§ COLONEL WYNDHAM MURRAY (Bath)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Agriculture whether he can state the average monthly number of cases of rabies in dogs reported in the year immediately preceding the date on which the Regulations issued by this Department came into effect, and the number of cases reported monthly at the present time.
§ *THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE (Mr. HANBURY, Preston)In 1895 there were 672 cases of rabies, in 1896 there were 438, in 1900 there were 6, and in 1901, up to 4th May, there was 1.