H.—3l.

Table B.—Notifications of Cases of Notifiable Diseases by Health Districts for Year ended 31st December, 1937.

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Name of Disease. . Central South Thames- Taranaki East Panp Wanganui- Wairarapa- Central Nelson-Marl- 0 J Auckland. Auckland. Auckland. Tauranga. J-Manau. oape. iHorowhenua. Hawke's Bay. Wellington. borough. Canterbury. West Coast. Otago. j Southland. Totals. — ii j * I 1 Tv a^feVer ■••••■ 10 35 28 3 i 32 3 37 62 150 85 338 48 65 I 28 924 Enteric 6 fever 59 66 9 ° 11 i 93 19 72 67 85 3 ! 1 . . 599 SE3- :: :: :: { ? ? J » :: •• « meningitis'' " , W9 .. b | ,. 38 11 °1 21 j 28 112 i°0 84 915 Poliomyelitis — : j '' I 1 13 /M S- aralytic ,'' • '' 12 54 48 20 j 40 18 46 35 53 16 92 20 73 30 557 JUST"*? ■■ " 5 18 1 '! ' " t j| " 2 « S S gssw- •• •• » « »; • | 14 "• » » « "« «! 5 £ £ (a) Following childbirth .. 4 8 12 3 1 6 5 3 9 8 2 28 ! 1 is a ..., W ° r 4 83 '• •• 2 1 3 • 23 ,. 2 50 1 'I ® III Eclampsia 2 14 9 1 1 10 6 9 7 6 1 4 5 75 £ etan ™ 1 1 • • 2 1 l 2 4 12 :: :: :: , 5 , 1 j ' » - » "« " ■ 2 Ophthalmia neonatorum .. .. 3 9 .... 5 .. 1 4 4 '' '' "' '' „ • • ® Lethargic encephalitis .. .... 2 '' j '' • • • • 3 3 32 Food poisoning .. .. .. 2 14 . . 1 " 3 15 !! " 1 " " " o ' " " " 07 Bacillary dysentery .. .... 11 .. .. 5 1 2 " " I " " fa Undulant fever 5 .. .. 2 3 5 "3 "2 ! "3 " " 1 "2 26 Actinomycosis ........ 1 1.. Chronic Lead poisoning .. .. j .. .. .. 1 1 2 Totals 124 | 565 285 65 26 3 86 288 297 656 147 807~ 97 ~335 ~188 4,203 — ' ' I !