H.—3l.

Table B.—Notifications of Cases of Notifiable Diseases for Year ended 31st December, 1927.

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I I I II ill II Name of Disease i North | Central South Coromandel- Taranaki- Taranati I Wanganui- ! Wairarapa- Central iNelson-Marl- Woo + nnnai . i iw.i. Auckland. Auckland. Auckland. Opotiki. jHorowhenua * jHorowhenua. East Cape. Wellington. borough. West Coast. Canterbury. Otago. j Southland, j Totalg. — — - . . ~ — ~ Scarlet fever .. .. .. 34 I 112 77 37 99 51 237 269 637 29 19 429 84 71 2,185 Diphtheria .. .. .. 53 j 293 73 127 91 56 133 214 189 10 53 111 29 14 1,446 Enteric fever ...... 45 13 63 25 12 6 5 76 2 1 3 .. 3 270 Tuberculosis .. .. .. 57 139 100 59 21 29 40 106 84 12 14 428 191 63 1,343 Cerebrospinal meningitis ..3 1 1 2.. 2 4 3 1 1 1 2 1 22 Poliomyelitis ...... 4 4 2 1 3 2 .. 4 4 3 .. 2 .. .. 29 Influenza (pneumonic, &c.) 11 30 11 7 8 14 8 5 3 1 2 56 18 2 176 Pneumonia .. .. .. 53 120 111 49 16 104 106 67 51 6 6 145 68 6 908 Erysipelas ...... 12 42 18 7 5 4 17 29 40 .. 37 27 6 5 244 Puerperal fever — Ordinary ...... 17 43 17 9 12 9 10 29 27 4 3 41 15 8 244 Following abortion or miscarriage 2 42 1 3 2 2 2 9 5.. .. 15 1 84 Eclampsia ...... 3 16 6 2 3 6 2 11 1 1 1 11 10 3 76 Tetanus ........ 3 3 2 .. 4 .. 3 .. .. .. 3 3 1 22 Hydatids ...... 1 2 3 1 4 4 .. 9 .. 1 1 18 10 2 56 Trachoma .. .. .... 2 8 1 1 .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 15 Ophthalmia neonatorum .... 5 10 3 .. 1 1 2 1 6 .. .. 8 1 .. 38 Lethargic encephalitis .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 1 .. 7 3 .. ..10 6 .. 31 Food poisoning .. .. .. .. 9 .. 25 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 57 .. 92 Chronic lead poisoning .. .. .. 1 .. .. j .. .. .. .. .. ,. _. .. 1 Dysentery .. .. .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. 3 Beriberi .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .... 2 Actinomycosis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 | .. [ .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 Anthrax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. 1 .. 1 Totals .. .. .. 301 886 498 357 j 282 392 565 844 ; 1,056 69 103 1,390 466 180 7,290 ' 1 " | I Note. —Taranaki-Horowhenua figures are for four months only. Taranaki and Wanganui-Horowhenua figures are for eight months only.