878 



Diseases of Animals. 



[JAN., 



DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACTS, 1894 to 1910. 



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. 



1910. 



1909. 



1910. 



1909. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased i 

 or exposed to infection ... 



201 

 2,503 



104 



725 



1 sq8 

 15,543 



1,650 

 14,316 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks ... ... ... 



Animals attacked 



1 55 

 185 



118 



146 



1,496 

 i,776 



i,3i7 

 1,698 



Foot -and- Mouth Disease : — 



Outbreaks ... ... 



Animals attacked 







2 



- 15 . . 





Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



18 

 45 



24 

 5i 



355 

 1,022 



533 

 i,753 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



142 



124 



554 



685 



IRELAND. 



{From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland?) 



Disease. 



December.* 



Twelve Months 

 ended December. 



1910. 



1909. 



1910. 



t 



1909. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



16 

 163 



1 



' 8 



104 

 2,236 



88 

 i,57o 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



1 





7 



13 



00 00 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



- 





1 

 2 





Sheep-Scab :— 



Outbreaks 



73 



5i 



492 



424 



* Including five weeks in 19 10 and four weeks in 1909. 



