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1911. NEW ZEALAND

PUBLIC HEALTH AND HOSPITALS AND CHARITABLE AID: REPORT THEREON BY THE INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF HOSPITALS AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AND CHIEF HEALTH OFFICER.

Presented in pursuance of Section 76 of the Hosjiitdls and Charitable Institutions Act, 1909.

CONTENTS.

Page Inspector-General and Chief Health Officer to Minister:— Public Health generally .. . . 3 Charitable Aid generalh .. 5 Hospitals Conference .. 7 Statistical Summary .. .. 9 Appendix I (Public Health). Part I.—Vital Statistics— A. General— Births .. .. . . 10 Marriages .. .. 13 Deaths.. .. .. ..13 Infantile Mortality 17 Causes of Deaths .. .. ..19 B. Local Vital StatisticsAuckland 24 Wellington .. .. .. .. 25 Christchurch .. .. .. 26 Dunedin .. .. .. 27 Part ll.—Notification of Infectious Disease— General .. .. .. 29 Auckland.. 29 Wellington, Hawke's Bay, and Marlborough .. 35 Canterbury and Westland .. .. .. .'!!) Otago and Southland .. .. .. 41 Part 111. —Meteorological Reports 46 Part IV. —Reports on the Sanitary Condition of the Districts— A. Auckland .. .. 47 B. Wellington, Hawke's Bay, and Marlborough 52 ('. Canterbury and Westland . . 55 D. Otago and Southland .. 59 Part V.—-Miscellaneous— Report on the Treatment of Leprosy.. 63 Returns by Port Health Officers '.. 63 Part Vl.—Sale of Food and Drugs .64 Part Vll.—Laboratory Reports— A. .Medical Pathological Laboratories . . 69 B. Government Analyst .. .. 75 Appendix II (Hospitals and Charitable), — Part I.—Assistant Inspector to InspectorGeneral— Nurses Registration Act 76 Private Hospitals Act .. 79 Midwives Act .. .. 78 St. Helens Hospital, Wellington .. .. 80 „ Dunedin .. 81 Auckland 80 „ Christchurch .. 80 Statistical Report on St. Helens Hospitals 81 Medical School Maternity Home .. 8:> Charitable Maternity Homes .. .. 83

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Pagf Appendix II (Hospitals and Charitable),— continued. Part II.—Reports on Individual Institutions under District Boards— General Hospitals— Aknroa . . .. . . 88 Arrowtown . . .. .. .95 Ashburton .. . . . . 102 Auckland .. .. .84 Blenheim (sec Wairnu). Christchureh . . .. . . 87 Coromandel .. .. . . . . 105 Cromwell .. .. .. 104 Dannevirkc .. . . . . . . 100 Denniston .. .. . . .99 Dunedin . . . . .. 89 Dunstan .. . . .. . . 104 Gisborne .. .. , . .. 96 Gore .. .. .. .. 94 Greytown (see South Wairarapa). i Ireymouth .. .. .. .. 106 Hamilton (see Waikato). Havelock .. . . .. .104 Hawera .. . . . . . . 102 Hokitika (see Westland). Invercargill (see Southland. Kaitangata .. . . .. 90 Kumara .. . . .107 Lawrence (see Tuapeka). Masterton .. . . .99 Mangonui .. . . . . . . 105 Mercury Bay (separate institutioni .. 108 Napier . . .. . . . . 91 Naseby .. . . . . . . 104 Nelson .. .. . . . . .93 New Plymouth . . . . . . .98 Northern Wairoa . . .. 102 Oamaru (separate institution) . .. 107 Otaki and Sanatorium . . . . .86 Pahiatua .. .. . . .. 100 Palmerston North .. . . .97 Patea .. .. .. .. .103 Picton .. .. . . .103 Queenstown (see Wakatipu). Rawene .. .. . . . . 105 Reefton .. .. .. .. 107 Riverton (see Wallace and Fiord). Ross .. .. . . . .107 Southland .. .. .. .94 South Wairarapa .. .. .. 99 Stratford .. .. .. .. 103 Taumarunui .. .. .. ..110 Te Puia (see Waiapu).