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Class Vl.—Local Diseases. Order I. — Diseases of the Nervous System. Districts and Diseases. Number of Cases. Wellington, Hawke's Bay, East Coast, and South Island Districts— General paresis ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Hemiplegia ... .. ... ... ... ... ... 2 Paralysis agitans ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Chorea ... ... . ... ... ... ... 1 Epilepsy ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Eclampsia ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 . Gastralgia ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 Herpes zoster... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 Neuralgia ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 32 Acute anterior poliomyelitis ... ... ... .... ... 1 Hemicrania ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Neuritis ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Neurasthenia... ... ... ... ... ... ... 99 Sciatica ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Hysteria ... ... ... ... .. ... ... 1 Shock ... ... - ... ... ... ... ... 1 Hsematoma of dura mater ... ... ... ... ... 1 Insanity— Acute mania ... ... ... ... ... 5 Melancholia ... ... ... ... ... 5 Hypochondriasis ... ... ... ... ... 1 Undefined cases ... ... ... ... ... 2 — 13 169 Auckland District ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 34 Total ... ... ... ... ... ... 203 Diseases of the nervous system gave 4774 per cent, of all the cases seen. The most common are neurasthenia and neuralgia. You will see by the list that the Maori suffers from a fair assortment of nervous complaints. The thirteen cases of insanity were reported by the Sanitary Inspectors for the various districts. A number of these cases have been removed to the different asylums. No doubt as the Maori progresses and becomes more modernised in his every-day pursuits the wear and stress of civilisation will be made more manifest by nervous breakdowns. Order %. — Diseases of the Special Senses. Districts and Diseases. Number of Cases. Wellington, Hawke's Bay, East Coast, and South Island Districts— Otitis, otorrhcea ... ... ... ... ... ... 28 Deafness ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Optic neuritis ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Cataract ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Corneal ulcer ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 Keratitis ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 Ophthalmia ... ... ... ... ... ... 13 Conjunctivitis ... ... ... ... ... ... 47 102 Auckland District ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 75 Total ... ... ... ... 177 These furnished 4163 per cent. o£ the total cases seen. Out of the 177 cases under this heading conjunctivitis headed the list with 81, or a total percentage of 1875 per cent, of the cases seen. Conjunctivitis is undoubtedly brought about, by smoky unventilated whares, prolonged tangis, and exposure, together with other causes. Otorrhcea gave 40, and ophthalmia 13. Order 3. — Diseases of the Circulatory System. , Number of Cases. , Wellington, HawkeVßay, , ~ , Diseases. East Coast, and " a Total. Southland Dlstrlot - Valvular disease— Districts. Mitral disease... ... ... 3 Aortic disease ... ... ... 1 — 4 8 12 Cardiac dropsy ... ... ... ...2 0 2 Syncope ... ... ... ... ...1 0 1 Angina pectoris ... ... ... ...1 0 1 Piles ... ... ... ... ... 3 0 3 Varicose veins ... ... ... ... 1 3 4 Other diseases of the circulatory system not differentiated ... ... ... ... 29 3 32 Totals ... ... ... 41 14 55