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Monthly Table of Same Notifications.

Rainfall and Temperature, 1907-8.

Aspersions have been made on the climate of Auckland as to "hot and muggy weather." Observations do not bear this out. After residing a year in Auckland I have come to the conclusion that the climate is excellent. The appearance of the school-children as illustrated by, for example, the boys of King's College in their hygienic costume, or by a visit to the school-cadet camp certainly negatives a contrary opinion. The fact that in athletics the young men and women of this district not only hold Jiheir own, but are at present ahead of any other part of the Dominion, is also confirmatory evidence. When medical inspection of schools becomes general I think that the anthropometric measurements of the children of the northern half of ihe North Island will compare with those of any other portion of the Empire. Enteric Fever. The notifications of cases of enteric fever recorded throughout the health district for the past five years have been—l9o3-4, 231; 1904-5, 180; 1905-6, 172; 1906-7, 153; 1907-8, 353. The increase during the year, compared with the numbers of the previous year, is distributed as follows: — 1906-7. 1907-8. Increase. Auckland City ... ... ... ... 27 88 61 Suburban boroughs ... ... ... ... 13 59 46 Suburban road districts ... ... ... 18 47 29 Country districts ... ... ... ... 93 148 55 Hospitals and shipping ... ... ... ... 2 11 9 200

Enteric Fever. Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria. uberculosis. Bloodpoisoning. Plague. Total. 1907. Lpril .. lay une fuly .. Lugust September )ctober November )ecember 25 24 14 8 4 23 7 12 22 35 31 14 28 26 22 19 24 10 30 25 24 16 11 11 9 5 4 9 8 13 6 11 19 39 24 21 1 7 4 7 5 11 7 8 6 2 100 97 69 65 57 86 81 73 63 1908. 58 77 79 9 36 23 6 9 15 15 21 12 5 6 9 93 149 138 anuary February /[arch Total .. 353 277 165 198 76 2 1,071

Rainfall. Temperature. 1907-8. Average of Previous Years. 1907-8. Average of Previous Years. 1907. In. 2-94 3-97 3-61 6-33 6-44 5-42 5-02 1-09 5-151 In. 3-15 4-21 4-83 4-86 4-22 3-39 3-35 3-23 2-64 Deg. 63-3 55-5 52-4 51-1 52-3 53-4 56-7 62-6 66-7 Deg. 61-5 57-2 53-9 52-0 52-4 54-8 57-0 60-4 62-4 \ April May June July .. August .. September October.. November December 1908. 0-45 0-54 8-12 2-69 3-52 2-51 67-1 67-4 64-3 January February March||.. 67-4,] 67-5 j 65-5 49-08 42-60 59-5 59-2