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Table B.—Notifications of Cases of Notifiable Diseases for Year ended 31st December, 1928.

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Name of Disease. | Thames- Taranaki East wSKS-. West Coast. Otago. j SoutMand. Totals. Scarlet fever .. .. .. 106 354 151 56 585 73 536 799 663 50 2,059 65 428 202 6,127 Diphtheria .. .. .. 69 291 109 75 68 64 96 213 396 16 87 98 15 3 1,600 Enteric fever ...... 27 17 88 45 8 8 8 45 2 1 30 2 8 1 290 Tuberculosis .. .. .. 69 195 111 51 36 18 88 117 138 25 395 19 179 71 1,512 Cerebro-spinal meningitis .... 2.. .. 1 4 2 7.. 2 2 2 1 23 Poliomyelitis ...... 3 6 1 .. .. 3 2 2 3 24 1 2.. 47 Influenza ...... 36 28 27 12 28 11 28 13 6 111 4 37 13 354 Pneumonia .. .. .. 65 142 85 33 163 28 125 122 195 5 223 9 65 25 1,285 Erysipelas ...... 18 48 25 9 18 10 28 29 70 2 74 1 45 8 385 Puerperal fever — Ordinary ...... 12 18 16 7 17 2 19 10 19 8 34 3 12 7 184 Following abortion or miscarriage 5 50 3 2 1 6 3 5 7.. 28 1 2.. 113 Eclampsia ...... 4 25 3 2 6 2 3 5 14 1 9.. 8 6 88 Tetanus ...... 1 4 2 1 1 2 3.. 1 2.. 1 18 Hydatids ........ .. 3 3 5 1 6 13 1 3 17 8 2 62 Trachoma .. .. .. 1 •• 4 .. .. .. 2 .. 5 .. 1 .. .. .. 13 Ophthalmia neonatorum .. .. 1 4 2 .. 2 1 .. 3 4 .. 4 .. 3 .. 24 Lethargic encephalitis ...... •• 2 1 1 1 1 4 2.. 11.. 3 1 27 Food poisoning... .. .. 4 .. 1 5 .. 1 •• •• 1 .. 6 1 .. .. 19 Chronic lead poisoning .. .. .. 1 •• .. .. •• •• •• 3 .. 1 •• 1 .. 6 Dysentery .. .. .. .. 7 .. .. 3 .. 10 7 .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 Actinomycosis .. .. .. .. 1 • • .. .. .. • • • • .. .. 1 • • 1 1 4 Leprosy .. .. .. .. 1 •• .. .. . • • • • • .. .. • • • • .. .. 1 Totals, 1928 .. .. 421 1,194 633 302 942 216 945 1,407 1,542 121 3,119 206 820 341 12,209