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Table B.—Notifications of Cases of and Deaths from Notifiable Diseases in New Zealand for the Year ended 31st December, 1925.

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Name of District and Estimated Population. i j | ■ j j Totals. Name of Disease. North ! Central South Coromandel- Taranaki- Wairarapa- Central Nelson-Marl- w . I p fln t pr h„ n ' Auckland, j Auckland. Auckland. Opotiki. iHorowhenua. East Cape. Wellington. borough. West ooast. | oanteroury. uta G o. , boutniana. 82,726. ! 177,192. 93,361. 45,396. I 170,318. 136,549. 124,729. 44,704. 32,827. j 219,766. 139,332. 67,816. 1,334,716. _J 1 1 l Scarlet fever .. .. .. Cases 29 96 89 15 68 97 156 9 9 363 68 26 1,025 Deaths .. .. .. .. •• 1 1 .. 1 •• ■■ 3 Diphtheria.. .. .. .. Cases 24 167 98 32 261 145 334 24 65 169 141 58 1,518 Deaths .. 5 2.. 5 4 15 2 1 46 1 45 Enteric fever .. .. .. Cases 20 31 38 51 29 64 5 9 22 6 3 278 Deaths 1 4 5 3 1 2.. .. 3 1 1.. 21 Tuberculosis .. .. .. Cases 63 129 128 46 95 125 63 9 17 292 212 68 1,247 Deaths 22 105 17 8 35 46 57 20 8 101 72 21 512 Cerebro-spinal meningitis .. .. Cases .. 3.. 2 3 4 7 2.. 3 2 1 27 Deaths .. 2 1 .. 1 2 2 1 .. 2 .. 11 Poliomyelitis .. .. .. Cases 58 123 78 34 293 100 88 43 10 228 95 9 1,159 Deaths 8 32 15 5 28 12 11 10 2 32 8 2 165 Influenza (pneumonic, &c.) .. .. Cases 6 13 6 2 9 7.. .. 1 22 1 2 69 Deaths 1 5 2 1 1 3 2.. 1 51 1 23 Pneumonia .. .. .. Cases 25 93 35 35 96 64 36 5 9 101 57 23 579 Deaths 2 55 21 2 30 5 14 6 9 12 5 161 Erysipelas .. .. .. .. Cases 14 37 19 7 15 21 11 1 .. 25 26 5 181 Deaths 1 .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. 5 Puerperal fever — Ordinary .. .. .. Cases 15 36 13 18 13 21 27 1 5 42 27 7 225 Deaths 2 3 2 2 3 3 6 .. I 2 24 Following abortion or miscarriage .. Cases 6 42 7 6 7 10 5 .. .. 22 3 3 111 Deaths .. 2 1 1 1 •• .. .. 1 .. .. .. 6 Eclampsia .. .. .. .. Cases 1 20 10 1 9 6 7 1 1 95 4 74 Deaths .. 4 2 .. 1 •• .. 1 .. 3.. 1 12 Tetanus .. .. .. .. Cases .. 3 2 3 1 3 1 1.. 5 1.. 20 Deaths .. 2 2 1 1 .. .. 1 .. 1.. .. 8 Hydatids .. .. .. .. Cases .. 1 5 5 1 .. 1 1 6 12 3 35 Deaths .. 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 1 .. 5 Chronic lead poisoning .. .. Cases .. .. .. .. ■ ■ .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2 Deaths Trachoma .. .. .. .. Cases 1 3 9 4 .. 7 1 .. . . 4 • • • • 29 Deaths .. .. .. .. ■ • •. Smallpox .. .. .. .. Cases 1 .. .. ■. ■ • • • .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Deaths Ophthalmia neonatorum .. .. Cases 2 8.. 3 1 4 6 1 1 72 1 36 Deaths .. 1 . . • • • • ■ • .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Lethargic encephalitis .. .. Cases 1 .. .. 1 2 3 4 .. .. 5 1 4 21 Deaths 1 .. .. ■■ •• •• 1 .. .. .. .. £ 4 Food-poisoning .. .. .. Cases .. 1 2 8 .. .. .. .. .. ..4 3 .. 18 Deaths Leprosy .. .. .. .. Cases .. .. .. •• 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 Deaths .. .. .. • • • • • • .. .. .. .. Actinomycosis .. .. .. Cases .. .. .. •• 1 •• .. .. .. ..1 .. .. 4 Deaths .. Totals .. .. .. Cases 266 806 539 268 909 683 753 98 128 1,330 662 219 6,661 Deaths 38 221 70 i 23 108 80 110 41 16 163 103 33 1,006 p. ; ' S60SS-!"