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General cleanliness — continued. Of marae —Fences; disposal of garbage, &c. Of village—Excreta; scavenging; nuisances ; rats; dogs. General sickness— Infants —Care and feeding. Children —Colds, &c.; hakihaki; school dispensary. Remarks on cuts, bruises, burns. Minor ailments. Infectious diseases — Microbes. Infection; notification; isolation. Small-pox and vaccination. Typhoid. Measles; scarlet fever, &c. Mumps (mamapu). Diphtheria. Whooping-cough. Dysentery (epidemic diarrhoea). Contagious ophthalmia. Influenza. Pediculosis. Itch. Hydatids. Disinfection and disinfectants; practical demonstration in the uses of lamp and pump, &c. The dead—Dead bodies; disposal; time; place; tangis; exhumation. Gatherings—Accommodation; Council by-laws; sanitation. General remarks—Present evils of communism; individualism ; regular habits; regular employment ; hospitals; Maori nurses; care of the sick; cooking for invalids. General duties of Sanitary Inspectors. Maori Councils Act. Birth and death registration. General summary —Duties of Sanitary Inspectors. The following places were visited by all the members of the staff : Technical school, destructor, pumping-station. Diseases. The following will give you an idea of the ailments which are afflicting the Maori. These statistics are compiled from the returns supplied by the medical officers for the Natives throughout the Dominion :—

Diseases. Males. Number of Cases. Female. Number of Cases. Total. Percentage on Total Cases. Class I.—Specific febrile or zymotic diseases, — Order 1. Miasmatic „) 2. Diarrhoeal „ 3. Malarial „ 4. Venereal ,,\ 5. Septic 315 191 1 21 2 271 164 5 1 586 355 1 26 3 13-782 8-349 0024 0-611 0071 Total Class I 530 441 .971 22-837 Class II.—Parasitic diseases 22 31 53 1-246 Class III.—Dietetic diseases 7 7 0164 Class IV.—Constitutional diseases 175 113 288 6-773 Class V.—Developmental diseases 2 2 0047 Class VI.—Local diseases, — Order 1. Diseases of nervous system „ 2. Diseases of organs of special senses „ 3. Diseases of circulatory system ,, 4. Diseases of respiratory system ,, 5. Diseases of digestive system „ 6. Diseases of lymphatic system „ 7. Diseases of urinary system ,, 8. Diseases of reproductive system ,, 9. Diseases of locomotive system „ 10. Diseases of integumentary system .. # 107 99 49 549 329 26 25 14 4 203 96 78 6 379 288 11 25 112 4 147 203 177 55 928 617 37 50 126 8 350 4-774 4-163 1-294 21-825 14-511 0-870 1176 2-963 0188 8-232 Total Class VI 1,405 1,146 2,551 59-996 Class VII.—Violence 203 60 263 6185 Class VIII.—Ill-defined and not-specified diseases 80 37 117 2-752 2,415 1,828 9 4,252 100000 Grand totals ..