FEWER NEW CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
Only twenty-three cases of infectious disease were notified to the Medical Officer of Health for Canterbury and Westland for the week ended at noon to-day, compared with thirtyfour in the previous week. There were three deaths from infectious disease in Canterbury; two from tuberculosis and one frmo puerperal septicaemia. Details of the notifications during the past two weeks are as follows: West Coast. This Last Week. Week. Scarlet fever .... I h Diphtheria 2 0 Pneumonia 0 1 Canterbury. Scarlet fever 5 |} Diphtheria 2 " Knteric fever .... 1 2 Tuberculosis .... U 11 Pneumonia .... 1 2 Pneumonic influenza 1 0 Eclampsia 1 0 Puerperal septicaemia 0 3 Lethargis encephalitis Food-poisoning 0 1 Totals 23 34
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18063, 25 January 1927, Page 6
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118FEWER NEW CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE. Star (Christchurch), Issue 18063, 25 January 1927, Page 6
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