INFECTIOUS DISEASES
SLIGHT DROP IN WEEK’S FIGURES The returns of notifiable disease foi the week ended at noon yesterday within the Wellington Health District show a slight drop compared with the figures of the previous week —52 cases as against 56. The cases of pneumonic influenza showed a decline from 31 to 25. The following are the detailed returns from the various hospital districts: — . Palmerston North: Diphtheria, 1; pneumonia, 3; pneumonic influenza, 8. Wellington: Scarlet fever, 2; diphtheria, 6; tuberculosis, 3; pneumonia, 4; pneumonic influenza. 4. Wainarapa: Pneumonia 2; pneumonic influenza, 9. Wairau: Pneumonia, 1. Picton: Pneumonia, 2. Nelson: Diphtheria, 2; pneumonia, I; pneumonic influenza, 4. In the following table a comparison is made between the figures for last week and the previous week:— Last Previous
would not be a party measure. He wanted to put something on the Statute Book that would ipiprove existing conditions —he was quite honest about that. (Mr. Hanan: Hear, hear.) If; however, he found division in his own party in regard to the proposals they could imagine what would happen when they came before the House. Local Bills would be dealt with unless they were opposed, in which case they would be dropped. Reverting to the Electoral Bill, Mi Massey suggested that, when it came to be deait with, the House might deal with the most important clauses b.V way of resolutions. The House had done that before. He realised, that there would be n great deal of difficulty in arriving at a decision. The Public Works Statement would be ready on Wednesday. Mr. IT. E. Holland (Leader of the Labour Party) asked what was the principle in the Electoral Bill that tne Reform members were generally opposed to.
Mr. Massey: The principle the hon member is in favour of is in the Bill. (Laughter.)
(Scarlet fever Week. 2 Week. 2 Diphtheria 9 12 Tuberculosis 3 1 Pneumonia 13 7 Pneumonic influenza .. 25 .31 Enteric fever 0 1 Puerperal septicaemia 0 2 52 56
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Dominion, Volume 17, Issue 287, 21 August 1923, Page 6
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