HEALTH STATISTICS.
Notwithstanding tho long spell of warm weather, it is gratifying to be able to report thab the health of residents within the city is reported to be vory good. Bo far, not one ease of typhoid has been reported to the Sanitary Inspector for the presonb month. The returns for the last year show 32 cases of infectious disease, as against &2 in 1890. Tho total number of deaths from all causes for IS9I wero 37?, showing an increase of 43 over the preceding year. The returns of infectious diseases are as follows :•— 11390. Disoasss. Cases. Deaths. Measles 17 0 Scarlet Fovcr 20 2 Typhoid ... 43 15 Diphtheria 3 2 Total 02 19 1891. Difeasos. Cases. Deaths. Measles 1 0 Scarlet Fever 0 1 Typhoid 23 10 Diphtheria .2 1 Total 32 12
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Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 16, 20 January 1892, Page 5
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