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Table 10.— Incidence of Paralytic Cases of Poliomyelitis, 1st December, 1936, to 31st July, 1937 —continued.

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Population. n 1937. County. Census, 1936. liw8 ' " Jan. Feb. Mar. April. May. June. July. — Taranaki Health District. Wliangamomona .. .. .. .. l, 301 Clifton .. .. .. .. .. 2,876 .. .! Taranaki.. .. .. .. .. 8,409 [ "2 2 New Plymouth .. .. .. .. 16,653 .. 1 '2 1 Inglewood .. .. .. .. 4,644 ' j Egmont .. .. .. .. .. 5,647 i " Stratford .. .. .. .. 5,321 .. .. .. .. 2 ! i Stratford .. .. .. 3,755 Eltham .. .. .. .. .. 5,489 .. '' 'g '2 Waimate West .. .. .. .. 3,407 .. .. .. 3 j Hawera .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ' i 3 " 3 Hawera .. .. .. .. 4,663 1 2 1 2 Wellington - Hawhe's Bay Health District. Hawke'sBay .. .. .. .. 18,130 .. .. 1 3 2 Napier.. .. .. .. .. 15,302 1 Hastings .. .. .. .. 12,750 5 4 '4 Waipawa .. .. .. .. 4,679 .. .. .. 1 1 ' Waipukurau .. .. .. .. 1,034 Waipukurau .. .. ,. .. 2,050 .. .. .. .. " i Patangata .. .. .. .. 2,731 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. 5,428 .. .. .. . j Dannevirke .. .. .. .. 4,385 .. .. 1 1 Woodville .. .. .. 2,966 Weber .. .. .. .. .. 378 Patea •• •• •• •• 5,939 .. " !! 1 "2 i Waimarino .. .. .. .. 5,749 _ _ _ _ j Waitotara .. .. .. .. 3,672 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 23J78 .. " '' 'j '5 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 3,822 13 Rangitikei .. .. .. 10,990 Taihape .. .. .. .. 2,183 " 'i Marton .. .. .. .. 2,737 .. j j Kiwitea .. .. .. .. .. 2,442 .. .. .. j j j Pohangina .. .. .. .. 1,350 .. !! Oroua .. .. .. .. .. 3,872 'j 2 Eeilding .. .. .. .. 4,550 j 4 Manawatu .. .. .. .. 6,827 4 'j Kairanga .. .. .. .. 5,358 .. !' " .. '' Palmerston North .. .. .. 22,202 .. .. .. '' '5 'j> j Horowhenua .. .. .. .. 9,987 Levin •• •• •• •• •• 2'658 .. !! . ! .. "2 Central Wellington Health District. Pahiatua .. .. .. .. .. 4,517 .. .. j Akitio •• •• •• 1J59 .. " [j Eketahuna .. .. .. .. 2,781 .. .. . '' ' '' 1 Maurice vide .. .. .. .. 709 Masterton .. .. .. .. 3,416 Masterton .. .. . . .. 9,096 .. .. .. '' o '' ' j Castlepoint .. .. .. .. 629 Wairarapa South .. .. .. .. 4,922 Eeatherston .. .. .. .. 7,101 .. .. .. '5 o Hutt •• •• •• •• .. " " " " 3 Upper Hutt .. .. .. .. 3,871 ! j Lower Hutt .. .. .. .. 15,960 1 j 2 1 Petone .. .. .. .. 10,933 1 2 Eastbourne .. .. .. .. 2,279 Makara .. .. .. ,. 6,045 Wellington .. .. .. .. 115'705 !! "2 'i 'i 14 ij "2 Nelson-Marlborough Health District. Sounds .. .. .. .. .. 1 073 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 9,168 Blenheim .. .. .. .. .. !! Awatere .. .. .. .. .. j 783 Waimea ., .. .. .. .. 14,506 Nelson.. .. .. .. .. ll'214 .. 'j Motueka .. .. .. .. 2,169 Takaka .. .. .. .. .. '' '' '[ " Collingwood .. .. .. .. 1,517 Murchison .. .. .. .. 1,919 J ' ' 2