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Monthly Table, of Same Notifications.

The attached table gives the monthly analysis of the deaths for the year 1905-6. In the column for " Zymotic Diseases "we see that Auckland had 42 per cent, of the total deaths from this cause. In the " Tota 1 Mortality " column and the " Infant Mortality " column Auckland shows to disadvantage when compared with the other centres.

Enteric Fever. The notifications of enteric fever recorded throughout the district for the four past years have been :— 1902-3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..217 1903-4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..231 • 1904-5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..180 1905-6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..172 ■the last two years being a very satisfactory record, which would last year have been more striking but for a number of cases among Natives in the County and Town of Rotorua and in the County of Mongonui during the month of July, and in Mongonui County in January, 1906. With the exception of the months so affected a very even case-curve would have been formed, falling gradually from a maximum in April, 1905, to a minimum in September and October, and rising to the maximum again in March, 1906. While the very favourable atmospheric conditions already alluded to may have contributed to the diminution of the enteric case-rate, it is not possible to accurately measure the effects of the varied efforts of the Department or of such improved sanitary methods as have been engaged upon of late years in contributing to this more -pleasing report. The uniform low rainfall and low temperature have meant low case-rate under the head of typhoid and other zymotics. Chart A exhibits the district typhoid curve in its relation to rainfall and temperature, and also a comparison of these three curves with their " averages." Chart B exhibits how the case-rate for the year is above or below a line indicating the mean for the previous four years in the whole district, and in Auckland City alone. Comparison with similar charts published in last year's report will quickly show how the present twelve months stand in relation to previous forty-eight months.

Enteric. Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria. T " b ™ al °- Bloodpoisoning. Total. 1905. April May June July August .. September October November December 24 26 5 29 6 4 6 7 4 25 40 28 25 37 14 9 7 7 6 10 15 22 10 3 5 1 7 8 (i 8 7 9 ! 7 3 2 2 3 1 1 1 3 1 03 83 58 86 63 27 28 25 22 1906. 18 21 22 G 18 24 (i 6 (i 8 5 15 3 2 1 41 62 68 January February March 172 240 97 8(5 21 616

T01 Deat ial Mortality: h-rate per 1,000. Zymotic De: Diseases : iths. Infant M< Deaths under >rtality : Five Years. Aucklal Subi ind and urbs. Total for Four Centres. Auckla Subi Ld and rbs. City of Auckland. Auckland and Suburbs. Mean of Four Centres. Under Five Years. ' Over Five Years. Proportion per Cent. Auckland and Suburbs. Acute Intestinal Inflammatory States. Total for Four Centres. Proportion Per Cent. Auckland and Suburbs. Total. . 1905. April May June July August September .. October November . . December .. 1906. January February . . March 1-2-2 1-30 104 1-28 0-90 0-89 104 0-55 115 0-99 J 1-06 101 116 0-80 0-82 0-90 0-63 0-96 0-83 1-00 0-88 0-98 1-06 0-97 0-87 0-85 0-83 4 4 •2 ~2 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 1 12 12 8 10 10 10 10 7 6 50 50 25 50 20 40 50 57 50 13 11 I 6 4 24 24 14 13 11 10 10 10 18 73 68 50 48 56 49 41 43 57 33 35 28 27 20 20 25 23 32 "1 1-35 0-92 1-18 116 0-71 0-98 0-86 0-77 0-78 2 1 2 8 11 25 36 46 1 7 8 25 15 21 50 53 49 50 28 43 Mean .. 12-51 1-04 11-38 0-95 10-88 0-91 23 25 115 42 61 195 637 30