§ Sir B. STANIERasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture if he will give the number of cases of anthrax, glanders, swine fever, sheep scab, mange, rabies, and foot-and-mouth disease reported up to date this year and the corresponding figures for 1918?
Sir A. BOSCAWENThe following is the information asked for by my hon. and. gallant Friend:
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Disease. 45 weeks to 8th November, 1919. Corresponding period in 1918 Outbreaks confirmed. Animals attacked. Outbreaks confirmed. Animals attacked. Anthrax … … … 191 249 211 243 Foot and Mouth … … 66 2,686* 3 40* †Glanders (including Farcy) 22 58 29 85 Parasitic Mange … … 4,400 8,784 3,789 7,090 Rabies … … … — 151‡ — 59† Sheep Scab … … … 273 — 274 — Swine Fever … … … 2,018 938* 1,231 510 * Number of animals slaughtered as diseased or exposed to infection. † Excluding outbreaks in Army horses. ‡ cases confirmed.
§ Sir B. STANIERasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture whether any reason has been found for any of the outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease which have been reported during the last three months?
Sir A. BOSCAWENNo, Sir. I regret to inform my hon. and gallant Friend that in spite of the most exhaustive investigations it is impossible at present to assign any definite reason for any of these outbreaks.