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Table No. 1 — Infectious Disease —continued.

Table No. 2. — Scarlet Fever.

There were 204 cases of scarlet fever in 180 houses, as compared with 174 cases in 139 houses in 1906. In Christchurch and district there were 57 cases in 51 houses, as compared with 81 cases in 69 houses in 1906.. For the increase in the total number, the South Canterbury District is chiefly responsible, especially as this district has had comparatively few cases during the last few years. In 42 cases out of 57 in Christchurch and district in which the age was known, the following is the age and sex distribution :—

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C8 2 g .d.S 41 Mi! ■EH g Hft ro g GO "3 Waimate County... Waimate Morven ... ... Studholme Junction Waitaki County ... Oamaru Enfield Mulgrove Totara Inoholm Duntroon 8,147 14,684 3 1 1 1 64 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 Totals 177,466 80 205 95 83 29 23 21 Totals in Christchurch district and yo 57 47 40 12

Apl. May. "une. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Totals. Christchurch Woolston ... Eiccarton ... Spreydon ... Lyttelton ... Hornby Prebbleton... Islington ... Bllesmere ... Doyleston ... Little Eiver Kaikoura ... Amberley ... Eangiora ... Springston... Oxford Swannanoa Ohoka Kaiapoi Belfast Ashburton... Temuka Milford Geraldine ... "Waimataitai Timaru Pleasant Point Studholme J unction... Waimate ... Duntroon ... Totara Incholme ... 3 1 i 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 4 i 3 5 1 1 "3 "i 1 4 1 1 5 3 1 4 i 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 2 1 "i 2 2 i l 39 2 5 5 4 1 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 7 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 9 1 4 1 25 2 1 50 1 2 1 "i 1 "i 1 *l "i "i l ■ 4 1 1 i "2 2 3 5 4 "i 3 1 1 2 i "2 i i "4 4 "5 "7 2 6 1 "5 "a 3 io 1 i i Totals 13 11 16 19 16 16 20 16 9 ii 12 21 180 Totals in Christchurch and district 4 4 5 5 5 6 3 1 8 2 2 51

Under 5 Years. 5-10. 10-15. 15-20. 20-30. 30-40. Over 40. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. 1 7 9 12 1 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 In 197 cases out of 204 notifications 79 were males and 118 females.