 



48 

 164 



5i3 

 1,710 



74i 

 2,315 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks ... ... ... 



63 



69 



561 



732 



IRELAND. 



(From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland?) 



Disease. 



November. 



Eleven Months 

 ended November. 













1909. 



1908. 



1909. 



1908. 



Swine-Fever: — 











Outbreaks 



1 



3 



87 



155 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 





■ 



1,562 



3,563 



or exposed to infection 



1 



29 



Anthrax : — 











Outbreaks 







8 



7 



Animals attacked 







8 



10 



Sheep-Scab : 



Outbreaks ... ... ... 



43 



3i 



373 



33i 



