i9io.] 



Diseases of Animals. 



879 



DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACTS, 1894 to 1909. 



Number of Outbreaks, and of Animals Attacked or 



Slaughtered. 



GREAT BRITAIN. 



{From the Returns of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries?) 



Disease. 



December. 



Twelve Months 

 ended December. 



1909. 



1908. 



1909. 



1908. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



104 

 725 



132 

 1,392 



1,650 

 14,316 



2,067 

 14,096 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



ii5 



144 



92 

 104 



1,316 

 1,700 



1,105 

 1,419 



Foot-and-Mouth Disease : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 









3 



112 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



23 

 5i 



48 

 118 



536 

 1,761 



789 

 2,433 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



124 



" 7 



685 



849 



IRELAND. 



{From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland?) 



Disease. 



December. 



Twelve Months 

 ended December. 



1909. 



1908. 



1909. 



1908. 



Swine-Fever:— 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection ... ! 



1 

 8 



4 

 62 



88 

 i,57o 



159 



3,625 '< 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks ... ... ... 



Animals attacked ... ... 





1 

 1 



8 

 8 



8 

 11 



Sheep-Scab : 



Outbreaks 



5i 



5i 



424 



382 



