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CATTLE PLAGUE ENQUIRY.

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REPORT

ON THE

ORIGIN, PROPAGATION, NATURE, AND TREAT�MENT OE THE CATTLE PLAGUE,

FROM

Information received at the Veterinary Department of the Privy Council Office, from June, 1865, up to March 20th, 1866;

WITH

RETURNS AND MAPS SHOWING THE PROGRESS

OF THE DISEASE,

CORRECTED

To December 30th, 1865, from Information received up to

January 31st, 1866.

PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTION'S OF THE

CLERK OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE

LORDS OF HER MAJESTY'S PRIVY COUNCIL,

ALEXANDER WILLIAM^dMUI^- EDIN.. M.E.C.S.L., amp;c.,

SECRETAKT TO THE VETEUjWflpT ^DEP^RTJEEI^T raquo;^ THE PKIVJT COUNCIL OFFICli,

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LONDON:

PRINTED BY OEOEGE EDWARD EYRE AND WILLIAM SPOTTISWOODE,

PRINTERS TO THE QUEEN*raquo; MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.

FOR HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE. 1866.

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THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE DISEASE UP TO DEC? 30^ 1865.


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In accordance with your request, and for the information of the Lords of the Council, I have the honour to submit the following lleport, on the information which has been received at this office with reference to quot; the origin, propagation, nature, and treat-quot; ment of the Cattle Plague,quot; since the establishment of this Department, October 14th, to December 30th, 1865.

This lleport also embraces information received by Professor Simonds, from the month of June to the above date, and is corrected on all points of importance, from the latest information received at this office.

Before entering upon the lleport, I think it necessary to make a few remarks on the general character of the correspondence received at this office, and also upon the un�satisfactory nature of the returns sent in by the Inspectors, in order to show the difficulty there has been to select anything useful from such a mass of conflicting evidence, con�sisting of more than 10,000 different papers. In the correspondence, directly opposite assertions occur, not only as to the date of the outbreak of the disease, but also as to its existence, and the latter even after post-mortem examinations of the animals have been made. Referring to the inaccuracy of the reports; of 6,382 received to 30th December 1865, more than 10 per cent, were so inaccurate as to prevent their being entered in the week's returns, and more than 30 per cent, required correction.*

Having been in communication, by letter and otherwise, with a very large number of persons who have carefully watched this disease in its progress and have endeavoured to trace it to its origin, and having found it impossible to give the results in anything like a tabular form, I have ventured to submit to you, in my Report, some remarks upon the origin of the disease in this country, which have naturally suggested themselves to me from a consideration of the information I have received. This I do solely under the impression that I am giving you, not my own opinion on the subject, but the hypothesis which is most fully borne out hy the evidence in tny possession. I have also endeavoured throughout to avoid expressing any opinion, but have confined myself to statements embracing the whole of the reliable information which has been received by me up to the present time.

With reference to the facts and figures which will be brought before you in the following Report, I have to thank the whole of the gentlemen connected with this Department for their very energetic co-operation, night and day.

To Professor Simonds I am indebted for a careful examination of the evidence and for fixing the dates of the first outbreaks in nearly all the counties of England.

I have to thank Professor Brown for directing, arranging, and carefully digesting for tabulation the returns of the results of treatment.

For the general conduct of the office, and the entry of the weekly reports, I am indebted to Mr. Cooper, who has day and night devoted himself to the subject; Mr. Quain has tabulated the results of the treatment; Mr. Tennant has had the conduct of the general correspondence, and has also given very valuable assistance in the instruction of the Inspectors in making out their returns; and to Mr. Sigsworth has been delegated the preparation of all the statistical figures, a task which he has accom�plished with satisfaction to me and great credit to himself.

Referring to my report of treatment, and to indicate to you that I have not been led to the conclusions arrived at in the lleport by preconceived notions, I trust you will excuse my quoting the last paragraph of my lleport to you, of August 18th, 1865, which you were good enough to submit to the late Lord Palmerston, wherein I say, quot; So far, quot; however, as I am able to judge from the information I have been able to obtain, I quot; am of opinion, that by proper precautions and treatment the death rate, in this, as quot; in analogous human diseases, may be very much reduced.quot;

I have the honour to be. Sir,

Your obedient servant,

Alexander Williams.

The Clerk of the Council.

* TIio accuracy of those reports has now very irnieli improved. Of 1,334 reports received for week omling March l�tli, only 0^,82 per cent, required explanation, and only l2-'2i) per cent, were corrected in (ho office. During the week referred to, {i,�32 different stocks were reported upon.

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ON Til 15

OmcuN, PnoPAtJATioN, Nature, and Treatment of the quot; Cattle Plague,quot; from Information received at tlic Yotorinary Department of the Privy Council OfHce, to March 3rd, 1866 ; with Returns and Maps showing the Progress of the Disease, corrected to December 30th, 1865, from Information received up to January 31st, 1866.

ORIGIN.

With reference to the quot; Origin quot;of the Cattle Plague in this country, we have not received any evidence of a satisfactory and conclusive character. Whether the disease is of spontaneous origin, or whether it has been imported into this country, has been the subject of a large amount of correspondence, containing most conflicting statements.

The scientific knowledge medical men possess of epidemics, though comparatively small, appears to be somewhat more extensive than that which the veterinary profession have attained with regard to epizootics. The cattle plague appears to belong to the class of disease known as the exanthemata or eruptive fevers, and few medical men of the present day would, if this classification be correct, admit that it could now arise spontaneously. Again, of the many thousands of cases reported to this office, only a very small number have been suggested to be of spontaneous origin ; and in most of these, either there is a doubt as to the identity of the disease with cattle plague, or else, on the receipt of further information, there has been traced some possible source of direct or indirect contagion.

It may, however, be said that, although, throughout the country districts of England there is no evidence of the propagation of the disease, except by contagion, yet in the London dairies it may have arisen spontaneously. If, however, it be admitted that epidemics and epizootics are to a great extent due to the same causes and governed by the same laws, and that our theories with regard to epidemics embrace the whole of the knowledge which has been collected upon the subject, it must be conceded that it is more probable that an epizootic disease, having a constant habitation only in the Russian Steppes, and which has not prevailed to any large extent, if at all, in this country for the last century, was introduced by direct contagion, than that such disease should have acquired a new centre of spontaneous origin in a country where it had existed and died out on several previous occasions. I do not consider that the after-spread of the disease in this country is incompatible with the hypothesis of its importation. Reasoning by analogy, we know that to propagate an epidemic, we must not only have the germ of the disease, but also the soil and climate, so to speak, necessary for its cultivation. And thus, though animals infected with this disease may have been introduced at various times and in various places into this country, yet the germ may only in June, 1865 have found, in the over-crowded London dairies the surrounding circumstances necessaiy for its repro�duction ; for it has been observed in our epidemics, that although they require to be at first nurtured under circumstances only to be found among the lower classes, yet when once they have become naturalized they do not require these circumstances for their rapid after-propagation.

PROPAGATION.

That the disease is highly contagious, and that its propagation depends upon direct or indirect contagion, do not appear to admit of a doubt, but whether it is ever generated spontaneously, or propagated in any other manner, is still to sonic extent

an open question, and will probably remain so for some time to come. Tills arises from the difficulty of tracing in each case the source whence the diseased germ was derived.

The terms contagion and infection do not appear to have been strictly defined as to their exact meanings, or if they have been, the definition is seldom regarded, the two words being used indiscriminately by some writers. Nor is there perhaps any necessity for the use of the word infection, as it is probable that in all diseases which are propagated by what is called infection, the germ must, by some means or other, have been brought in contact with the living tissues in which it has produced the disease, and that, therefore, all such diseases are propagated by contagion.

This is probably the case with Cattle Plague, but the rate at winch such propagation has taken place, and the rate of mortality of the disease, have varied much in the different counties of England. An inquiry into the cause of these variations has been made, with the following results.

An attempt was at first made to trace some connexion between the spread of the disease and the geological formation on which it occurred, as many assertions had been made that such a connexion existed. At first sight, as will be seen from the followino-Table, this really appears to be the case.

Table showing the Numbeu of Isoi-ated Outbreaks of Cattle Pi,ague in England and Wales, arranged according to tho Geological Fommtioiis.

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Old red sandstone (Devonian)

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New red sandstones, amp;c.

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On analyzing these figures, however, it will be found that, as a ride, those formations having the largest amount of outbreaks have also the largest amount of pasture land.

It has been asserted that limestone is a preventive against the disease, and it is a fact that few cases have occurred on the mountain limestone formation. This, however must be due to some other cause than the chemical composition of the substratum, as we find the chalk formation, having a very similar composition, is not only not free from the disease, but has been visited by it as largely for its area as any other stratum.

The next physical cause affecting the progress of the disease which we have to examine is altitude, and here we appear to trace some relation. As it would have been extremely difficult, if not impossible, to have ascertained even approximately the height of all the places where Cattle Plague has appeared in Great Britain, or even in England, it was thought advisable to take one county and work out the subject in it thoroughly. For this purpose Yorkshire was selected as offering a large area, varied character of farms, and varied physical features, from this investigation, of which a more detailed account will be found under the county, it would appear that the higher we ascend the less are the

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ravages of the Cattle Plague, and that when wc attain an elevation of 1,000 feet the Cattte Plague disappears. These deductions are derived from too small a number of cases, and have reference to too limited an area to be absolutely depended upon, but if it should be found, on further investigation, and over a more extended area, that the same rule holds good, there will be a tolerably sufficient reason to account for the absolute or comparative exemption from the disease of very many of the counties of Great Britain.

Apart from the above, the only other local circumstance which has been observed to have any great effect upon the spread of the disease, is the size of the farms. The smaller the farms the more rapid the progress of the disease, unless modified by other circumstances. This would naturally be inferred where a disease is propagated by direct or indirect contact. In a county having small farms the homesteads would be near each other, and the communication between farm and farm would be frequent; whereas the opposite would be the case where large tracts of land are in the occupation of one person. As a matter of course the character of the farms whether arable land or pasture would materially affect the number of quot; outbreaks ;quot; not probably on account of any effect of the soil, but because of the difference in the cattle population on which the disease feeds. The comparative freedom from disease of the Cotswold hills is partly due to this latter circumstance, though it may be mainly dependent upon elevation.

Setting aside these natural physical features, we will now pass on to consider the effect the slaughter of diseased animals has had in checking the spread of the disease.

Although there are other circumstances which occasionally seem to counteract, to some extent, the beneficial effects of early slaughter, yet, in the greater number of instances, it has been attended with marked results in reducing the ratio of increase of the disease.

The beneficial effect of the Order of Council permitting the Inspectors to slaughter, is shewn throughout Great Britain by the fact that in the six weeks previous to the passing of this Order, the outbreaks had been increased ten times, whilst in the six subsequent weeks the outbreaks did not increase quite three times.

The local effect of slaughter will be seen on comparing the rate of increase in the disease in each county with the per-centage of quot; killed.quot; Unless some disturbing cause be present, it will generally be found that, when the per-centage of quot; killed quot; is high, the ratio of increase of the disease is low, and vice versa. This has generally been noticed under each county and district.

Before proceeding further it is necessary that a definition should be given of the meaning attached to the words quot; outbreak quot; and quot; attack.quot;

For the general purposes of the report and for the returns the commencement of the disease in any place is looked upon as an quot; outbreakquot; If this occur in a borough, division, or county where the disease had not appeared before during its present visita�tion, the ease is considered a quot; first outbreak.quot;

However long tbe disease may continue uninterruptedly in this particular stock, the cases are all considered as belonging to one outbreak.

If however, there are twenty-one clear days in which no cases of cattle plague exist, then'any fresh attacks are looked upon as belonging to a fresh outbreak, which is entered in the returns accordingly.

The word quot;attackquot; is used to indicate the appearance of the disease in any animal, so that the number of quot; attacks quot; represent really the number of animals attacked.

On comparing the maps and the quarterly returns with the statements of the dates of the first outbreaks in the counties, an apparent discrepancy will be occasionally observed. Although in the majority of instances the cases recorded in the return agree with the date of the outbreak, yet, in a few instances, the latter will be found to be some days earlier than the former. Thus, in Norfolk, the earliest outbreaks are fixed on the map for the 1st July, that being the day on which certain animals, originally from London, are known to liave been sold on Norwich Hill, and thence conveyed to the farms of the several purchasers. On tbe other hand, the earliest outbreaks as exhibited in the Table of Returns are entered for the week ending 8th July. There is, however, no real dis�crepancy between these statements, as the disease is known to have been introduced into Norfolk from London by these very animals, though it was not recognized till some days

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For the purpose of comparing the rate of progress of the disease in the various counties, it has been necessary to work upon such data as would be least likely to be acted upon by the disturbing influences to which all returns of this character arc liable; for instance.

if we were simply to take, week by week, the quot; outbreaksquot; or quot; attacks,quot; and compare them, the result would be such a varying rate of increase or decrease, as would be totally useless for any practical purposes of comparison. It has therefore been considered advisable to make these calculations upon averages. So long as the calculations are all made upon the same basis, the results arrived at will not vary much, if the basis taken be a moderately just one. Therefore it must not be considered that the basis adopted in these calculations is the best, but that it is one which eliminates most of the disturbing inlluences to which such calculations are liable, and at the same time affords results which it is hoped arc sufficiently trustworthy for purposes of comparison.

The Ratios.

To obtain the starting point of these ratios, it was found necessary for the purpose of getting rid of the errors which would arise from the varying number of cases occurring in the first week of the disease in each county, and also to avoid the influence of a few isolated cases; in the first place, not to consider the disease as established until it had existed for four consecutive weeks, and then, instead of taking the first week as a starting point, to take the average of these four weeks. This number, when found, forms the starting point of the series. For the remaining numbers the average of four weeks is taken in each case; these numbers as obtained each week, when divided by the average number per week of the first four weeks, give the rest of the series, which may thus be taken very fairly to represent the average progress of the disease in each county, and in such a form as may readily be compared with any other county or district.

This process has been carried out as regards both the quot;outbreaksquot; and quot;attacks.quot;

A further description of the method employed in calculating these ratios will be found in the Appendix, Note A.

The propagation and progress of the disease in the various counties will be found under their headings further on. A general map of England showing the localities of the greater number of the outbreaks in England and Wales will be found at the commence�ment of this Report, together with a diagram giving the number ofquot; attacked,quot; quot;killed,quot; quot; died,quot; and quot; recovered,quot; for each week.

At the end of the Report will be found a series of maps showing the locality of the first outbreak in each borough, petty-sessional division, and county, with its date, and indicating by lines those cases where the first outbreak has been distinctly traced to the Metropolis.

NATURE.

In the early cases of disease which appeared in this country there existed some doubt as to its nature ; and in the first cases in many counties the disease does not appear to have been recognized. At the present moment, however, there is not a doubt in the minds of the great majority of those best qualified to judge, that the disease is similar to, if not identical with, the rinderpest of the Russian Steppes.

It has been called by different observers typhoid or enteric fever, continued fever, typhus fever, malignant fever, and various other names. It has been said to be identical with small pox, and other known eruptive fevers, and the wildest notions of its character and origin have been entertained and forwarded to this office. But none of these hypotheses will bear the test of investigation. The Cattle Plague appears to be a disease, sui generis, belonging probably to the class quot; exanthemata,quot; or eruptive fevers. It is highly contagious; has a period of incubation; rarely occurs more than once in the same animal, and is attended with an eruption.

The period of incubation has been variously stated to be from six to 21 days ; and these statements are, in the greater number of instances, supported by evidence.

The duration of the disease has also been variously stated to be from 24 hours, or even less, to 10 or 12 days, and there appears to have been much variation in the character of the disease, not only in different districts, but also in the same district at different times. The returns appear to indicate that the disease gradually acquires a milder form as it continues its course ; but this must be taken with a certain amount of caution.

B 8

The average time in which an quot; attacked,quot; animal is disposed of, appears to be somewhat o-ver seven days; that is to say, a little less than the average number of animals appears in oar returns in the columns quot; killed,quot; quot; died,quot; and quot;recovered quot; of one week, than what appeared as quot; attacked quot; in the return of the week previous; but this is of course liable to some variation.

TREATMENT.

In submitting the following report of the results of the medical treatment of nearly ten thousand cases of Cattle Plague, it is necessary for me to call your attention to the fact that the per-centages of recoveries indicated are far higher than those which the medical officers attached to this department have observed to be the result of any of the stated methods of treatment.

Tor the purpose of obtaining these returns, 1,360 forms were sent out between the 29th of November and the middle of January. To these 589 replies have been received, of which nine are from veterinary surgeons, who decline to disclose the nature of the treatment adopted by them. Of the remaining 580, there have been received from qualified veterinary surgeons, who have been appointed inspectors, 209 returns; from veterinary surgeons not inspectors, 72 ; from inspectors who are not veterinary surgeons, 69 returns ; the remaining 230 are from persons ivho report either that they bad no cases in their districts, or that they did not attempt treatment. Of the qualified veterinary suquot;gcons, more than a third report quot; a want of confidence in medical treatment.quot;

The information coiiYeyed by these returns must, however, be taken with great caution, as of the 9)70B cases treated, after deducting those quot; killedquot; and those quot; remaining,quot; the average of those recovered amounts to more than 26 per cent., a result which far exceeds the experience of independent authorities, who have investigated the results of treatment both in cases under their own care, and also under the care of the appointed inspectors.

In attempting to reconcile this anomaly, it must be borne in mind that a natural tendency exists to exaggerate, even unconsciously, the etfects of a favotirite system of treatment ; and further, that in the zeal for subjecting cases to treatment at the earliest moment, animals have often been selected which are at the time free from the disease, and probably remain so for a considerable period, in fact so long, as to cause them to be returned as cases of recovery. These are not mere suggestions, but statements based upon the results of numbers of modes of treatment which have been looked into by the medical officers of this department.

In nearly every instance where an investigation has taken place of a method of treatment reported to he very successful, it has been found either that the animals had not been suffering from the disease, that they were still labouring under it, or, if the visit occurred some time after the reported recoveries, that they succumbed to the disease, with the usual per-centage of loss, at a later period.

Professor Simonds' report on the result of Mr. Worms' treatment at Mentmore, already published, may be taken as one example ; for another, the following extract from a letter of Professor Brown's may be taken :�quot; I was informed that on a certain farm in quot; the neighbourhood of Chester the majority of the animals attacked bad recovered after quot; drinking the water from a hole which received the drainings from other parts of the quot; yard, and which was strongly impregnated with lime. On visiting the place, I ascer-quot; tained that out of 23 animals only seven were alive, none of these being free from quot; disease.

quot; On another farm it was reported to me that the owner had lost only six out quot; of 35 cows.* His pi an of treatment was not known. On my visit I found seven quot; animals ill from plague, and the remainder showing no signs of having been recently quot; affected.quot;

In order to arrive at any useful result from these returns, the comparatim per-centages of recoveries under different modes of treatment may to some extent represent the comparative value of the different systems.

* On referring to our returns It luw been found that nil IIicko animalraquo;) had been disposed of before the lOth of March; namely, 7 slaughtered healthy mid 28 attacked, of which 16 died, 10 were killed, and only .'! recovered.

For this purpose the cases treated have been arranged under four different classes ;*

1.nbsp; nbsp;Antiphlogistic^; including laxatives, sedatives, narcotics, counter-irritants, and in some cases bleeding, followed by tonics and stimulants and associated with ant-acids and astringents to check diarrhaui.

With this class of remedies 1,389 cases have been treated, of which 26.'5 are reported to have recovered, �9� as having died, 148 as having been killed, and 283 as remaining.

These results, after deducting the quot; killed quot; and quot; remaining,quot; appear to show that ander the antiphlogistic mode of treatment 27'453 per cent, have recovered, and 72-547 per cent, have died.

2.nbsp; nbsp;Tonics and stimulants; occasionally combined with carminatives, styptics, coimter-irritants, mbefacients, laxatives, astringents, diaphoretics, depletives, dietetics, disin�fectants, febrifuges, ant-acids, alteratives, sedatives, diuretics, and prophylactics.

This method of treatment appears to have been the most popular, although not the most successful.

3,842 cases are reported to have been treated under this system, of which only 595 have recovered, 1,706 have died, 463 have been killed, and 1,078 remain un�accounted for.

These figures, after deducting the quot;killedquot; and quot;remaining,quot; show that under the tonic and stimulant system of treatment �25^,858 per cent, have recovered, and 74 �142 have died.

The lower per-centage of recoveries under the quot; tonic and stimulant quot; system of treatment, as compared with the others, may possibly be more due to the circumstance that this mode of treatment would only, as a rule, be resorted to in cases where the disease was not only certainly existent, but where the animal was in its last stage.

3.nbsp; nbsp;Antiseptics ; including all cases in which the more decided antiseptics were given. These were occasionally combined with tonics and stimulants, carminatives, counter-irritants, rubefacients, laxatives, febrifuges, ant-acids, styptics, diaphoretics, astringents, sedatives, diuretics, and alteratives, and occasionally with homoeopathic, hydropathic, hygienic, prophylactic, and dietetic measures.

Of 2,970 animals said to be labouring under the disease, which were treated by this method, 621 have recovered, 1,734 have died, whilst 465 have been killed, and 150 remain. This, after deducting the killed and remaining, shows a per-centage of 26 '369 recovered and 73^-631 as having died under the antiseptic system of treatment.

4.nbsp; nbsp;Special treatment. Under this head may be included a number of methods adopted apparently more with the view to ascertain by experiment what result would follow the method pursued, than from an}-- preconceived system of action. Under this head we find, incongruously mixed together, prophylactic, homoeopathic, hydropathic, hypodermic treatments, the use of the Turkish bath, cold-air baths, counter-irritants, rubefacients, astringents, amp;c.

Under this mode of treatment 1,507 animals have been placed, of which 303 have recovered, 870 have died, 224 have been killed, whilst 110 remain unaccounted for.

These figures, after deducting the killed and unaccounted for, indicate recoveries to the amount of So¹831 per cent., and deaths to the extent of 74-169 per cent., under the quot; special'' system of treatment.

Apart from the cases grouped under the foregoing classes, we have returns of 232 cases treated by honcBopathic remedies, of which 55 are reported as recovered, 129 as dead, 40 as having been killed, and 8 are unaccounted for. On calculating the per�centages in the same way as the others, it is found that under homoeopathic treatment, as reported to this Office, 29^-89l per cent, have recovered, whilst only 70-109 have died.

The cases treated by this method are so few that they cannot be taken to represent a fair average, they have therefore been omitted from the table.

* These clnsses are somowhot arbitrarily an-anged, on occount of tliu difforcnt modes of treatment adopted, not only in the same herd, but in mnny instances in respect to the same animal. The headinglaquo; do fiovvover, (.0 11 great extent, i'epi-oscnl (ho general mode of treatment, laquo;rliUst tlw subsidiary terms show the oomblnations.

JJ 4

In order to afford an opportunity of comparing the per-centage of recoveries on all the

recorded cases of Cattle Plague with recoveries in

those cases which have been specially

treated, I have prepared the following Tables

Recoveries on the Total Casus in the undermentioned Counties and the

Metropolitan Police District,

Table showing the Highest mid Lowest Per-centages of Recoveries from the Disease up to Decem�ber 30, 18(J5, calculiitecl for the Motropolitafi Police District, for the Counties of England, Wales, and Scotland, in which upwards of 500 Animals have been Attacked, and on the Totals.


	Highest,	Lowest.	On Total Cases.
Counties of England -	Berkshire 20*862	Huntingdon 4 - 668	12-295	Per Cent.
Metropolitan Police District -	.	.	6-873
England, total - - -	Berkshire 20-862	Huntingdon 4-668	11-612
Wales ....	Flint 15-909	Denbigh 10-240	11-714
Scotland ...	Fife 24-552	Haddington 8-187	19-889
Grand total ...	Fife 24-552	Huntingdon 4-668	14-373

The extremes of the returns of quot; treatmentquot; in the counties of England are shown in the following Table:�

Recovery on Cases Reported as having been under Treatment.

Table showing the Highest and Lowest Per-centages of Recoveries from the Disease up to Decem�ber 30, 1805, calculated for the Counties of England in which upwards of 500 Animals have been treated, witli the Per-centage of Recoveries on the Total, including those treated by Homoeopathic Remedies.

Highest.

Lowest.

On Total Cases.

Counties of England

Yorkshire 29-731

Norfolk 12-102

26-352

Per Cent.

Tabulating the treatment according to the four classes under which the cases have been arranged, we have the following results :�

General Results of the various Methods of Treatment.


Classes of	Numbers treated. 1,389 3,842 2,970 1,607	Recovered. 263 695 621 303	Died. 695 1,706 1,734 870	Killed.	Remaining under Treatment at Date of Reports.	Per-centages
Treatment.				Killed.	Remaining under Treatment at Date of Reports.	Recovered.	Died.
1.nbsp; Antiphlogistic 2.nbsp; Tonic and Stimulant 3.nbsp; nbsp;Antiseptic 4.nbsp; nbsp;Special				148 463 405 224	283 1,078 150 110	27-453 25-858 26-369 25-831	72-547 74-142 73-631 74-169	Per Cent. raquo; raquo; raquo;
Totals	9,708 1,782		5,005 ' 1,300		1,621	26-256	73-744	raquo;

On reviewing the results of the treatment of this large number of cases of Cattle Plague, by sucli varied and opposite remedies, the observer must be struck by the entire absence of any decided advantage of one method of treatment over another, and must inevitably be led to the conclusion that up to the present time no efficient method of treatment has been discovered which will materially lessen the mortality of this disease.

There exists, however, the fact that, on the totals of the cases throughout Great Britain, the per-centages of the quot; recovered quot; have been increasing, without exception, week by week, and after the quot; killed quot; and quot; remaining quot; have been deducted, have risen gradually from 2-484 per cent, in the third week of July to 14-373 per cent, for the week ending the 30th December.nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;, ........,

As the result of treatment is so discouraging, one is naturally led to inquire if any of the preventive measures have been attended with more satisfactory results.

Among these measures may he mentioned vaannation with variolous matter, which has been tried, but without any decided success. This result had been anticipated by the medical officers of this department, who had at a very early period proved that an animal which had suffered from the Cattle Plague and recovered, would, on inoculation with variolous matter, take the small-pox and pass through its various stages, side by side with an inoculated healthy animal, which had not previously suffered from the Cattle Plague.

Inoculation lias been suggested and tried in this country on a limited number of animals with results which give us very little encouragement for its further prosecution, when all the circumstances arc considered. In numerous instances where it has been tried, inoculation has induced the disease in its most virulent form ; and although from other reports the per-centage of recoveries from the disease induced by inoculation has been far higher than from the disease taken in the natural way, yet the evidence of these beneficial results is unsatisfactory, and the enormous risk entailed by suggesting to the farming community a practice by which it is possible that about 80 per cent, of the whole stock of this country would be destroyed, entirely precludes the recommendation of the trial of this method of prevention.

A valuable treatise on the plague in Holland, in 1769, by Dr. Camper, has been forwarded to this office, in which, among other interesting matter, and after a long series of experiments, he states his belief in the advantages of inoculation, hut insists that its success will depend on the passage of the matter through several animals, and that the operation should only be performed on young calves.

Another mode of prevention which has been suggested is the early use oi disinfectants and antiseptics not only to the sheds, amp;c., but also to the animals internally and externally.nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; ^J

Among those which were suggested in the early stages of the disease as prophylactics to be used internally, were Condy's fluid, small quantities of carbolic and crcsylic acids' and other tar products, sulphites, amp;c., but there has been received no satisfactory evidence of any beneficial results accruing from their use.

In October, hyposulphite of soda was suggested by Dr. Wilkinson both as a prophy�lactic and to be used as part of the treatment of cattle infected with the disease, but the result of the measures suggested has not been reported.

It remains to be proved whether this or any other preventive treatment will give satis�factory results, but these with the hope of the gradual dying out of the disease, which has been observed to take place after a time in human epidemics of a similar character, appear to be our only chance up to the present time.

Isolation of a district has also been suggested as a preventive measure. Its success is well illustrated by the effects of the Order in Council of November 3rd, applying to the North-western district of Scotland. No case of Cattle Plague had occurred in this district up to the date of this report.

Under the head of preventive measures, but scarcely under that of treatment, would come the quot;stamping outquot; of the disease, which has been so much discussed even from its commencement.

So far as an isolated district in an infected country is concerned, this process appears

have had a fair trial in Aberdcenshire, and the result arrived at does not appear'so thoroughly successful as could he wished, there having been up to the present time eight outbreaks of disease in this county, and nearly 500 animals slaughtered.

In an uninfected country, as France, however, where this process has been carried out, on _ the first appearance of the disease, and where stringent regulations as to importation have been from the first enforced, the quot;stamping outquot; appears to have been hitherto attended with success.

This result may serve us as our guide in preventing any future visitation of this disease as an epizootic, but it would have been useless to have attempted to adopt it at the commencement of the present visitation.

15033.nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;f!

At that time there existed no machinery through which the Government could cither have been early informed of the outhreak of the disease in any given locality or by which it could have carried out the slaughter. There was at that period no department to which could be sent information concerning the diseases of animals, nor was there any person specially interested in giving such information.

Although verbal notice had been given to the Clerk of the Council on the 10th of July, it was not until the 14th, when the disease had broken out in at least four counties, as well as in the metropolis, that the Government received such a report as could be acted upon; and it is certain that, long before any action could have been taken in the matter, the number of infected places had largely increased, as we find that before the end of July there were 82 centres of infection, and 2,285 animals had been attacked.

Again, it must be borne in mind that at that time, and even until a much later period, the agricultural community, as a mass, entirely disbelieved in the existence of a disease of such a terrible character as the Cattle Plague, and there is reason to believe that any stringent regulations affecting that body would have been resisted throughout the country.

The quot; stamping out quot; could, therefore, only have been carried out by the use of strong coercive measures, and would have been, at the time, in direct opposition to public opinion.

ORIGIN, PROPAGATION, AND PROGRESS OF THE DISEASE IN THE VARIOUS COUNTIES IN ENGLAND.

Bedfordshire.

IvimjiiN of the Total Number of Farms, amp;c. affiectod, and tho Number of Aniimls Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovored, in the County of Bedfouu, to Deoember 30, 18(gt;5, corrected froiu Information received at thin Oilice up to January 81, 1866, #9632;with the Number of Weeks from tho Commencement of the Disease to December 30, 1865.


	Totals to Soptombov 30,1805.					Quai'tev ondlng Doccmbev 30,					Totals to Deooaibor 30,18(15.					No. of
																Weeks
County.	1	1	i		g	o ^	'S	i		1	4	-3 1	i		1	ttlllC� tho Disoaso com-
	S	#9632;laquo;I	2		1	1 34	#9632;laquo;I	'A	P	1		387	73	o 253	58	moiiootl.
Bedford	12	74	22	42	2	1 34	313	51	211	56	46	387	73	o 253	58	20

The disease first appeared at Eversholt, in the Wobuni petty sessional division, on the 15th August 1865, in a calf which was sent from London and sold at Leighton-Buzzard. After attacking 22 animals, of which four were killed and 18 died, the disease appears to have ceased for a fortnight, and only to have been continuously established from the week ending September the 9th. After the disease had existed for four weeks, the ratio of increase in outbreaks and attacks per week has been as follows:�

Table showing the Weekly Ratio of Outbreaks and Attacks in the County of Bedford from Commencement

of Disease to December 30, 1865.

{Sec Appendix:, Note A).

Sept. 30.

Oct. 7.

Oct. 14.'Oct. 21.


Oct. 28.	quot;N'ov. 4.	NTov.ll.	N(n	.18.	Nov. 25.
�82	l-OO	�73		73	�91
2-48	2-60	I'67	1	65	2-17

Dec. 2.' Dec. 9,


	Dee. 16.	Dec. 23.
	I-18 1-65	1-09 1-1!raquo;

Dec. 3(1.

�91

roo

Outbreaks Attacks -

1'18 1-37

1-27 2-laquo;2

1'18 2-81

#9632;91 1-18 2-06 I 1-77

showing a very small ratio of increase in this county. The recoveries show a weekly per-centage as follows :�

Per-centaoes of quot; Recovered quot; in the County of Bedford from Commencement of Disease to

December 30, 1865.

{See Appendix, Note B).

Sept.30. Oct.'

Oct. 14

Oct.21.iOct. 28.

Nov. 4.

Nov. 11. Nov. 18

Nov. 25

Dec. 2. ! Dec. I). iDec. 16. Dec.23. Dec. 3(1.

liccovered

4-545 Ilaquo;�524

l()-084

11-111

14-379

ia-33.-i; 13-861

14-865

15-021 j 14-403 15-20!)

14-925 IS-650

The per-centage of recoveries on the total is much above the average, but the number of cases is so small as to render this useless as any indication either of a different type of the disease or of successful management or treatment.

The per-centage of quot;killedquot; in Bedfordshire to December tho 30th, is 18-863 per cent., which is below the average for England, including the Metropolitan Police district.

Berkshire and Buckinghamshire.

Rutuun of the Total Number of Farms, amp;c. ailected, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered, in the County of Bkiucs, to December 80, 1865, corrected from Information received at this Odico up to January 31, 1866, with the Number of Weeks from tho Commencement of the Disease to December 30, J8�5.

Count y.

Totals to Beptomber 30,1865.

Quarter onding December 30, 18U5,


Tolalraquo; to Dooombor raquo;0,18(15.
					Weeks
					sluco
5	i			1	tho Dlaoaso
	%		�d	�	COIU-
F*	lt;	a	S	M	tncticod.
71 582		100	349	92	12*

#9632;3

228

| S M

143

Berks

47 354 68

206

c; 2

At that time there existed no machinery through which the Government could either have been early informed of the outbreak of the disease in any given locality or by which it could have carried out the slaughter. There was at that period no department to which could be sent information concerning the diseases of animals, nor was there any person specially interested in giving such information.

Although verbal notice had been given to the Clerk of the Council on the 10th of July, it was not until the 14th, when the disease had broken out in at least four counties, as well as in the metropolis, that the Government received such a report as could be acted upon ; and it is certain that, long before any action could have been taken in the matter, the number of infected places had largely increased, as we find that before the end of July there were 82 centres of infection, and 2,285 animals had been attacked.

The quot; stamping outquot; could, therefore, only have been carried out by the use of strong coercive measures, and would have been, at the time, in direct opposition to public opinion.

ORIGIN, niOPAGATION, AND PROGRESS OF THE DISEASE IN THE VARIOUS COUNTIES IN ENGLAND.

Bedfordshire,

RhtuUN of tho Total Number of Farms, 8tc. iifiectcd, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered, in tlio County of I)kigt;i'oru, to December 30, 18()5, corrected from Information received at this Office up to January 31, 188C, with the Number of Weeks from the Commencement of the Disease to December 30, J8C5,


	Totals to Soiittinbc-i'Slaquo;, 18615.					Qimrtor mclinf? Dooember SO, 1803.					Totals to Secombor 30,18(15.					N^ro. of
COTJKTT.	6 5	i lt;	1	i	1 i	6 1		1 1 51	1	#9632;6	� s S w 46	�a 387	\|	1 S	g g o	Silllaquo;! tho Discus o com-moncctl.
Bedftfrd	12	74	22 42		2	34	813	1 1 51	211	56	� s S w 46	�a 387	73	253	58	20

The disease first appeared at Eversholt, in the Woburn petty sessional division, on the 15th August 1865, in a calf wlich was sent from London and sold at Leighton-Buzzard. After attacking 22 animals, of which four were killed and 18 died, tiie disease appears to have ceased foi a fortnight, and only to have heen continuously established from the week ending September the 9th. Alter the disease had existed fur four Aveeks, the ratio of increase in outbreaks and attacks per week has been as follows:�

Taule showing the Weekly Ratio of Outbreaks and Attacks in the County of Bedford from Commencement

of Disease to December 30, 1805.

[See Appendix, Note A).

Sept. 30.

(let. 7.

Oct. 14.! Oct. 21.


Oct. alaquo;.	No-v. 4,	Nor. 11.	gt;^n	.18.	Nov. 2quot;).
�82	1 -oo	�73		73	�91
2'4S	2 -GO	1-67	1	66	2'17


Dec. 2.	Dec. lt;).	Dec. 10.	Dee. 23.
�91 2'06	1'77	1-18 1 � 65	1-09 1-19

#9632;91 I'OO

Outbreaks

Attacks -

1-18 1'37

1'27 MS 2-62 I 2-81

showing a very small ratio of increase in this county. The recoveries show a weekly per-centage as follows :#9632;�

Pek-oentaoes of quot; Recovered quot; in tlio County of Bkdfobd from Commencement of Disease to

December 30, 1865.

{Sec Appendix, Note I

Sept. .'50. Oct. 7.

Oct. 14.

Oct.21.

Oct. 28.

Not. 4.

1 Nov. 11. Nov. 18.

Nov. 25.

14-8 65

Dee.2.i Dec. 9. JDcc.Ifi.

Dec. 2.-!. Dec. .1(1.

Recovered

4 �545

9'524

10-092

10-084

1W 11

14-370

13-333 13-801

15-021 14�403 15-209

14-925 18-0/50

The pcr-ccntage of quot;killedquot; in Bedfoidshire to December the 30th, is 18*86;} per cent., which is below the average for England, including the Metropolitan Police district.

Berksfttfe and Buckinghamshire. Return of the Total Nambor of Farms, amp;c. affected, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered, in the County of Jirailaquo;, to December 30, 1865, corrected from Information received at this Odico up to January 31, 1865, with the Number of Weeks from tho Commencement of the Disease to December 30, 1865.

Tot

ils to September 30, 18laquo;5.

Quarllaquo; ciulhiK Dcccmbei- 30, 1805.

Totals to Dooombor 30,1865.

No, of Wooki

CoUNTi'.

i \ .

1 1

3 M

#9632;a 1

Attacked.

1 3

1 |

lt;

o 8

since

tho

Dtacaso

com* menccd.

Berks - - #9632; -

354

(iH

2lt;X)

24 228

143

71 582

100

349 92

C 2

Return of the Total Number of Farms, amp;c. affected, and tlio Number of Animals AttaekoJ, Killed, Died, nnd Recovered, in the County of B��KiNGiiA.M, to December SOlli, I860, corrected from Information received at this Office up to January 31st, 18(50, with tlio Number of Weeks from the Coinmoneeinont of the Disease to Decomber 3()tb, 1865.

Totals to Soptaatoi' ao, 18(i3,

Quarte ondlna Dooomlior so,

18115.

Totals to Dooombor 30,1805.

No. of

#9632;\Voolts

COUNIV.

| _i

1 1

o ^

-d 1

Btnoo

the

Disoaso

com-monood.

�

lt;

314

laquo;

lt;i

�

Buckingham

149

159

463

169

215

These counties are grouped together, as the introduction of the disease into both of them appears to have occurred from the same lot of calves supposed to have heen hrought from the London market. Previous cases have heen reported as occurring at Slough and Maidenhead, hut as there appears to be some douht whether these cases were really Cattle Plague, they have heen omitted.

In Berks, the disease first appeared at Holyport and Cookham, and in Bucks at Great Marlow, and in both about the first of August. In Berks it appears to have gone on continuously to the end of the year, whilst in Bucks, in the week ending August the 19th, there appear to have been no cases. The ratio of increase, week by week, in hoth these counties is shown by the following tahlcs : �

Tadle showing the Ratios of Weekly Outbreaks and Attacks in the County of Berkshire from Commencement of Disease to December 30, 1865.

{Sec Appendix, Note A)

�

A up:.

26.

Sept.

Sojit.

Srpt. Hi.

Sept.

Seilt. 30.

Oct.

Oct. 14.

Oct. 21.

Oct.

28.

Nov. Xov. 4, 11,

Nov. 18.

Nov.

Deo.

Boo.

Dec. 10.

Dec. 23.

Deo. 80.

Outbreaks

Attacks -

1-1'

�Draquo; �83

I'OO

�87

�58 �50

�02 �41

�79 �#9632;It

I'd

�51

�08 �50

�08 #9632;Ci

�71 �GO

�37 #9632;51

�21

�03

�10

�OS �15

�12 �12

�21 �07

�25 �07

�21 �11

�17 �21

Table showing tlio Ratios of Weekly Outbreaks and Attacks in the County of Buckingham from Commencement of Disease to December 30, 18G5.

{See Appendix, Note A).

�

Sept. 10.

Sept.raquo;.'!.

Sept.30.joct.7.

Oct. 14.

Oct. 21.! Oct. 28. i Nov. #9830;. .Nov. 11. N^Tov. 18. Nov. 25.

Dee. 2.

Deco. 1 Dec. 10.1 Dec. 23,

Dee. DO.

Outbreaks

Attacks -

V V

#9632;82 1-22

#9632;82 1-37

�73

I'OO I'M #9632;OJ ^75

1-27 �83

l'i!7 I'OO �00 �OS 1-17 1-20

1-13 1-50

1-27 f85

1-27 1-27 V57 vm

ran

2^]5

l-li� 2'70

The per-centages of quot;recovered,quot; week hy week, are�in Berks�

Per-ccntrigcs of Recovered. {Sec Appendix, Note B).

Aug. 20.

Sept.

Sept. Sept. 0. ] 10.

Sept. 23,

Sept.

311.

Oct. Oct. 7. 11.

Oct.

21.

Oct. 28.

Nov. 4,

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 26.

Dee. 2.

Dec. 0.

Dec. 1(1.

Dee. 23.

Dec. 30.

lleeovcrcd

3'280

3-727

8'550. 3'220

0-750

10-*)5

lOWJ laquo;#9632;055

11-Sol

14 �20laquo;

15-SCI)

10-751

18-321

19-018

10-703

20-000

10'UIIS

20-057

20-802

in Bucks �

Per-centages of Recovered. {See Appendix, Note B),

�

Sept. 10,

Sept. 23. Sept. .'10,

Get, 7. Oct,14,

Oct. 21.

Oct. 28.

Nov, 4. Nov. 11. Nov. 18.

Nov. 25. Dec, 2. | Dec. 9. Declfl.

Deo. 211,

Dee. 30.

Ucoovorod

�0

�II

3 #9632;�118

3 ^'20

6-JM

11 �250

11-111

15-5laquo;!

lfm i7^2i.-!

17-857 j 10-231

17-BH 1 18-378

Hi-583

17-025

the pcr-centage on the total being in Berks 20*862 and in Bucks 17'625, hoth very much ahove the average, but again comparatively worthless for generalization, from the small number of the cases.

The quot;killedquot; in Berkshire is 17*182 per cent., which is below the average, whilst in Bucks it is 36'SOl percent.; the latter being much above the average, but worthless from the reason slated above.

Cambridgeshire.

Ru'i'urn of tho Total Numbor op Farms, ho,. afTeotod, und t)io Number of Animamp;ls Attnokod, Killed, Died, and Rooovorod, in tho County of CABruRioais, to Dooembei* 80th, 18(15, oorroctod from Information received at tbisOQlcoup to Jmiuiiry 31st, 1866, witli tho Nurabor of Weoka from thu Commoncement

of the Disease to Decernboiquot; 30th, 18G5.


	Totals tlaquo; Sontomlioi¹ UO, 1SU5.					Qua	tor ondlng Dooombor yu, isos.				'i	otnls to Doocinbor 30, isos.				No. of Weeks
County.		#9632;3 *f'.* �3	3	5	8 1			I	1 s	1 114	1	Attacked.		1	I	Niueo tho PiSOASO com- menced.
Cambridge	5	38	9	18	8 1	400	2,842	575	1,717	1 114	405 j 2,880 i		S84	1,730	115	21

The first outbreak of the disease occurred in the Isle of Ely, at Mepal, on the 7th of August, in some cattle brought from the London market. The disease appears to have been confined to the Isle of Ely until the 28th of October, when a case occurred in^Cambridgesdiire proper, at Willingham, introduced by some Irish beasts from Peter-boro', which were sold by the Great Northern Railway Company. The disease appears to have occurred only at intervals up to the week ending ^3rd of September, but the week ending October the I4tb appears to be the first of four weeks in which attacks have been reported as having occurred consecutively. From this date the ratios of quot; outbreaksquot; and of quot; attacksquot; arc as follows :�

Table showing the Eatioa of Weekly Outbreaks and Attacks in the County of Cajibuidge from

Commencement to December 30, 18C5.

{Sco Appendix, Note A).

Kov. 4.

Nov. 11.

Nov. IS.

Nov. 2/5.

Dec. 2. Dec. 9. | Dee. 10.

Dec. 23.

Dec. 30.

Outbreaks

Attacks

1-76 3-01

3-24 : 5-19 5-78 | 8-50

6-57 10-71

8-10 12.83

9-52 14-94

10-43 15-99

11-48

18-52

The rapidity with which the disease has extended in this county is much above the average, and may, perhaps, be accounted for by the smallness of the average size of the farms ; 43 per cent, of which are, according to the census tables of 1851, under 50 acres in area, while 16 per cent, are between 50 and 100 acres. Besides this, the greater part of the county where the disease has been most prevalent is, if not absolutely fenny, at least at a very slight elevation above the sea. The recoveries are indicated week by week by the following table :�

Per-centage of Recovered. {See Appendix, Note 13).

Nov. 4.

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18. Nov. 25.

Doc. 2.

Dec. 9.

Dec. Ifi. Dec. 23.

Dec. 30.

Recovered

10-714

3-409

2-516

4-101

3-993

�298

4-553

�092

6-233

The quot; killedquot; to December 30th, were 20-277 per cent.

Cheshire,

Retlkn of tho Total Number of Farms, amp;c. affected, and tho Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered, in tho County of Ciiestek, to December 80th, 1865, corrected from Information received at this Office up to January 81st, 1866, with the Number of Weeks from tho Commencement of the Disease to December 80th, KSG,).

Totals to September 80, ima,

Quarter eiuliiin Uooombor no, ism.

Totnlraquo; Ugt; Doccmbur 30,1803.

No. of Weeks since tho �isenso

eom-meiici'd,

Cou.vrv.

Chester -

688

#9632;U

lt;

5,761

197

;ii;i

| ()88

5,761

3,718

197

3,718

313

C 3

The first outbreak of the disease in this county is reported as having occurred on the 4th of October, at Walton Inferior, in the petty sessional division of Daresbury, and with the exception of the week ending October 14th, in which no fresh attacks are reported, the disease appears to have progressed week by week in the most rapid manner, having by the end of December multiplied itself more than 30 times, the ratios being as follows:�

Table showing the liutius of Weekly Outbreaks and Attacks in the County of Chesteb from Conunencoment of


.	Disease to December 30, 1865. (See Appendix, Note A).
il -	Nov. 11. \| Nov. 18.		Nov. -25.	Dec, 2.	Dec. 9.	Dec. 10.	Dec. 23.	Dec. 30.
Outbreaks - - laquo; Attacks ...	1-1-	1-62 1-75	2-72 3-13	4-24 5-19	6-72 8-69	9-83 13-83	13-48 21-18	18-76 30-60

There are many reasons which may be assigned for this rapid increase of the disease in the county of Chester. In the first place, the small size of the farms, 78 per cent, being under 100 acres in area; secondly, the character of the farms; Cheshire being the great milk-producing county for the populous district of Lancashire ; and thirdly, from the small per-centage of animals which have, from the commencement been quot; killed quot; in this county; which circumstance has allowed animals labouring under the disease to remain centres of infection for a much longer period than has been permitted in other counties. The quot;recoveredquot; in this county, notwithstanding that it has been the seat of the trial of some of the most promising modes of treatment and prevention, is far below the average of the counties of England : the per-centage of the quot; recovered,quot; week by week, being as follows :�


	Per-centage		of Recovered. (/See Appendix, Note IV		#9632;
		Kov. 11. Nov. 18.		Nov. 25. Doc. 2, Dec. 9. ! Dec. 16.		Dec. 23,	Dec. 30.
Recovered	-	13-043	9-231	7-326 7-843 ; 10-122	8-865	7-412	7-765

Of the animals suffering from the disease, there have been quot; killed quot; only 3*420 per cent, to the 30th December; whilst the average of the counties of England has been 19'281 per cent.

Cornwall.

Retuen of the Total Number of Farms, amp;c. affected, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered, in the County of Cornwall, to December 30th, 1865, corrected from Information received at this Offlco up to January 31st, 1866, with the Number of Weeks from the Commencement of the Disease to December 3()tli, 1865.

Tuiiils to September30,1865.

Quarter ending December 30, isor,.

Totals to Dccembc

#9632; 30,1805

No. of

d 1 �

-a

-j

Weeks

COL'N'Tl'.

� ' 'S

�

�8

sinco the

r'-d

r-^

O O

raquo;#9632;

Disease commenced

lt;J

amp;

2 S

-lt;;

Cornwall -

�

582

123

331

70 582

123

331

The first quot; outbreakquot; reported for this county is stated to have occurred at Truro, on the 18th of October, and the disease appears to have continued its course pretty regularly to the end of the year, but without spreading very rapidly. The ratios of quot; outbreaks quot; and quot; attacks quot; are given below,

Table showing the Ratios of Weekly Outbreaks and Attacks in tiie County of Cohnwall from Commencement

of Disease to December 30, 1865.

( See Appendix, Note A).


	Nov. 11.	Nov. 18,	Nov. 25.
Outbreaks . - -Attackraquo; . . -	1-1-	1 � SO 1-86	2-00 1-64


Dec. a.	Deo. 9.	Dec. 10.	Dee. 'JS.	Dec. 30.
2-13 1-73	4-13 2-95	4-88 3-67	5-25 3-85	5-88 4-65

The pcr-centagc of quot; recovered quot; is below the average, but the simill number of cases which have occurred in the county must prevent auy practical result being deduced from these figures ; they arc, however, given below.

Por-contago of Rocovovod. (See Appoudix, Note R).

Rocovorod


Nov. 11,	Nov. 18,	Nov. 25.	Doc. 2.	Dec. 9.	Doo, 10.	Doc. 23.
�0	�0	�926	� 758	� 495	�417	5-387

Deo. 30.

9-315

The per-ccntage of quot; killed quot; is 21'134.

Cumberland.

Return of the Total Nnrabor of Farms, ha. affected, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered, in the County of Cumbkblaj^d, to December 30, 1865, corrected from Information received at this Otlice up to January 31, 1866, with tlio Number of Weeks from the Commencement of the Disouso to December 30, 1865.

Totals to Boptomber 30,181(5.

Qua

tor ending Decombor 80,

1803.

Totals to December 30,181

Xo. of

CousrY.

#9632;3

#9632;6

�s Z

Weeks sinee tho

lt;A

#9632;i

�4

Disease

#9632;?.

ooinmoncod.

lt;

Cumberland -

�

515

199

147

520

202

148

The first outbreak in this county is reported as having occurred at Carlisle on Septem�ber 6th, and is traceable to two cows bought at Newcastle. For some time the disease appears to have continued at intervals, and it is not until the second week in December that quot;attacks quot; occur for four consecutive weeks. From this period to the end of the year the ratios ofquot; outbreaksquot; and quot;attacks quot; are as follows :�

Table showing the Ratios of Weekly Outbreaks and Attacks in tho County of Cumuekland from

Commencement of Disease to December 30, 1865.

(iSee Appendix, Note A).


	December 2.	December !).	December Ifi.	December 23.	December 30.
Outbreaks - - - -Attacks - - - -	1-1-	1-68 1-51	2-73 1-80	5-00 2-50	5-32 3-21

gt;S

The amount of quot; recoveredquot; is over the average; but the small number of cases renders any inference drawn therefrom useless for the purposes of generalization.

Per-centago of Recovered. {See Appendix, No to B).

December 2.

December 9.

December 16.

December 23.

December 30.

Eecoverod -

11-765

14-286

15-278

17'431

17-778

The quot; killed quot;in this county, at the end of the year, were 38-846 per cent, of the quot; attacked.quot;

Derbyshire.

RffiTTJBN of tho Total Number of Farms, amp;c. affected, and tho Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered, in the Comity of Di'.unY, to December 30, 1.865, corrected from Information received at this Oflioc up to January 31st, 1866, with the Number of Weeks from the Commencement of tho Disease to December 80, 1865,

Totals to Soptombor 30,18011.

Quarter ending December 30, isiiD,

Totals to Dccomber .'10,180B.

Xo of

�a

laquo;

1 ri

Wooka

County.

Uquot;

slnoo tho

�d

1 raquo;sen so

conunoncodlaquo;

laquo;

-i

�

Derby -

�

149

162

C 4

The first reported case in this county occurred on August 28th, at Palterton, in the petty sessional division of Chesterfield. No cases are reported for the week following, but after that period the disease continued pretty regularly, cases being reported each week up to the end of the year. This will perhaps be better shown by the following table:�

Tadle showing tho Ratios of Weekly Outbreaks and Attacks in the County of Dehisy from Commencemont

of Disease to December 30, 1865.

(Sec Appendix, Note A).

Oct. 7.

Oct. 14.

Oct. 21.

Oct. 28.

Nov. 4.

Nov. 11. Nov. 18.

Nov. 25.

Dee. 2.

Dec. 9.

Deo. 16.

Dec. 23.

Doc. 30.

Outbreaks Attacks -

�80

roo

1'40 V19

1-60 1-14

l-eo

1-42

2-00 2-80 l-SS 2-42

3-20 3-19

3'80 3'14

3'23

2-40

2-80

2-CO

2-57

1nbsp;� 60

2nbsp;�09

The amount of quot;recoveredquot; is 18^,644 per cent., as is shown by the following table:�

Per-centagc of Recovered. (See Appendix, Note B).

#9632;#9632;

Oct. 7.

Oct.14.iOet.21,: Oct.28.

Nov. 4.

Nov. 11. Nov. 18

Nov. 25. Dec. 2.; Doc. 9.

Dec. 10.'Dec. 23.

Doc. 30.

Eccovercd

40-000 6G-667 54-.MO 53-333 ,42-105

40-000.37-500

28-125|23-084 20-833

19-230 117-544| 18-644

The number of quot; killed quot; gives a per-centage of SO'BJ�.

Devonshire.

Eetuun of the Total Number of Farms, he. affected, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered, in the County of Devon, to December 30, I860, corrected from Information received at this Office up to January 31, 1806, with the Number of Weeks from the. Commencement of the Disease to December 30, 1865.

Totals to September SO, 1S05.

Quarter ending December 3U,

1SC.�.

Totals to December 3laquo;, 1805.

A^ro. of

,_:

� , 1 1

quot;Weeks sinee

COUSTT.

#9632;y

* -i \ 1

tho

Disease

�

� ' 'O

p z '- a \ ri

F-3

coimnenced.

amp; | lt;

a i laquo;s

laquo;

� 1 ^ | 0 1 5

amp;

� lt;

3 i a

(�

Devon -

158

The first reported case in the county of Devon occurred at Egg Buckland, near Plymouth, on July 8th. Three stocks are reported upon during the week, and the whole of those quot; attacked quot; appear to have quot; died.quot; No further cases occurred until the week ending August 12th, from which time, up to the end of the year, a small number of cases have been reported each week, with the exception of those ending November 25th and December 30th.

The disease does not appear to have established itself up to the end of the year. The ratios of each week's quot; outbreaks quot; and quot; attacks quot; are as follows :�

Table showing tho Ratios of Weekly Outbreaks and Attacks in the County of Devonsiuke from

Commencement of Disease to December 30tli, 1865.

(See

Appendix

, Note A).

�

Sept.

Sept. raquo;.

Sept. 10.

Sept. | Sept. S3. | 3laquo;.

Oct.

14.

Oct. 21.

Oct. 28.

Nov.

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 25.

Dee. 2.

Dee.

1raquo;.

Dec. 10.

Dee. 23.

Dec. 80.

Outbreaks Attacks �

1-1-

1-43 -82

1-2!) �51

1-14 #9632;30

1-14

�44

�71 -28

-07 -51

-07

-77

#9632;81! -72

#9632;so

-74

-8laquo; -64

#9632;80 -40

-43 -38

-57 -38

#9632;oi

#9632;54

�57 �30

�01 1-00

�43 �05

The amount of quot; recovered quot; is rather under the average of Great Britain; but the total number of cases is here also very small.

Per-

ccntagc of Recovered.

�ee Appendix,

Note

B).

�

Sept.

Sept. IJ.

Sept. 10.

Sept.. Rept. 23. | i.0.

Oct. 7.

Oct. 14.

Oct.

2.1.

Oct.

in.

Nov. 4.

Nov. 11,

Nov. Nov. 1 )n: IS. 25. 2,

Dee. 1).

Dee. 10.

Dee.

23.

Dec. 30.

Recovered

2 �857

2'BOO 2#9632;600 S'600 2-273

2'273

2-128

0-000

10-714 10-315

raquo;#9632;077

I) #9632;024

Vm 11 #9632;376

raquo;#9632;68II

lO'Sll

13-483

The number of animals which have been quot; killed quot; amounts to 29'747 plaquo;quot; cent.

19 Dorsetshire.

Eet�kn of tho Total Number of Fnrms, amp;c. Affected, and tho Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Booovered in tho County of DORSET to December 80, 1865, corrected iVom Information received at tins OHico up to January 31, 1866, with the Number of Weeks from tho Commencement of tho Disease to December 30, 1865.

Totals to Soptombor ao, isuo.

Qui

ii'ter ending Dooombor so,

18U5,

Totuls to Dcc�iub�r 30,1805.

CouNxr.

No. of

Wooks sinco

tho

Disooso

cuiiiuh'IuhhI.

Dorset

So far as we have received information, the first and only quot; outbreakquot; appears to have occurred at Wyke Regis, on August 28th, in a field adjoining a slaughter house, where cattle from the Metropolitan Market were slaughtered for the use of the Convict establishment in the Isle of Portland.

In this case 12 animals were quot; attacked,quot; four were quot; killed,quot; and eight quot; died,quot;

Durham.

Return of the Total Number of Farms, he. Affected, and tho Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered in tho County of Duuiiam to December 30, 1865, corrected from Information received at this Office up to January 30, 1865, with tho Number of Weeks from the Commeuccmout of tho Diseaso to December 30, 1865.

Totals to September 30,1S05.

Quiirter ending December 30, 1805.

Totals to December 30,181)3.

No. of

Weeks sinelaquo;

CO�HIT.

#9632;y

laquo;a

gt;s�

the

�a

�

raquo;quot;

Disease

laquo;

-ri

�

gt;

commeuc�U.

lt;

�

�4

�

lt;)

amp;

Durham

182

262

109

The first recorded outbreak in this county, as reported by the inspector, occurred on August 20th, at West Hartlepool, and is traceable to a cargo of cattle imported from Rotterdam, and landed there on August 18th. It may be well to mention here, that a cargo of cattle left London for Rotterdam on July 2nd, and that soon after their landing in Holland, quot; when they were pasturing at ' Kethel,' near ' Schiedam,' the disease broke quot; out among them.quot; The history of this cargo is as follows ; these animals had been originally shipped from Rotterdam to London, had been exposed for sale for three successive market days, and then in consequence of no offer being made for them at an adequate profit, had been re-shipped from London back to Rotterdam.

Notwithstanding this early outbreak in this county, the disease has not progressed to any great extent up to the end of the year, as will be seen by the following table :�

Table showing the Ratio of Weekly Outbreaks and Attacks in the County of D�khau from Conimcncomcnt

of Disease to December 30th, 1865.

{See Appendix, Note A.)

�

Sept. 1laquo;.

Sept. 23.

Sept. 30.

Oct. 7,

Oct.

Oct. 21.

1-60 �65

Oct.

28.

Nov. 4.

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov.

25.

Deo. 2.

Deo.

Deo. 10.

Doc.

23.

Dec. 30.

Outbreiiks Attacks -

�88 �67

�88 �70

1-25 �75

1'25 �68

1-60 �12

1-76 �83

�80

I'M

�73

I'M

�72

�38 �22

�83 �05

1'25

vis

rso

V52

VIS

The amount of quot; recovered quot; is much above the average, but it is taken from too small a number of cases to be useful for generalization.

Per-centago

of Recovered, {S

se Appendix

Note B.)

�

Sept. 111.

Sept. 23.

Sept. 30.

Oct.

Oct. 14.

Oct. 21.

Oct.

28.

Nov. �1.

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 25.

Doc.

Doc. 1).

Dec. Ill,

Dec. 23.

Deo. 30.

Uccovercil

28�671

26'6laquo;

25'581

27'273

30'0I2

32 �003

35'185

SS'SOS

30�ODD

20�333

20-333

32-500

32-181

2S-O00

20-711

25-85laquo;

The quot; killedquot; to December 30th, 18�5, were 32-442 per cent, of the quot; attacked.quot; 15033.nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;D

Essex {extra Metropolitan).

EaiTJItN of Uio Total Numbor of Farms, ha. Affbctwl, and the Number of Aninials Attacked, Killed, Died, sind liocovorod in tho County of Essex to Deoember 30, 1863, corrected from Information received at -this Olliclaquo; ii]) to January 31, 18��, with tho Number of Weeks from tho Coannenceineut of the Disease -to December ;5(), 186S.


	'i'oluls to Boptombor 30,18C					Qimrlor ending Dceemter 30,1800.					Totals to December 30,1806.					No. of
CouNiy.	6	i %	1	i s	raquo;	1	1	1 1	i S	gt;	4	i	t	1	gt;	Weeks since tho Bisease com- inenood.
Essex -	211	1,191	232	702	52	100	713	129	497	160	311	1,904	3G1	1,199	212	23

There are two outbreaks of the disease reported as having occurred in this county on Julj 29th, the one at Orsett and the other at Grays, in cattle bought at Romford Market. There is also a case reported as having occurred on the same day, traceable to cattle bought at Chclmsford, but brought there from the London Market. There are also numerous other outbreaks reported at a later period, all traceable to London. The disease appears to have increased for some weeks and then to have gradually declined up to the end of the year, as the following table of the ratios of each week's *' outbreaks quot; and quot; attacksquot; shows :�

Table showing the llatio of Weekly Outbreaks and Attacks in tho County of Essex, from Commencement

of Disease to December 30th, 1865.

(See Appendix, Note A.)

�

Aur. 10.

Auk. 20.

Seilt, 2.

Sept. 8.

Sept. 10.

Sept. 23.

Sept. 30.

Oct. 7.

Oct.

14.

Oct. 21.

Oct.

28.

Nov. 4.

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 26.

Dec. 2.

Dec. 9.

Dec. 10.

Dec. 23.

Bee. 30.

Co-tbroaka

.Attacks -

1-58 1-46

,2-00 1-77

2-'H

1-8S

I'd

2'25 1-37

2-08 1-23

1-83 V2i

1-06 1-11

1'25 �87

�01

�61

�00

�48

#9632;47 �61

�35

�48

�39 �60

�65 �48

�CO �60

�00

�laquo;1

�08 #9632;73

�51 �65

The per-centages of quot; recovered quot; in Essex are rather above the average, as is shown by the following table :�

Pcr-

centage of Recovered.

[See

Appendix

Note B.)

�

A'lK.

lil.

Aug. 20.

Sept.

Scpt. 0.

Sept. 10.

Sept. 23.

Sept. 30,

Oct. 7.

Oct.

14.

Oct.

21.

Oct.

28.

Nov. 4.

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 25.

Dec.

Dec. 9.

Dec. 10.

Dec.

23.

Dec. 30.

ficcovcrcd

7 MOT

0-332

5-402

6 �195

8^431

o^oei

6-897

12-032

12 �SSI

13-272

14-399

If 259

14-757

14-691

14-906

14 #9632; 833

15#9632;062

16#9632;004

15-007

15-025

The amount of quot;killed,quot; is a little above the average, being 18'960 per cent.

The very small increase per week in this county may be due to the comparatively

large

size of the farms, for while the county comprises 1,060,549 acres, in the hands of

igt;,110 occupiers, 57 per cent, of these holdings are over 100 acres.

Gloucestershire.

Return of the Total Number of Farms, amp;C. affected, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered in the County of Gloucestek, to December 30th, 1865, corrected from Information received at this Office up to 31st, January 1866, with the Number of Weeks from the Commencement of the Disease to December 30th, 1865.

Totals to Bcptoraber 1805.

Qimrtcr onilinB Docombor 30, 1805.

Totals to Dcoombor 30,1865.

No. of

Weeks

sinco tho

Disease

Commenced.

Cotuttt.

I -2

-t-j

GUoucester

109

The disease in Gloucestershire up to December 30th had not occurred to any serious fxtcnt. The first case is reported as having occurred at Pill wood House, Kingswood, near Bristol, on the 23rcl of August. A second outbreak took place at Benhall Farm, near Cheltenham, on the 2nd of October, in which week there occurred 25 cases, that being the largest number reported in any week but one, up to the end of

the year. The ratios of quot; outbreaksquot; and quot; attacks,quot; and the per-centages of quot; recovered,quot; which have been calculated in the same manner as for the other counties, are�

Table showing the Ratios of Weekly Outbreaks and Attacks in tlio County of Gloucester, from

Comm�ncoment of Disease to December 30, 18(gt;�.

(See Appendix, Noto A.)

Oct. 28.

Nov. 4.

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 25

Dec. 2.

Dec. 9.

Doc. 16,

Doc. '2n.

Doe. JiO.

Outbreaks Attacks

1-0O �73

�86

1'32

�71 1-25

�86 l^l

�57 1-16

�57 �54

�43

�00

�05

�14 �02

Por-centago of RccoTcred. {Sec Appendix, Note B.)

Oct. 28. Nov. 4. Nov. 11. Nov. 18. Nov. 25. Dec. 2

Dec. 9. Dec. 16, Dec. 23. Dec. 30

Recovered -

11-111

9-756

10^000

9-804

9-434

12-727

�727

There was a large per-centage of quot;killedquot; in this county, amounting to 50-435 per cent. To this may be due the small number of outbreaks which have occurred in the 13 weeks during which the disease has existed.

Hampshire.

Return of tho Total Number of Farms, amp;c. affected and the Number of Animals Attacked, lulled, Died, and Recovered in the County of Hants to December 30, 1865, corrected from information received at this Office up to January 31, 1866, with the Number of Weeks from tho commencement of the Disease to December 30, 1865.


	Totals to September 30,18C5.					Quarter ending December 30, 1805.					Totals to December 30,1803.					No. of
COUKTT.		i i		1	1	1	^3 1		#9632;3 s	1 \|	o i 1	Attacked.	#9632;=1 1	�a ft		Weeks since the Disease commenced
Hants	22	160	67	92	�	16	116	20	60	28	38	276	87 152		28	24

In Hampshire, as in the last county, the disease can scarcely be said to have esta�blished itself up to December 30th. The first cases are reported to have occurred at Portsmouth, about July 16th, and at North Stoneham, near Southampton, about July 18th, during which week 17 were attacked, and all died. Irom this date no cases are reported until the week ending August 12th, from which time the disease appears to have continued, with only a small number of quot; attacks,quot; until the end of the year.

Table showing the Ratios of Weekly Outbreaks and Attacks in tho County of Hants, from Commencciuent

of Disease to December 30, 1865.

{See Appendix, Note A.)

�

Sept. 2.

Sept. 1).

Sept. 16.

Sept.

Sept. 30.

Oct. I-

Oct. 14.

Oct.

21.

Oct.

Nov. 4.

Nov. u.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 2S.

Doc, 2.

Dec, raquo;.

Deo. 10.

Deo. 23.

Dec. 30.

Outbreaks -Attacks

�no

�00

�09 #9632;09

�77 �90

�54 �C8

�92

l-OO #9632;80

-86 �47

�92 �08

#9632;54 #9632;61

#9632;�10

r.2

�31 �08

�10 �48

�08 �35

�00 �10

-08 �11

�15 �11

�18

#9632;22

Pcr-ccntage of Recovered. {Sec Appendix, Note B.)

----

Sept. 2.

Sept. 0.

Sept. 10.

Sept. 23,

Sept. 30.

Oct. 7.

Oct. 14.

Oct. 21.

Oct.

28.

Nov. 1.

Nov,

11.

Nov. 18.

Nov, 26.

Doe. 2.

Deo. 0.

Boo, 1(1.

Dee, 23.

raquo;CO.

30.

ttccovorcd -

-o

�o

#9632;o

�0

fl-007

9-735

12-000

10 ^(.O

10-714

iims

12^2�

12 MIO

12'105

12-575

14-035

If 280

15#9632;660

The recoveries arc above But the number of quot; outb

! the average, and the quot; killed,quot; above, being 31 '.Til per cent, ireaks quot; compared with the number quot; attackedquot; is large; the

number of animals therefore attacked from each centre of infection is small. The spread of the disease in this county, where it has existed for 24 weeks, lias been slow; which

D 2

may be due in a great measure to the high percentage of quot; killed;quot; but also to the size of the farms ; 54 per cent, of which are above an average area of 100 acres.

Herefordshire.

Rjotukn of tho Total Number of Farms, amp;c. affected, and the Number of Animals Attackotl, Killed, Died, and Recovered in tho County of IIkuktohd to December 1865, corrected from Information received at this Office up to January 31, 18�6, #9632;with tho Number of Weeks from tho Commencement of tho Disease to December 30, 1865.

#9632;


	Totals lo Sciitcmbcr 30,1805.					Quarter ending rcccmbcr 30, 1805.					Totals to December 80,1805.					No. of
OOPHTT.	6 #9632;8 1 1		t 1			i 1	\| lt;	1	i 0	i i 1	i 1	\| #9632;9	i 1	\|	1 \| 1	ninco thlaquo; Disonso oommenood.
Hereford -	6 #9632;8 1 1	14	�	14	�	26	384	45	274	30	27	398	45	288	30	16

The disease broke out in this county on the 10th of September, and is traceable to some cattle which -were sent from Breconshire to the Metropolitan Market and thence returned to Upper Court, Ullingswick, where the disease first appeared. In this out�break 14 were quot; attacked,quot; and all died, and no further cases occurred until the week ending October 7th, from which date to the end of the year fresh attacks were reported weekly, with two exceptions. On calculating the ratios in the same manner as has been done in the previous counties, we have the following table :�

Table showing the Entios of Weekly Outbreaks and Attacks in the County of Hereford, from Commence-

ment of Disease to December 30, 1865.

{Sec Appendix, Note A.)

Oct. 28.

Nov. 4. 1 Sov. 11 _____I_____

Nov. 18,

Nov. 25.

Dec. 2.

Dec. 9.

Dec. 10.

Dec. 23.

Doc. 30.

Outbreaks

Attacks

1-00 3-87

�75 3-39

�50 3'30

�75 4-24

1-75 2-00

2-25 3-06

3-25 4-36

3-50 5-97

3-50 5-69


The amount of quot; recovered,quot; does not show a high per-centage. Per-centage of Recovered. {See Appendix, Note B.)
	Oct. 28.	Kov. 4.	Nov. 11.	Nov. 18. Nov. 25.	Dec. 2.	Dec. 9.	Dec. 1C.	Dec. 23.	Dec. 30.
Recovered	�o	�o	#9632;o	�0 11-290	9-929	12-121	12-727	9-539	9-434

The amount ofquot; killedquot; is 11 quot;307 per cent., which has resulted in a comparatively low rate of increase. The per-centage of quot; recovered quot; is small.

Hertfordshire {extra Metropolitan).

Retuux of the Total Number of Farms, amp;c. nlTccted, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered in the County of Hertford lo December 30, 1865, corrected from Information received at this Office uj) to January 31, 1866, with the Number of Weeks from tho Commencement of tho Disease to December 30, 1SG5.


	Totals to Soptoinbor 30,1S0B.					Quarter onding Dcoombor 30,1805.					Totals to Docombor SO, 1805.					No, of
County.		1	1	S		4 an 1	1 �3	1 1	o p	d	i	I laquo;3	14	#9632;2	i I	Weekraquo; sinec the Disease comiiicnced.
Hertford -	9	55	24	26	2	35	269	40	170	24	44	324	64	19G	26	20

The first quot; outbreaks quot; arc reported as having occurred on the 13th of August, at King's Langlcy, Hemcl Ilcmpstcad, and Bovingdon, all in the petty sessional division of Dacorum, and all attributed to calves brought from the Metropolitan market. But there appears to have been at a later period, a, distinct second outbreak, and due to a different cause; this occurred at West Mill, in the petty sessional division of Edwinstrce,

on September 4th, and is attributed to dung which had been brought from the Metro-politan market.

From this date the disease appears to have continued up to the end of the year without interruption.

TABLE showing tho Weekly llatio of Outbreaks and Attacks in tho County of Heuts, from Coraineticcmont

of Disease to December 30, 1865.

( See Appendix, Note A.)

Sept. 30.

Oct.

Oct. 11.

Oct. 21.

Oct.

28.

Nov.

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 25.

Doc. 2.

Doc. 0.

])ce. 10.

Dec.

23.

Doc.

SO.

Outbroska ....

1-00

VII

1-1T

rss

rc7

1'07

1-07

1-83

1-17

1-33

a-ii

2-33

2-07

Attacks ....

!�

TOO

I'OO

�01

�97

ros

2-i3

a-ss

raquo;�oo

2-28

2'I2

i-n

3'13

4^-20

The number of quot; recovered quot; in Herts is not very high; the following table shows the per-centage.

Por-centago of Roeovorcd. (SW Appendix, Note B.)

Sept. 30.

Oct.

Oct. It.

Oct. 21.

Oct. 28.

Nov. #9632;1.

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 25.

Dec.

Doc. 0.

Dec. 10.

Doc.

23.

Dec. 30,

Eccovored .

7^-l'13 fl-asO O^�O O'OOl S'TU 18-050 17^-I42

lli'SSl 14-700 15-833 M-170

18-i23 11-070 11-712

whilst the quot; killed quot; amount to 19'753 per cent. The average size of the farms, of which there are 1,743 in this county, is large ; 62 per cent, having an area above 100 acres.

Huntingdon.

Return of tho Total Number of Farms, amp;c. atfected, and tlio Numlier of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered in tho County of Huntingdon to December 80, 1865, corrected from Information reccivod at this Oilico up to January 31, 1866,'with the Number of Weeks from the Commencement of tho Disease to December 30, 1865.

Totals to September 30,1865.

Quarter ending December 30, IS��.

Totals to December 30,1805.

No. of

COUNIT.

1 1

sect;

gt;

eg¹

I 1

Wcoka

s'mci¹ tho

Dison^o

couimcuccd

Huntingdon

�

166

1,277

157

919

166

1,277

157

919

45 12

I v

There are two cases reported as having occurred in this county in August, and two in September, but as these cases were subsequently decided not to be cattle plague, they have been omitted. The first quot;outbreakquot; may be considered as having occurred on the 14th October, at Standground, in the petty sessional division of Norman Cross. A second case occurred about the same time at Fletton, in the same petty sessional division.

The diseas^; then appears to have steadily increased up to the end of the year, in the following ratidj I:�

Table showing tho Weekly Ratio of Outbreaks and Attacks in the County of Huntingdon, from Commence�ment of Disease to December 30, 1865,

{See Appendix, Note A.)

Outbreaks Attacks -


Nov. 4.	Nov. 11.	Nov. 18.	Nov. 25.	Dec. 2.	Dec. 9.
1' 1-	1-18 1-68	1-41 1-25	2-47 1-65	3-12 2-70	3-88 2-85

Doe. Id. | IJoc. 23. Dec. 30.

4-71 3-73

4-71 4-52

5-65 5-30

The rate of increase in this county has not been very rapid, the per-centage of quot; killed quot; is somewhat below the average, but more than 50 per cent, of the farms have an area of above 100 acres. The per-centage of quot; recoveredquot; is unusually low, as will be perceived by the following table:�

I'cr-centago of Recovered. {See Appendix, Note 15.)


	Nov. 4.	Nov. II.	Nov. IB.	Nov. 25.	Dec. 2.	Dec. 9.	Dec. Ifi.	Dec, 23.	Dec. 30
Rocovorod	9-836	7*229	5-072	3-763	3-571	2-651	3-743	4-060	4-668

D 3

24 Kent {extra Metropolitan).

ItouiiN of tho Totiil Numbor of Farms, Stc. affoctod, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and llecovored in the County of Kent to Deoembor 30, 1865, oorreotod from Information received at this Oflioo up to January 31, 1806, with the Number of Weeks from the Comnioncemont of tho Disease to December 30, I860.


	Total! to September 30,1805.					Quarter ending December 30,1805.					Totals to December 30,1805.					No.
COUKTY,	� S	id 1 �3	i 1		1	4 1	1 lt;	\| 1		1		\|	i a 3		1 1	ofWookl siiieotho Dlseauo com-moiiccJ.
Kent -	118	741	289	402	33	107	586	151	343	63	225	1,327	440	745	96	25

The first outbreak of disease in this county appears to have occurred on July lith, near Canterbury.

Some doubtful cases have been reported as having previously occurred at Buckland, near Dover, but these have been omitted.

There are no cases reported for the week ending July 22nd, but from the following week the disease has continued with varying intensity to the end of the year, as will be seen by the following table:�

Table showing tho Weekly Eatio of Outbreaks and Attacks in the County of Kent, from Commencement

of Disease to December 30, 1865.

{Set

Appendix, Note A

�)

____ Aug.

10.

Aug. 20.

Sept.

II.

Sept. 1(1.

Sept. 23.

Sept. 80.

Got.

Oct. It.

Oct. 21.

Oct. 28.

Nov. 4.

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 25.

Dec. ²-

Doe.

Deo. 10.

Dec. 23.

Dec. 30.

Outbreuks Attacks -

1 1

rid

�70

1*32

#9632;70

i-no

#9632;70

1-32 �62

I'D?

#9632;70

#9632;oo

1-57 #9632;02

T87 #9632;00

VS1

�59

1-38 #9632;01

�72

quot;81 �50

#9632;81 #9632;57

�78

#9632;#9632;11

�05 �32

�02 �29

�57 �27

�5.1 �35

�59

�38

There is nothing remarkable in the proportion of quot; recovered quot; in this county, which varies little from the general average of England.

Per

#9632;centagc o

f Recovered.

{See

Appendix

Note B.)

�

Auk. lil.

Aug. 20.

Sept. 2.

Sept. 9.

Sept. 1laquo;.

Sept.

23.

Sept.

30.

Oct.

Oct. 14.

Oct. 21.

Oct.

28.

Nov. 4.

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 26.

Dec. 2.

Doc.

Dec. l(i.

Dec. 21.

Dec. 30.

Eooovercd

3^-788

3 �704

3 #9632;537

3'MS

2-on

2'792

7^,B80

7 #9632;#9632;189

7 �129

8-191

8-000

laquo;#9632;207

10#9632;oso

W473

10'#9632;152

If 081

10-935

11'683

If 620

11#9632;415

On the other hand, the number of quot; killed quot; is very high, amounting on December 30th to 33-157 per cent. To this is to be attributed the comparatively slow progress of the disease, as the farms in this county are small, 53 per cent, of them being under 100 acres in extent.

Lancashire.

Return of the Total Number of Farms, amp;c. affected, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killcil, Died, and Recovered in the County of Lancaster to Deeeinber 30,1865, corrected from Information received at this Office up to January 31, 1866, with the Number of Weeks from tho Connnencement of the Disease to December 30, 1865.


	Totals to September 30,186B.					Quarter cndlnR December 30,1805.					Totals to December 30,1885.					No. of Weeks slncotho Disease coni- meiiced.
CO U Nil-,		'S 1	1	5	1	Farms, amp;c.	Attacked.	Si	i s	O 1	1	Attacked.	i	1	1 O 1	No. of Weeks slncotho Disease coni- meiiced.
Lancaster -	18	86	34	39	4	209	1,008	214	506	128	227	1,094	248	545	132	19

In this county the first reported outbreak occurred at Fishwick, on August 26th, and is attributed to two foreign animals which were purchased in Preston fair, these animals having been imported into Hull from Hamburg, and sent direct to Preston.

About the same time another outbreak of the disease, in the same district, is said to have arisen from the introduction of seven or eight English dairy cows, which were brought from Edinburgh.

From this date to the end of the year the disease appears to have increased week hy week, and that in a rapid ratio.

Taulk showing tho Weekly Ratio of Outbreaks and Attacks in tlio County of Lancasteu, from Comnicnco-

ment of Disease to December yo, 1865.

(See Appendix, Note A.)

Sept. 1laquo;.

Sopt. 23.

Sept.

30.

Oct.

Oct. 14.

Oo(.

21.

Oct. 2H.

Nov.

Nov. 11.


Nov. IS.	Nov. 28.	Dec. 2.	Dec. 0.	Deo. 1laquo;.	Dec, 23.
5 �16	B'M	5-15	laquo;�30	laquo;�27	7^3I!
3*78	1-84	�i-cs	5^30	rv72	laquo;�17

Dec.

Outbreaks Attacks -

1'OU 1'08

via via

l-lil 1-72

2-55 3-11

2 #9632;�17

4 #9632;OH S'Ol

4-18 2''J1

S'lfl

i'St

7-3J

The recoveries in this county are:�

Pcr-ccntago of Rceovorod. {See Appendix, Note B.)

�

Sept. 1laquo;.

Sopt. 23.

Sept. 30.

Oct. 7.

Got.

14.

Oct. 21.

Oct.

28.

Nov. 4.

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 29.

Dec. 2_#

Dee. 0.

Dec. 1laquo;.

Dec. 23.

20-M�

Dec. 80.

Recovered

laquo;�laquo;alaquo;

W280

9-302

5 �070

5^70

4 �SOS

0-024

W051

13-OIS

18-852

10-029

21-277

22-200

20-31laquo;

10-498

and the quot; killed,quot; 22-669 per cent.

In reviewing these figures, one must be struck by the rapid increase of the disease, notwithstanding the high per-centage of quot; killed ; quot; but this is to be accounted for by the very small size of the farms of this county, 76 per cent, being under 50 acres in area, and only 8 per cent, above 10O acres, whilst we find only 1 per cent, of the farms is above 250 acres. There have been, on the average, less than five animals attacked in each infected farm in this county, whilst the average throughout Great Britain is more than 7-

Leicestershire.

Ketuhn of the Total Number of Farms, amp;c. aflPceterl, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, antj Recovered in tho County of Leicesteu to December 30, 1865, corrected from Information received at this Office up to January 31, 1866, with tho Number of Weeks from the Commencement of the Disease to December 30, 1865.

Totals to September 30,18C5.

Quarter eliding Dec. 30,18C5.

Totals to December 30,18laquo;5.

No. of

-A

#9632;e

-,-

Weeks

CotJNTT.

#9632;a

laquo;i

since the

amp;

wjquot;

Disease

amp;

�

-d

commenced

#9632;lt;

amp;

lt;

�

Leicester

�

raquo;)

The first outbreak in the county of Leicester occurred on October 16th in some beasts bought at Leicester fair. In the three outbreaks reported for the week ending Oc�tober 21st, six were attacked, five were killed, and one died. Another case is reported for the week ending November 4th, and another single case for the week ending December 2nd, from which period to December 30th, the disease appears to have steadily advanced; but the total number of quot;attackedquot; up to the end of the year is so small as to preclude our deriving any advantage from its comparison with other counties.

Lincolnshire.

Eettjrn of the Total Number of Farms, amp;c. aifected, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered in the County of Lincoln to December 30, 1865, corrected from Information received at this Office up to January 81, 1866, with the Number of Weeks from tho Commencement of the Disease to December 30, 1865.

Totals to September 30,18C5.

Quarter ending December 30,1805.

Totals to December 30,1805.

COPSTT.

No. of Weeks

since tho

Disease

conimuuced.

Lincoln

339

2,170

283

1,376

119

342

2,181

289

1,381

119

The first case in this county occurred at Alkborough, in the petty sessional division of Burton-on-Strather, on September 2Ist, and was first noticed in a bullock, one of a number brought from Ferrybridge, Yorkshire. The disease appears to have cstab-

D 4

lished itself from this date and to have increased to the end of the year in a very rapid manner; the quot;outbreaksquot; in the 12 weeks having multiplied themselves more than 34 times.

Table showing tho Weekly Ratio of Outbreaks and Attacks in the County of Lincoln, from Commonccmcnt

of Disease to December 30, 18G5. (Sec Appendix, Noto A.)

Oct. 14.

Oct. 21.

Oct. 28,

Nov. i.

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 25.

Dec. 2.

Dec. 9.

Dec. 1C

Dec, 23.

Dec. 30.

OutbrciiUs -Attacks

1-25 l'C4

1-03 2-27

W5 2^gt;73

2-25 5-45

S'OO 9-45

3-C3 12-27

C-IS 17'32

10'38 24-95

17-75 39-18

25-00 57-00

34M3

78-41


The quot;	recovered quot; are much below the average. Per-centage of Recovered. (See Appendix, Note 15.)
		Oct. 14.	Oct. 21.	Oct. 28.	Nov. 4.	Nov. 11.	Not. 18.	Nov. 25.	Deo. 2.	Dec. 9.	DeclG.	Dec. 23.	Dee. 30.
Eecovcred -	-	11-111	9-091	4-348	11-429	12-727	15-842	12-319	13-100	9-524	8-346	8-073	7 laquo;933

The extraordinarily rapid spread of the disease in this county may be attributed to several causes: first, to the moderate number of quot; killed,quot; amounting to only IS^�O per cent.; secondly, to the small size of the farms, 63 per cent, being under 100 acres ; and, thirdly, to the low marshy character of the land.

Monmouthshire,

There had been no cases of cattle plague in this county up to December 30th.

Norfolk.

Return of the Total Number of Farms, amp;c. affected, and tho Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered in the County of Norfolk to December 30, 18G5, corrected from Information received at this Office up to January 31, 1866, with tho Number of Weeks from the Commencemeut of tho Disease to December 30, 1865.

#9632;

Totals to September 30.1805.

Quarter eliding December 30,1805.

Totals to December 30,1805.

No. of Weeks

,_:

sinoo

COITSTV.

�

ogt;

�a

laquo;

the

lquot;

-r¹

gt; c

#9632;i

p b

Discaso com-

sect;

menced.

amp;

#9632;*1

m | n

laquo;

lt;

lt;s

Norfolk -

560 226

243

355

2,786

1,309

1,221

443

3,346

1,535

1,404

105

The disease appeared in this county on the 1st of July simultaneously in four different places, namely, Whitwell and Themelthorpe, in the Ejnsford petty sessional division, at Trunch, in the North Erpingham petty sessional division, and at North Walsham, in the Happing and Tunstead petty sessional division.

From this date to the end of the year the disease continued without interruption, increasing in an unusually rapid ratio, as shown by the following table :�

Table showing the Weekly Ratio of Outbreaks and Attacks in tho County of Norfolk, from Commencement

of Disease to December 30, 1865.

(See Appendix, Note A.)

�

July 29.

Au(5. fgt;.

Anlaquo;. 12.

Auk. 10.

Auk. 2laquo;.

Sept.

Sept. 0.

Sept. 16.

Sept. 23.

Sept. 80,

Get. 7.

Oct. 14.

Oct. 21.

Oct.

28.

Nov.

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 2B.

Dec

Dec.

Dec. 16.

Dec.

23.

Dec. 30.

Outbreaks

1-75

2'03

3'laquo;3

4-50 3'88

3-26

3-03

4-88

CIS

7-38

| 9'3810'25

12'88

13'38

14-00

16-38

1B'88

10-26

13-75

13-63

14-00

Attacks -

V33

1'BO

1-05

S-tlC 2-03

raa

8-03

�09

a-io

2-00

3'21

4'7c, S'oa

COO

8-45|10-06

11-18

12'31

12-43

11-87

12-03

10-07

The number of quot; recoveredquot; in this county is small, being much below the average for

England.

I'cr-ccntage of RecoTerod. (See Appendix, Note B.)

July 2U.

Aug.

lit.

AUK. hi.

Aug. 20,

S-797

Sept.

Sept. 1(1.

Sept. 23.

Sept. Oct. raquo;0. 7.

Oct. It.

Oct. 21.

Oct. 28.

Nov. 4.

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 20.

5-711

Dec.

Dec, 0.

Dec. Hi.

Dec. 23.

Deo. 3(1.

Roooverud

1.1 � 250

8-0(15

a �0211

5-000

5'550

6-150

B'240

5'078�-8laquo;2

7-012 o-os;i

O'BOt

0-180

fl-034

5 �34-1

5-882

0-084 6-807

0-271

0-002

Tlie number of quot; killed quot; is very high, amounting to 45^,876 per cent.

Tliis should have resulted in a low ratio of increase of the disease. The counteracting influences appear to be,� first, the small size of the farms. Of 6,532 farms in the county, 2,7Qi, or 4;i'210 per cent., arc under 50 acres in area ; IS^OJJ per cent, are under 100 acres ; 22^,286 per cent, are under 250 acres; 10'161 per cent, arc under 500 acres; whilst only (]� M0 per cent, have an area of 500 acres and above. Secondly, the early period of the outbreak and the great apparent virulence of the disease, as shown by the small per-centage of recoveries. These circumstances, together with the fenny character of some portions of the county, appear to have, to a great extent, counteracted the beneficial results usually derived from early slaughter.

Northampton.

BgtvRN of tho Total Number of Farms, amp;c. afFcctocl, and tlio Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, und Recovered in tho Count/ of Noutiiaui'ton to December 30, 1865, corrected from Information re-

c�ivcd at tliis Offl� up to January 31, 1866, with tlio Numbor of Weeks from the Commoneomont of the 1gt; is case to Docombor 30, 1865,

Totals to September 30,180�.

Qunrter vnding Socembcr 30,

1305.

Totals to DocoinbDV liO, 1805.

No. of

COWTT.

4 1

-i

1 lt;

�

201

lt;

1,070

y O

#9632;rf*

�d

#9632;a 1

WeokH since tho Disenso

coniiiioncc�.

Noi-lliixinpton

142

271

691

229

1,212 352

734

The first outbreak of the disease in this county appears to have originated in some cattle bought in the Metropolitan market on the 21st August, and resold in North�ampton market on the 23rd, whence it was introduced to Towccster shortly afterwards.

The disea,se appears to have continued withoat intermission to the end of the year, the ratios of outbreaks and attacks being as follows:�

Table showing the Weekly Eatio of Outbreaks and Attacks in tlio County of Nobthampton, from Com�mencement of'Diseitse to December 30, 1865.

{See Appendix, Note A.)

Sept. IB.

Sept. Sept. 23. 30.

Oct. 7.

Oct. 14..

Oct. 21.

Oct. 28.

Nov. 4.

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 25.

Deo. 2.

Dec.

lt;J.

Deo.

la.

laquo;CO

28.

Dec. 3raquo;.

Outbrnilis -Attnck�

1-07 1'07

1'3S I'll

1-0laquo; | 2-07 1-37 vai

233 125

2-00 1-21

3-27 2-21

3-33 3-62

8-13 4-CS

4-87 5-89

�-13 COD

5-.17 0-81

5-00

7-0t)

.1.-7S 0-90

4-53 0-69

The per-centage of quot; recovered quot; is below the average.

Per-centage of Kecovcred. {Sec Appendix, Note B.)

�

Sept. 16.

Sept. 23.

Sept. 30.

Oct.

14..

Oot, 21.

Oct. 28.

Nov. 4.

Not. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 25.

Dec, 2.

Dec. 9.

Dee. 111.

Dee. 23.

Dec. 30.

llccoTci-cd -

28-310

21-730

20�370

10-043

10-933

15'273

13-750

10-084

8-421

0-803

6-407

0-557

0-998 7-278

7-405

7-089

The quot;killedquot; amount to 29-043 per cent. Of 2,807 farms in this county, 63 per cent, have an area of above 100 acres, which circumstance, together with the fact that in the earlier cases more than 50 per cent, were killed, will account for the comparatively sloyr spread of the disease.

Northumberland.

Retijun of tlie Total Number of Farms, amp;c. affected, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and llecovcrod in tho County of NORTHTlMBEBi.Ain) to December 30, 1865, corrected from Infonnation resei veel at this Oillco up to Joimarjr 31, 1866, with the Number of Weeks from the Commencement of the Uisoasc to December 30, 1805.

Totals to Scptcmlicr 90,1806.

Qimi-tc.- cndiiiR Docombor 30, isii5.

Totals to Dooombcr 30,18(15.

No. of

Week

Coumr.

quot;j

sineo tho

lt;

gt;

703

i a

1 72

158

lt; 883

l)i-iei\se

com-

moneecl.

NoTtliuniberliLiid �

180

141

1 A)

465

243

534

113 1

15033.

It nppears probable that the disease was first introduced into this county by 14 Dutch cattle purchased of a cattle dealer at Kelso, which cattle there is every reason to suppose had been originally brought from the London market.

This outbreak occurred about the last week in July, at Shidlaw, near Carhara, in the petty sessional division of Glcndall.

A second outbreak occurred at the end of August in Newcastle, which has been attributed to the introduction of a cargo of cattle from Rotterdam.

Soon after this the disease appears to have been regularly established in the county, as cases have been reported, week by week without interruption, from the week ending September 9tli to the end of the year.

Table showing tho Weekly Eatio of Outbreaks nnd Attacks in the County of NoRTiiuJiiiEULA.ND, from

Commencement of Disease to December 30, 1865.

(iS'ce Appendix, Note A.)

�

Sept. 30.

Oct.

Oat.

It.

Oct. 81.

Oct.

28.

Nov.

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 25.

Dec. 2.

Doc.

11.

Dec. 10.

Dec.

23.

Dec. 30.

Outbreaks - - - -Attacks ....

r r

ras

8'13

1-00

Ii-G0 1-37

1-(31

c-oo

1-5:2

i'Sa

#9632;fl3 1-75

3-.47 1-62

2-33 I'M

rs?

1-35

1M7 1-29

�80

vos

�03 �99

Per-ccntago of Recovered. {See Appendix, Note B.)

�

Sept. 30.

Oct.

14.

Oct. ; Oct.

21. ! 28.

Nov. 4.

Nov. Nov. 11. 18.

Nov. Dec. 25. 2.

Dec. Dec. 9. 10.

Dec.

23.

Dec.

30.

Recovered - - - .

1^20

7'071

13-840

13^,812 13-302

12-548

11-728

10-COS j 10-773 ! 10'338

11-240 11-051

13-014

12-020

.!r^!

Of those attacked 9J-519 per cent, were killed.

The farms in this county are large, and the spread of the disease has not been rapid.

JSfo ttinghamshire.

Return of tlie Total Nurnber of Farms, amp;c. affected, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Diedraquo; and Recovered in the County of Nottingham to December 30, 1865, corrected from Information received at this Office up to January 31, 1866, with the Number of Weeks from the Commencement of the Disease to December 30, 1865.

Tolnls to September 30,1805.

_ . __

Quarter oiidnig Dec. 30,1805. j Totals to December 30,1805.

Ninnbcr of

COUKIV.

8 1

ri 1

Weeks since tho Disease

commenced.

Nottingham

�

111

28 ! 53

111

The first recorded case of disease occurred on October 2nd at Blyth, in the petty sessional division of Bassetlaw. From this date to the end of the year cases continue to be reported, but neither continuously nor to any large amount; the total number of quot; attackedquot; being only 111.

The per-centage of quot; recovered quot; is 20-896, and the quot; killed quot; 25- 225.

Oxfordshire.

Return of the Total Numher of Farms, (fee. affected, and tho Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered in the County of Oxford to December .'i�, 1865, corrected from Information received nt this Oifioe up to January 31, 18�(gt;, with the Number of Weeks from tho Commencement of the Disease to December 3D, 1865.

Totals to Soptomljor 80,1806.

Quarter ending Dec. 30,1800.

Totals to December 30,1805.

49 367

Number of

Weeks

ilnoe tho

Disease

commeuced.

Oxford


cJ
5	if
1 1	1 *lt;*		1	H
1	6	5	1	._

361

157

J58

'The first outbreak of disease in this county occurred on September 8th in some Welsh cattle sold in Bnnlmry market, in this quot;outbreakquot; six animals were attacked; five

were killed, and one died. No other cases appear to have occurred until October 20th, nor are the totals of the cases to the end of the year sufficient to derive any benefit from a generalization of the results.

Table showing the Weekly Kntio of Outbroaks and Attacks in the County of Oxford, from Commonoement

of DisoasQ to December 30, 1865.


		(See Appendix, Noto A.)
	Nov. n.	Nov. 18.	Nov. 25.	Dec. 2.	Dec. 9.	Dec. 10.	Dee. 23.	Dec. 30.
Outbroaks - Attacks ...	1- I-	100 1-33	1-60 1-88	3-00 2-83	3-20 3-88	5-40 5-92	7-00 8-63	5-80 11 � 50


	Poi	-centago of Recovered. (Set			Appendix, Note B		)
		Nov. 11.	Nov. 1laquo;.	Nov. 2r).	Dec. 2.	Dec. 9.	Dec. 10.	Deo. 23.	Dec. 30.
IlcC(5vcrcd -	-	41�176	21'875	21-053	17-778	16-129	17-284	17�SCO	16-402

The per-centage of quot;killed quot; amounts to 26quot; 703.

Rutlandshire.

Up to the end of the year there appears to have been only one outbreak of the disease in this county, in which 24 were quot;attacked,quot; three were killed, 12 died, and nine remained unaccounted for.

Shropshire.

Retuen of tlio Total Number of Farms, amp;C. aflfocted, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered in the County of Salop to Decombor 30, 1865, corrected from Information received at ibis Offlco up to January 31, 1866, with tbo Number of Weeks from the Commencement of the Disease to December 30, 1865.

gt;�

Totals to Scptombcr 30,1803.

Quarter ending Doc. 30,1865.

Totals to December 30,1805.

Xiimbcr of

-d

o 1 ,

AVeoka

County.

�

A3 ! U

�

since tlw

'Jl

#9632;a

quot;d

raquo;r

rej

Disease

-i

laquo;

-quot;l

�

#9632;lt;1

laquo;

#9632;*lt;

Salop

103

419

110

135

109

460

121

163

The disease appeared at an early period in this county, the first reported case occurring on July 6th, at Tyrly Castle, near Market Drayton, but it does not appear to have spread from this centre, as we have no further cases reported until the week ending September 16th, and only four quot;outbreaksquot; up to September .'50tli. During- the last quarter of the year, however, the disease appears to have progressed pretty regularly, as is shown by the following:�

Table showing the quot;Weekly Ratio of Outbreaks and Attacks in the Counfcy of Saloi', from Commencement

of Disease to December 30, 1865.

( See Appendix, Note A.)

Outbreaks Attacks


Oct. 21.	Oct. 29.	Nov. 4.	Nov. 11.	Nov. 18.	Nov. 26.	Dec. 2.	Dec. 9.	Dec. 16.	Dec. 23. 7 �00
1-	M3	1-63	1-63	3-13	3 #9632;25	4-50	6 laquo;00	6-25	Dec. 23. 7 �00
1-	M2	1-80	1-63	1-12	1-04	�51	�66	�71	1-45

6-63

1-68

The per-centage of quot; recovered quot; is very low.

Per-centoge of Recovered. (See Appendix, Note 15.)

Oct. 21. Oct. 28. Nov. �). ' Nov. 11.

Nov. 18. I Nov. 25. Dec. 2. 1 Dec. 9. 1 Dec. 16. | Dec. 23, I Dec. 30.

Recovered

2�740 2-667

2-105

2-083 1-923

1-905

- 869

1-802

4-132

3-759 I 3-050 i

K 2

#9632;f

#9632; #9632;

The #9830;' killedquot; amount to 26 quot;304 per cent. The farms appear to be moderately large, 50 percent, being upwards of 100 acres in area ; this, with the large per-centage of killed, will account for the moderate rate of increase of the disease.

Somersetshire.

Return of the Total Niimboiquot; of Farms, amp;c. affected, and tho Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered in tho County of Somekskt to December 30, 1863, corrected from Information received at this OiUco up to January 31, I860, with tho Number of AVocks from tho C�mmencement of the Disease to December 30, 1865.

Totals to September SO, 1865.

Quarter omling Dec. 30,1803.

Totals to December 30,1805.

County.

| 5

B 'A

raquo;

4 1

lt;

�A

�i

'S S

1 1

Weoks since tho

Discnso commenced.

Somerset

�

61 i 31

26 3

The first case in this county appears to have occurred on September 6th, at Clevedon, in some beasts brought from Bristol market. Another case occurs for the week ending December 2nd, from which period to the end of the year the disease continues without interruption, but the numbers are too small to be of any practical service when generalized.

Staffordshire.

Return of tho Total Number of Farms, amp;c. affected, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered in the County of Stafford to December 30, 1865, corrected from Information roooived at this Ofheo up to Janimry 31, 1866, with tho Number of Weeks from the Commeiiceraeiit of the Disease to December 30, 1865.

Totals to September 30,1S05.

Quarter cudin!; Dec. 30,1803.

Totals to December 30,1865.

Number of

County.

#9632;a

amp;

Weeks since tbo

i/T

�g

�4

laquo;#9632;

.id

Disease

�d

#9632;2

commencocl

-fj

lt; | M

fc. ( lt;

Stafford

573 108

311

643

131

355

t)0

The first case of the disease in this county is reported as having occurred on July 20th, at West Bromwich, in the petty sessional division of South Offlow. But it is uot until the week ending August 26th that the disease appears to have permanently esta�blished itself. The ratios of quot; outbreaks quot; are shown in the following table :�

Table showing tho Weekly Ratio of Outbreaks and Attacks in the County of Staffokd, from Commencement

of Disease to December 30, 1365.

Sept. 10.

Seilt. 23.

{See

Appendix, Note A.)

�

Sept. 311.

Oct.

It.

Oct. 21.

Oct. Nov. 28. 1.

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 25.

Dec. 2.

Dec. iraquo;.

Dec. 10.

Dec. 23.

Dec. 30.

Outbreaks -Attacks

ris rso

�01 1-20

#9632;M

ri9

�55 2'(W

�30 I'll

�45

�91

2^7

1-27 2^3

3-03

6'O0

2'27 0'62

2'91 7-41

3 �43

10-so

3^-4C 12 ^O

3-d5 12^30

The quot; recoveredquot; on the total cases to December 30th amount to 13�415 per cent. Per-oentngo of Recovered. (/See Appendix, Note B.)

Sept. 10.

Sept. 23.

Sept. 80,

Oct. 7.

Oct.

14.

Oct. Oct. 21. 28.

Nov. 4.

Nov. 11.

Nov. IS.

Nov. 25.

Dec.

raquo;00,

1).

Deo. 10.

Doc.

2!).

Dec.

30.

Recovered #9632;

�0

�o

�0

'�quot;

�o

l'72t

5 quot;71)7

S'OIS

5'714

B'MO

io'soo

10'800

12'312

11'8SI2

13 MIS

The quot;killed quot; amount to 20-373 per cent., whilst the size of the farms is small, 68 per cent, being under 100 acres, notwithstanding which the disease has progressed but slowly.

This may in a great measure be due to the fact that a large portion of the countj is occupied by works and manufactories.

Suffolk,

Eetukn of tho Total Number of Farms, amp;e. affected, ami the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, DioJ, and Bocovered in the County of Suffolk to December 80, 18G5, corrected from Information received at this OfBco up to January 81, 1806, with the Number of Weeks from the Commoucement of the Diseaso to Docembor 30, 1863.

Totals to Soptcmbcr 30,1805.

Quartor oncllng Dec. ,'iO, 1805.

Totals to Dooombor 30,1805.

COUNIT.

#9632;d

#9632;3

Wooks

siuco tlio

#9632;i

sect;

#9632;A

#9632;i

-d

Discnso commonood.

lt;

amp;

lt;

Suffolk

150

770

344

345

121 6371233

288

271

| 1

1,407 1579

633

'25

^The first quot; outbreak'' in this county occurred on July 5th, at. Becclcs, and is traceable to cattle bought at Norwich Hill, but originally brought from the London market. With the exception of the week ending July 22nd, the disease continued from this date, week by week, to the end of the year, increasing in the following ratios :�

Table showing the Weekly Ratio of Outbreaks and Attacks in the County of Suffolk, from Commencement

of Disease to December 30, 1865.

{Sec Appendix, Note A

#9632;)

Aur. 111.

Anlaquo;.

2a.

Se,,t.

Sept. i).

Sopt.

10.

Sopt. 23.

Scpt.l Oct. 30. I 7.

Oct.

11.

Oct. Oct. 21. 28.

Nov. #9632;1.

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 25.

Dec.

Dec.! Doc. 9. | 16.

Dec. 23.

Dec. 30.

Outbreaks Attacks -

2'()0 1-81

3-18 2'78

4-M

3-17

5'18 3-90

4'88 3-89

5-21 hl'SO -flaquo; [ .1-13

3-82 S-82

3-35 3-18

1-88 1-01

1-05 1-83

I'M I'M

1-OG 1-31

1-10 1-12

1-35 1-02

1-82 2-70 1-22 1-87

3-18 2-11

S'47 3-11

The quot;recoveredquot; on the totals are below the average, and the quot;killedquot; amount to 41 � 151 per cent.

Per-centage of Recovered. {See Appendix, Note B.)

Auk.

li).

Aug. 28.

Seilt. 2.

Sept.

Sept. Sept.

Sopt.! Oct. ' Oct. I Oct. Oct. 30. I 7. I W. i 21. 28.

Nov. i Nov. #9632;i. I 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov.

Dee. 2.

Dec.

II.

Dee. 16.

Doc. 23.

Dec. 80.

10,

23.

Recovered

1-20;

quot;TIM

3-593

2'03110-O72i 9-C801O-20Hl-72112^-01812-O31 13-235 13'3ei|13-006

1nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;1nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; Inbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;Inbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;Inbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; 1

13-780_;ll-87O 15-108 13-038_I14-28G_I13^,28S

!#9632;

Of the 6,026 farms into which this county is divided, 52 per cent, arc below 100 acres in area, notwithstanding which the spread of the disease has not been rapid, having been probably checked by early slaughter.

Surrey {extra Metropolitan).

Return of tlio Total Number of Farms, amp;c. affected, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Dial and Recovered in tho County of Suukey to December 30, 1865, corrected from Information received at this Office up to January 31, 186G, with the Number of Weeks from the Commencement of tho Disease to December 30, 1865.


	Totals to September 30,18C5.					Quarter oudiiig Dec. 30,1503.					Totals to December 30,1803.
COUJilV.		#9632;quot;3	1		i	4	i 1		S	1	vT	AS \| -1	i i	1 483	g g 98	Weeks Blnco tho Disease¹ commenood.
Surrey	81	544	214	220	39	62	525	173	263	59	143	1,069	387	1 483	g g 98	21

In this county the first quot; outbreakquot; occurred on August 7th, at Thursley, in the petty sessional division of Guildford, though several cases had been previously reported in that portion which Is included in the Metropolitan Police district. Wc have recorded for the week ending August 12th, 12 quot;outbreaksquot; and 143 attacked, the latter being a larger number than has been reported for any one week to the cud of the year, although the disease continued steadily for the whole of that period.

E 3

^! #9632;

;i'2

Table showing the Weekly Ratio of Outbreaks and Attacks in the County of Suukey, from Coinra�nc�inont

of Disease to Dceeinbor 30, I860.

{See Appendix, Note A.)

Outlu'cnliraquo; Attacks

Sept.

Sept. 1).

Sept. 1(1.

gent,

23.

Sept. 30.

Oct.

Oct. U.

Oct.

ai.

Ool.

88.

Nov.

Nov. 11,

Nov,

IS.

Nov.

Doo,

Dec. 0.

Dec. 1laquo;.

#9632;30

Dec. 23.

�30

Deo. 30.

#9632;86

I'oo

�03

I'OS

1-13

ros

�86

�us

#9632;70

�43

#9632;40

�48

#9632;40

�15

#9632;71

�0raquo;

�#9632;13

#9632;53

�57

�71

�77

�m

#9632;en

#9632;41

�u

#9632;37

�43

�40

�3(i

�40

�S4

Per-oentage of Kecovcred. {See Appendix, Note B

)

Sept. 2.

Sept. 9.

Sept. 1laquo;.

Sept. 23.

Sept. 30.

Oct.

Oct. 14.

Oct. 21.

Oct.

28.

Nov. 4.

; Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 25.

Dec. 2.

Dec. 9.

Deo.

1laquo;.

Dec. 23.

Doo. 30.

Recovered

6 �882

5 #9632;319

4-920

7-512

15#9632;058

W19t

woes

18*473

15 #9632;DOS

17-794

10�sos

10-5laquo;1

17-204

10-427

10-099

10-415

16-129

10-807

The number of quot; killed quot; is high, amounting to 36 quot;202 per cent.

Fifty-one per cent, of the farms in this county are under 100 acres in area. The usual effect of the small size of the farms, namely, the increased ratio of the progress of the disease, is probably counteracted by the large per-centage of quot;killed,quot; and by the large number of outbreaks in the early period of its invasion.

Susses.

Return of the Total Number of Farms, amp;c. aifected, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered, in the County of Susskx, to December 30, 1865, corrected from Information received at this Ollicc up to January 31, 1866, with the Number of Weeks from the Commencement of the Disease to December 30, 1865.

Totuls to Bopteinbor 30,1805.

Quarter ending December 30,

1805.

Totals to Dccenibcr 30,1805.

No. of #9632;Weeks since the Disease

com�menced.

COUKIT.

gt; % 8

i |

#9632;S�

i 1

lt;

1=1 i M

lt;

amp;

amp; \ 3

laquo;

Sussex

89 757

307

378

430

209 186

175

1,187

516

564

The first outbreaks in this county are reported as having occurred on July 16th at Heyshott and Cocking, in the Chichester petty sessional division, and may be traced to beasts brought from London and sold at Chichester market.

For the week ending July 22nd no less than seven different outbreaks arc recorded, so that the starting point of the following table of ratios of outbreaks and attacks is high.

Table showing the Weekly Ratio of Outbreaks and Attacks in the County of Sussex, from the Commence�ment of Disease to December 30, 1865.

#9632;

(See Appendix, Note A.)

Aug. 12.

Auk. 1laquo;.

Au?.

2(1.

Sept. Sept. 2. 1 9.

Sept. 10.

Sept. 23.

Sept. 30.

Oct.

Oct. 14.

Oct. Oct. Nov. 21. 28. 4.

Nov. 11.

Nov. IS.

Nov. 25.

Dec. 2.

Dec. 9.

Due. 10.

Dec. 23.

Dec. 30.

Outbreaks 1quot; Attacks - !#9632;

1-19 1-17

1-41 1-21

1-00

1-19 -83

-9S -45

1-01 -30

1-37 -02

1-03 -70

2-11

�83

1-90 ! 1-07 TOT

#9632;77 [ -64 j -44

1 1

-81 -42

�60

-69 -49

�52 �62

-70 -4laquo;

�81 �34

�81 -30

-78 -18

There is nothing remarkable in the per-centage of recovered, which is 12*962 on the totals, as shown by the following table.

I'er-ccntngo of Recovered. (Sec Appendix, Note B.)

Aug. Auk.

18. 19.

AllR.

2laquo;.

Sept. Sept.

Sept. 1laquo;.

Sept. 23.

Sept. Oct. . Oct. 30. 7, i 14.

Oct. Oct. 21. 28.

Nov. 4.

Nov. Nov. 11. 18.

Nov. 25.

Doo,

Dec. I Dec. Dec. 9. | 1(1. 2.?.

Dec,

30.

Bocovorcd 7^,868|8^,000

6'108

�MO 4-864 4-732

6'747

0-430 laquo;�098 11-016 10-121

10-00010-13011-23812-607

i 1 !

12-032 12'()(laquo;i

12-42012-38112-382

12-ii;,2

The number of quot;killedquot; is high, being 43*470 per cent., which will account for the slow spread of the disease, notwithstanding that 61 per cent, of the farms in this county arc under 100 acres in area.

fVarioickshire.

Return of tlio Total Number of Farms, amp;c. afibotecl, and tlio Number of Animalraquo; Attacked, Killed, Died, and Booovered, in (Jic County of Wakwicic, to December 30, ISCi�, corrected from Inforamtion receirea at this Office up to January 31, 1866, with the Number of Weeks from the Coiumenceinent of the Disease to December HO, 1865.


	Totals to Sciitciubcr 30,				805.	Quarto ending December ao, 18�5.					Totals to Deoomber 30,1805.					No. of Weeks sinco tho Discaao com- raenood
County.	3 �	i 1		id 5	1	4	1	'S 1	i 5	1 1 1			i 1	0	1	No. of Weeks sinco tho Discaao com- raenood
Warwick	25	88	23	50	3	54 320		48	191	47	79	408	71	241	50	21

igt;-

The first appearance of the disease in this county was on August 3rd at Hurley, near Atherstone, in the Atherstone petty sessional division, and is traceable to six beasts pur�chased in Birmingham market, but which .originally came from West Bromwich. From this date, with the exception of the week ending August 19th, cases of the disease have been reported weekly to the end of the year. The total number of cases is, hoAvever, too small to derive any benefit from the generalization of them.

The per-centage of quot;killed quot; is 17'401, and the tables of ratios and quot;recoveredquot; are given below.

Table showing tho Weekly Ratio of Outbreaks and Attacks in tho County of Warwick, from Commence�ment of Disease to December 30, 1865.

{See Appendix, Note A.)

�

Sept. 10.

Sept. 23.

Sopt. 30.

Oct. 7.

Oct. 14.

Oct. 21.

Oct. Nov. 23. 1.

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 23.

Dec. 2.

Doc. 0.

Dec. 1C.

Dec. 23.

Dec.

30.

Outbreaks #9632; Attacks -

�89 �86

�89 #9632;83

#9632;83 '07

ros �so

�83 1-03

-83 -89 -93 1-33

1-00

1-72

-78 l-.tl

�72 -83

r78 : r79

i-oo

2-28

�M

2-67

ri7

2-.15

Ill

1-98

Per-centage of Recovered. (Sec Ap

pendix

, Note B.)

�

¹ Sept. 10.

Sept. 23.

Sept. 30.

Oct.

Oct. 1 Oct.

21. ; 28.

Nov. i.

Nov. 11.

Nov.

is.

Nov.

Doc.

Dec. 9.

Dec.

10.

Dec. 23.

Dec. 80.

Becovered

|.o

] C'122

�'OOO 5-707

6-8.|,9

S-Sl-li 5-81.1

10-000

10-219

WSii)

12-051

lt-G34

13-389

LfOOS

10 �30.1

17-182

Westmoreland. No cases of cattle plague had occurred in this county up to December 30, 1865.

Wiltshire,

Rktiiun of the Total Number of Farms, amp;c. alfected, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered, in the County of Wilts, to December 30, 1865, corrected from Information received at this Office up to January 31, 1866, with the Number of Weeks from the Commencement of tho Disease to December 30, 1865.

Totals to September 30,1805. i Quarter ondiuR Dec. 30,1805.

Totals to December 30,1805.

County.

No. of Weeks

since tbo

Disease

commenced.

Wilts

24 43 11

1!)

In this county the disease first appeared on August 17th at Bowood, near Calne, in the petty sessional division of Calne, and was introduced by six Devon steers bought at Bridport market. The disease does not appear to have established itself in Wilts; as, up to the end of the year only 94 cases have been reported,

E 4

The number ofquot; killed quot; amounts to 30851 per cent. The other tables are given below.

Tablic .showing the Weekly Eatio of Outlnmks and Attaolcs in tho County of Wilts, from tho Corainenco-

ment ol' Disease to Dccoinber 30, 1865.

{See Ai)i)c'ii(li::, Note A.)

Dec. 2.

Dec. 0.

1-25 2-00

Dec. 10.

1-25 2-57

Dec. 23.

Dec. 30.

Outbreaks

Attacks

2-00 2.62

2-50 2-80

Per-contage of Recovered. {Sec Appendix, Note B.)

Dec. 2.

Dec. 9.

Dec. 10.

Dec, 23.

Dec. 30.

Rooovered

11-111

10-34S

14�286

22-449

19-298

#9632;

Worcestershire.

Return of the Total Number of Farms, amp;c. affected, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered, in the County of Woecester, to December 30, 1865, corrected from Information received at this Olllce up to January 31, 18�G, with tho Number of Weeks from tho Commencement of the Disease to Doceniber 30, 1865.

Totals to Boptembor 30,1S05.

Quai'ter cmliiig Dec. 30,1805.

Totiils to December 30,1805,

No. of

. i

i-I

�s

Weeks

Couim-.

gt;y

�i

#9632;s

#9632;si

since the

,14

laquo;r

Disease

#9632;#9632;6

-o

laquo;

comnienced.

#9632;laquo;j

�

lt;-

#9632;laquo;!

Worcester -

In this county there have been only a few isolated cases, the first of which appears to have occurred on August 29th at Stambermill, in the petty sessional division of Stour-bridgc. The introduction of the disease is said to be traceable to a cow which was pur�chased at Wolverhampton market.

The killed in this county amounts to 35'417. The other tables are given below.

Table showing the Weekly Eatio of Outbreaks and Attacks in the County of Worcester, from Cornmence-

ment of Disease to December 30, 1865.

(See Appendix, Note A.)

Dec. 2.

Dec. 9.

Dec. IG.

Dec. 23.

Dec. 30.

Outbreaks Attacks -

�86

roo

�86 1-24

�57

roo

�29 I'OO

Fer-centage of Recovered. {See Appendix, Note E.)

Dec. 2.

Dec. 9.

Deo. 10.nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; Dec. 23.

Dec. 30.

Recovered

7-143

18-750

25-000

31-818

33-333

Yorkshire.

The first outbreak of the disease occurred in the West Riding near Leeds, we next find it appear in the East Riding, and lastly in the North Riding. [This county has been chosen for the purpose of working out accurately whether altitude has any effect upon the spread of Cattle Plague.]

Although there appear to have been upwards of 2,000 different farms, amp;c. attacked, some of these arc so near each other us to render it unnecessary to look upon them as

isolated centres of infection, while others again have been so inaccurately described as to render it impossible to enter them correctly. After deducting these outbreaks we may consider that the centres amount to 680. Of this number 538 or 79quot; 118 per cent, have occurred at an altitude not exceeding 250 feet, 98 or 14'412 per cent, at an altitude not exceeding 5�0 feet, 39 or 5 quot;735 per cent, at one not exceeding 750 feet, five or '735 per cent, between that height and 1,000 feet: no case having occurred at or above an altitude of 1,000 feet.

Thus it will be seen that by far the greater number of cases of the disease have occurred at an altitude not exceeding 250 feet, and that so far as regards Yorkshire, an altitude of 1,000 feet appears to be inaccessible to the germ of the disease, or that when it has arrived at this height, the circumstances existent there are not compatihle with its germination. Even an altitude not exceeding 250 feet appears to be capable of modifying the contagion in such a manner as to reduce the outbreaks from 79'118 to 20*882 per cent.

It is difficult to understand whether this immunity is due to physical or to chemical causes ; -whether the organic molecule is of so great a specific gravity as to prevent its being carried by ordinary currents of air above a certain height, or whether the strata of the^atmosphere above 250 feet have some oxydating or other chemical effect so as to render the germ innocuous. The state of the barometer and thermometer and the daily direction of the wind have been carefully studied and compared with the course of the spread of the disease, but no decided relation has been traced between them, notwith�standing the frequent assertions which have been made to the contrary. It is to be regretted that this question of altitude could not be worked out more fully ; to ascertain, in the first place, quot;whether the cattle population does not decrease in the same ratio as the quot; outbreaks,quot; which I do not believe, and secondly, whether the same rule would hold good for the other districts in England. The latter I hope to be able to follow up in the next quarterly report.

In the further treatment of this county each Riding will be considered separately.

East Riding-.

Eetuex of tho Total Number of Farms, amp;,c. affected, and tho Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered in the East Eidixo of the County of York, to December 30, 1.S65, corrected from Information received at this Office up to January 31, 1866, with tho Number of Weeks from the Comtnencetnent of tho Disease to December 30, 1865.


	Totals to September 30,1805.				Quarter ending Decemlier 80,1805.					Totals to December 30, isiin.					Xo.of
County.	4 \| 1	1	i 5	\|	o a	Attacked. Killed. Died.			1 1	p pi	\| -3	i i ^: 1		S	since the Disease com- meii?ed.
York, East Biding - j 3 9 ] 2			6		522	3,103	187	1,906	1 372 523		3,112	189	1,912	372	15

The first case in this Riding occurred about September 17th at South Newbald, in the petty sessional division of South Hunsley Beacon, but it does not appear that the disease was established until the week ending October 21st, from which period till the end of the year the disease appears to have continued uninterruptedly. The ratios of quot;outbreaksquot; and quot; attacksquot; increase rapidly, notwithstanding that less than 50 per cent, of the farms are under 100 acres in area.

TABLE showing the Weekly liatio of Outbreaks and Attacks in the East Uidin� of tho County of Yokk,

from Commencement of Disease to December 30, 1863.

(iS'ce Appendix, Note A.)

Outbreaks

Attacks

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

2-91 2^gt;67

.Nov. 25.

5'28 5'OS

Dec. 2.

7-78 8-02

Dec. 9.

Dec. 10.

Dec. 23.

Dec. .1raquo;.

9 03

9-85

9-50nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; 8-56 ; 8-09

11-52 1 11-8,5nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; 11-54


		rer-ccntagc of llecoverod. (See Appendix, Note B.)
	Nov. u.	Nov. 18.	Nov. 25.	Dec. 2. Deo. 9.		Dec. IG.	Dec. aa	Dee. 30.
Recovered -	�000	�000	7'755 10-533		11-506	12-822	14-431	16-287

1303;!.

The quot; killed quot; amount to 6^,073 per cent., which is sufficiently low to account for the comparatively rapid spread of the disease.

North Riding:

Retuun of the Total Number of Farms, amp;c. nffectod, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered in the North Riding of the County of Youk to Docomber 30, 1865, corrected from information received at this Office up to January 31, 1866, with the Number of Weeks from tlio Commencement of the Disease to December 30, 1865.

County.

Totals to Soptcmbor 30,1886.

#9632;a 4

Qunrtor ending Doocmlwr 30,1805.

Totals to Dooember 30,1805.

No. of

AVeoks

sinco tlio

Disease

com-

itionccd.

672

3,808

s 192

York, North Riding

672

3,808

192

2,283

469

2.283

469

The first appearance of the disease in this Riding occurred on October 22nd at Harewood Dale, near Scarborough, in the petty sessional division of East Pickering Lythe. From this date to the end of the year, the disease appears to have made rapid progress, but from its severity at first the ratio of increase is not so marked.

Table shewing the Weekly Ratio of Outbreaks and Attacks in the North Riding of the County of York,

from Commencement of Disease to December 30, 1865.

{See Appendix, Note A.)

iraquo;


	Nov. 18.	Nov. 2!).	Dec. 2.	Dec. 9.	Dec. 16.	Dec. 23.	Dec. 30.
Outbreaks Attacks	1-r	1-71 1-67	2-60 2-31	3-10 3-13	3-60 3-83	3-93 4-67	3-72 5-31
	Per-ccntagc of Recovered. {Sec Appendix,				Note B.)
	Nov. 18.	Nov. 25.	Dec. 2.	Dec. 9.	Dec. 16.	Dee. 23.	Dec. 30.
Recovered	5-516	8-478	8-828 10-667		13-471	15-812	17-042

In this Riding the per-centage of farms above 100 acres is 59, and of the animals attacked by cattle plague only 5-045 per cent, were killed. These counteracting circum�stances, together with the fact that a great part of this Riding consists of mountain ranges, probably give rise to the spread of the disease with such a moderate rapidity as is shown by the table.

West Riding.

Return of the Total Number of Farms, amp;c. affected, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered in the West Riding of the County of York to December 30, 1865, corrected from Information received at this Office up to January 31, 1866, with the Number of Weeks from the Commencement of the Disease to December 30, 1865.

Totals to Soptemb� raquo;0,1865.

Qnnrter ending Dcccmher 30,1805.

Totals to December 30,1866.

No, of AVecks since tlio Disease eom-nicnecd.

County.

York, West Riding

(if)

831

4,423 371

2,821

527

858

4,492

396

2,852

529

This Riding became infected with the disease at an earlier period than the other two, the first reported case having occurred on August 28th at Thorpe Hall Pastures, neat-Leeds. From this date to the end of the year cases of disease are reported week by week without intermission, the ratio of increase being high.

TABi-i� showing the Weekly Ratio of Outbreaks and Attacks in the West Riding of the County of York from the Commoncoment of Disease to December 30, lb6�.

(See Appendix, Note A.)

�

aS.

Sept. 30.

Oot, 7.

Oct. 14.

Oct. Oot. raquo;1. 28.

Nov. 4.

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 25.

Doc.

Doc. 9.

Doc. 10.

Doe. 23.

Deo.

30,

Outbraaks

AUllcbi

iquot;

1-23 1-M

van

1-57

2'80 3'�6 a'laquo;2 I tt-M

1-35 7-87

0'75 WOO

10-15 10-08

12-75 20-25

10-80 26-27

19-06 raquo;1-45

19-25 34-47

19-8laquo; 37-2laquo;

19-86 40^,08

Per-o�ntage of Rucoverod. (Seo Appendix, Note B.)

�

Sept. 23.

Sept. 30.

Oot.

14.

Out. 21.

Dot,

28.

Nov. 4.

Nov. 11.

Nov.

18.

Nov.

25.

Doo.

Dec. 9.

Doo. 10.

Dec.

23.

Dee.

ao.

Beoovorad : -

esraquo;;

U'oai

s-oai

O'ias

laquo;�001

^r,'485

7-563

7-476

0-118

11-765

13-656

13-603

14-038

16-403

16-040

The quot;killedquot; on the total amount to 8'816 per cent. There were in 1851, 17,385 tanus in this Riding, of which upwards of 65 per cent, were less than 50 acres in extent. The western part has a great deal of mountain land, where, except in the vallej^s, the disease has not made its appearance to any great extent. Notwithstanding this, the average ratio of increase of the disease has been, with one exception, the highest through�out the counties in England, which is accounted for by the small number of animals slaughtered while suffering from the disease.

Metropolitan Police District*

Return of the Total Number of Farms, amp;c. aifected, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered in the Meteopohtan Police Distkict to December 30, 1865, corrected from Informa�tion received at this Office up to January 31, 1866, with the Number of Weeks from the Commencement of the Disease to December 30, 1865.nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;0$


	Totals to September 30,1886.					Quarter uncling Dec. 30,1865.					Totals to December 30,1865.					No. of
DlSIEICT.	i	\|	1	i	� gt;	4 1	i \|	\|	i	�6 gt;	4	1 1	i	i	l	since the Disease com-mcuced.
	�	?	u	a	s	4 1	�lt;	M	o	1	amp; \| 3		a	a
Metropolitan Po-
lice District -	443	5,501	2,346	2,507	88	315	1,672	629	975	149	758	7,173	2,975	3,482	237	28

The first outbreak of the disease in the Metropolitan Police district appears to be that at Islington, and to have been distinctly recognized for the first time about the 24th of June.

An quot; outbreak quot; has been reported as having occurred at Lambeth on the 21st of June, but there appears to be very great doubt whether the animals referred to really suffered from the cattle plague, the evidence in fact preponderating very largely on the other side. From its coramencement to the end of the year the disease continued without intermission, with a gradually increasing ratio of quot; attacks quot; up to the middle of August, and from that time decreasing pretty regularly.

Table showing the Weekly Ratio of Outbreaks and Attacks in the Metropolitan Police District from the Commencement of Disease to December 30, 1865.

{See Appendix, Note A.)

�

July 15.

July July 22. 29.

Aiip-, 6.

Aug. 12.

Aug. 1raquo;.

Aug. 2(1.

Sept. 2.

Sept. 9.

Sept, 16.

Sept. 23.

Sept, 30.

Oct.

Oct. 14.

Oot. 21.

Oct. 28.

Nov. 4.

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 25.

Deo. 2.

Deo. 9.

Dec. 16.

Deo, 23.

Dec.

30,

Outbreaks Attacks -

1-00 1-00

1-10 1-34

1-62 1-67

2-48

3-71 2-29

5-43 2-36

7-14 2-33

8-20 1-09

9-05 1-64

10-10 1-39

10-10 1-32

0-76 1-48

9-24 1-40

7-71 1-33

6'48 1-08

5-48 0-74

4-67 0-69

4-19 0-62

8-96 0-60

4-38 0-68

4-71 0-49

4-86 0-47

4-67 O-40

4-05 0-36

3-71 0-4raquo;

Per-ccntage of Recovered. {See Appendix, Note B.)

�

July 16.

-000

July 22.

July

29.

-ooo

Auk. 6.

1-002

Aur, 12.

0-808

Aug. 10.

1-368

Aug. 20.

1-476

Sept. #9632;i.

1-708

Sept. 9,

1-836

Sept. 10.

2-826

Sept.l�ept. 23. 30.

Oct. 7.

3-900

Oct. 14.

4-424

Oct. 21.

4-887

Oct. 28.

5-290

Nov. 4,

6-698

Nov. 11.

5-741

Nov. 18.

5-002

NovJdcc. 26. | 2.

Doo, 9.

O'lOl

Dec, 16,

0-147

Dec.

23.

(1-183

Dec. 30.

ttecovoretl

-000

3-011)

3-301

5-87laquo;

5-810

6-37S

* The Metropolitan Police District includes the whole of the county of Middlesex, and partraquo; of the counties of Essex, Herts, Kent, and Surrey.

!|'

The per-centage of quot; recoveredquot; is low, whilst that of the quot; killed quot; is very high, amounting to 41'475 per cent.

The latter is sufficient to account for the comparatively slow spread of the disease, notwithstanding the proximity of the sheds in this district.

ORIGIN, PROPAGATION, AND PROGRESS OF THE DISEASE IN THE

VARIOUS COUNTIES OF WALES.

Only two counties in Wales, namely, Denbigh and Flint, have as yet suffered from the disease, and only one of these, namely Denbigh, had lost any large number of cattle from it up to the end of the year, notwithstanding that in Flintshire the disease made its first appearance.

Denbigh.

Eeturn of the Total Number of Farms, amp;c. affected, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered in the County of Denbigh to December 30, 1865, corrected from Information received at this Office up to January 31, 1866, with the Number of Weeks from the Commencement of the Disease to December 30, 1865.


	Totals to Septeml)cr 80,1SC5.					Quarter endinR December 30,1865.					Totals to December 30,1805.					Number of
COUHIT.	i	'S			1	i	\|	#9632;d		1	4	3	id		1	Weeks since the Disease
	s	\| -3	* 1	1	1 1	5	1	a	Died.	i	1	1	\|	i	1	commenced.
Denbigh	5	31	18	8	�	149	1,673	51	1,228	141	154	1,704	69	1,236	141	15

The first appearance of the disease in Denbigh was at Nant-y-Lladron on 19th Sep�tember, from which date to the end of the year, it continued without intermission.

Table showing the Weekly Ratio of Outbreaks and Attacks in the County of Denbigh from Commencement

of Disease to December 30, 1865.

{See Appendix, Note A.)

#9632;' I

Oct. 14.

Oct. 21.

Oct.

28.

Nov. 4.

Nov. II.

Nov.

18.

Nov. 25.

Dec. 2.

Dec. 9.

Dec. 16.

Dec. 23.

Dec. 30.

Outbreaks

Attacks - - -

1-1-

1-53

1-8�

1-47

1-88

1-7G 2-66

1-59 2-49

1-71 3-01

2-35 5'42

2-88

6-70

3'59 9-31

3-88 12-08

4-88 14-15

4-06 13-15

Per-centage of Recovered. (lt;S'ce Appendix, Note R.)

Oct. 14.

Oct. 21,

Oct. 28.

Nov. 4.

Xov. 11.

Nov.

18.

Nov. 25.

Dec. 2.

Dec. 9.

Dec. 16.

Dec. 23.

Dec. 30.

Kccovered

- 6-250

4-286

3-738 5-674

�618

7-661

laquo;#9632;842

8^-S65

10-665

11-265

10-698

10-240

The number of quot; killed quot; in this county has been small, only amounting to 4 � 049 per cent. As a probable consequence the ratio of quot; attacked quot; is large.

Flintshire.

Return of the Total Number of Farms, amp;c. affected, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered in the County of Flint to December 30, 1865, corrected from Information received at this Office up to January 81, 1866, with the Number of Weeks from the Coinmonecment of the Disease to December ;i0, 1865.

Flint


Totals to September 80,1865.			Quarter ending Dec, 30,18(15.				Totalraquo; to DeoemberSO.lSOS.				Xumborof
4 1	Attaikccl. Killed. Died.	1 g O	4 1	'S 1		Died. Eccovered.	c 1	i 0I\	Killed. Died.	4 77	Wooks ftinco tlio Disease commencod.
2 10 1 9 .,._i_J		�	104 686		24	398 77	106	696	25 : 407 i	4 77	23

The disease appeared at an early period in this county, an quot; outbreak,quot; of the nature of which there appears little doubt, having been reported as occurring on 26th July at Broad Oak Farm, Iscod. In this quot; outbreak quot; four were attacked, and four died.

There do not appear to have been any further attacks until the week ending September 2nd, from which period to the week ending October 21st there is again a break, and it is not until the week ending November 4th, that the disease appears to have permanently established itself.

Table showing the Weekly Kutio of Outbreaks and Attacks in the County of Flint, from Commencemont of

Disease to December 30, 1865.


	(See Appendix, Note A.)
	Nov. 25.	Dec. 2.	Dec. 9.	Dec. 10.	Dec. 23.	Dec, 30.
Outbreaks Attacks	1-1-	1-29 1-27	1-76 2-07	2-33 3-73	2-52 4-09	3-48 5-98


Per-centage of liean		ered. {See	Appendix, Note B.)
	Nov. 25.	Dec. 2.	Dec. 9.	Dec, 10.	Dec. 23.	Dec. 30.
Kecovered	19-626	16-800	14-474	15-538	15-232	15-909

The per-centage of quot; killed quot; in this county is only 3 � 592 per cent.

ORIGIN, PROPAGATION, AND PROGRESS OF THE DISEASE IN THE VARIOUS COUNTIES OF SCOTLAND.

The first quot; outbreaks quot; in this division of Great Britain, have not been worked out with that care which has been bestowed upon the other divisions ; as a consequence, the state�ments made must be taken merely as approximate. It was necessary to pursue this course in the first place, from the want of the time necessary to follow up the cases by letter at such a distance, and secondly, from the impracticability of the veterinary surgeons attached to this department personally examining any doubtful cases.

The disease made its first appearance in this division of Great Britain in Aberdeenshire.

Abercleemhire.

Return of the Total Number of Farms, amp;c. affected, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered in the County of Aberdeen', to Decembor 30, 1863, corrected from Information received at this Office up to January 31, 1866, with the Number of Weeks from the Commencement of the Diseaseraquo; to December 30, 1865.


	Totals to September 18()5.					Quarter ending Dec. 30, ISG5.					Totals to Doccmbor 30,1SI)3.					No. of siiKKUho Disease coin-men ceil.
COUSTY.	a 1	1 5	1	1	i O 1		#9632;s J	i	c	j	Farms, ic. Attacked.		Killed. Died.		\|	No. of siiKKUho Disease coin-men ceil.
Aberdeen	22	184	115	65 3		12	81	68	13	�	34	265	183	78	3	24

The first reported case occurred at Garmond on July 18th, from which time cases are reported consecutively for four weeks. A second series of outbreaks are reported for the week ending September 2nd, in which, of 24 attacked, 21 were killed, and three died, other outbreaks for the weeks ending September 16th, 23rd, and 30th, and others occasionally up to the end of the year.

Table showing the Weekly Ratio of Outbrouks ami Attacks in the County of Auerpekn from Commenccmer.t

of Disease to December 30, 18(i�.

(See

Appendix, No

to A

)

�

Aug. IS.

1-1-

Aug. 10.

Aug.

2(1.

Sopt. 2.

Sopt, 0.

Sept. 1U.

Sept.

2,1.

Sept. 30.

Oct.

11.

Oct. 21.

Oct.

2S.

Nov.

#9632;1.

Nov. 11.

Nov.

IS.

�18

�01

Nov.

�00 �12

D.'C.

�03

�30

Dec.

Doe.

10.

Dec. 23.

Dec.

Oulljroaks AUaclis #9632;

�10 -85

�raquo;8 'GO

�70

�1)1

�so

�21

I'M

�71)

I'M

�80

1'23

�0J

i-ca

�81

1'83

�33

�to

�03 �31

�23 �12

�00 �03

�03

�32

�71! '38 �l� -SB

�25 �17

F 3

In this county the quot; stamping outquot; of the disease has been carried out with great vigour; no sooner has it been known to exist on any farm, than the whole of the animals, which have not died, have been slaughtered. Only three animals are reported to have recovered.

The quot; stamping outquot; in this county can scarcely be said to have been attended with that success which had been anticipated. Up to the 30th of December the disease had existed for 24 weeks, and in that period 265 animals were attacked, whilst in Hampshire, where the disease had existed for tlic same number of weeks, and the quot;stamping outquot; had not been attempted, only 276 were attacked during that period, and in Devon, where the disease had existed for 26 weeks, and where the per-centage of quot;killedquot; is even smaller than in Hants, only 158 cases occurred during the period.

Argyle. No cases of cattle plague have been reported for this county.

Ayr.

Eeturn of the Total Number of Farms, amp;c. affected, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered in the County of Ayr to December 30, 1865, corrected from Inforiaation received at this Office up to January 31, 1866, with the Number of Weeks from the Commencement of the Disease to December 30, 1865.


	Totals to September 30,1865					Quarter ending Dec. 30,1805.					Totals to December 30,1866.
																Number of
CO�KTY.		#9632;s!	^		1	k	#9632;d 1			1	i n	i			1	Weeks since the Disease
	1	1 -0	2	5		n 1	Attac	quot;2 1		8 1	lM	1		5	1	commenced.
Ayr - - -	1	6	6	�	�	14	146 18		101	17	15	152	24	101	17	18

The first case is reported as having occurred at Ardrossan on the 31st of August, but the disease does not seem to have established itself to any extent up to the end of the year. The small number of cases which have occurred renders any tabulation of them unnecessary.

Banff. No cases of cattle plague have been reported from this county.

Berwick.

Return of the Total Number of Farms, amp;c. affected, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered in the County of Berwick to December 30, 1865, corrected from Information received at this Office up to January 31, 1866, with the Number of Weeks from the Conxmencement of the Disease to December 30, 1865.

Totals to September 30,1866.

Quarter ending Doc. 30,1805.

Totals to December 30,1866.

Number of

Weeks

since the

Disease

commenced.

County.

Berwick

11 13

189

218

The first case is reported to have occurred at Lauder on September 9th.* Only 218 cases occurred in this county to the end of the year.

No cases reported. No cases reported.

Bute.

Caithness.

* In the quarterly return an outbreak has been entered for the week ending July 29 ; but this has since been found not to belong to this county.

Clackmannan,

Return of the Total Number of Farms, he. ulfbctotl, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Eeooverod in tiie County of Clackmannan to Doconibor 30, 1865, corrected from Information received at this Office up to January 81, 18G6, with the Number of Weeks from tho Commencement of the Disease to December 30, 1865.

.Totnls to Beptemlwr 30,1805.

Quarter ondlng Dec. 30,1805.

Totnls to Dcoombcr 30,1865.

Number of

Weeks

sinco tho

Disease

commenced.

COUKTT.

1 I

Clackmannan #9632;

183

184

14.

The returns for this county are remarkable for the large per-centage of quot; recovered,quot; but the number of cases is too small to derive any benefit from the fact. The first case is reported as having occurred at Sauchie on September 26th.

Dumbarton,

Retuiin of the Total Number of Farms, amp;c. affected, and tho Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered in tho County of Dumbabton to December 30, 1865, corrected from Information received at this Office up to January 31, 1866, with the Number of Weeks from the Commencement of the Disease to December 30, 1865.


	Totals to Scpteratacr 30,1805.					Quarter ending Doe. 3laquo;, 1805.					Totals to December 30,1865.					Number of
County.	#9632;��	1 -1	Killed. Died.		1	6 \|	i 1 lt;	\|	5	j		1		13 5	i	Weeks since the Disease commenced.
Dumbarton -	2	17	1	6 �		56	527	21	326	86	58	544	22	332	86	15

lt;#9632; I

The first quot;outbreakquot; occurred at Dumbarton on 17th September, from which period to the end of the year cases are regularly reported.

Table showing the Weekly Eatio of Outbreaks and Attacks in the County of Dumbarton from Commence�ment of Disease to December 30, 1865.

(See Appendix, Note A.)

Oct. 14.

Oct. 21,

Oct. 28.

Nov. 4.

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 25.

Dec. 2.

Dee. 0.

Dec. 16.

Dec. 23.

Deo. 30.

Outbrenlss -Attacks

1-1-

1-14 1-30

1-29 1-55

1-14 2-73

1-80 4-85

2-14 6-30

2'43 6-38

2-86 6 �91

3-14

6-48

3-00 6^,03

3-43 6-73

3-43 7-12

Oct. 14.

Pci

�-centage of Eeeovered.

{See Appcudi

x. Note B.)

Oct.21.

Oct. 28.

Nov. 4.

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 26.

Doc. 2.

Dec. 9.

Dec. 16.

Dec. 23.

Dec. 30.

Eecovered -

20-noo

12-500

17-241

20-330

15-152

20-000

19-805

19-737

18-889

17-949

19-6S1

20-674

The quot; killed quot; amount to only 4-044 per cent., which will account for the compara�tively rapid progress of the disease.

Dumfries.

Kettjrn of the Total Number of Farms, amp;c. affected, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Eecovered in the County of Dumfries to December 30, 1865, corrected from Information received at this Office up to January 31, 1866, with the Number of Weeks from the Commencement of the Disease to December 30, 1865.


	Totals to September 30,1805.					Quarter ending Dec. 30,1866.					Totals to December 30,1865.
																Number of Weeks since tho
COUHIT.	amp;	i			t	i	i			1	i	i			i	Number of Weeks since tho
	J!	#9632;*!	d		g	rf	*	1			w	M	1			Disease
	l	a 5		1 s	1	1	1 ^	1	t	1	J	1	1			commenced.
Dumfries	2	8	1	4	�#9632;	29	446	37	330	16	31	454	38	334	16	16

The first reported case occurred o,t Barnclcuch Head, about the 8th September, but the disease does not appear to have established itself until the week ending Novembar the 4th, from which period, cases arc reported weekly to the end of the year.

P 4

Table showing tho Weekly Ratio of Outbreaks mid Attacks in the County of Dumfries, from Commence�ment of Disease to December 30, 1865.

{See Appendix, Note A.)


Outbreaks Attacks	-	-------------.....	Kov. 25. 1-1-	Dec. 2. 1-50 1'59	Dec. 9. ___ 213 2-13	Dec. 16. 2-25 2'31 Note B.)	Dec. 23. 2-50 1-94	Dec. 30. 2-00 1*82
		Pcr-oentago of lloco¹		fovad. ( Sec Appendix,		Dec. 16. 2-25 2'31 Note B.)	Dec. 23. 2-50 1-94
		-	Nov. 25.	Dec. 2.	Dec. 9. -	Dee. 16.	Dec. 23.	Dec. 30.
Recovered	-	-	�000	1-299	2-985	6-723	5-575	4-571

#9632;

The total number of cases being under 50�, it would be useless to attempt to draw any inference from the results.

Edinburg/i.

Retuen of the Total Number of Farmlaquo;, amp;c-. affectccl, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered in the County of Edixbuegii, to December 30, 1865, corrected from Information received at this Office up to January 31, 18G6, with the Number of Weeks li-oin the Commencement of the Disease to December 30, 1865.

CoUKIT.


Totals to Soptomter 30,1805.
c				Tl
#9632;ii	i			\|h
a	^i �	#9632;a


6. 94	lt;	a i a		C^
6. 94	523	54	340	56

Quurt'-i- ending Bee-. 30,188S,

Totuls to Decembnr 30,1865.

#9632;:#9632;

* ! |

S ! I

No. of

Wecks

sinoe the

Disease

commenoed.

116

819

1321515


	855	202

Edinburgh

146

210

1,342 186

I i

The first reported case in the county of Edinburgh is at Roseburn on August 2ud, during which week 30 animals are reported as having been attacked, of which 24 died and six were killed. No cases are reported for the week ending August 12th, but with this exception, the disease appears to have continued with varying intensity until the end of the year.

Table eliowing the Weekly Ratio of Outbreaks and Attacks in the County of Edinbubgu from Commencement of Disease to December 30, 1865.

(

Set j

\.ppe

idix,

Note

A.)

Sept. laquo;.

Sept, 16.

Sept. 23.

Sept. 80.

Oet. 7.

Oct 14.

Oct. 21.

Oct. 23.

Nov. i.

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 26.

Dec. 2.

Dec. 0.

Dec.

16.

Doc. 23.

Doc. 30.

Ontbrcalis Attacks

B'77 5-67

7-C5 7-10

9-CO 8-11

11-01) 10-45

7-78 6-98

7^,n ^7,18

5-8!) 6-33

5-00 0'02

4-22 6-43

3-89 6-51

4-0O 3-27

4-11 6-20

4-11 1-76

3-44 4-07

2-55 4-05

2-00 3-05

er-centage of Recovered. {Sec Append

ix, Note B.

)

Sept. 1 raquo;lt;

Sept. 16.

Sept. 23.

Sept. 30.

Oct.

Oct. ' Oet, It. 21.

Oct. i Nov. 28. 4.

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 25.

Dec. 2-

Dee.

Dec. j Dec.

10. | 23.

Dec. 30.

Recovered -

1 -ooo

9-091

o-oo?

14-141

18-870

15-134 U-

031

10-124I16-S79 16-089J18-313 18-010

18-321

18-1H3

19-103! 19-110

io-m

The per-centagc of quot; killedquot; is somewhat lower than the average of Great Britain, amounting to 13'059 per cent., and the increase of the disease is moderate.

Elgin or Moray. No cases reported.

Fife.

Return of the Totol Nnmbor of Fiiiiiih, amp;e. nffbcteil, and the Number of Animnls Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered, in the County of Fife, to December 30, 1865, corrected from Information received at this Office up to January 31, 180(5, with the Ninnbor of Weeks from (ho Commencement of the Disease to December 30, 1863.

Totiils to Soptombor SO, ISilfi.

Quartor cMdiii^ Dooombor SO, 18(!5.

Totals to Deoombor .'raquo;, 1805.

CoimTT,


	�	�*


	B	%


	Pm	*lt;*

quot;i

�i

3quot;

1,475

No. of Weoki

slnoo tho

Disuaso

i'oiiimcnc�d.

Fife

58 I 24 18

165 , 2,450

63 i 1,407 477

169

2,508 87

480

The first reported case occurred at Thornton on September 14th, from which date to the end of the year fresh cases are reported each week, and fresh outbreaks in all the weeks, with the exception of that ending September 30th.

Table showing the Weekly Ratio of Outbreaks and Attacks in tho County of Fife from Commencement of Disease to December 30, 1865.

(6'ee Appendix, Note A.)

Outbreaks -Attacks -

Oct. 7.

Oct. 14.

Oct. 21.

1 Oct. 28. Nov. 4. Nov. 11.

Nov. 18,

Nov. 25.

Dec. 2.

Dec. 9.

Dec. 16.

Dec. 23.

i-a.-)

1-27

1-42 2-03

1-G7 2-82

1-67 4-05

1-83 4-49

2-33 4-70

3-58 fi-78

4-00 6-93

4-75 7-70

4-92 10-86

5-08 11-19

Dec. 30.

7-42 15-07


		Por-centage of Recovered. {See Appendix, Note B				)
#9632;�	Oct. 7.	Oct. 14. Oct. 21. Oct. 28.	i ! Nov. 4. Nov. 11. Nov. 18, 1	Nov. 25.	Dec. 2.	Dec. 9.	Dec. 10.	Dec. 23.	Dec. SO,
Recovered	10-526	1 8-929 ^l17-500 23-077 i i	17-241 '21-547 33-203 _____1____1____	24-290	25-343	28-367	25-042	22-653	24-552

The per-centage of quot; killedquot; amounts to only 3-469, the ratio of quot; attacks quot; is very rapid, multiplying itself more than 15 times in 12 weeks.

Forjar.

Return of the Total Number of Farms, amp;c. affected, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered in tho County of Forfau, to December 30, 1865, corrected from Information received at this Office up to January 31, 1866, with the Number of Weeks from the Commencement of tJic Disease to December 30, 1865.

Totals to Soptomber 30,1805.

Quarter cud

ng December 30, 1886.

Totals to Wccembcr SO, 1885.

No. of Weeklaquo;

,-j-

��

1 t

1 1

lt;J 1 ,

#9632;3

Count r.

#9632;g '

#9632;a

. I

�

1 : 1

since tho

1 i 1

-d

#9632;6

gt;

i 1

'S 3

Disease commoueetl.

�^

M | P

Fu | #9632;lt;

lt;i

Forfar -

112

598

6,513

529

3,720

1,178

608

6,625

566

3,772

1,181

The disease is reported as having commenced on the l/th of August at Forfar, A second outbreak is reported for the week ending September 16th, from which period to the end of the year the disease advanced with great rapidity.

TABLE showing the Weekly Entio of Outbreaks and Attacks in the County of FoiiPAR from Commoncomont

of Disease to December 30, 1865.

{Str. Appendix, Note A.quot;)

Oct. 7. Oct. 14,

Oct.Sl.iOct. 28,


Nov. 25. Dec. 2.	Dec. 9.	Dec. 1 6.
i 5-65 ' 0-82 11 � 04 12-91	7-59 14-30	7 � 38 14-80

Dec. 23. Dec. 30.

Outbreaks Attacks

I !�

1-74

1-88

2-15 j 3-OB 2-52 ! 4-38

3-2laquo; 1 3-94 , 5-18 6-55 | 8-06 i 10^,29

7-73 I 0-76

15-19 i IB'Sfl

15033.

'er-centuge of

Recovered. {See Appendix,

NoteB

�)

------- Oct. 7.

Oct. 14.

Oct. 21.

Oct. 28.

Nov. 4.

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 25.

Deo. 2.

Dec. 9,

Deo. 16.

Deo. 23.

Doe. 30.

liecovvml

j - is-aou

lO'SGO

14-828

11-422

2�-358

21-521

20-266

21-177

20- 130

20-458

21-576

23-351

23-844

The quot; killed quot; amounts to 8^,543 per cent., the ratio of increase of the disease being very rapid.

Haddington.

Retubn of the Total Number of Farms, amp;c. uffected, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Eecoverod, in the County of Haddington, to December 30, 1865, corrected from Information received at this Office up to January 31, 1866, witb the Number of Weeks fvora the Commencement of the Disease to December 30, 1865.


	Totuls to September 30,1866.					Quavtoi- ending Dec. 80,18G5.					Totals to Decombor 30.1866.
																No. of
COUMTY.		*6			f	0 4	�d			\|	i	#9632;d			4	Weeks since the
	\|	lt;	#9632;a S 3	1	1	raquo; s	5	i i	5	gt;	amp;	1	1	1	i	Disease commenced.
Haddington	12	28	2	11	�	36	551	23	460	42	48	579 25		471	42	18

The first outbreak of the disease occurred on August 27th at Stonelaws.

Table showing the Weekly Ratio of Outbreaks and Attacks in the County of Haddington from the

Commencement of Disease to December 1865.

{See Appendix,

Note A.)

Sent. ao.

Oct. 7.

Oui.li.

Oct. 21.

Oct. 28.

Nov. 4.

Nov.ll.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 25.

Dec. 2.

Dec. 9.

Deo. 16.

Dec. 23.

Dec. 30.

Outbreaks Attacks -

1-10 1-50

1-30 1-93

�90 2'00

-70 2-62

-50 2-00

-60 6-06

�80 10-87

-70 16-37

1-20 20-68

1-50 19-10

1'70 19-75

1-80 14-30

1-50 7-60

l^O 8-60

Percentage of liecovered. (See Appendix, NoteB.)

-----

Sept. 23.

Sept. 30.

Oct. 7.

Oct. 14.

1 Oct. 21J Oct. 28.

Nov. 4. 8-333

Nov.ll.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 25.

Dec. 2.

Dec. 8.

Decllaquo;.

Dec. 23.

Dec. 30.

Eeeovered

-ooo

-000

-ooo

7-143

13-636 15-556

5-236

4-887

4-373

4-213

6-150

6-223

7-258

8-187

Only 4^,317 per cent, of the animals attacked were quot; killed,quot; and as a probable res ul the disease has advanced with considerable rapidity.

Inverness. No cases reported.

Kincardine.

Retden of tho Total Number of Farms, amp;c. affected, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered, in (he County of Kincahuine, to December 30, 1865, corrected from Information received at this Office up to January 31, 1866, Avith the Number of Weeks from the Commencement of the Di^ciiKc to December 30, 1865.

Totals to September 30, ISfl�.

Qimrtcr ending Dec. 30,1806.

Totals to December 30,1805.

#9632;a

No. of

Weeks

since tho

Discuse

commouced.

⁵

ComiY.

m |

Kincardine #9632;

298

122

298

122

The first outbreak of the disease occurred in Hilton of KinefFon 10th October. The disease does not, however, appear to have established itself up to the end of the year, the total number of cases at that period being so small as to preclude any useful inference being drawn from the result.

Table showing tho Weekly Ratio of Outbreaks ami Attacks in the County of Kincakdine from Com-

moncement of Disease to December 30, 1865.

{See Appendix, Note A.)


	Nov. 18.	Nov. 25.	Dec. 2.	Dec. 9.	Dec. 16.	Dec. 23.	Dec. 30.
Outbreaks Attacks	1- 1-	l-OO l-SO	1-20 2-30	160 3-81	1-60 5-61	2-00 6.81	2'80 8 �85

Per-eentage of Eecovered. {See Appendix, Note B.)

Nov. 18.

Nov. 25.nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; Dec. 2.

Dec. 9,

Dec. 10.

Dec. 23. I Dec. 30.

Recovered

14-286

4-348

2-941

2-222

8-000nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; 13-208

16-438

Kinross.

Return of the Total Number of Farms, amp;c. affected, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered, in the County of Kinuoss, to December 30, 1865, corrected from Information received at this Office up to January 31, 1866, with tho Number of Weeks from the Commencement of the Disease to December 30, 1865.

Totals to September 30,1885.

Quarter ending Dec. 30,1865.

Totals to December 30,18C5.

No. of

COUlfTT.

�a

4) M #9632;

1 1

quot;4

i 1

#9632;quot;1

Weeks

since the

Disease

eominenccd.

Kinross

�

119

� 85 10

ii9: �

In this county the disease does not appear to have really established itself last year, the total number of quot;attackedquot; only amounting to 119 at the end of December. The first case occurred about the 6th of October at Kineston.

Takle showing the Weeklyquot; Ratio of Outbreaks and Attacks in the County of Kinross from Commencement of Disease to December 30, 1865.

{See Appendix, Note A.)

Oct. 28.

Nov. 4.

Nov. 11. Nov. 18.

Nnv. an ! Hee. 9

Dec. 9.

Dec. 16.

Dec. 23.

Dec. 30.

Outbreaks -Attacks

1-1-

�00 1-36

1-00 1-71

1-00 1-79

1-00 1-57

1-00 1-07

1-00 �50

2-00 1-00

3-CO

2-00

5-00 5-85


		Per-eentage of Recovered.			{See Appendix,		Note B.)
	Oct. 28.	Nov. 4.	Nov. 11.	Nov. 18.	Nov. 2.5.	Dec, 2.	Dec. 9. Dee. 16. 1	Dec. 23.	I^eo 30
	Oct. 28.	Nov. 4.	Nov. 11.	Nov. 18.	Nov. 2.5.	Dec, 2.	Dec. 9. Dee. 16. 1	Dec. 23.
Recovered -	21-429	13-636	12-903	12-500	13-889	1.1-sso	13-514 14-286	14-000	10-526

The numbers are too small for any practical purpose.

G 2

46 Kirkcudbrightraquo;

Return of the Totnl Number of Farms, amp;o. aftccti'-d, mid the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovorod, In the County of Kirkoud�hi�ht, to December 80, 1863, ooiTeoted from Information received at the Office up to January 31, IStiti, with the Nmnbcr of Weeks from the Commencement of

the Disease to December 30, 1800.

Totals to Boptembev SO, isns.

Quarter ending Dec. 80,1803.

Totals to Dnccmber 30,1805.

No. of

Cousiv.

3 9,

�

Weeks since the

mquot;

Disensu

amp;

#9632;3

1 p

�3

a 23

Kille Died.

oommonood.

Kirkcudbright

�

Only 35 cases have occurred up to the end of the year, the first of which was at Lincluden Mains. The numbers are too small to be useful.

Lanark.

Return of the Totnl Number of Farms, amp;c. affected, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered, in the County of Lanark, to December 80, 1865, corrected from Information received at this Office up to January 31, 1866, with the Number of Weeks from the Commencement of the Diseuso to December 30, 1863.

#9632;

Totals to September 30,

1865.

Quarter eiuling December 30, 18C5.

Totals to December 30,1865.

No. of Weeks

gt;ij

County.

�y

�

#9632;s

sinco the

-0

gt;

#9632;g

a 1

#9632;i lt;

gt;

Disease

sect;

% 3

lt;1

3 'S ?

all 1

commenced.

Lanark -

349

154

100

2,975

763

1,644

821

266

3,324

917

1,744 324

In Lanark the first reported case occurred at Glasgow on August 28th, from which period to the end of the year cases are reported and quot; outbreaks quot; occur in each Aveek, embracing in the 18 weeks upwards of 3,000 cases.

Table showing the Weekly Ratio of Outbreaks and Attacks in the County of Lanark from Commencement of Disease to December 30, 1865.

(See

Appendix, Note A

�)

�

Sept. 23.

Sept. 30.

Oct 7.

Oct. 14

Oct. 21.

Oct. 28.

Nov. 4.

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 25.

Dec. 2.

Deo. 9.

Doc. 18. Dec. 23.

Dec 30.

Outbreaks

Attacks - -

1-33

2-10

2-)0 B'lO

2M0 0'17

2-60 0-67

3-30 7-10

3-08

4-laquo;

2-87 3'88

2-87 3'25

I'OO

2-97

1-S3 3'3S

2-00 3-44

1-73 3-68

1-70 3'30

Pcr-centage of Recovered. {See Appendix, Note B.)

Seilt. 23.iSept. 30,

Oct. 7.

Oct. 14.

Oct. 21.

Oct. 28.

Nov. 4.

Nov. 11. 13'C70

Nov. 18,

Nov. 25,

Dec. 2.

Dec. 9.

Dec. 10.

Dec. 23.

Dec. 30.

Uecoverod

000 2-013

5-van

7'094

laquo;�611

13-1B8

13-072

12-924

1B-157

15-780

The per-centage of quot; killedquot; is much above the average, whilst the disease has pro�gressed with a moderate ratio of increase.

Linlithgow.

Ketukn of the Total Number of Farm.laquo;, 8tc. affected, and the Number of Animalraquo; Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered, in the. County of LlNLlTHGOW, to December 30, 1865, corrected from Information received at this Office up to January 31, 1866, with the Number of Weeks from the Commencement of the Disease to December 30, 1865.

Totals to September 30,

805.

Quarter ending Dec. 30,

1805.

Totals to December 30,1805,

No. of

Weekraquo;

sineo the

Dlscnsu

cotumciu'cd.

County.

laquo;

| 19

i s

Farms, Ac. Attacked.

| lt;

Linlithgow

�

245

178 43

275

186

There are two quot; outbreaks quot; for the week ending September 23rd, the first of which occurred at Eutryfoot near Livingston. Outbreaks are reported for each week, with the exception of four, up to the end of the yeur, but the totals are too small to be taken as an average. The tables are, however, given below.

Tai!i,h showing tho Weekly Ratio of Outbreaks mid Attacks in the County of LlNLlXKOOW fironi Coramcncomont of Disenso to December 30, 1865.

{Src Appendix, Note A.)

Oct. 14.

Oct. 21.

Oct. 28.

Nov. i.

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 25.

Dec. 2.

Dec. 9.

Deo. 16.

Deo. 23.

Outbreaks Attacks -

1-1-

�83

�98

POO 1-32

f33 2-07

�83 1-77

�G7 1-84

�83 1-34

�83 1-45

1-00 1¹64

1'83 POl

1'33 2'61

Dec. 30.

1'33 2-02

Por-ccntngo of Rooovcrocl. {Sec Appendix, Note B.)

Oct. 14.

Oct. 21.

Oct. 28.

Nov. 4.

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 25.

Dec. 2.

Dec. 9.

Dec. 16.

Dec. 23.

Dec. 39.

Eecovercd

16'667 13-63G

6^977 11-765

____

11�765

10-526 9-259 7-937

11-724 15-7S9 13-7Sraquo; 13-777

Nairn. No cases reported.

Orkney and Shetland. No cases reported.

Peebles.

Return of the Total Number of Farms, amp;e. affected, and the Number of Aniniiils Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered, in the County of Peebles, to December 30, 1865, corrected from Infortnation received at this Ollice up to January 31, 1866, with the Number of Weeks from the Commencement of the Disctiso to December 30, 1865.

Totals to September 30,18�5.

Quartor ending Dec. 30,1S65.

Totalraquo; to December 30,18S5.

N'o.of

#9632;d

Vocks

County.

#9632;laquo;

#9632;a

#9632;*

siiicotlio

raquo;

-0

Disease coninimcccl.

lt;

laquo;

lt;

fraquo;

laquo;!

Peebles

�

2 12

8 2 2

In this county so few cases have occurred that an examination of them would be use�less. The first occurred at Glen on September 3rd.

Perth.

RuTUKN of the Total Number of Farms, amp;c. affected, and the Number of Animnls Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered, in the County of Perth, to December 30, 1865, corrected from Information rocoivod at this Ollice up to January 81, 1866, with the Number of Weeks from tho Commencement of tho Dinoii.sc to December 30, 1865.


	Totals to September 30,18(15.					Qnarter emlinn Ueccinbcr 30, 18(!5.					Totals d) December 80,1801,					No. or Weeks litico tho Dlsoaso com inoiiood,
County.	E3 1	Attacked. Killed.			i �		1 i	1 3	-3 5	1	�a i 1	'S 1	1	1	1 S 1	No. or Weeks litico tho Dlsoaso com inoiiood,
Perth -	4	20	6	10	�	276	2,634 70		1,648	470	280	2,6�S)	76	1,6,58	470	10

The first quot; outbreakquot; occurred at Cupar Angus, on the 20th September, and the disease continued without intermission until the end of the year.

G 3

Table showing the Weekly Ratio of Outbreaks and Attacks In the County of Perth, from the Commence�ment of the Disenso to Deoember 30, 18()5. {See Appendix, ISIote A.)

Oct. 14.

Oct. 21. Oct. 28.

Nov. 4.

Nov. 11,

Nov. 18.

Nov. 25.

Dec. 2.

Dec. 9.

Dec. 16.

Dec. 23.

Deo. 30.

Outbreaks Attacks -

W6 1-12

2-46 2^,11

3'46 3-00

4-00 4^gt;G6

6-�8 6-40

8-15 8-41

9-00 11-70

9-69 13-42

9-46 16-73

7-92 19-09

8-54 20-76

Pcv-centago of Recoveries, (Scp Appendix, Not

oB.)

Oct. 14.

Oct. 21.

Oct. 28.

Nov. 4.

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 25. Dec. 2.

Dec. 9.

Dec. 16.

Dec. 23.

Dec. 30.

Recovered

11-538

7-895

G-329

11-842

10-300

13-314

i i

17'241 1S-G50

18-182 18-945

21-324

22-086

The per-centage of quot;killedquot; is the lowest of any county of Great Britain, with the exception of Stirling, and amounts to only 2*858 per cent. This is attended with the usual result, namely, a rapid increase of the disease, the number of quot; attacks quot; having multiplied itself over 20 times in 11 weeks.

Renfi

rew.

Eetukn of the Total Number of Farms, amp;c, affected, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered, in the County of Renfrew, to December 30, 1865, corrected from Information received at this Office up to January 31, 18�6, with the Number of Weeks from the Commencement of the Disease to December 30, 1865.

Totals to SeptcmlMr raquo;0,1865.

Quarter ending Doe. 30,1805.

Totals to December 30,1805.

No. of

1 -6

�rf

quot;Weeks sinco

County.

* 1 'S

laquo;j

* i

the

r,: %

i/7

�g

-d

K M

Disease

Farm Attac Killc

�

Farm Attac

commenced.

Renfrew

5 | 10 i 7

�

409

76 i197

51 419

198

�

The first quot; outbreakquot; occurred on the borders of the counties of Renfrew and Lanark, near Gallowgate, Glasgow, on September 17tb, fresh quot; outbreaks quot; and quot; attacksquot; being recorded each week to the end of the year; the total cases, however, being under 500, are useless for generalization.

Table showing the Weekly Ratio of Outbreaks and Attacks in the County of Eenfrew, from the Commence�ment of the Disease to December 30, 1865. {See Appendix, Note A.)

�

Oct. 14.

Oct. 21.

Oct. 28.

Nov. 4.

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 25.

Dec. 2.

Dec. 8.

Dec. 10.

Dec. 23.

Deo. 30.

Outbreaks Attacks

1-1-

�90 1-00

1-00 1-13

1-00 1-07

1*00

1-21

1-10 1-18

I'OO 1-46

-90 1-79

�90 1-67

1-30 2-23

1-80 2-84

2-40 3-30

Per-centage of Kccoveries. {See Appendix, Note. 15.)

----- | Oct. 14. 1 Oct. 21.

Oct. 28. Nov. 4.

Nov. 11.

Ncv. 18.

Nov. 25.

Dec. 2.

Dec. 0.

Dec. 18.

Dec. 23.

Doe. 30.

Recovered

-000 ! 10-526

13-793 11-7651 7-843

! 1

8-621

11-268

10-309

17-931

19-018

20-833

17-500

The amount of quot; killedquot; is 19-809 per cent.

Ross and Cromarty. No cases reported.

Roxburgh.

Return of the Totnl Number of Farms, amp;c. affected, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered, in the County of ROXBURGH, to December 80, 1865, corrected from Information received at this Office up to January 81, 1866, with the Number of Weeks from the Commencement of the Disease to December 30, 18(55.

Totals to September 3fl, 1865.

Quarter ending Dec. 30,1866.

Totals to December 30,1806.

No. of

Weeks since

the

Disease r.ominenced.

ComTY

#9632;a

i 3

U \ 3

III

35 i 5

5_ 20

Roxburgh

5 20

Here we have the Hrst case occurring at Ilunuingburn on October ;ii'd, but the total number of cases only amounts to 35.

Selkirk,

Retuun of tho Total Number of Farms, amp;o. affuoted, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Dlod! and Recovered, in the County of Selkibk, to Decemboiquot; 30, 18(j�. corrected from laformatioa receivod at this Ollico up to January 31, 1�6�, with the Number of Weeks from the Commencement of tho Diseiiso to Deoembor 30, 1865.

Totuls to Soptouibor 30,18(15.

Quartet oiuUuk Doc. ill), lS(i3.

'.Totals to Docembor 30,1805.

No. of

lt;i

#9632;9

Weeks raquo;luce

Cousrv.

#9632;y

tho

raquo;?

r^J

Disoaso

#9632;i

�3

commenced.

₄

5 ! �

5, | m ' S ! a

lt;i

Selkirk -

�

/ In this county, again, the numbers are too small to derive any benefit from their investigation. The first quot;outbreakquot; occurred at Hollybush, near Galashiels, on the 24th of September.

Stirling.

Return of the Total Number of Farms, amp;c. affected, and the Number of Animals Attacked, Killed, Died, and Recovered, in the County of Stirling, to December 30, 1865, corrected from Information received at this Office up to January 31, 1866, with the Number of Weeks from the Commencement of the Diseasa to December 30, 1865.

Totals to September 30,1865.

Quarter ending December 30,1805.

Totals to December 30,1865.

No. of

#9632;�

�d

Weeks sinco

CoOTfTT.

�3

�

#9632;a

�

�a

the

laquo;quot;

�*

1 s

laquo;

#9632;p

�o

Disease

lt;

8 1

s S

commenced.

Stirling -

233

2,860

⁴⁷

i 2,008; 338

237

2,871

2,013

338

In Stirling the first outbreak occurred at Kirkintulloch on 10th of September. quot; Attacks quot; are reported weekly to the end of the year, but no fresh quot; outbreakquot; occurs during the week ending September 30th.

Table showing tho Weekly Ratio of Outbreaks and Attacks in the County of Stirling, from the Commence�ment of the Disease to December 30, 1865. ((Sec Appendix, Note A.)

Outbreaks Attacks -

Oct. 7.

Oct. 11.

2-20 3-40

Oct. 21.

Oct. 28.

Nov. 4. Nov. 11. Nov. IS.

Nov. 23. Dec. 2.

Doc. U.

Dec. 10. I Dec. 23. Dec. 30.

4-00 5-70

7-4� 16-75

11-00 14-80 17-80 27-95 43-30 63-80

19-20 19-0(1

17-00

15-GO

14-00 55-63

16-40 59-19

57-70 55-50 53-05 55-25

Per-centage of Recoveries. (See Appendix, Note B.)

Oct. 7.

Oct. 21.

Oct. 28.

Nov. 4.

Nov. 11.

Nov. 18.

Nov. 25.

Dec. 2.

Dec. V.

Dee. 10.

Dec. 23,

Dec. 30.

llecovered.

9-090

2-381

2-817

11-739

9-443

7'333

#9632; 059

1()-413

11-236

10-871

12-586

13-130

U'S??

The per-centage of killed is the lowest in Great Britain, whilst the ratio of increase on the quot; attacksquot; is the highest, thus following the rule which has usually obtained throughout Great Britain, unless other disturbing influences have arisen.

Sutherland,

No cases reported.

Wigtown, No cases reported,

G 4

Tlit'se Returns do not profess to

CATTLE PLAGUE ENQUIllY. Quarteuly Return. No. 1.�For Quarter ending

give the Total Nuniber of Cases which have ooonmd In Groat Britain, but only those which have hecn ascertained

They record the Cases reported as

Week ending Juno U.

AVock cndiiiB July 1. j

Week ending .Inly 8. |

Wcokendlng July It.

Counties on Disirictb. ENGLAND.

Total Nci raquo;f 's!

Vtmt, siicciraquo;, a

raquo;r (uhor Plwwfl S

in which ttui S

Dlnue Hm jj

upiiusrui. ^

If 1

^3 �

-^ #9632;.1 -jr

0 B

amp; s

i 1

Ubiifobd

liERKB -JlUCHINOIIAM -

CA-unmuaii Ciimter Cornwall Cc.mherland �

])EI1I)Y .

Devon -Dorset -DriuiAM Essex -Ulovcester -Hants -

llEllEFORO

Hertford Huntingdon -Kent -Lancaster Leicester Lincoln JIonmouth Norfolk Northampton Nortiium raquo;ebland nottinoua.m -Oxford Rutland Salop -Somerset Sta fford Suffolk Surrey Sussex -Warwick Westmoreland Wilts . Worcester York, East Ridino � North � West

ENOLi

.\tofD tan ]

utofE

.ND!�

isoaso

'OLICE

isease

�;

��

quot;

(.'#9632;

quot;s

quot;i quot;l

'20

quot;m i�

;;

'10

'#9632;#9632;

quot;1 quot;1

quot;25

quot;3

.. ��

'15 quot;b

quot;io quot;9

'i 'a

quot;i *'

Totals, Counties of 1'or each week quot;From eommencemf

Totals, Metropoli District* :� For each week From commoncenu

147 177

103 103

21 49

0 12

48� 60S

317

420

145

'#9632;'#9632;

3 11

9 21

fi7 I 3 150 | 3

254 166 917 j 585

78 223

8 8

For euch week

From conunencement of Disease

28 I .. .. 1 ..

5 laquo;

147 | 10,1 177 1 103

21 40

��

14 20

n7�

752

317

420

148 107

12 32

321 1,073

108 588

117 314

8 8

WALES. Anglesey . . . . Brecon . . . . Cardigan . . . . Carmarthen . . . . Carnarvon .... Deniiiqii .... Flint ..... Glamorgan . . . . Merioneth . . . . Montgomery . . . . Pembroke .... Radnor ....

#9632;� i �� #9632; i � *

��

;;

'#9632;'#9632;

quot;

Totals, Wales;� For each week Vrom commencement of Disease

;; | ;;

��

quot; i '.'. '#9632; '.'.

:: ! ;; i ;: i ::

��

SCOTLAND. Aheiideen

ARGYLE .

Ayr

Banff -Berwick Bute

Caithness Clackmannan Dumbarton Dumfries

EllINDUROlI

Elgin or Moray

Fife

Foufar

llADHINGTON -iNVEUNESS

Kincardine -

Kinross

Kiukcuddriqut

Lanark

Linlitiioow #9632;

Nairn -

Orkney and Shetland

Veeiiles

Perth -

Renfrew

Ross and Cromarty

ROXHURGIt

Selkirk Stirling

SUTIlBrtl.ANI) #9632;

Wigtown

^:-

quot; 1 '.'.

1..

;; ;;

'#9632;

quot;

��

i i

Totals, Scotland:�

I^or each week

Prom comraoncomont of Disease Totals, Enoland:--

For each week

From commencomont of Disease Totals, Wales;�

Fur each week

From commoncomont of Disease Totals, Scotland:�

yor each week

From OOmmoncemcnt of Disease

��

;#9632;

quot;bo

147 177

103 1(13

4laquo;

-�

14 20

B7J

702

317 420

148 197

12 32

321 1,078

1118 688

117

314

8 8

Vor each week From eommenceii

eiitof!

disease

B 0

147 177

103 103

21 49

Mr,

752

317 420

148 1raquo;7

'�'-

12 321 108 82 1,073 688

117 314

8 8

�^:

The Motropolltnn 1'oltco District includes the whole of the County

Soptomber 30, 18G5, with corrections from information recoivod at this Office up to January 31, 1866.

from the otliciul information received at this Ollice from Inspectors, whether appointed by the Clerk of the Council or by the Locul Aathoritles,

occurring during the Weeks indicated by the Headings.


Took ending July 22.					Week ending July 29					Wook ending Aiwust 5.					Week ondtDR AuBiist 12.
Totnl No, of t'aniiH, Stu'itd, oroili�rl*l(iolaquo;8 In whleti ma Disease lias	1 -1		1	1	if	t 1 lt;	1	5	I 1	u If	i 1	1	1	1	if	laquo;j	1	n	J l	C�UNTIli� 01! DNTKIOTS. EyCLANI).
*'2 quot;i quot;7	w � 'is quot;s quot;'s '89	quot;s	'iT '38 quot;s quot;5 '75	'i e	,. quot;3 quot;3 quot;1 quot;2 2 quot;2	'32 121 quot;5 io io 13 '62	'59 \\ quot;_t quot;0 .. quot;4 0 '28	'.'#9632; '20 'oo quot;0 'io quot;o 7 '23	\\	quot;5 a quot;9 quot;s 'io quot;1 4 '11	quot;m 50 *61 ioo 'so quot;5 18 '85	quot;io 15 quot;7 '22 quot;s 'ii	'laquo; 33 'il w laquo;5 '43 \\ quot;s 10 '72	'3 io 'i 'i i	quot;l 1 1 quot;l 'io quot;s quot;7 quot;s quot;4 12 7 1	quot;l 8 18 'ii #9632;70 '42 'ds 'so '39 143 83 8	quot;3 3 'ii '27 quot;0 quot;7 #9632;; 'is quot;9 56 72 2	quot;1 5 10 quot;3 '27 'SO 'so '12 '27 70 0 5	'5 '0 'i i 2 5	Reiiford. ItuiiKa. RuCKINGItAM. (quot;AMUltlDOE, ClIKSTKIi. Cornwall. Olmherland. Derby, Devon. Dorset. Durham. Essbx. Gloucester, Hants. Hereford. Hertford. Huntingdon. Kent. Lancaster. Leicestee. Lincoln. monmouth, Norfolk. Northampton. northumiieriand. Nottingham, OXFOED. Rutland. Salop. Somerset. Staffoed. Suffolk. Surrey. Sussex. Warwick. Westmoreland. Wilts. Worcester. York, East Riding. � North � West �
11 B 2laquo;	135 291 340 1,257	3 laquo; 111 098	143 234 203 420	7 15	15 37 15 41	259 #9658;050 453 1,710	103 10raquo; 234 9S0	138 372 110 542	laquo; 21	50 87 23 64	400 1,010 032 2,342	73 182 198 1,178	342 714 390 raquo;32	10 37 10 10	58 145 35 99	524 1,531 071 3,013	20raquo; 3raquo;1 455 1,033	252 000 171 1,103	2(1 57 i�	Totals, Countibs op Enghand :� Eor euch week. From commenooment of Disoaso. Totals, Metkopolitax Police District:� For cauh week. Prom oommeucctnent of Disease.
16 48	476 1,548	114 702	34(1 000	7 15	30 78	712 2,200	3S7 1,089	254 raquo;14	(1 21	73 161	1,092 3,352	271 1,300	732 1,040	2(S 47	93 244	1,195 4,547	004 2,024	423 2,00laquo;	20 07	For each week. Prom commencement of Disease.
j	quot;�	quot;			quot;1	quot;4	#9632;�	quot;4		��	quot;	�quot;�	�quot;		��	�'	��	'�';		WALES, Anglesey. Brecon. Cardigan. Cabmaethen. Cabnaevon. Denbigh. Plint. Glamorgan. Merioneth. Montgomery. Pembroke. Radnor.
quot;	-	��			1	4	��	4		quot;l	quot;4	��	quot;*	�#9632;	quot;l	quot;4	��	quot;4		Totals, Wales -.� Por each week. From commeiicomcnt of Disease.
1	15	4	11		1 quot;l*	25 io	7 quot;0	18 io �� ..		1 quot;2	23 30 **	22 quot;e	'24	quot;	2	30	3	30	3	SCOTLAND. Aberdeen. Argyll'. Ayr. Ranff. Berwick. Bote. Caithness. Clackmannan, dumbabton. D�MFBIES. Edinburgh. Elgin or Moray. Fife. Porpab. Hadoington. INVEBNESS. KlNCABDINE. Kinross. Kirkoudbbioht. Lanark. LlNLITHGOW. Naibn. OBKNEY AND SHETtiND Peebles. Pebth. Renfrew. ROSS AND CROMABTY. RoxnuRon, SHI.KIUK. Stiumng. sutiie�i.and. Wigtown.
i	16	4	11		2 (1	41 no	13 17	28 30		3 0	53 109	28 45	24 03	,,	2 11	30 145	3 48	30 raquo;3	3 3	Totals, Scotland:� Por oooh week. From ootnmonoomontofDlsoiuo Totals, England;� For each wook. Prom oommencomont of Disease. TOTALS, Walks:- For each week, FromcommencemcnlofDismse. Totals, Scoti.asi);� Por each week. '^�quot;quot;raquo;CTH'meuccinciitof Disease. For each week. From commoncemcut of Disease.
III IS 4	475 l.fUS 15	111 7112 4	;ini 0(10 n	7 IB	30 78 1 2 II	712 2,2(10 4 41 51)	387 1,080 13 17	294 011 4 28 39	0 21	73 101 quot;l 3 9	1,092 B,8JS �'1 63 10S)	271 1,3(10 28 49	732 l,laquo;4fl quot;4 24 03	20 47	03 241 quot;l 2 11	1,105 4,547 quot;4 30 145	001 2,024 3 48	423 2,009 quot;4 30 03	20 (17 3 a
20 St	4(10 1,5(13	IIS 7011	337 071	7 15	311 85	757 2,320	400 1,100	2811 957	11 21	7(1 101	i.un 3,105	2119 1,40S	75(1 1,713	20 47	06 2B0	1,231 4,000	(107 2,072	463 2,100	S3 70

Middlo-sex, and jmrts of the Counties of Essex, Herts, Kent, and Surrey.

Since KohiR to press it lins been iliseovercd that this outhreak does not nroperly lielong to Uorwick, and its correction would Involve a Uuko amount of work, It lias liecn allowed, to reuiain,

As the error docs not materially alfect any of tho calculations

1 Mil

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Quarterly iloturn, No. 1.�For Quarter ending September 30, 1865, with


quot;#9632;-quot;quot;quot; 1	Wook culling Aug. 10. 1					Week ending August 2laquo;. 1					Wook ending September 2.					Wook ending Soptomlior 9. 1
	Tulnl N.i. of	i			i D 5 Pi	A'	i		Died. Eecovered.		A	i			i,		i			laquo;j
COUKTIES OK DlSTllICTS. ENGLAND. Bbdpoed - - - �	ir othor PIMM in which the Pliparaquo; lias Bppenred,	1 �3	1 W 1	i 5	i D 5 Pi		3	i	Died. Eecovered.		iS	1	l	i	1	if	1 -1	j	s	1
COUKTIES OK DlSTllICTS. ENGLAND. Bbdpoed - - - �	l(i	22 12(i	4 37	18' SO	quot;1	quot;i	'is	'ii	'83	'i	quot;4	quot;u	quot;l	quot;a	']	1	2 13	quot;b	2 8
lUU'KlMill 111 - - - #9632;		..				3	3	1	2		1 2	0 4		3		4	10	7	1
Camihiiduk . - - -											1 2	0 4				� �		��	� raquo;
Cbebtbd - - - �																	��
COUNWAI.L . . #9632; �		..				quot;						��				� �	� �		� �
Ol'MIlUKI.AKl) - - - -							� �				1 1	quot;l 3		� �
DUUHY - - - - #9632;	quot;3	'ir,	quot;4 1	quot;e		quot;2	7	i	8		1 1	quot;l 3		quot;3		quot;4	quot;7	quot;a	'gt;)
DOIISHT - - - - ' DnniAM .... Hssiix . - - #9632; -Gloucbstbb - � #9632; quot; ItAsrs - - - - ' #9632;						quot;2	'33	quot;laquo;	quot;ir	10	1 3	13 6	4 2	8 1		quot;2	quot;3	quot;2
	28 quot;'l	21.1 quot;2	10 quot;l	131 quot;l	3	30 i 3	100 6 13	U quot;7	130 6 a	(i	30 quot;t	170 'as	45	95 '23	2	31 quot;l	112 quot;8	25 quot;5	1)1 quot;s	.^a
llKUKI'OIll) . . . -		,,				.. \|					� �	..						..		��
HEIiTl'OIU) . - - -	raquo;	21	io	18		��					.. ...		�� 1			2	7
HlINTlS(ilHl.\ . - - -	'19	TO	'laquo;	'34	*'#9632;gt;,*	quot;9	28	15	quot;laquo;	;;	'i* '82		36 \|	quot;4o	i	'i?	'70	quot;k	'39	::
IiAKOASTBB - - - -						1 ;	3	1	2		1 7			3		0	32	13	4
IiEICESIER - - - -							��			#9632; �	.. 1 ..		�� j				��	��
IlIHCOLM ....											.. 1
Monmovtu - - - #9632;	quot;ll	'20	quot;io	quot;s		quot;raquo;	124	5S	'oi	1	5 9		quot;4	quot;5		quot;3	'io	'ia	4
NOUTHA.MPTON-						7	45	28	11	5	1 1		1	..		3	13	ii	1
Northu5ibv;riand -		..								� �			'�					11
NOTTINOICAM . - - -											.. ,			..
Oxvoku . - - - -													��
Rutland . . . -								��			quot; ��			� �					*�
Salop .....					*#9632;#9632; #9632;#9632;*													� �
Somerset . . - -				.. 1 .. ..				i.												#9632;�
Stapkoud - . - -	quot;l	'#9632;in	1	quot;25 !! 19			1 90	1 30	'47		4 12 24 111		8 laquo;8	3 21	'5	3 22	3 78	1. 62	2 15	::
	C 1 IB		2,quot;)	22	1raquo;		102	13	46	7	10 49		IS	23	1	6	30	10	18..
	12 i 142		83	69	8		78	30	44 i ..		6 21		13	0		7	27	10	9 ..
Wapwick . - . -	1 ..				�			3	13 i ..		2 4		2	1		4	16	3	7 ..
Webtmohelakd	1 ..
Wilts.....	1 1		1		1		8		2 ..					1
WOBOESTEB . . - -	,. 1 ..										1 4			4		1	1	1
Youk, East Rinixa -					��				� *
	1 ..				� #9632;		��
� West	1			.. 1 ..				�#9632;			a 2 i i			1		3	3		��	4
Totals, Counties op Kngland :� Foroach week From commencement of Disease	105 7C3		232	897	7	117	825	259	423	30	116 646 1 213			240	11	120	478	218	ISO	4
	260 2,287		023	1,303	04	387	3,112	882	1,788	M	483 3,658 1,094			2,032	105	609	4,136	1,312	2,218	109
Totals, JIetropolitas Police	\|
DisTiaCT*:�	41 400		150	204	8	51	438	179	229	5	47 ; 312 1 ^8			192	7	61	258	76	143	B
Prom commencement of Disease	140 3,413 148 1 1,153		1,702	1,307 \| 18 191			3,851	1,971 438	1,638	23	238 ,4,163 2,049			1,728	30	289	4,421	2,124	1,871	35
Totals, Eno-land :�	140 3,413 148 1 1,153		raquo;01	001	15 108		1.283	1,971 438	652 ^l 35		103 ' 868 290			438	18	177	730	293	329	9
From corameticoinent of Biseaso	390 \| C,7O0		2,41 .quot;i	2,070	82 658		8,983	2,853	3,322 117		721 7,821 \| 3,143			3,780	135	898	8,657	3,430	4,089	144
WALKS	i			i I													1 1
Anolhsev . - - -	1 ..		..			..	��
liliKCOX ...---											quot;								��
Caiidioan . - - -								#9632;quot;
CABMABTnEN . - - -
Cabwabvon - - . -							��	� �	quot;					�#9632;
Dexbi�ii . . - -Plint . - - - -				�'		quot;	* *				1	6	quot;l	quot;6
(Ir^AMOIKJAN - - . -	I ..
Meeioneth - - - -
Moittoomebt - - - -	! ..												#9632;�						� �
l'EMBBOEE . - - -									� �						�#9632;
Kadnor- . - - -				#9632;#9632; 1 ��											.., ..		.. \| ..
Totals, Wales :�														.
												6		0	�^- 1 quot;�
Prom commencement of Diseiise	1 4			4 ..		1	4		4		2	10	1	9	1 ²		io	1	9
SCOTLAND.				i				1							1		1
Abbedebn - - #9632; -							��	1 quot;			4	24	21	3
Arotle . - - - -Ayr . - - - -		..	quot; �				quot;	1 '� quot;			1	0	0			..			..
Baxfp . - - - -				1 quot; , quot;												1	2 ! ..		��
liEllWICK ....				1 �� i ��								#9632;*				1	2 ! ..		��
Bute . . - - -							quot;			quot;			*�							quot;
Caithness . - - -													'�	�'						*�
Clackmannan-												��
Dumbaktos - - - -							� laquo;											' *
kumpkies . . - - Hdinbuhoh ....	quot;l	quot;4	quot;2	quot;2		quot;2	quot;7	3	2		3	17		12		4	33	1 8	13	..
BlGIB or Moray	��			1				��				��	��	� �			..
						� �	��										.. j			#9632;�
Pobtae . - - - #9632; Haddinoton - - - -	1	is		18	�'			'*	-..	..	1	quot;4	��	#9632; quot;3		� quot;l	3 11		quot;v	..
Inverness . . . -				.. 1 ..					��						� *		* ' 1 . .quot;		�',
Kincardine . - - -								��				��	� �						��
Kinross						� �	'*			��		#9632;#9632;	� �		�*		*�	�'	� �
KlUKCl'DBKiailT IjAHABK . - - - �			,,			,,	..	:!		..	3	quot;7	3	4		13	82	#9632;22	31	..
TiINLITIIGOW . - - -												#9632; �		� �	''
Nairn . . - - -																	#9632; � ^			'�
On kney and Shetland			.�			��			�*	��	quot;						11
Peebles . . - .	#9632;�quot;l quot;							�'			' *	� *		�'			11		�',,
Pebtii . - - - �	��						'�	**					� �	� �		� *			� � ,
BEHPBEVr . . . -			, �			� �	� *				quot;	� �		� �		� �			#9632; � .
KossandChomartv-	. i						'�		� �		�'								� �	��
ROXDUBOH - - - �		#9632; #9632;..				� �	��	��	� �				� �	� �		� #9632;				��
Sulk iiik . . - .						� �	��				quot;	� �		� �					�',,
Stirlino . . . .		..						��		��		� �				� �				� �
Sutherland . - - -			.�				��					��	� �	� �			.. ..
Wiotown . - . -								��	quot;	��						20
Totals, Scotland;�	3	22	2	20		2	7	2	2		1 10 ! 68		80	22		20	in	32	45
1'i'om commencement of Diseaso	13	11)7	50	\| 113 1 3		16	174	62	116	a	26	232	82	137	3	46	343	114	182	8
'J or als, Enciland;�	14(1	T3ia	301	1 noi i 15		108	1,2(13	laquo;8	852	35	103	868	290	438	18	177	730	203	330	9
I'rom commoncomout of Diseaso	300	5,700	2,415	2,070 82 quot; 658			0,983	2,853	3,322	117	721	7,821	3,143	3,760	135	808	8,657	3,130	4,080	14-1
Totals, Wales :~ Vov i'.nch week Prom coiinneneemciitol Dtsease	quot;l	quot;4		quot;4 '.'.		quot;l	quot;4	��	quot;4		1 2	8 10	1 . 1	6 9		quot;2	'io	quot;l	quot;0	::

	2	22	2	20 ..		2	7	2	2		1 10 ; 08		30	, 32 j ..		20	111	32	46
Prom eoinmciiePquot;..eiilof Disease	13	11)7	60	113 3 j IS			¹ 174 1	62	116	3	36	332	82	137	3	46	343	114	183	3 0
TOXAliSi�	148	1,176	303	021 15 170			¹1,270	410	864	33	174	022	321	486	18	107	847	32t,	374	3 0
From coiiinionccinont of Disease	\ 404 j 5,871		2,405	¹2,787 SB [ 574			7,141	5,005	13,411 '120		748	8,083	3,238	3,9U8	138	946	{ 8,910 j 3,661		4,380	147

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. j corrections from information received at this Oftice up to January 31, 1866�continued.
	idiiiK Soiitombor 10.				1 Week oiuUng Sop			I					tember 30.		i 'J'otiils to Sept. 30,1803.				1
	idiiiK Soiitombor 10.				1 Week oiuUng Sop			lomuor -a.		1 gt;v uck ommiK boi			tember 30.		i 'J'otiils to Sept. 30,1803.
------- 1 IValNo. of	i		1 l		A	t			\|	A	¹ ^ 1			J				i
rA KnrniH, Stieiis, g i or olhtgt;r IMatio 5 In whk-li tlio gt; DiaeAH� has u appuared.	1 3	3	1 l		It	j l	l		\|	il	1 ^ *lt;*	1	II	J			\|	\| CoUNTlKS Oil DlBIIIlCTS. t i � 5 s w RMOT.A tm
�^ - 3	7	,	i		3	10	10	il..		laquo;	37	8	¹ 20 ' 3		1 12 1 74		23	42 1	2 Jimu-oui).
e	39	i	17		S	30	2	6	It	8	32	1	21 ^: 4		47	33t	68	206 :	1 limtKs.
3	41	n			1	16	4	6		1	15	1	1 8:2		16	140	72	66	2 Itrc'Kixuiu.M.
..	,.	.,	..		1	3		1 1		1	13	3	1 2\| 1		6	38	9	, 13 1	1 O.uumiiKiK.
..	,,	..			,,	,.	,,	i	.,		.. ..								. OlIUSTHU.
	,,	,,	,,				1 �.	1 ��			..		1 �gt; 1 ..		,,				. COBNWAU,
i	3	i	1												2	5	3	1 .	. OVKBBBLAND.
i	2	i	1 i			3		1		1	7 4		! ..		3	IS	0	² �	. Deuby.
2	8	raquo;			1	1	1			1	0 1		4 \| ..		18	70	35	43!	1 Duvo.v.
			_#	.											1	13	4	8 ! .	. DOBSET.
1	19	6	7		1	7	10	4	..	3	13	ii	si i		12	80	36	33 1	1 DUUUA.M,
22	111	10	71		28	113	36	69	2	22	119	\| 29	si	10	311	1,101	332	703 5	3 Essex.
2	,'	,,							..	..		1 � #9632;				0		0 .	. (il.OUfEBTEK.
1	10	4	,		4	30	30	B		1	4	2	3		32	100	67	92 .	. Hants.
1	14		14												1	14		14 1 .	. Heuevouo.
1	4	3			2	is	6	12	1	1	2		1		0	56	34	26	J IlEltTTOIli). . HUXTINODON.
laquo;	00	33	34		18	67	33	20		IS	43	30	iraquo;		118	741	3S0	402 8	i ICest.
3 3	32	18	12			6	1	3	2	B	17	2	15		18	80	34	39	1 lahoa8tbb. . Lbiomibe. . LlHCOMf,
3 3		��			1	0	5	quot;4		2	2	1	quot;l		3	11	6	6 .	1 lahoa8tbb. . Lbiomibe. . LlHCOMf,
, _t i	_t								,										. �roX.MOUTII.
12	30	28	4		9	29	22	u	,	is	110	54	20	i	88	560	226	243 i	3 NOUFOLK.
4	0	0	2		8	60	18	22	6	5	2(	17	7 1 1		28	142	81	43 1	L XOKTUAMI'TON.
B	82	40	29		4	2raquo;	17	4		B	29	10	16 ..		17	180	93	09 #9632;	I NolmiUMUERLAND.
� �						,,													. NOTI'INOIIA.U.
#9632;.	y _%t	, ,													1	6	5	1 .	. �XFOUU.
							.								..				. Rutland.
2	10	io		..	�� i ��		��		��	1	1	1			4 ! 41 1 6		11 4	38 1 .	i Salop. . SO.MEli�ET.
3	11	2	9		3 17		3	1raquo;		1	S	1	1 1 ..		19 l 70		33	44; .	. STAFEOEn.
23	107	50	61		14 SO		46	2S	22	30	105	74	95 ! 9		150	770	341	316 3	7 SUFFOEK.
11	43	13	IB		10 22		14	4	(1	14	84	54	23 . 33		81	544	214	320 1 3	1 SUIUIEV.
5	21	7	8		11 47		13	2laquo;	5	14	104	40	SO 6		89	757	307	378 , 2	i Sussex.
6	17	6	11		4 14		3	9	3	2	S	4	4 1 ..		25	88	33	50 !	1 Warwick.
								..					1 ..						. WEST.MOliELAXll.
			1 ..					..	..				..		3	8	5	3 1 .	. Wilts.
!			.....												2 6		1	4 .	. WOKCESTKH.
					3 9		2	(5					.. 1 ..		3 8		2	0 .	VOIiK, K.VST KllUXti
			-. 1 ..					� #9632;					..		l ..				� Nouru �
8	11	6	.. [ ..		n , 41		12	20 1 2		7	9 , t		4 j .. 27 69				25	31 ;	3 � West �
																		1	Totals, Counties of Uixsland ;�
1 130	602	304	287	18	130 604		293	277 laquo;2		159	837 \| 352		373 82 .. ; ..						i-'or each week.
#9632;* 739 109	4,828	1,616	2,506	122	87S 6,1raquo;3		1,909	2,7S2 18(		1,037	0,31!) 1 2,2l!l		3,155 !266 1,037 ! 6,319				3,201	3,165 !36	i From couunoncementofDisense.
																			Totals, JIetkopolit ax I'olice
													1 I						District :�
63	269	78	90 \| 22		51 376		71	191 1 10		40	435 1 73		355 1 21 .. j ..						Per each week.
5 j 352 35	4,600	2,203	1,961 67		403 i 6,006		3,273	2,162 67		413	6,501 ! 2,340		2,507 88 ! .11:! '5,501				3,316	3,5117 ' 8	^ Fronicoinnienecmeutol Disease.
� 193	961	383	377 i SB		190 1 1,040		364	408 72		199	1,2621 425		728	103					For each week.
9 1,091	0,B18	3,818	4,466 17raquo;		1,281 10,558		4,183	4,934 251		1,480	11,8201 4,607		5,002	351 1,IS0 11,820			4,607	5,663 85	#9632; Fr�meoiimieneemcKt of Di.vnse.
			j										1						i WALES.
														i .. 1 .					AXGLESEA.
																			Brecon.
'#9632;'#9632; '.'.																	�#9632;		Cardioan. Cahmartieen. Carnarvon.
' � ,					1	8	2	1		4	2S	10	1		6 3	31 10	18 1	8nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; . 9nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; .	Denriou. Tlint.
																			Glajioroan.
'�											,.						,		JlElilONETH.
'�															.. j ..				jmontoomery. Peaihroke. 1!a dnor.
										� �									jmontoomery. Peaihroke. 1!a dnor.
--- :					1	3	.,	1		4	28	16	7						Totals, Wales ; � For each week.
2	10	1	9		3	13	³	10		7	41	19	IV		7 -il		19	17 .	from oommencement of Dilaquo; ase.
� i																		^;	SCOTLAND.
5	64	61	3		1	1	1			4	0	6			22	184	115	65 I	Aheudeen.
quot; �*	#9632;�	�'		��	��					.					quot;l	quot;o	quot;e		Auoyle. Ay r. liANFF.
..										6	11	5	�		7	29 11		is . ..	�ERWICK.
													:; #9632;VW					.. .. IBtTTB.
.,											..							.. .. ICaitokess.
										1	1 1					1	1	.. .. 1 CiACKMAmrAir.
._f					1 i 3 1			8		1	14 1		3 ..		3 17		i 1	6 ..	DlIMDARTOy.
1	1	1			¹ 1 quot;�			3					1 ..		3	8	i	4 , ..	UUAIFEIES.
44	287	8	167	21	18 1 88		13	61	11	21	ii?	IB	60 )	21!	raquo;4	023	64	310 \| 66	EDINBUROir. BictiN or Moray.
2	24	11	11		2 16		5	3	2		io	8	4	i	4	68	24	18 3	Pipe.
	11	1	7	3	7 66		30	26		1	17	6	i		10	112	37	62 3	Porfau.
4	6	1	2		4: 4			2	��	2	12		3		12	28	2 1	11 ..	Uaddinoton. Ikveerness.
...,																	1		Kincardine.
� � 'r				.,								.,							Kinross.
;				,								.,	�� #9632;						KlRKCUDDRIOHT.
5	flfl	41	31		io	61	39	17		12	�O	411	17 , 3 1		43	349	164	100 3	Lanark.
				#9632;�	2	14	0	5		1	10	13	3		3	30	19	8 ..	LisLiTnaow. Nairn.
*	�'					quot;l	quot;l		��			�#9632;	::		quot;l	quot;2	quot;2	.. ..	Orkney and Shetland. Veehles.
..					3	IS	6	4		1	7	.,	6		4	25	8	io ..	I'ertii.
..					2 6		5			3	5	2 ^!	1		rgt;	10	7	1 ' ..	Renfrew.
					,. \| ..							lt;� !			.. 1 ,, ;			1 ..	Rosa AND Chomarty.
gt;lt;			. _%		.. i			..					� �		#9632;#9632;			,	Roxmnutii.
										3	9	4 1	3	3		raquo;	4	2 \| ..	Selkirk.
i	2		1		1 7		5	3	��	��	2		1	3		11	5	5 ..	SiTiii.iKn. Sl'TlIERLAXI).
.	..							�� 1	��		��	'� \|	� � � � ..						WiaTovrsr.
								]											Totals. Scotland;�
i 03	30laquo;	114	212	laquo;4	53 ; 290 #9632;		111	127 U		55	37laquo;	110 '	114 30				1		Pop onch week.
108	736	228	304	27	160 ' 1.026		330	521 . 88		216	1,402 440		035 1 IIS 218			1,402	410 '	035 1 68	ProincommonocnicntofDlsciiso. Totals, Knolanh:� For euch weck.
= ilaquo;;i	961	882	377	Mi	100 ' 1,010		361	168 ' 72		190	1,262 426		738	03 ..			1
9 1,091	O.tilS	8,818	1,406	17raquo;	1,281 10,6581		4,182	1,934 251.		1,480	11,820 4,607 1		5,063	164 1,480		1,820	1,007 i	6,662 354	Proin cotnmonoomoiit of Disoiuc.
M					1 1 8		2	1 ..		4	28 \| 10 \|		7	..					'I'otalh, Walks 1� Pop each week.
2	10	1	0		3 13 ,		8	10 1 ..		7	41 1 19		n .. 7			41	1raquo;	17 ..	Prom oommenooinent of Dtsonao
													^!						Totals, Scotland;�
All 108 3 #9632;�	808 730	114 228	394	24 27	62 290 160 1,026		111 339	127 621	11 US	55 215	370 ! 110 1,404 \ 41raquo;		114 1 30 036 I OS		.. ..				Pop each weok.
All 108 3 #9632;�	808 730	114 228	394	24 27	62 290 160 1,026		111 339	127 621	11 US	55 215	370 ! 110 1,404 \ 41raquo;		114 1 30 036 I OS		215	1.402	119	635 OS	I'l'omeoinmeneen lent of Disease. TOTAI/S:-Por POCtl week.
� 250	UM	406	580	DO	213 1,333		477	506 I 83 1		258	1,60,1 ; 651 !		no 133 1 ..			1.402	119	635 OS	I'l'omeoinmeneen lent of Disease. TOTAI/S:-Por POCtl week.
0 1,201	10,261	4,017	raquo;,8611 206 \|		1,144 .11,097		4,621	5, t6ii ,2laquo;) 11,702 j			13,203 ₍6,075		6,31 1 422 j 1,702			13,3113 \| 5,075		11,311, 423	Prom eotnineiieoinent of Disease.

Middlesex, and parts of the Counties of Essex, Herts, Kent, and Surrey.

CATTLE PLAGUE ENQUIRY. Quartehly Eei-uun. No. 2___For Quarter ending

Tliose Returns do not profess to give the lotul Nunibcr of Cases which have occurred in Great Britain, but only those which have been ascertained

They record tiie Cases reported us

WMk eniliiiB October 7. |

Week eiKlliKi; October U. 1

Week ending October 21, 1

Week ending October 28.

Couraquo;inis on DisTUiera. ENGLAND.

Total No. nt

Firraii siicils, r raquo;tht'r Plauvs \n vh Icli thf DliMaohai tppewrnd.

1 5

3 M

1 laquo;3

| 1

'ii 3

quot;3 0

2 4 (1 14

quot;fl

'�22

quot;2

5 fl

quot;l

r. i 10

�lt;

�-

Bum orb .... ItmiKs . . - - -

Hi'(KISOIIAM - - � -CA Silt HI DC Ji . - - -CltSSTKB ....

CoiirwAi.ii . - . .

OUMBBBIAKB - . - -Die mi v � - - #9632; -Jgt;:von . . - #9632; -TlmisnT . - #9632; #9632; . IIP HIIAM .... EtBKX . - - � . GlOUCESIBB - - . . Hvsra . - - � -

HBIU�POBO . . #9632; .

Hbxtzoud . - #9632; .

HrM-lXOHON � - � -

Kbmt.....

liAUCASTRR . - . -I.EICKSTliR .... IilHCOlN . . . -

MoTsaoani - - #9632; -

NOKFOLK . . . -

NoiaiiAMT-Toy NoiniirMnmiLAMi -notiinoiiam - - #9632; -Oxford . - - -

Rl'TlASIl ....

Sai-oiraquo; , . . - -

SOMIiUSKT . . . -

fgt;TArroi:i) ....

SlFFOUC ....

SruiiHV . - - - -

Sl'SSBX ..... WiHWICK ....

WHSTVOllHI.AKD

Wilts . . - - -wobcestkb . . - -

ToitK, East Ridinu -

� Nonrrn � � - -_)t AViiST � - - -

3 8

'i 'i

1 's-

�i

1 2

quot;ii i:i

7 11

';i ii

10 3

�i ! i

111

i quot;l

!�

quot;n

114

quot;a

[} 02 111 (IS 8

quot;*

quot;l

r,i

quot;l 'so

728 7,017

203 5,704

quot;k I

quot;3

'ii 19

quot;1

'in V

3(1 0

quot;2 #9632; #9632; 1

quot;so

11 40

quot;2 quot;7

quot;1

#9632;73

18 B

1 4

'is u

'3laquo;

23 (5

quot;l

20 34 15

quot;l

'22

7 ')

quot;i

4 7 5

quot;l

quot;l 14 1

1 2

1 2(1 10

'22 11 fl 2

quot;2

2 10

Ii 10

'is

5 1 14 1 1

quot;laquo;

lil 1 12 1laquo; laquo;

:t 111 r.ii

quot;7

IB 3B S

'23

'33 77 03 41 4.

'ou

quot;3

IS 14

quot;2

quot;7

2 35

quot;a

#9632;47 10

quot;12

'27

#9632;III 30

quot;a

2 47

4 10

quot;l 40

quot;l

'k 0

20 4

'i?

'in 33

7.s

5 '2

'i 1

quot;s

'#9632;i

'2 1

'fl

ii 2

1 i

quot;3

quot;3 11

2 2 1 2 7 7 8 S 3

'25 18

quot;l quot;2

1) 13

quot;3 'in

�11 0

7 11

quot;5

4 3 8 4

88 33 2(1 11 23

ifi7

quot;4

#9632;75

quot;l 211 44 2S 24

quot;7

17 12

i 14

quot;:t 12

2 3 1 4

quot;l 41

7 15

5 20

'lift 21 85

'so

quot;l

IS 15

quot;is

2,8

2 ii 4

quot;2 1

quot;l

quot;3

3ft

'81

!'.

quot;7 14 21 13

quot;�1 '44

#9632;7

quot;7 6

;;

quot;i

17 2 10

quot;fl

5 33

12 13 33 02 2(1

'id

179 23

'is

quot;0

31)

21)

quot;4 1

19 8

107

quot;1

2 13

'ii

1laquo;

quot;quot;1

9 10

quot;9

2 14 18 10

quot;3 1 5

1 11

U 21

0 ii

'io

14 12

18 30 19

'12

'74 8 45

1 raquo;

'quot;2

17 21 10

quot;io 3 laquo;9

3 11

quot;i

'3 ie.

8 '7

quot;i

1 4

quot;i 1

10 i

Totals,Coi-XTTrs op Exra.Axn; � Tnvonch wock 3^?rom coiTnuonccmcntofDisnaRO #9632;

Totals, MiiTnoroi.iTAX I'oj.icjj

JlTSTllKIT*;�

Tor each werk

J?rrgt;m coiTiniencemcntofDiscaao -Totals, Esolakd :� For each work Tfrom eoinmcucemcnt of I)iseastgt; -

181 1.S18

40 483

221 1,701

23S 2,619

5,417

3.-i7

:5,.-ii2 11(1

2,()23

107 S73

12a m

109 l,3s7

31 511

2(10 1,0111

070 8,021)

200 6,910

34S 2,807

irgt;

2,492

459

3,071

104 2,7S7

83 16U

20 12!)

1(13

585

I'M 1,577

25 539

014 S,0W

143 0,063

381 3,213

53 2,515

411 ! 72 4,382 62S

71 18 2,801 147

100

1,743

553

888 0,828

122 0,175

211. 3,402

71 2,010

406 4,817

62 2,913

so cos

10 103

o.-si

12,781

.�120 4,03laquo;

473 laquo;,133

1,185 18,03raquo;

423 6,369

1123 6,75S

215 2,116

1,057 14,003

4.34 5,703

485 7,243

075

185 2,301

1,010 16,003

315 6,10S

517 7,700

90 771

WALES.

AKftT.HSliY . . - -BlIECO^i . . - -

Cabdig-ab .... ca115ia11ti1ex . - . -Cajimaevom . . . -

DjiXltlfrll ....

Pr.is-T - . . - -

CrtAWOIO-AN - - - -JlmuoNBTir .... moxtbomhut .... Pfsmsrokx - - - -Eadhoe - - . - -

quot;3

quot;l

� �

'io

quot;V

quot;fl

'io 3

'no

'i4

1(1

'52 18

quot;2 3

quot;3

'27

'io

quot;so

quot;i

Totals, Wales-.� For oaoh week From commcnccmcntof Disesisc -

1 20

#9632;�

40 84

13 32

109 103

30 S7

70 94

5 e

3 35

27 220

10 07

30 130

SCOTLAND. AniRrnES .... Ana-em . . . -Avii . - - - -

liASFT . - - - -

Bmuvici; . - - -

liUTE . . - - -

dUTitinss . - - -

Ol,ACKMAgt;'XAX - - - . DtJllHAHTON - - . . DlDIFIlIIiS . - - .

EDwmrnoiT .... KLOiirorMoiiAY

Tim.....

ronFAR. - - - - -

llAIlEINfiTON . - - -IXTBTO-MS .... KlSCAIt-DIKE . - . -KlXROSS . . . -

KrincoirDURinHT

Lakark .....

Lim.iTnnow . - . -Kaikm.....

OllKNUV A XD SirKTIiAND

Pbibms . . . -Punrii � - - - -Bbsphbw � - � -

Boss ash Cromakty -BoiBBtinn . . . . Sm.ic IKK

Smtr.iva . - - -Si?� mti.Axn . - - -#9632;Wiorovvx . . . -

ili 'a

25 3

quot;a

quot;i

22 quot;5

quot;7

'ni

quot;2 1ft

quot;2

22 quot;l

quot;4 '23

'io

1 quot;

quot;2

quot;4 '45

'i�

31 8

120

quot;l 4 3

' 'l (i 5

'�

'ii 'i

I-

2 quot;l

'is

quot;6 20

quot;l

quot;n

quot;(1

quot;.3

1 7

quot;7

quot;0

'co '49

174 (1

quot;s

08laquo; 13

quot;3 30 17

quot;(1

quot;s

quot;1

#9632;'7 quot;0

41 1

quot;i

'02 8

quot;l

23 10

quot;2 1 1

1 quot;,3

quot;2

'is

'i?

quot;2

158 7

quot;l 0

quot;l 'lil

'2 ii

14 2

quot;l

quot;4

21 2

'in 1

quot;0 1

quot;io

quot;l

'is

'si

184 14

quot;l

284 13

quot;l

quot;4

' 6

quot;3

189 1

quot;s

quot;0

quot;4

quot;fl

'47

'#9632;is

104 12

quot;.3

'28

'12

quot;l

quot;7 ii

'2 i

quot;l

quot;l 2

'io

quot;s 33

quot;l

'ie

'ii

quot;l

'17

'is

#9632;74

'01 302

quot;2 6

244 31

quot;l

80 13

quot;quot;l 2

221

quot;'s

'�l

quot;S

quot;1

'90

quot;1

quot;1 quot;ig

quot;l

quot;quot;2 10

'il

1(14

quot;laquo;

'72 21

'39

quot;l 134

quot;i

'i 3

*i 1

'2 2

ToTA W, SOOTIiAKraquo; :� Por cttcli woolt

V roincoirnnoiiooiiient of DlsotUBC -

1o-.\ I.S, KXCLANI)!-

Por oncli week

I'vonicoirr.ncnM'iiicnt.of Disonm -Totals, W\tA'.n:� For each week troaifoiiimniomnontofDisraac-

TOTAl.H, HCOTLANI)!-

Por lt;^,!ilt;'h TVei'k

PTomoomwonooroontof Disoaso -TOIiVLS:�

For laquo;'aohVook

Prom eomn.enconient of Disoaao -

3laquo;8

laquo;12 1,801

15t

(1(13

241.

870

4.73 8,135

241

870

,3(1 OS

08 40(i

1,130 3,043

18(1

780

3(iS 1,247

51 152

83 789

489 1 3,832

23ft 1,01raquo;

299 i 52 1,54(1 204

101 0113

1,173 5,005

173 1,192

650 2,09(1

01 295

221 1,701

1 8

OS 308

03 12,75

3 U

FM 1,004

321 4,030

1 20

151

303

128 4S2

30 D8

2no

1,001

08 4(10

1,18.' 13,931

1.130 3,04:!

423 0,3110

7 27

180 780

(-.23 0,703

0 24

308 1,247

1113 585

51 152

158 738

215 2,110

13 32

83 439

311

2,037

1,067 11,083

100 193

789 3,832

1,051

19,018

} 434 6,703

30 67

230 1,010

i 4S6 7,213

70 04

209 1,040

1 no

(173

6 6

52 204

185 2,301

i ³35

104 SOB

1,010 10,003

27 220

1,173 5,005

315 0,198

1ft 07

173 1,192

617 7,700

30 130

060 2,00laquo;

90 771

296

318 2,017

1,43 M.flO

) 4SI ) 5.55!

71laquo;

7,o;w

ins

5H0

1 300

12,320

2,30 17,00

(110 1 5,175

007 8,020

laquo;04 0,800

854 8,883

147 292 885 2,1)20

2,210 21,228

498 7,307

1,103 0,080

188 107.3

� y

IbS Metropolitan rolico District includes tho whole of the County of

December 30, 1865, witli corrections from information received at this Office up to January 31, 186(5.

from the odicial information received at this Office from Inspectors, whether appointed by the Clerk of the Council or by the Local Authorities, occurring during the Weeks indicuted.

Wook oudtng Novomber *.

Wook ending Novomber 11.

Week ending November 18. Week ending Noirembor 25.

Tnlnl Ma. quot;f Karms, SIkmIlaquo;.

¹.....UwrFlaooa

in which the DUeuv'' is apiiowd.

laquo;3

1 3

jfrf

lt;

J¹

4J lt;

1 0

gt;

Cou.vnus on Distkicts. ENGLAND.

0 3

';i i

'7 a

i 1 1

6 10 13

'i -

Vi #9632;7

'.i 7 3 0 4

14 S3

25 8 I) 4fi 40 20

'ie

*31 56 18 0

07 37 18 72 75 1 14

#9632; inis

7ii 40

2 10

'raquo;4

ho 1laquo;

38 47

'bgt;

1S7

1 3 18 5 4

quot;0

quot;13

4 7 1

quot;s

10 24 22

quot;2

iii

11 1

quot;s

24 4 13 19

#9632;'4 10 50

10 11

4 20 10

quot;4

4(1

2(1

41 38 29

quot;20

quot;8 6

18 7

quot;'s

4S 82

9 6

quot;3

'i (i

quot;i

ii 2 laquo;

'.�5 4 10

1 6

quot;quot;4 21 0 2 1 2 1

'quot;e quot;1

'quot;2

quot;0

quot;20 12

quot;l

'quot;2

quot;0 2 7 3

quot;quot;l 1 19

(it!

2laquo; 1laquo;

200 00 38 28 11 4

quot;7 73 27 10

'is

90 47 76

*67

237

116

quot;quot;2

quot;to 9 82 30 27

quot;7 1 105 120 200

'28 3

quot;quot;laquo; 8

20 5

quot;l

18 1.1

quot;7

iilaquo; 17 22 1

quot;l

quot;9

7 13 34

quot;l

120

quot;quot;l 4

'io

quot;12 22 24 10

'i7 ilaquo;i

6(1

-4 'quot;l

2 22

5 24

quot;4

'52 40 152

'�

i 10

1 2

ii 0

quot;laquo;

4 5

quot;7 3

1 quot;3

31 21

\ 7 1

quot;3

quot;'2 11

7 22

quot;9

'.io

12 7

quot;l

quot;it

quot;quot;3 4 2 1 3

quot;l

84 71

27laquo;

120

quot;l

1 0

'quot;8 28 37 0laquo;

iii 359

104 laquo;2

'12

quot;�22

'28 4(1 42 33 6

quot;quot;s 4 207 272 411

quot;79 11 9

quot;ii 1

quot;'2

quot;'2 12 18 26

quot;42

ilaquo;laquo;

quot;i2

quot;quot;7 9 20

quot;30 2raquo; 33

18 3 8 110 68 27 8 3 1

quot;4 11

1 3

quot;s

64 23

.³¹

i42 100 43

'is quot;s 'is

quot;4

4 127 1110 207

8 4 2 3

quot;i i

quot;3

quot;i

laquo; 1laquo;

quot;0

quot;3 4 2

quot;i

2 2 11

12 3laquo;

2 3 4(1 40 8 3 4

quot;2

8 3

quot;quot;2 3

22 3 18

quot;io

'33 32 11

1 3

quot;3

quot;7 8 4

'quot;2 2 82 73

118

7 25 275 2t3 48 4 23

quot;4

43 21 4 43 33 90 14 94

quot;70

235 112

6laquo; 0

'laquo;

17 23 23 23

quot;9

392

331

357

quot;ia

18 4 4

quot;O 10

quot;34

(! 18

4 22

7)8

122

quot;l

'ii

7 6

17 8

quot;l

7 10 42 2laquo;

III 135 21)

quot;s

'#9632;13 2 1

15 13 #9632;18 10 27

'so

quot;is

67 47 1 6

quot;l

22 0

17 6

241

18)

220

3 4 4 10 8 1

quot;i

'11 3 0

quot;i quot;i

6 7

quot;i

.is 24 S3

�HDI'OIU).

HiitncK.

Hl'l^lClXllIIAM.

Oamdiudob,

UllHSTUU.

I'OH.NWAI.r,.

CUMMSIiliAND

]-)(�; n 11 v.

l)nv-ox.

Dorset.

Di'uiiA.u.

Knsks.

GtOVCESTUK.

Hants.

IlKltKKOUll. [{KRTPOUO.

lll'.VTINGDOraquo;. IVEXT.

Lakcaster.

LUICHSTBIi,

1,(SC'0(,X.

JIONM'.XTir.

XOUFOI.K.

N'OUTKAMCTOX.

N'OltTK I'M (tKi; LAND,

IfOTTINGUAM,

()X KG HO.

Run.and. Sa(,op. somekskt. Stapbohd,

8UIFOLK.

SUUliKV.

Sussex. Waravicic,

WjiSTMOKELAXD.

Wilts. Woucbsteb. Yoiik, IOast Kiniifa.

� Xquot; 1:111 ., ,. West �

242 1,088

23 581

1,427 11,2551

ir.i i;,33li

431 3,023

73 2,680

(135 5,482

72 2,085

112

720

177

2(10 2,245

21 C02

12,033 13,288

140 0,47(1

525 4,448

45 3,734

983 8,1115

83 3,070

107

827

10 187

428 2,073

20 laquo;22

2,483 15,771

128

(),(!() 1

laquo;00 ; 1,389 139 5,048 7,881 raquo;(ill

40 71 10 8,774 13,141 [197

515

3,188

28 850

2.734 18,5(15

106

6,710

614

5,802

47 2,821

1,415 9,20raquo;

3,101

221

iis?

2 109

223

l.isu

'? 11

TOTAXS, COUNTIl�a or EflQLANO :�

For cat'li week.

FroiuconimoncoinontofDiscaso, Totals, JhiTitoi'OLiiAraquo; Police DisrmcT:�

For each week.

From commencomont of Disease. Totals, Uxolahds�

Vw each wook.

From commencement of Disease.

21!-, 2,808

1 .BUS 17,.W1

504 (1,012

707 8,1(17

126 897

281 2,847

2,173 10,704

570 7,182

1,008 1117 0,636 {1014

418 3.293

2,011 22,375

OKI 11,400 7,822 j 10,995

140 1163

513 3,838

2,8101 001

28,215 8,4S3

� 1

1,1(1.-, 12,480

'Ol

quot;\

'.io

quot;s

quot;27

4 ��

'35 8

�� quot;i

'i2

ios 21

'quot;l 1

quot;oi

quot;raquo;

'ii

�quot;

205 35

quot;l

125 48

#9632;WALKS.

ASOLESET. UllECOS.

Cakiiioax.

CAliirAliTKHX.

Ca nxAin'ox. Jliixiinm.

l''(.IST.

Ml.AMOCr.AX.

WEHlOXETir.

IMoNcoo.MKJir.

PEMlinOKE.

Radnor.

7 42

(13

282

3 70

30 1(10

4 11

30 321

laquo; 78

41 201

2 13

19 72

120

430

(10 270

29 1 00

300

710

170

410

Totals. Wales :� For each week. From coinmencomcnt of Disease¹.

'3 1 8

*8 31

iii

quot;7

quot;� 45 10 75

146

403 75

quot;l 8

270 34

'laquo;

235

quot;2

quot;o

quot;5

'33

quot;0 0

quot;4

quot;l

quot;io

23 5

quot;70

108

quot;quot;l

5:22 35

00 6

i� 7

or, 3

2 18

quot;2

quot;(i 3

#9632;quot;7

quot;quot;2 1.

quot;io

quot;is

'quot;7

'i7

#9632;70 33

'so

454 83

iso

io2 211

quot;'1

357

quot;3

quot;l

quot;4 32 2

quot;l '�28

quot;ii

15 2

quot;3 'quot;S

'.37 17

'68

2(17 71

quot;5

8 222

'75 17

isa

'i 84

'(!

'3 'laquo;

1 quot;'l quot;l

quot;l

4 2 B

'in 03 1

quot;l

'i4 quot;so

quot;26

��

1 '38

'.'is

'quot;l

28 6

103 593 100

quot;'s

ies

ioo

283

��

1 quot;quot;3

'is

quot;1 1

'ii

quot;5

quot;0

'so

quot;0

quot;ii

quot;s

quot;'-

2 35

413

quot;l

i.it 10

107

14 23

88 3

3 quot;2 quot;3

quot;1 4

'is

40 5

quot;l

'is 8

'ii

8 quot;l

11 quot;23

'io

quot;7 57 75 02

280

013

quot;13 3

iis 0

224

30 quot;9, 290

'is

'io

quot;c

quot;2

'in

quot;4

'si 1

'37

137

375

quot;io

ilaquo;

i.io 10

' quot;4

2laquo;1

i 2

'raquo;

si Ufl

is ;i

SCOTLAND.

AiiKimiCKX. A rir; vlk.

A.TR.

UA\-I'l'.

Uerwick.

lirrE.

C.v(ri(Nquot;t;sg.

0r.ic(i.MA?fXAy.

DU.MIIAIITOX

l)i:gt;i I'liins. I'lDivmrmfir. Etsiiror Moiiay. Ptib.

I'OUFAd.

Hadbingtost.

IlfVEBXESB.

KlSOAllDlNB.

Kisnoss.

KlIiKCUDBMOIIT.

La.xa.bic.

L�MLIIII�OW.

Naihs.

OllUMiV AMI) SlIHTLAXI).

Pbbbi.es.

I'ERTH,

Rexcbew.

Iloss AXOCllOMAKTV.

Koxnvitott.

Si; i.kiiik-. .Sriui.ixd.

ScTdlidl.AM).

M'nmnvN.

140 783

1,BOlaquo; 0,518

1115 1,357

002 2,1ms

218

510

137 870

1,540 8,0(12

1311 ,1,023 1,487 4.021

207 717

171 1,57laquo; 1,011 10,688

148 1,035

1,104 5.123

223 010

18laquo; ! 1,011. 1 131 1,227 IllBW 11,75(1

1,271 0.3011

3,1(1

1270

TOTA LS, SrnTLAXl):�

For each week. Froincommeneonient of Diaonso,

2lt5 8,560

7 42

1*0

733

1,688

17,501

laquo;2 282

1,808

(1,B13

D04

0,(112

105 1,357

707 8,1(17

30 100

(102

2,9118

12laquo; 807

4 11

215 810

281

2,817

11 63

137 870

2,173 10,7(M

39 321

1,510 8,002

570 7,182

7laquo;

130

1,487

70laquo; 8,743

1,008

0,535

41 201

1,023 4,021

117 1014

2 13

207 717

4ts 8,205

19 72

171 1,041

2.011 22,375

12r 400

1,570 0,688

(11(1

7,822

2 78

its

1,(135

1,4I!0 !I4laquo; 10,905' 1103

laquo;0 10

270 | 2laquo;

1,10raquo; 813 [5,125 laquo;W

543 3,838

18laquo; 1,227

2,8(0 25,213

200 710

1,011 11,51laquo;

(ini

8,483

1 70

131 1,738

1,408

12,1(10

170

41raquo;

1,271 8,3(111

22:( 138laquo;

IS 47

880

11270

Pov ciich wook,

Fmm commencoinent ofDIseme.

Iota m, Wales i�

For each week.

From t'ommeneement of Disease. Tota u, gCOTfiANOi�

l-'ur oneli week.

ProncommonoonontorDisoMOi

#9632;

412 3,341

3,168 24,381)

laquo;72 8,030

1,(13laquo; 345 11,(125 1418

420 | 3,7laquo; 1 3,770 28,147

2,132 13,757

320 1741

038 1,4118

:4,3i8

32,403

790 0,335

12,(133 388 753 [16300 2132 5,1(11

3,011 37,474

783 2,1)0(1 1(71 10.318 10.2118 !J7()

For ofuili week.

i'coin connnencomont of nisensn.

Middlesex and parts of the Countios of Essex, llorts, Kent, and Surrey

H 3

Q�artkkly Retukn. No. 2.�For Quarter ending December 30, 1865, with

Woek ondtng Docomber 3.

Wcok ondtng Dccombor 0.

i[ % als,

Wcok ending Dfioember 10.

Wcok �iiUinB Dccomlior 23.

CorNTUS OR DlSTRICTg.

T'nlttl No, Of Kamiraquo;, Sheds, IT olhcr I Iim'c-in M hich i in DlSCHHl' li.i'.

nppuartfd.

jT i

KNGLAN�.

BBDFOini

liKKK� -nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;.nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;.nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;-

HUCKIXfiHAM -

Cam nit I lion

Ohbbter

OoiiNWAr.i,

Cl'MDnilLASIl -

niiiuiT . - . -

DevoS -nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;. . -

Bohskt

t)lIRllAM

Essex -nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;. .nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;-

(il.OUCKSTlMt

Hants - - - -

IlKllEl'Olll)

Hertford

HUNTIXOllO.V -

Kent -nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; - -nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;-

i.ancastku

]/i:ifKSTi:ii

IiINCOLN

MOKMOUTHnbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;-nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; .nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;-

NOUFOLK KOUTIIAAIPTOX

NoUTiU'Mui:iir,AS]i -

NOTTIXOHAM -

OxFonn

Rutland

Salop ....

Somkhskt

STAl'l'OIlD

Suffolk

SriiEEY -nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;-nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;.nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;-

Sussex -nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;.nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;.nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;-

Wabwiok

Wkstmorklaxh

Wilts .nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;-nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;.nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;-

Worcesteb

York, Hast Ribino -

� NOETU -

� Mfmt -

Totals,Couxties of Exolaxti:-

For cadi week

Froiii conimencoinciit of Disoaso Totals, Mkthouoi.itan 1'or.IOJ DisTHIOT;*�

For each week

From commoiicoincntof Discnsc Totals, Rn�land;�

For ciicli woek

From comir.encomont of Discnsc

WAXES,

Anglesey .nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;.nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;.nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;.

Brecon . -nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;.nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;-nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;.

Caedioan .nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;.nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;.nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;.

Carmarthen .nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;.nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;.nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;.

Oanaevox -nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;.nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;-nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;.

BExnirar -nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;.nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;-nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;.

Flint . .nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;-nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;-nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;-

GLAMOEOfAN .nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; -nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;-nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; -

Meeionetii . .nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;.nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;.

montoomhiiy -nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;-nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;.nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;.

Temdeoke .nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;.nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;-nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;.

EADNOIlnbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; -nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; .nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;-nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;.

Totals, Wales ; � For nach week From commencement of Disease -

SCOTLAND. Aberdeen

argtle .nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;-nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;-nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;-

Ayr .... Banff .... Berwick

Rute .... Caithness . - . Clackmannan ... dumearton Dumfries Eihnburoii Rloin and Mohay

I'lFEnbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; ....

Forfar ....

Haddinoton .

Inverness

KlNCAKIlTNE -

Kinross ....

KlRKCUDHllIGHT

Lanark ....

Linlithgow -

Nairn ....

Orkney and Shetland

Peebles

Pertr ....

liENFIlEAV

Ross anii Cromarty -

roxdergh

Selkirknbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;...

Stirling

Sutherland .

quot;Wigtown

Totals, Scotland ;�

For oaoh week

From conutioiiccirif'nt of Disease Totals, Knglanraquo; ;�

For each week

From common cement of Dlsoaso Totals, Wales i�

For each #9632;.vcek

From oommencoment of Diaoaao Totals, Scotland :�

For eacli week

From ccmmcncGmontofDlscoilo TOTALS i~

Vm encli week

r rom oommencoment of DIsoflAo

#9632;10

SI!

2,-)

293

mis

8(1

laquo; Inbsp; nbsp; nbsp;2

2 'nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;4

14nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; ..

108 Inbsp; nbsp; nbsp;4

217 Inbsp; nbsp;20

cnbsp; nbsp; !!

e inbsp; nbsp;..

inbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;..


	8	11
	It	4

	4	3(1
	5.'1	401
	Si	mi;
	IS	141
	7	111)
		IS
	3	11)

io i ..

3nbsp; nbsp;I 2

18nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; 6

202nbsp; nbsp;1 laquo;

3:'.8nbsp; nbsp;' 51

70nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; ..

1 1

til 111 11

111 2

11) 8

21 475 018

15 2

10 311 540

25 4

3 1

laquo;6

14(1

24 5 1

13 1(1 47 374 1,410 111 90 17 25

268

954 42

29 5 11

I 11

1 60 2 1 I 23 14

inn , st

61 1

; 127

i 21)1) ! 124

3 83 40 1119 .35 66 1 31)7

Vis

3t ' 14 1 ' ..

7.S , 13

,quot;5

20 MO

35 124 i

17 , 235

2 18 14 184 2(1 79 0 143

1 I

4 I

7 25

5 21

2 (is

43 II)

134 32 S7 14

484

1 47 14 186

11 (11!

4 9laquo; 44

3112 43

123 10

�lilS

2(i2 ; 10

27 I!

151) 68

#9632;14;

4 , 13 10

8 9

2liS

123

23 .#9632;12

quot;i?

13 lit 211 Hi 311

120

311 '.I

7 18

104 10(5

33 6

'quot;t 12 3S 14 47 26

;;2

;iiis

183

111

122

110

102 31 1 3

8 20

quot;l I) 2(1 10

153

350 99 9 3laquo; 81

139 17

quot;i

quot;(i

1 11 22

141

71 19 18

'12 3

49 21 2:. 7 10

43 10 11 I ti

16 ' 4 0 .. 7 ! 3

9 11 6

raquo;2 60 19 9 14

quot;io

106 114

#9830;87

;i;is

ISS

.. :nbsp; nbsp; 1

5 Inbsp; nbsp; 1

2S7nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;40

209nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;22

.3911 52,-) 031

523

614

602

²31

211

70 111

307 308 I 51 349 \ 60

79 123 92

307 I 63 443 ilOS 159 99

53 110 79

331 392 339

(!2S 3,816

3,384 ^! 452 1,841 27raquo; 21,880 6,114 11,110 1157

633 4,401 . C2(i 1,419 20,200 0,740

2.019 351 1.3,729 ,1808

729 5,121 ' 6.35 13.271 461 5,178 .31,41117,275 ,17,01)0 .22(19

757 5,1)10 1 506 13,603 569 6,036 37,021 7,810 20,00312828

laquo;80

72 i 43 i S8j .. 0,782 i2,S(!l. 3,228 100

24 127 43 7(11 (#9632;#9632;.90'.) 2,901raquo;

71) j 18 3,303 217

II!

15 , 73 735 7,011

32 2,940

3t I 4 3,3113 ^l224

720 I 0,008 I 2,914 3,359 220

038

4, m

3,456 I 495,1,870 1270 1 057 14,528] (171 2,008 800 18,671 8,078 [14,330 1650] 6,153 33.161) 10,040 17.031. 2025

715 i 5.180 I 610 3,325 141)4 772 15,083 5,81)8 ; 3^,379,10,18!) 20,359 !2tS!) 0,070 ;44,002

697 10,780

3,037 :6ffl 23,lt;Jl)(i ;3052

llil) 25

128 18 18

210 S3

163 20

358

271) 77

415 2,121

350 1,466

1411 686

2119 1,104

1811 775

187

182 1,676

336 82 1,110

45 232

22 118

1S5

S9rgt;

49 40 29

;Jiio

(;i7

85 VI

159 727 60 22

30 7 laquo;3 ! 2 66 9

8 66 8 I 107 69

14 30

43 53

104 440 71 11

31 37 27 28

ioo

420 26 26

30 47 27 31

silaquo;

080 16 40

20 H 49

461

159 lnbsp; nbsp; nbsp;..

711 Inbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;34

03 [nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;4

64 !nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;18

239

419 23 33

1 210

17 10 143 41

14S IS

100 13

1711

27 2

320 60

207 21

105 33

399 07

262

11 101

2 152 I 20

ilaquo; '#9632; 3oa

8 211(1

18 307

4 j'tt

307 I

is.¹) i,no

2,n,^,)s ) loo

1,3.3(1 240

180 I 2,1laquo;! 142 1,50laquo; 15,748 1,0!laquo;

1,404 ,388 0,1311 ;10()7

178 2,846 213 1,452 437 1,708 18,091. 2,211 10,688 2341-

168 :2,22't 07 1.020 20,317 2,308

1,434 483 12,022 2827

13,187 1,866 7,732 ,1519

688

183 1,110

863

(1.021

9.466 28,671

495 8,078

1,87laquo; 14,330

27laquo; 105(1

057 6,163

151

18laquo; 1,600

4,628 | laquo;71 33,199, l),laquo;ll)

2,098 869 17,031 2026

745 5,898

6,18(1 38,379

482 1,07(1

64laquo; ,3,32,') 10,180

Kit 2489

772 j 6,083 0,070 41,0(12

507 10,780

3,037 23,000

360 1,100

503 3052

1S5 8115

14(1 58(1

299 l,10t

1811

775

187

335 1,110

46 I 416 232 j 2,121

168 : 2,223 1,92(1 20,817

2,0.38 18,687

100 1,866

1.33(1

7,732

2laquo;) 1610

8,161

1,404

388

178 1,768

2,340 213 18,01)1 2,211

1,452 1437 10,688 ,2314

1)7 1,431 2,308 12,022

183

2827

6.070

DOS

870

813

( 171)1 6 4081

959 ^; 8,008 , 753 7,853 ;0S,141I :12,482

6,112 955 32,037 14980

raquo;76 i 8,!161 8,828 |60,6()()

095 I 6,127 13,177,37,181

109(i 0I)7(

22,061 3240 0,891 150,141 11,721)120,04

43,153,10,01laquo;

� Tlio Mctrcipolltnn rolico District includes tile wholo of the County of

#9830;


coi'i'octions from information						received at this Office up to Jan			uary	31, 1866-		�eontimted.									lr enilii; ; 1,1.
	Wook ending Deoembor so. !					Counties or Distbiots. mmT.ANTt.		TotulB to Sopt, 30,18laquo;					Totallaquo; lor Quarter endliu Deo, sii, im;:,.					Totals lor tlio Yo Duo. 31), 1raquo;			lr enilii; ; 1,1.
	Tot,! No. o( Farms, BM(U\| or mli^r Finelaquo;raquo; in which thti Uhuase has nppuureiL	?	I	\t t !i s 11		Counties or Distbiots. mmT.ANTt.			1	1		j	m		1 i		1 1	^1 i in 11 ^		1 \|	1	\|
	3 *quot;i* 03 200 H 10 1 quot;s 3 1 quot;'b 2 32 7 22 13 97 *4,1* 18 7 4 0 quot;m 1 9 10 quot;s 6 quot;3 '09 84 115	raquo; 2laquo; 58 491 1,800 95 107 4 quot;ss 22 1 11 M 49 270 35 ISO 47 508 i72 110 102 4 48 11 06 128 14 9 21 quot;4 e 439 712 081	quot;a 18 47 32 18 30 1 0 quot;l quot;t 9 18 6 13 18 42 101 27 5 1 10 3 4 11 0 23 3 5 2 'si 13 30	25 11 30 332 1,407 BO fi8 1 quot;2 21 quot;2 13 27 210 23 85 31 470 #9632;74 77 14 4 59 6 35 '29 81 15 5 10 quot;a 5 228 510 472	18 4 11 40 128 18 13 1 io 4 '3 1 3 15 2 18 39 ii 3 2 7 10 'i ii 5 s B 5 quot;s 88 130 02	linDFOEi) Heuks-Duckinoham Cambhidoe � Chester Cornwall -Cumberland Dbbbt Devon Dorset Durham Essex -Gloucester � Hants -Hereford -Hertford -Huntinodon Kent -Lancaster -Leicester Lincoln Monmoutii -Norfolk Northampton Northumberland -nottinoham. Oxford Rutland Salop -Somerset Stafford Suffolk Surrey Sussex Warwick Westmoreland Wilts -Worcester -York, East Hidins North � � West �		13 47 18 5 quot;2 8 18 1 12 211 1 22 1 9 ii8 18 quot;3 '88 28 17 quot;l quot;4 1 19 150 81 SO 25 quot;S 2 3 '27	74 354 149 raquo;8 ^ 78 12 80 1,191 8 1.00 14 55 741 80 'ii 560 143 180 quot;0 41 5 70 770 541, 757 88 quot;8 i) raquo;9	22 laquo;8 73 8 '� quot;3 0 35 4 38 233 07 '34 289 34 quot;O 320 81 93 quot;5 'ii 4 23 314 214 307 23 5 1 3 '25	42 206 60 13 quot;l 2 43 8 32 703 0 92 14 20 403 39 5 243 it :ⁱ 28 1 44 345 220 37S 60 quot;a 4 0 '31	2 �n 3 1 \| ;; 'i ii 52 '2 1 iraquo; 11 1 '2 37 39 26 3 '2	31 21 46 400 688 70 07 38 11 '36 100 14 16 26 35 160 107 309 2S 339 355 201 141 16 48 1 105 9 73 121 63 86 51 'iti 10 623 672 831	813 238 314 3,S43 5,701 582 615 149 82 182 713 109 110 381 209 1.277 58(1 1,008 90 2,170 2,780 1,070 703 111 301 24 419 01 573 637 525 430 320 '80 43 3,103 3,808 4,423	51 32 raquo;7 , 675 197 123 199 91 22 '#9632;19 129 68 20 45 40 157 151 214 35 283 1,809 271 150 28 93 3 110 31 103 235 173 209 48 '#9632;il 18 187 192 371	211 143 \ 159 11,717 3,718 331 147 46 34 '77 497 42 60 274 170 919 343 506 40 1,376 1,231 CO I 465 53 157 12 138 25 311 2^8 203 ISO 191 'ii 16 1,906 2,288 2,831	1 56 08 ! 44 114 813 31 33 11 11 37 100 7 3S 30 31 15 63 128 iiraquo; ii 45 73 14 31 'i 3 55 60 59 58 47 ii 10 373 469 537	46 71 02 405 08laquo; 70 69 41 32 1 48 311 15 38 27 41 16(1 225 227 36 842 #9632;ill 229 158 16 49 1 109 10 92 271 143 175 79 'io 12 525 672 853	387 582 468 2,8S() 5,761 683 520 162 158 13 203 1,901 113 376 laquo;OS 321 1,377 1,827 1,091 2,l,Sl 3,iij 1,212 8H3 111 367 2li 400 66 043 1,407 1,009 1,187 408 84 �IS 3,112 3,808 4,402	73 100 j 160 \| 584 197 133 263 97 47 �1 85 361 88 87 45 84 157 �lit) 21S 88 2S9 1,838 352 213 28 98 3 *'11* 131 57raquo; 387 516 71 '20 17 189 192 39(1	253 3111 215 1,731) 3,718 331 148 48 77 8 IOO 1,190 4S 153 288 198 91raquo; 745 645 40 1,381 1,404 731 531 53 158 ^ 2(1 855 033 1S3 B61 241 il 20 1,013 2,283 2,852	6S 93 46 118 813 34 33 11 12 38 212 7 28 80 2(1 45 ill! 132 liil 105 60 73 11 31 'fl 3 3,-, 97 OS 84 SO ii 10 172 mi) 62raquo;
	879 0,814 23 758	6,477 43,498 132 7,173	5t7 8,387 29 2,976	4,429 25,032 89 3,482	881 'iSOB 13 237	Counties of England Metropolitan Police District Enoland - - - - WALES. Anolesey . - . . Brecon .... Cardioan . - - -Carmarthen Carnarvon - - - -Denbigh .... Flint . - - - -Glamorgan - . - . Merioneth . . - -Montgomery Pembroke . - . -Radnor . . . - Walf .		1.037 443	8,319 5,501	2,281 3,155 260 ! i 2,340 2,507 i 88			3,777 315	37,179 1,672	0,126 029	21,877 ,3313 1 975 149 i 22,853 i 3392		0,814 768	43,498 7,173	8,387 2,976	25,032 3509 3,482 237
	902 7,573	6,C09 50,071	570 4,518 11,362:28,514		694 3740			1,480	i j 11,820 4,807 5,603 354				0,093	38,851	6,756	21,877 ,3313 1 975 149 i 22,853 i 3392		7,573	50,671 11,302 28,514 3746
	quot;l 27	'88 193	'io 1	'69 118	2i			quot;5 2	'31 10	1 'is quot;s 1 9 ....			i49 104	1,073 686	51 24	1,228 398	� � 141 77	i64 106	1,704 696 ��	- i ..... '69 ! 1,236 lii 25 407 , 77 .... ..
	28 200	279 2,400	11 94	177 1,643	31 218			7 41		19 i 17			353	3.369	1 75 j 1,626 ,218			289	2,400	1 94 11,843 213
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	190 2,123	\| 3,018 i 143 22.935 1 2,480		1,033 13,056	663 3390	Scotland . - - -England . . - . Wales .... Scotland ....		216	1,403	1 449 ' 035 \|		68 364 68	1,007	21,633	2,001	13,020	3322	2,122 7,673 200 2,122	22,1135	1 3,450 13,056		3300
	902 7,572 28 200 198 2,123	0,900 50,071 279 2,400 2,018 33,933	870 11,302 11 04 142 2,450	4,518 28,614 177 1,018 1,033 13,055	filH 3716 21 31laquo; 603 3390,	Scotland . - - -England . . - . Wales .... Scotland ....		1,480 7 316 1,703	1 11,830₁ 41 1,403 13,203	4,807 10 419	5,602 17 635	68 364 68	1,092 363 1,007	18,851 3,369 21,533	0,755 73 2,001	23,853 13392 1,626 318 13,020 3322		2,122 7,673 200 2,122	60,871 2,400 22,935	11,302 94 2,469	28,514 1,613 13,635	1740 218 S300
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Note A.

It has been thought advisable to calculate the ratios of outbreaks and attacks upon the average of four weeks (viz., the week in question and the three preceding weeks), so as to counterbalance any discrepancies which might appear in the actual numbers for the week itself, owing to the neglect of inspectors in not sending in their reports, and other disturbing causes. The average of the first four weeks in which the disease has consecutively occurred in each county is therefore taken as the staudarcl, and in the Table of Ratios is considered as equal to or representing the unit 1, and the succeeding weekly averages being respectively divided by the average of the first four consecutive weeks as above, give the comparative ratios of the averages for each week respectively.

For example, take the county of Bedford. The first outbreak appears in the week ending August 19th, This, however, is discarded in calculating the ratios, owing to there being a lapse of two weeks before another outbreak took place.

The next outbreaks appear in the weeks ending Sept. 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th, which show 1, 2, 2, and 6 out�breaks respectively, making a total of 11, or an average of 2'75 per week for the first four consecutive weeks.

This then forms the standard, and in the Table of Ratios represents 1, which is placed opposite the last of those four weeks, viz., Sept. 30th.

In calculating the ratio for the next week, viz., Oct. 7, we take the average of the four weeks eliding Sept. 16th, 23rd, 30th, and Oct. 7th, giving 2, 2, 6, and 3 outbreaks respectively (or an average of 3 � 25 per week), and dividing

that by the average of the first four weeks, we have I' 18 as the ratio for the week ending Oct. 7th, and so on to the end.

Note B.

The per-centages of the quot; recoveredquot; (which are based upon the numbers quot;attacked,quot; after deducting therefrom the quot;killedquot; and quot;remainingquot;) are calculated upon the totals from the commencement of the disease in each county to the end of each week respectively, the first per-centages are shown for the first four weeks in which cases have consecutively occurred, and are entered under the date of the last week of the four.

For example, take the county of Bedford. The week ending September 30th is the fourth week in .vhich cases have consecutively occurred, the total number quot;' recovered quot; from the first outbreak of disease in the county up to Sep�tember 30th being two; the per-centage of this number taken on the number quot;attacked,quot; after deducting the quot;killed quot;and quot; remaining quot; (which is 44), gives us 4 �545 per cent, of quot; recovered,quot; which is entered under September 30th, this being the last of the four weeks.

Again, for the week ending October 7th, the total num�ber quot; recovered quot; from commencement to that date is six, and the number quot; attacked,quot; after deducting the quot; killed quot; and quot; remaining,quot; 63. The per-centage of recovered to the end of that week was therefore 9 '524 per cent., and so on for each week respectively.

The same method has been adopted in calculating the percentage of quot; killed,quot; the only difference being that it is based upon the actual number quot;attacked,quot; without any deduction.

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	6 ravages of the Cattle Plague, and that when wc attain an elevation of 1,000 feet the Cattte Plague disappears. These deductions are derived from too small a number of cases, and have reference to too limited an area to be absolutely depended upon, but if it should be found, on further investigation, and over a more extended area, that the same rule holds good, there will be a tolerably sufficient reason to account for the absolute or comparative exemption from the disease of very many of the counties of Great Britain. Apart from the above, the only other local circumstance which has been observed to have any great effect upon the spread of the disease, is the size of the farms. The smaller the farms the more rapid the progress of the disease, unless modified by other circumstances. This would naturally be inferred where a disease is propagated by direct or indirect contact. In a county having small farms the homesteads would be near each other, and the communication between farm and farm would be frequent; whereas the opposite would be the case where large tracts of land are in the occupation of one person. As a matter of course the character of the farms whether arable land or pasture would materially affect the number of quot; outbreaks ;quot; not probably on account of any effect of the soil, but because of the difference in the cattle population on which the disease feeds. The comparative freedom from disease of the Cotswold hills is partly due to this latter circumstance, though it may be mainly dependent upon elevation. Setting aside these natural physical features, we will now pass on to consider the effect the slaughter of diseased animals has had in checking the spread of the disease. Although there are other circumstances which occasionally seem to counteract, to some extent, the beneficial effects of early slaughter, yet, in the greater number of instances, it has been attended with marked results in reducing the ratio of increase of the disease. The beneficial effect of the Order of Council permitting the Inspectors to slaughter, is shewn throughout Great Britain by the fact that in the six weeks previous to the passing of this Order, the outbreaks had been increased ten times, whilst in the six subsequent weeks the outbreaks did not increase quite three times. The local effect of slaughter will be seen on comparing the rate of increase in the disease in each county with the per-centage of quot; killed.quot; Unless some disturbing cause be present, it will generally be found that, when the per-centage of quot; killed quot; is high, the ratio of increase of the disease is low, and vice versa. This has generally been noticed under each county and district. Before proceeding further it is necessary that a definition should be given of the meaning attached to the words quot; outbreak quot; and quot; attack.quot; For the general purposes of the report and for the returns the commencement of the disease in any place is looked upon as an quot; outbreakquot; If this occur in a borough, division, or county where the disease had not appeared before during its present visita�tion, the ease is considered a quot; first outbreak.quot; However long tbe disease may continue uninterruptedly in this particular stock, the cases are all considered as belonging to one outbreak. If however, there are twenty-one clear days in which no cases of cattle plague exist, then'any fresh attacks are looked upon as belonging to a fresh outbreak, which is entered in the returns accordingly. The word quot;attackquot; is used to indicate the appearance of the disease in any animal, so that the number of quot; attacks quot; represent really the number of animals attacked. On comparing the maps and the quarterly returns with the statements of the dates of the first outbreaks in the counties, an apparent discrepancy will be occasionally observed. Although in the majority of instances the cases recorded in the return agree with the date of the outbreak, yet, in a few instances, the latter will be found to be some days earlier than the former. Thus, in Norfolk, the earliest outbreaks are fixed on the map for the 1st July, that being the day on which certain animals, originally from London, are known to liave been sold on Norwich Hill, and thence conveyed to the farms of the several purchasers. On tbe other hand, the earliest outbreaks as exhibited in the Table of Returns are entered for the week ending 8th July. There is, however, no real dis�crepancy between these statements, as the disease is known to have been introduced into Norfolk from London by these very animals, though it was not recognized till some days later.nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; n #9632;, ,.nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; � inbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;�nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; j.laquo; For the purpose of comparing the rate of progress of the disease in the various counties, it has been necessary to work upon such data as would be least likely to be acted upon by the disturbing influences to which all returns of this character arc liable; for instance.



	if we were simply to take, week by week, the quot; outbreaksquot; or quot; attacks,quot; and compare them, the result would be such a varying rate of increase or decrease, as would be totally useless for any practical purposes of comparison. It has therefore been considered advisable to make these calculations upon averages. So long as the calculations are all made upon the same basis, the results arrived at will not vary much, if the basis taken be a moderately just one. Therefore it must not be considered that the basis adopted in these calculations is the best, but that it is one which eliminates most of the disturbing inlluences to which such calculations are liable, and at the same time affords results which it is hoped arc sufficiently trustworthy for purposes of comparison. The Ratios. To obtain the starting point of these ratios, it was found necessary for the purpose of getting rid of the errors which would arise from the varying number of cases occurring in the first week of the disease in each county, and also to avoid the influence of a few isolated cases; in the first place, not to consider the disease as established until it had existed for four consecutive weeks, and then, instead of taking the first week as a starting point, to take the average of these four weeks. This number, when found, forms the starting point of the series. For the remaining numbers the average of four weeks is taken in each case; these numbers as obtained each week, when divided by the average number per week of the first four weeks, give the rest of the series, which may thus be taken very fairly to represent the average progress of the disease in each county, and in such a form as may readily be compared with any other county or district. This process has been carried out as regards both the quot;outbreaksquot; and quot;attacks.quot; A further description of the method employed in calculating these ratios will be found in the Appendix, Note A. The propagation and progress of the disease in the various counties will be found under their headings further on. A general map of England showing the localities of the greater number of the outbreaks in England and Wales will be found at the commence�ment of this Report, together with a diagram giving the number ofquot; attacked,quot; quot;killed,quot; quot; died,quot; and quot; recovered,quot; for each week. At the end of the Report will be found a series of maps showing the locality of the first outbreak in each borough, petty-sessional division, and county, with its date, and indicating by lines those cases where the first outbreak has been distinctly traced to the Metropolis.

	NATURE. In the early cases of disease which appeared in this country there existed some doubt as to its nature ; and in the first cases in many counties the disease does not appear to have been recognized. At the present moment, however, there is not a doubt in the minds of the great majority of those best qualified to judge, that the disease is similar to, if not identical with, the rinderpest of the Russian Steppes. It has been called by different observers typhoid or enteric fever, continued fever, typhus fever, malignant fever, and various other names. It has been said to be identical with small pox, and other known eruptive fevers, and the wildest notions of its character and origin have been entertained and forwarded to this office. But none of these hypotheses will bear the test of investigation. The Cattle Plague appears to be a disease, sui generis, belonging probably to the class quot; exanthemata,quot; or eruptive fevers. It is highly contagious; has a period of incubation; rarely occurs more than once in the same animal, and is attended with an eruption. The period of incubation has been variously stated to be from six to 21 days ; and these statements are, in the greater number of instances, supported by evidence. The duration of the disease has also been variously stated to be from 24 hours, or even less, to 10 or 12 days, and there appears to have been much variation in the character of the disease, not only in different districts, but also in the same district at different times. The returns appear to indicate that the disease gradually acquires a milder form as it continues its course ; but this must be taken with a certain amount of caution. B 8



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	The average time in which an quot; attacked,quot; animal is disposed of, appears to be somewhat o-ver seven days; that is to say, a little less than the average number of animals appears in oar returns in the columns quot; killed,quot; quot; died,quot; and quot;recovered quot; of one week, than what appeared as quot; attacked quot; in the return of the week previous; but this is of course liable to some variation.

	TREATMENT. In submitting the following report of the results of the medical treatment of nearly ten thousand cases of Cattle Plague, it is necessary for me to call your attention to the fact that the per-centages of recoveries indicated are far higher than those which the medical officers attached to this department have observed to be the result of any of the stated methods of treatment. Tor the purpose of obtaining these returns, 1,360 forms were sent out between the 29th of November and the middle of January. To these 589 replies have been received, of which nine are from veterinary surgeons, who decline to disclose the nature of the treatment adopted by them. Of the remaining 580, there have been received from qualified veterinary surgeons, who have been appointed inspectors, 209 returns; from veterinary surgeons not inspectors, 72 ; from inspectors who are not veterinary surgeons, 69 returns ; the remaining 230 are from persons ivho report either that they bad no cases in their districts, or that they did not attempt treatment. Of the qualified veterinary suquot;gcons, more than a third report quot; a want of confidence in medical treatment.quot; The information coiiYeyed by these returns must, however, be taken with great caution, as of the 9)70B cases treated, after deducting those quot; killedquot; and those quot; remaining,quot; the average of those recovered amounts to more than 26 per cent., a result which far exceeds the experience of independent authorities, who have investigated the results of treatment both in cases under their own care, and also under the care of the appointed inspectors. In attempting to reconcile this anomaly, it must be borne in mind that a natural tendency exists to exaggerate, even unconsciously, the etfects of a favotirite system of treatment ; and further, that in the zeal for subjecting cases to treatment at the earliest moment, animals have often been selected which are at the time free from the disease, and probably remain so for a considerable period, in fact so long, as to cause them to be returned as cases of recovery. These are not mere suggestions, but statements based upon the results of numbers of modes of treatment which have been looked into by the medical officers of this department. In nearly every instance where an investigation has taken place of a method of treatment reported to he very successful, it has been found either that the animals had not been suffering from the disease, that they were still labouring under it, or, if the visit occurred some time after the reported recoveries, that they succumbed to the disease, with the usual per-centage of loss, at a later period. Professor Simonds' report on the result of Mr. Worms' treatment at Mentmore, already published, may be taken as one example ; for another, the following extract from a letter of Professor Brown's may be taken :�quot; I was informed that on a certain farm in quot; the neighbourhood of Chester the majority of the animals attacked bad recovered after quot; drinking the water from a hole which received the drainings from other parts of the quot; yard, and which was strongly impregnated with lime. On visiting the place, I ascer-quot; tained that out of 23 animals only seven were alive, none of these being free from quot; disease. quot; On another farm it was reported to me that the owner had lost only six out quot; of 35 cows.* His pi an of treatment was not known. On my visit I found seven quot; animals ill from plague, and the remainder showing no signs of having been recently quot; affected.quot; In order to arrive at any useful result from these returns, the comparatim per-centages of recoveries under different modes of treatment may to some extent represent the comparative value of the different systems. * On referring to our returns It luw been found that nil IIicko animalraquo;) had been disposed of before the lOth of March; namely, 7 slaughtered healthy mid 28 attacked, of which 16 died, 10 were killed, and only .'! recovered.



	12 At that time there existed no machinery through which the Government could cither have been early informed of the outhreak of the disease in any given locality or by which it could have carried out the slaughter. There was at that period no department to which could be sent information concerning the diseases of animals, nor was there any person specially interested in giving such information. Although verbal notice had been given to the Clerk of the Council on the 10th of July, it was not until the 14th, when the disease had broken out in at least four counties, as well as in the metropolis, that the Government received such a report as could be acted upon; and it is certain that, long before any action could have been taken in the matter, the number of infected places had largely increased, as we find that before the end of July there were 82 centres of infection, and 2,285 animals had been attacked. Again, it must be borne in mind that at that time, and even until a much later period, the agricultural community, as a mass, entirely disbelieved in the existence of a disease of such a terrible character as the Cattle Plague, and there is reason to believe that any stringent regulations affecting that body would have been resisted throughout the country. The quot; stamping out quot; could, therefore, only have been carried out by the use of strong coercive measures, and would have been, at the time, in direct opposition to public opinion.



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	Note A. It has been thought advisable to calculate the ratios of outbreaks and attacks upon the average of four weeks (viz., the week in question and the three preceding weeks), so as to counterbalance any discrepancies which might appear in the actual numbers for the week itself, owing to the neglect of inspectors in not sending in their reports, and other disturbing causes. The average of the first four weeks in which the disease has consecutively occurred in each county is therefore taken as the staudarcl, and in the Table of Ratios is considered as equal to or representing the unit 1, and the succeeding weekly averages being respectively divided by the average of the first four consecutive weeks as above, give the comparative ratios of the averages for each week respectively. For example, take the county of Bedford. The first outbreak appears in the week ending August 19th, This, however, is discarded in calculating the ratios, owing to there being a lapse of two weeks before another outbreak took place. The next outbreaks appear in the weeks ending Sept. 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th, which show 1, 2, 2, and 6 out�breaks respectively, making a total of 11, or an average of 2'75 per week for the first four consecutive weeks. This then forms the standard, and in the Table of Ratios represents 1, which is placed opposite the last of those four weeks, viz., Sept. 30th. In calculating the ratio for the next week, viz., Oct. 7, we take the average of the four weeks eliding Sept. 16th, 23rd, 30th, and Oct. 7th, giving 2, 2, 6, and 3 outbreaks respectively (or an average of 3 � 25 per week), and dividing	that by the average of the first four weeks, we have I' 18 as the ratio for the week ending Oct. 7th, and so on to the end. Note B. The per-centages of the quot; recoveredquot; (which are based upon the numbers quot;attacked,quot; after deducting therefrom the quot;killedquot; and quot;remainingquot;) are calculated upon the totals from the commencement of the disease in each county to the end of each week respectively, the first per-centages are shown for the first four weeks in which cases have consecutively occurred, and are entered under the date of the last week of the four. For example, take the county of Bedford. The week ending September 30th is the fourth week in .vhich cases have consecutively occurred, the total number quot;' recovered quot; from the first outbreak of disease in the county up to Sep�tember 30th being two; the per-centage of this number taken on the number quot;attacked,quot; after deducting the quot;killed quot;and quot; remaining quot; (which is 44), gives us 4 �545 per cent, of quot; recovered,quot; which is entered under September 30th, this being the last of the four weeks. Again, for the week ending October 7th, the total num�ber quot; recovered quot; from commencement to that date is six, and the number quot; attacked,quot; after deducting the quot; killed quot; and quot; remaining,quot; 63. The per-centage of recovered to the end of that week was therefore 9 '524 per cent., and so on for each week respectively. The same method has been adopted in calculating the percentage of quot; killed,quot; the only difference being that it is based upon the actual number quot;attacked,quot; without any deduction.

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