260 



Diseases of Animals. 



[June, 



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. 



May. 



Five Months 

 ended May. 



1910. 



1909. 



1910. 



1909. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



159 

 i,732 



178 

 1,768 



569 

 5,216 



738 

 6,987 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



M5 

 174 



113 

 133 



701 



854 



630 



838 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



26 

 94 



40 

 144 



160 

 422 



262 

 1,027 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



11 



36 



312 



448 



IRELAND. 



{From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland.) 



Disease. 



May. 



Five Months 

 ended May. 



1910. 



1909. 



1910. 



1 



1909. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



15 

 241 



16 

 237 



44 - 



• 



i,053 



28 

 354 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



1 





4 

 7 



3 

 3 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 



Animals attacked 







1* 

 2 





Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



28 



1 1 



327 



273 



This outbreak occurred in April, 



