640 



Diseases of Animals. [Jan., 1906.] 



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. 



1905. 



•■ 



1904. 



1" ' 

 1905. 



1904. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



92 



600 



7i 



3i9 



817 

 3,876 



1,196 

 5,603 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks ... ... 



Animals attacked ... ... 



9i 

 124 



132 

 211 



967 

 i,333 



1,049 

 1,589 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — ' 

 Outbreaks ... ... 



Animals attacked ... ..> [ 



105 



165 



126 

 189 



1,208 



2,062 



i,5 2 9 

 2,658 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



140 



239 ! 



918 



1,418 



IRELAND. 



{From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland?) 



j Disease. 



December. 



12 Months* Ended 

 December. 





1905. 



1904. 



1905. 



1904. 



Swine -Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



1 



2 

 76 



48 

 1,416 



182 

 4,H4 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



1 

 1 





4 

 4 



4 

 7 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



2 

 7 





30 

 106 



11 



34 



Rabies (number of cases) : — ■ 

 Dogs ... 











Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



62 



48 



339 



463 j 



* The twelve months comprise 53 weeks in 1904 and 52 weeks in 1905. 



