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Deaths from Tuberculosis, Pneumonia, and other Infectious Diseases, as returned from the Registrars of Deaths in my District, for the Year.

Vaccination, and Distribution of Vaccine Ltmph. As a result, in some measure, of the circulars sent out to or by Registrars throughout my district, the number of tubes of lymph I have sent out during this year has increased to 4,502, as against 2,813 for last year —1906-7. This indicates that the public is better protected now than it was twelve months ago. The monthly distribution was as under: — April ... 643 August ... 361 December ... 459 May ... 724 September ... 360 January ... 272 June ... 196 October ... 240 February ... 444 July ... 218 November ... 306 March ... 279 Frank Ogston, M.D., District Health Officer for Otago-Southland District. The Chief Health Officer, Wellington.

REPORTS OF DR. POMARE, HEALTH OFFICER TO THE MAORIS, AND OF THE NATIVE SANITARY INSPECTORS.

Tari Whakahaere ora mo te Katoa (Department of Public Health), Sir,— Poneke, 26th May, 1908. I herewith transmit my report for the year 1907-8. The following schedule will show you what has been accomplished since the year 1904:—

The pleasing part of the above is that not a single penny for compensation has been expended. We may now safely say, the Maori is awakening to the advantages of sanitary reforms. During the past year 4,252 cases have been attended by the subsidised medical men throughout the Dominion. This does not include the work done in the Cook Islands or the 440 cases which I personally attended. Statistics of diseases are attached. Sixty lectures were delivered «on hygiene and allied subjects.

Tubercle. Pneumonia. Diphtheria. Scarlet Fever. Enteric Fever. Diarrhoea. April May June July August September .. October November .. December .. 10 9 9 10 8 12 14 11 10 8 7 12 3 11 9 8 10 11 10 7 8 10 5 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 January February March 1 1 2 2 10

Year. New Houses built. New Maori Wharos. New W.C.s erected. Houses destroyed. .904 .905 .906 .907 .908 : ... I ' ... ( ... 763 258 207 123 544 6 30 3 6 254 73 93 152 175 346 291 183 160 83 340 Total 1,895 299 839 1,057