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Scarlet Fever in New Zealand, 1921-25.

Diphtheria.

Here again there is a remarkable drop in the number of deaths and in the rate per 10,000 of mean population, as well as in the notifications of this disease. Enteric Fevee. The position as regards this "disease for the period 1921-25 is shown in the table below :—

Enteric Fever in New Zealand, 1921-25.

Tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (All Forms) in New Zealand, 1916-25.

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Notifications. Deaths. Year. ; * Number Rate per 10,000 Number Rate per 10,000 iNumDer. 0 f Mean Population. iNumDer. 0 f Mean Population. 1921 .. .. .. 1,845 15-07 24 0-19 1922 .. .. .. 1,449 11-58 10 0:08 1923 .. .. .. 1,201 9-42 13 0-10 1924 .. .. .. 1,176 9-05 13 0-10 1925 .. .. .. 1,025 7-71 7 0-05

Diphtheria in New Zealand, 1921-25. Notifications. Deaths.* Year. Number Rate per 10 ' 000 Number ! Rate per 10 > 000 of Mean Copulation. ' of Mean Population. 1921 .. .. .. 2,611 21-33 107 0-87 1922 .. .. .. 1,989 15-89 78 0-62 1923 .. .. .. 1,951 15-31 68 0-53 1924 .. .. .. 2,717 20-84 82 • 0-63 1925 .. .. .. 1,518 11-42 52 0-40 * Figures include deaths from croup.

Notifications. Deaths. Number Rate per 10,000 Number Rate per 10,000 of Mean Population. ' ' of Mean Population. — r j 1921 .. .. .. 451 3-68 24 0-19 1922 .. .. .. 539 4-31 67 0-54 1923 .. .. .. 276 2-17 23 0-18 1924 .. .. .. 354 2.73 19 0-15 1925 .. .. .. 278 2-09 16 0-12

Number of Deaths Death-rate from J Percentage of Year. from Tuberculosis per 1,000 Total Deaths from Tuberculosis. of Mean Population. all Causes. _ . . 1916 .. .. •• ■ • ! 742 6-74 7-00 1917 .. .. .. •• 755 6-87 7-17 1918 832 7-54 5'08 1919 .. .. • • • • 762. 6-71 7-05 1920 .. •• •• 851 7-21 7-03 1921 .. .. • • • ■ 793 6-48 7-42 1922 .. .. •. • ■ 821 6-56 7-48 1923 .. • • • • • • 792 6-21 6-88 1924 .. .. • • • • 736 5-67 6-84 1925 .. •. • • ■ • | 684 5-14 6-20 The position disclosed by this table is satisfactory. The death-rate from tuberculosis for the year was extraordinarily low, and constitutes a new record.