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Summary of Cases as to Locality.

The following cases were sent to the General Hospital by order of the Department : — Enteric fever .. .. • • • • • ■ • • .. 84 Scarlet fever . . . • • ■ • • • • • • .. 41 Diphtheria . . • • • ■ ■ ■ • • • ■ • .. 29 Measles .. • • • • • • • • • • • • ■*■ Blood-poisoning 162

Rainfall and Temperature, 1909-10— Auckland Museum Observation.

Scarlet Fever. The cases notified from the health district during the last five years are,— 1905-6 .. ..240 1908-9 .. .. ..142 1906-7 ~ • • ..268 1909-10 .. .. ..189 1907-8 '. ..' • ■ 277 A very general outbreak of scarlet fever occurred during the last month of the departmental year , Onehunga and Waihi being so far specially visited. (Subsequently this outbreak assumed considerable importance, as will appear in the report covering the departmental year 1910-11.) Diphtheria. The cases of diphtheria recorded throughout the health district for the last five years are,— 1905-6 97 ( 1908-9 101 19 06-7 .. .. ..103 j 1909-10 153 1907-8 .. • • .. 165 Enteric Fever. The cases of enteric fever recorded throughout the health district for the past five years are,— 1905-6 -172 1908-9 241 1906-7 .. ..153 1909-10 226 1907-8 .. .. ..353

_ ■ - - - [Sty of Auckland . . Suburban boroughs Suburban road districts Country districts . . Auckland Hospital Mental Hospital .. Shipping Scarlet Biph- Enteric Fever. theria. Fever. i i 30 22 60 37 24 43 .. ! 56 23 24 .. 64 84 91 2 i •• 5 .. ; 2 J 1 Tuberculosis. 18 14 16 58 1 Bloodpoisoning. 18 9 8 21 * * Total. 148 127 127 318 2 6 3 Totals .. 189 153 226 226 107 107 56 731

Rainfall. Temperature. 1909-10. Average Previous Years. lQnn 10 Average Previous iyuu • Years. 1909. April May June July August September October November December 1910. In. 1-20 4-72 3-24 5-46 7-13 3-53 3-68 3-44 0-79 I In. 3-15 4-21 4-79 4-86 4-33 3-39 3-34 3-23 2-78 Deg. . 60-4 58-6 55-7 53-8 53-0 55-4 56-9 61-5 66-1 Deg. 61-6 57-2 53-8 52-0 52-2 54-8 57-0 60-4 64-4 January February March 4-52 6-05 7-61 2-65 3-66 2-42 68-6 70-7 67-1 67-1 67-4 64-3 Totals and means 51-37 42-81 60-6 59-3