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Table B.—Notifications of Cases of Notifiable Diseases for Year ended 31st December, 1926.

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nf TWase North Central South Coromandel- Taranaki- Wairarapa- Central Nelson-Marl-j w t c . j f .„„ whll1 . v ntarm Southland Tnfai.. l>isease. Auckland. Auckland. Auckland. Opotiki. Horowhenua. Bast Cape. Wellington. borough. "est Coast, Canterbury. Otago. Southland. iotals. ; I I Scarlet fever .. .. .. .. 29 85 95 40 143 146 484 17 17 389 92 46 1,583 Diphtheria.. .. .. .. .. 44 214 72 57 366 318 246 43 68 313 211 23 1,975 Enteric fever .. .. .. .. 16 14 41 37 18 158 2 1 10 3 2 302 Tuberculosis .. .. .. .66 128 117 55 66 99 94 9 16 391 210 67 1,318 Cerebrospinal meningitis ...... 5 .. 1 1 5 6 3 1 .. 5 6 2 35 Poliomyelitis .. .. .. •• 1 3 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 7 6 .. 22 Influenza (pneumonic, &e.) .. .. .. 28 133 83 43 50 45 32 13 13 161 33 7 641 Pneumonia .. .. .. .. 48 167 97 52 94 112 59 7 18 153 61 12 880 Erysipelas .......... 10 51 21 6 24 34 35 1 1 28 20 2 233 Puerperal fever — 24 24 6 4 38 17 12 190 Ordinary .. .. .. .. 6 22 14 2 21 Following abortion or miscarriage .... 4 41 7 5 7 fi 6 .. 1 29 1 .. 107 Eclampsia .......... 3 12 4 1 7 7 3 .. 1 7 6 3 54 Tetanus .. .. .. .. .. 3 4 .. 1 1 3 2 .... 2 .. .. 16 Hydatids .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 4 2 5 8 .. 1 3 i 26 15 1 67 Chronic lead-poisoning .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. 1 .. .. 6 Trachoma .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 .. 1 3 .. .... 1 .. .. 10 Smallpox .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Ophthalmia neonatorum .. .. .. 3 7 .. .. 5 5 4 .. 1 4 2 1 32 Lethargic encephalitis .. .. .... 8 1 .. 4 ; 4 9 .. 1 9 5 1 42 Food-poisoning .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 10 .. .. .. .. 13 .. .. 26 Leprosy .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Antinomycosis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. | .. .. .. I 2 .. .. 3 Dysentery .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 3 .. * * • • I • • ' • • Totals.. .. .. .. 269 906 566 303 832 j 979 1,009 99 145 j 1,589 688 179 7,564