140 



Diseases of Animals. 



DISEASES OF ANIMALS IN GREAT BRITAIN. 

 Number of Outbreaks of Foot-and-Mouth Disease 



and of Swine-Fever, with the Number of Cattle an d 

 Swine Slaughtered by order of the Board of Agricul- 

 ture, in Great Britain in each of the under-mentioned 

 periods. 



Quarter 



ENDED 



Foot-a nd- !W outh 

 Disease. 



Swine-Fever. 



Outbreaks 

 Confirmed. 



Animals 

 Attacked. 



Outbreaks 

 Confirmed. 



Swine 

 Slaughtered 



as 



Diseased, 

 or as 

 having been 



exposed 

 to Infection. 





No. 



No. 



No. 



No. 



December, 1899 - 







358 



5,276 



March, 1900- 



7 



99 



438 



4,980 



June, 1900 - 



2 



24 



736 



7,600 



September, 1900 - 



7 



102 



409 



2,622 



December, 1900 - 



5 



4i 



357 



2,73i 



March, 1901 



10 



6 52 



1 



3,165 



Number of Outbreaks reported as having taken place, and 

 Number of Animals returned as having been Attacked 

 by Anthrax and Glanders in Great Britain in each 

 of the under-mentioned periods. 



Quarter 

 ; ended 



Anthrax. 



Glanders 

 (including Farcy). 



Outbreaks 

 Reported. 



Animals | 

 Attacked. 



Outbreaks 

 Reported. 



Animals 

 Attacked. 





No. 



No. 



No. 



No. 



December, 1899 



133 



202 



241 



355 



March, 1900 



140 



213 



259 



486 



June, 1900 - 



163 



279 



286 



461 



September, 1900 



109 



224 



315 



474 



December, 1900 



159 



240 



259 



437 



March, 1901 



163 



223 



322 



57i 



Number of Cases of Rabies in Dogs in Great Britain 

 during each of the under-mentioned periods. 



Three Months ended 



Number of Cases. 



31st December, 1899 . 



31st March, 1900 ----- 



30th June, 1900 - 



30th September, 1900 - 



31st December, 1900 .... 

 31st March, 1901 - 



2 



3 

 3 

 1 



