THE COUNTRY'S HEALTH.
FEBRUARY'S BULLETIN. INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED The. health bulletin for February has just been made available. It deals with Hie notifications of infectious diseases as recorded in Ihe four health districts into which the Dominion is divided. A feature of this month's bulletin is the inclusion of the population figures, which enable comparisons to be made on a population basis. The Auckland health district has an approximate population of 320,000, based on the 1011 census figures; that of the "Wellington health district is set down at 400,000; while Canterbury and Olago districts have populations of 218,000 and 101,000 respectively. Tabulated, the figures of the principle notifiable diseases are as follow: Auck. Well. Cant. Otago. Scarlet lever .. ,T7 ;i!i <il it Diphtheria .. .. 21 !K( -11 M Enteric 28 21 5 l Tuberculosis .. 2!) 21 15 21 Total 128 180 10(1 ti'.t The diphtheria figures for last week were:—Auckland, 10; Wellington, 25; Canterbury, 0; Otago, 13. Scarlet fever: Auckland, 18; Wellington, 15; Canterbury, 10; Otago, 4.
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Sun (Christchurch), Volume IV, Issue 962, 12 March 1917, Page 9
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166THE COUNTRY'S HEALTH. Sun (Christchurch), Volume IV, Issue 962, 12 March 1917, Page 9
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