H.—Bl.

to develop the existing system of tuberculosis dispensaries and to devote more attention to the after-care of patients discharged from sanatoria. Cerebrospinal Meningitis and Poliomyelitis. —There have been relatively few cases of these diseases during the past year. More exact information concerning the incidence of infectious disease in 1919 is furnished by the next twj tables, showing the number of cases of each disease notified (a) in hospital, districts and (b) by months :—

Table A.—Showing Diseases notified in Hospital Districts during the Year 1919.

Table B.—Monthly Incidence of Infectious Diseases according to Notifications received under Section 25 of the Public Health Act during the Year ended 31st December, 1919.

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to develop the existing system of tubei after-care of patients discharged from 88 Cerebrospinal Meningitis and Poll diseases during the past year. More exact information concerning by the next two tables, showing the num and (b) by months :— rculosis dispensaries and to devote more attention to the matoria. iomyelitis. —Tlrere have been relatively few cases of these f the incidence of infectious disease in 1919 is furnished ber of cases of eaoli disea.se notified (a) in hospital districts Table A.—Showing Diseases no: ttfied in Hospital Districts during the Year 1919. a o £ Estimated 2 u Hospital District. *g*ffi» .S 1 Maoris). "i b M M i O <v s Q TO I o 1 Ij fl I tiki i ft- i gig ; •I I I i'9 1 I 14« |« I I II I H I I fl H B o |h ft WO H a rf S Hi S <!| h s U fl H .2 T. fl D CD a I § p.^ o to P. 'P. w ■« 'El Ph -=' a i-l d "5 o s 3 CD fl a o 5 "j H c3 xt & 3 ccj N Cfl fl 1=1 ■5 f I I H SS |S f Bay of Islands .. 11,985 9,711 .. J Kaipara .. 10,017 1,284 3 5 | i Wbangarei .. 12,640 1,095 2 3 2 2 10 7 16 4 3 7 6 3 6 3 I 26 11 33 5 3 58 43 52 1 f Auckland .. 168,410 1,716 15C J Waikato .. 56,749 8,139 31 «j Thames .. 14,548 1,365 £ §S ; Waibi .. .. 4,961 .. £ ■Sal Coromandel .. 2,344 300 .. <i Tauranga .. 5,852 1,716 3 S | Bay of Plenty .. 6,139 4,201 2 [Taumarunui .. 9,014 1,081 .. a Is V a 150 31 5 5 320 I28 1 68j 19 1 5 21 3 101 38 8 1 145 28 9 1 1. 2 3 3 15; 6 ..I ' 'l 2 1 14 1 1 1 4| 1 4 2 4 16 3 1 55 9 1 11 13 4 1 770 517 32 46 223 58 I 6 3 1,840 827 126 81 2 84 129 24 3 2 13 47 3 2 1 58 51 14 2 1 at Is fWaiapu .. 2,156 2,714 1 Cook .. .. 21,127 1,755 4 Wairoa .. 4,013 2,555 1 Hawke's Bay .. 33,344 1,203 17 Waipawa .. 20,043 727 19 ~ Taranaki .. 24,778 1,752 14 §S Stratford .. 9,614 19 1 laj-Hawera .. 16,328 832 fl 1*1 Patea .. .. 4,956 276 2 Si Wanganui .. 42,626 2,352 14 & Palmeiston North 44,380 1,778 If Wellington .. 107,049 458 68 Wairarapa .. 32,243 881 2t Wairau .. 11,777 86 S Picton .. .. 3,246 287 5 Nelson.. .. 25,533 138 5 1 1 17 19 14 1 6 2 II 18 58 1 26 2 2 2 l! 80i 10 HO; 56 71 52 115 II 143 209 311 76 44 2 199 50 29 8 6 3 8 4 6 12 4 61 7 24 33 28 19 18 6 3! 29 II 91 15 3 5 2 4 1 1 i 1 6 1 2 1 1 lj 1 2 4i 1 .. 3 "i 1 i 1 2 12 io 41 1 43 6 20 7 32 i 2 6 II 11 65 160 63 131 59 164 9 230 37 312 84 10 1 6 80 11 6 14 3 19 19 32 50 54 6 2 65 163 151 397 174 273 119 363 51 513 354 951 234 90 5 235 1 2 11 1 2, 4 4 8 3 1 2 4 1 4 9 2 3 4 12 2 : ] 'i I 2 1 9 1 4 12 6 •• . .Westland .. 7,502 56 .. & | Buller .. .. 10,124 25 1 g IS j Inangahua . . 4,249 . . 2 S S - ; Grey .. .. 12,739 .. 2 fl I North Canterbury 134,475 740 241 °| jAshburton .. 16,404 17 44 m l South Canterbury 37,8.13 217 1«{ 3t> ■So "■a H I 2 2 241 44 185 14 8 5 86 345 16 194 11 : 2 1 15 2 2 2 8 251 12 221 1 12 2 3 i 12 8 3 '8 .. 1 .. • ■! 1 •6 "4 .. 1 ..I 2 ie 1! 2 1 l! 2 160 6 2 i 5 12 3 3! 2 4 3 7 523 71 81.; 2 2 3 .. 212 1 !) . . 28 .. 38 16 17 115 1.818 155 520 i .Waitaki .. 15,636 37 6( 5 Otago .. .. 108,792 123 42C &S ) Vincent .. 5,307 .. 3t |a]Maniototo .. 2,884 .. D | Southland .. 53,169 47 104 * ' Wallace and Fiord 10,583 93 2C ;i3(i 792 307 884 169 583 60 420 36 18 104 20 41 356 128 2| 16 134 8 3 37 3 31 8 1 4 1 1 7 I "i '2 I 3 7 1 48 3 2 91 5 64! 2 10 1 3 35 1 3 2 5 2 91 0.. 4! 34 . . 0 6 .. 145 1,089 195 22 403 40 183 10 1 5 6 1 3 . .1 .. 24 14 5 10 3 1 1 5 111.. 3 2 .. Totals .. 1,125,549 49,776 1,521 1,125, 549 49,776 9,776 1,521:3,. 3,4! 477 984 96 11 79 45 73 4771 90 3,700 90 0 879 7 I 11.977 - ' Table B—Month Section 25 /Y lN< of ti irn INC !e of infectk blic Health . ITIO DC ! DU 3EASBS r RING ' ACi J OR] Yd, DING } TO ) NOTIFI iED 31 ST ICAT p Di :on i RECEIVE :BER, 191! 'J.S ) UN.I 1 1, )ER iE 3 u: BE AR ; CEl Mouth. > 53 co b el o m co Sri • '-« > -a U 0 g a 1 I «? WHO § a CD ffi tc O fl™ >' I| Pi W a Ii ei 0 ,fl O O -I Ii .a a TO cfl 1 £ 'co co >s ffl Jl i3 SI a 3 M A 5 3 a S ccj 1 a Totals. January February March April May June July AugustTg .. September e . . October J [. . November . . December j . . 79 69 80 145 172 172 152 148 138 126 153 87 159 166 249 333 409 381 353 330 291 305 265 258 20 26 41 47 46 37 58 43 44 60 SO 25 74 84 107 70 71 75 83 95 71 88 95 71 16 2 2 7 13 9 10 12 9 9 4 3 1 2 1 1 3 Q 8 6 5 2 5 9 9 5 4 11 12 3 2 4 3 1 6 2 4 5 6 4 5 2 3 4 2 I 2 2 1 2 3 1 1 3 1 2 4 21 4 6 8 16 5 5 4 28 7 10 8 13 11 18 8 62 2 76 6 113 6 109 6 39 20 7 13 3 2 366 76 133 395 284 136 200 316 256 197 528 813 ■• 29 80 113 154 118 199 186 1 .. • 749 448 652 1,021 1,039 912 993 1,108 1,062 996 1,417 1,580 2 2 1 4 2 I 4 1 i Totals 1,521 3,499 477 984 96 n 79 45 24 14 73 477 90 3,700 879 11,977 7 1

to develop the existing system of tubei after-care of patients discharged from 88 Cerebrospinal Meningitis and Poll diseases during the past year. More exact information concerning by the next two tables, showing the num and (b) by months :— rculosis dispensaries and to devote more attention to the matoria. iomyelitis. —Tlrere have been relatively few cases of these f the incidence of infectious disease in 1919 is furnished ber of cases of eaoli disea.se notified (a) in hospital districts Table A.—Showing Diseases no: ttfied in Hospital Districts during the Year 1919. a o £ Estimated 2 u Hospital District. *g*ffi» .S 1 Maoris). "i b M M i O <v s Q TO I o 1 Ij fl I tiki i ft- i gig ; •I I I i'9 1 I 14« |« I I II I H I I fl H B o |h ft WO H a rf S Hi S <!| h s U fl H .2 T. fl D CD a I § p.^ o to P. 'P. w ■« 'El Ph -=' a i-l d "5 o s 3 CD fl a o 5 "j H c3 xt & 3 ccj N Cfl fl 1=1 ■5 f I I H SS |S f Bay of Islands .. 11,985 9,711 .. J Kaipara .. 10,017 1,284 3 5 | i Wbangarei .. 12,640 1,095 2 3 2 2 10 7 16 4 3 7 6 3 6 3 I 26 11 33 5 3 58 43 52 1 f Auckland .. 168,410 1,716 15C J Waikato .. 56,749 8,139 31 «j Thames .. 14,548 1,365 £ §S ; Waibi .. .. 4,961 .. £ ■Sal Coromandel .. 2,344 300 .. <i Tauranga .. 5,852 1,716 3 S | Bay of Plenty .. 6,139 4,201 2 [Taumarunui .. 9,014 1,081 .. a Is V a 150 31 5 5 320 I28 1 68j 19 1 5 21 3 101 38 8 1 145 28 9 1 1. 2 3 3 15; 6 ..I ' 'l 2 1 14 1 1 1 4| 1 4 2 4 16 3 1 55 9 1 11 13 4 1 770 517 32 46 223 58 I 6 3 1,840 827 126 81 2 84 129 24 3 2 13 47 3 2 1 58 51 14 2 1 at Is fWaiapu .. 2,156 2,714 1 Cook .. .. 21,127 1,755 4 Wairoa .. 4,013 2,555 1 Hawke's Bay .. 33,344 1,203 17 Waipawa .. 20,043 727 19 ~ Taranaki .. 24,778 1,752 14 §S Stratford .. 9,614 19 1 laj-Hawera .. 16,328 832 fl 1*1 Patea .. .. 4,956 276 2 Si Wanganui .. 42,626 2,352 14 & Palmeiston North 44,380 1,778 If Wellington .. 107,049 458 68 Wairarapa .. 32,243 881 2t Wairau .. 11,777 86 S Picton .. .. 3,246 287 5 Nelson.. .. 25,533 138 5 1 1 17 19 14 1 6 2 II 18 58 1 26 2 2 2 l! 80i 10 HO; 56 71 52 115 II 143 209 311 76 44 2 199 50 29 8 6 3 8 4 6 12 4 61 7 24 33 28 19 18 6 3! 29 II 91 15 3 5 2 4 1 1 i 1 6 1 2 1 1 lj 1 2 4i 1 .. 3 "i 1 i 1 2 12 io 41 1 43 6 20 7 32 i 2 6 II 11 65 160 63 131 59 164 9 230 37 312 84 10 1 6 80 11 6 14 3 19 19 32 50 54 6 2 65 163 151 397 174 273 119 363 51 513 354 951 234 90 5 235 1 2 11 1 2, 4 4 8 3 1 2 4 1 4 9 2 3 4 12 2 : ] 'i I 2 1 9 1 4 12 6 •• . .Westland .. 7,502 56 .. & | Buller .. .. 10,124 25 1 g IS j Inangahua . . 4,249 . . 2 S S - ; Grey .. .. 12,739 .. 2 fl I North Canterbury 134,475 740 241 °| jAshburton .. 16,404 17 44 m l South Canterbury 37,8.13 217 1«{ 3t> ■So "■a H I 2 2 241 44 185 14 8 5 86 345 16 194 11 : 2 1 15 2 2 2 8 251 12 221 1 12 2 3 i 12 8 3 '8 .. 1 .. • ■! 1 •6 "4 .. 1 ..I 2 ie 1! 2 1 l! 2 160 6 2 i 5 12 3 3! 2 4 3 7 523 71 81.; 2 2 3 .. 212 1 !) . . 28 .. 38 16 17 115 1.818 155 520 i .Waitaki .. 15,636 37 6( 5 Otago .. .. 108,792 123 42C &S ) Vincent .. 5,307 .. 3t |a]Maniototo .. 2,884 .. D | Southland .. 53,169 47 104 * ' Wallace and Fiord 10,583 93 2C ;i3(i 792 307 884 169 583 60 420 36 18 104 20 41 356 128 2| 16 134 8 3 37 3 31 8 1 4 1 1 7 I "i '2 I 3 7 1 48 3 2 91 5 64! 2 10 1 3 35 1 3 2 5 2 91 0.. 4! 34 . . 0 6 .. 145 1,089 195 22 403 40 183 10 1 5 6 1 3 . .1 .. 24 14 5 10 3 1 1 5 111.. 3 2 .. Totals .. 1,125,549 49,776 1,521 1,125, 549 49,776 9,776 1,521:3,. 3,4! 477 984 96 11 79 45 73 4771 90 3,700 90 0 879 7 I 11.977 - ' Table B—Month Section 25 /Y lN< of ti irn INC !e of infectk blic Health . ITIO DC ! DU 3EASBS r RING ' ACi J OR] Yd, DING } TO ) NOTIFI iED 31 ST ICAT p Di :on i RECEIVE :BER, 191! 'J.S ) UN.I 1 1, )ER iE 3 u: BE AR ; CEl Mouth. > 53 co b el o m co Sri • '-« > -a U 0 g a 1 I «? WHO § a CD ffi tc O fl™ >' I| Pi W a Ii ei 0 ,fl O O -I Ii .a a TO cfl 1 £ 'co co >s ffl Jl i3 SI a 3 M A 5 3 a S ccj 1 a Totals. January February March April May June July AugustTg .. September e . . October J [. . November . . December j . . 79 69 80 145 172 172 152 148 138 126 153 87 159 166 249 333 409 381 353 330 291 305 265 258 20 26 41 47 46 37 58 43 44 60 SO 25 74 84 107 70 71 75 83 95 71 88 95 71 16 2 2 7 13 9 10 12 9 9 4 3 1 2 1 1 3 Q 8 6 5 2 5 9 9 5 4 11 12 3 2 4 3 1 6 2 4 5 6 4 5 2 3 4 2 I 2 2 1 2 3 1 1 3 1 2 4 21 4 6 8 16 5 5 4 28 7 10 8 13 11 18 8 62 2 76 6 113 6 109 6 39 20 7 13 3 2 366 76 133 395 284 136 200 316 256 197 528 813 ■• 29 80 113 154 118 199 186 1 .. • 749 448 652 1,021 1,039 912 993 1,108 1,062 996 1,417 1,580 2 2 1 4 2 I 4 1 i Totals 1,521 3,499 477 984 96 n 79 45 24 14 73 477 90 3,700 879 11,977 7 1