H.—3l.

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

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„ . .. 1937. Population, t, County. Census, 1936* — — Jan. Feb. Mar. April. May. June. July. West Coast Health District. Buller .. .. .. .. .. 6,350 ... .. 1 1 1 Westport .. .. .. .. 4,241 .. .. .. .. .. 1 Inangahua .. .. .. .. 3,891 .. .. .. .. 1 Grey .. .. .. .. .. 8,343 5 1 Greymouth .. .. .. .. 8,115 .. .. 1 2 3 Westland .. .. .. .. 3,969 1 2 Canterbury Health District. Kaikoura .. .. .. .. 2,402 1 3 1 Amuri .. .. .. .. .. 2,674 Cheviot .. .. .. .. .. 1,387 Waipara .. .. .. .. .. 2,734 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Kowai .. .. .. .. .. 2,078 Ashley .. .. .. .. .. 803 Rangiora.. .. .. .. .. 4,911 .. .. .. .. .. Rangiora .. .. .. .. 2,239 Eyre .. .. .. .. .. 1,896 .. .. .. .. 1 Oxford .. .. .. .. 1,702 Tawera .. .. .. .. . • 938 Malvern .. .. .. .. .. 3,033 .. •• .. .. 1 Paparua .. .. .. .. .. 5,757 Waimaire.. .. .. .. .. 14,471 .. .. .. .. .. 1 Riccarton* .. .. .. .. 5,389 Heathcote .. .. .. .. 5,932 1 Christehurch .. .. .. .. 100,685 .. .. 1 6 14 12 2 Lyttelton .. .. .. .. 3,264 .. .. .. 1 Halswell .. .. .. .. .. 2,120 1 .. 1 Mount Herbert .. .. .. .. 447 .. .. .. .. .. .. Akaroa .. .. .. .. •. 2,196 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Chatham Islands .. .. .. .. 702 .. .. .. .. .. .. Wairewa .. .. .. .. .. 1,034 Springs .. .. .. .. .. 1,847 .. .. .. .. .. 1 Ellesmere.. .. .. .. .. 3,897 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Selwyn .. .. .. .. .. 1,624 Ashburton .. .. .. .. 13,708 .. 1 Ashburton .. .. .. .. 5,683 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Geraldine .. .. .. .. 8,805 .. .. 5 2 1 1 Levels .. .. .. .. .. 5,557 2 1 1 Timaru.. .. .. .. .. 17,397 1 2 3 1 5 Mackenzie .. .. .. .. 3,158 .. .. .. .. 1 Waimate .. .. .. .. .. 7,234 1 .. 2 1 Waimate .. .. .. .. 2,315 .. 1 1 3 .. 1 1 Otago Health District. Waitaki .. .. .. .. .. 10,460 .. 2 2 3 1 Oamaru .. .. .. .. 7,487 .. .. 3 4 1 3 Waihemo .. .. .. .. 2,118 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. 6,986 2 1 1 Port Chalmers .. .. ■■ 2,165 1 2 Peninsula.. .. .. •• 2,810 .. 1 Taieri .. .. .. • • ■ • 6,004 .. .. 1 Dunedinf •• •• •• 74,736 44 15 .. 1 Mosgiel.. .. .. .. . . 2,105 1 Bruce .. .. .. 7,224 .. 2 2 3 3 Clutha .. .. .. .. •• 8,848 .. 1 3 3 .. .. .. .. Tuapeka -. .. •• 6,371 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. Maniototo .. .. . • ■ ■ 3,330 ■. 1 Vincent .. .. . ■ •. • • 6,510 3 3 1 2 1 Southland Health District. Lake .. .. .. ■■ •• 3,835 2 Wallace and Fiord .. .. .. 12,165 .. 1 1 Stewart Island .. .. .. ■. 617 Southland .. .. .. .. 31,610 3 2 3 .. 1 2 1 Invercargill • • .. • ■ • • 21,504 .. .. 5 9 .. 1 Gore .. ■. .. - • • ■ 4,635 .. .. .. .. 1 Bluff .. .. .. .. •• 2,038 * Cases included in Christchureh, which also includes the Boroughs of Sumner and New Brighton. t Includes St. Kilda and Green Island Boroughs.