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lil'-<-IS'J'I(AI(-Gl'-N.'.ltAl,'s Ix'l'.Tl-UNS. OF DEATHS. 11l Table V are shown the deaths from all catarrhal diseases, including inlluenza, pneumonia, bronchitis, and cerebro-spinal fever, which is now known to be intimately dependent on catarrhal outbreaks, for comparative purposes fhe returns for the concluding live months of 1917 arc also given.

Table V. — Deaths from Influenza, Pneumonia (all forms), and Bronchitis registered in the Dominion between 1st August, 1917, and 31st December, 1918.

In Table VI arc shown the deaths registered as being from pneumonia and other catarrhal diseases not registered as being secondary to influenza.

Table VI. — Deaths from Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Broncho-pneumonia, and Pulmonitis registered in the Dominion between 1st August, 1917, and 31st December, 1918.

If is probable that a considerable number of these deaths shown in Table VI should have been attributed to influenza, since there, is in October, November, and December a very marked increase in the figures, which must be regarded as due to the secondary pandemic wave. However, taking these figures as they stand we find that the balance recorded as being due to influenza is as follows : —

Table VII.—Deaths directly attributable to Inflenza registered in Dominion between 1st August, 1917, and 31st December, 1918.

There arises the question as to whether deaths from cerebro-spinal fever should be included in the last table, since this disease so commonly follows influenza and other catarrhal outbreaks, and in the camps many of the cases were due to this sequence. The following figures represent the results when deaths from cerebro-spinal fever are included : —

1017. 118. Provincial District. Aug. Sept.' Oct. Nov. Doc. Jan. Feb. i Mar. April. May. June. i .Inly. Aug. I ! 30 49 3 7 15 11 30 34 10 II 5 2 3 ! 3 30 i 49 13 34 11 | 6 i 150 I 206 [ _ Sept. Oct. Nov. I Doe. I L : I Auckland Taranaki Hawke's Bay Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Otago (Southland portion) i 25 8 5 33 2 1 4 30 15 6 17 3 7 22 3 2 2 28 II 4 18 3 4 10 4 3 IS 21 4 19 5 5 15 3 3 13 12 7 14 2 5 7 1 1 2 2 9 3 15 3 I 15 1 14 i 9 1 1 . 3 15 9 1 : 4 1 I '.. 6 i 1L 3 ! 7 1 ! 3 15 3 2 II 3 14 2 4 17 1 I 2 II 10 7 15 3 7 20 4 3 1 21 19 10 50 2 3 19 3 5 2 17 32 15 52 3 I 36 2 I 4 32 15 12 1,400 432 132 | 111 159 150 645 i 873 57 34 17 27 66 IS 571 213 267 234 260 224 3,574 2,316 10 9 4 7 6 3 j 103 148 158 Totals .. 129 99 85 82 46 58 42 | 47 50 | I | 60 i _ __i _ ..J I.

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1017. to us. Provincial District. Aug. Sept. Oct. Auckland ..]..' 1 1 Taranaki .. 1 .. Hawke's Hay .. Wellington .. ; Nelson .. ( .. 2 Marlborough Westland I .. Canterbury .. 2 2 1 Otago .. .. 1 .... Otago (Southland 1 .. 1 portion) Totals .. ; S I 5 ! 3 Nov. i '" I i Dec. Jan. Feb. : Mar. April. May. | June. 1 I 1 •j I ', July. 3 Aug. j Sept. 2 5 i 2 2 3 1 Oct. ! I 20 I III 1 I Nov. • D«c. 1,299 I 403 120 ! no 152 , 142 591 834 42 30 16 25 61 IS 536 I SS 227 212 244 2 I 5 1 1 ! t 3 13 4 i I ' I :i i i . . ; 1 2 i 1 1 3 I 5 7 7 11 5 i 8 50 3,204 2,177 I I I