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1910. NEW ZEALAND

PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

CONTENTS. PAGE PiOE Chief Health Officer's report— Appendix I.—Statistical— continued. Section 83 of the Hospitals Act .. .. 2 Part . 2 - —Notification of infectious disease, — Tubercular diseases .. .. .. .. 2 Auckland District .. .. .. .. 25 Te Waikato Sanatorium .. .. .. 4 I Wellington, Hawke's Bay, and Marlborough Inspection of school-children .. .. .'.' 5 I Districts .. .. .. .. 29 Vaccination .. . . .. .. 5 Canterbury and Westland Districts . . .. 35 Otago and Southland Districts .. .. 35 . ~ T _ Part 3. —Meteorological report.. .. .37 Appendix L-Statistical,- Appendix ll—Reports of medical officers on the Part 1 —Vital statistics,— . sa nitary condition of the various districts,— £. s • • • • ■ ■ • • •'•'lα Part A.—Auckland District .. .. .38 Mar « a ges 9 Part B.—Wellington District 39 iJeatns .. .. .. . . 10 p art C.—Canterbury and Westland District .. 40 Infantile mortality 14 | Part D.-Otago and Southland District.. .. 41 Causes of death 15; Part E.-Report of Medical Officer, Te Waikato Sanatorium .. .. .. 42 Local vital statistics— ! Appendix lll.—The Sale of Food and Drags Act .. 42 Auckland .. .. .. .. 20 Appendix IV.—Laboratory reports,— Wellington .. .. .. .. 22 Part A.—Pathological laboratory .. .. 47 Christchurch .. .. .. ..23 Part B.—Government Analyst " .. ..51 Dunedin .. .. .. ..24 Part C.—Details of milk-analyses .. ..52

11 E P O E T . Department of Public Health, Minister's Office, Wellington, Ist November, 1910. My Lobd, — I have the honour to transmit herewith, for Your Excellency's information, the report of the Department of Public Health for the year ending the 31st March, 1910. L have, &c, t>. bud do, Minister of Public Health. The Eight Hon. John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Baron Islington, Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, Wellington,

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