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Table No. 2. —Scarlet Fever.

There were 174 cases of scarlet fever in 139 houses, as compared with 184 cases in 148 houses in 1905. In Christchurch and district there were 81 cases in 69 houses, as compared with 40 cases in 32 houses in 1905. The cases have been fairly equally distributed during the period, and there has been no particular epidemic at any one time. In the rest of the district isolated cases have occurred in most of the towns and settlements, and in Kaikoura and the district around Totara, south of Oamaru, there have been small epidemics.

Age and Sex Distribution. In 67 cases out of 81 in Christchurch and district in which the age was known, the following is the age and sex distribution: —

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Apl. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Totals. I Christchurch Woolston ... Heathcote ... Eiccarton ... Papanui Halswell ... Spreydon ... New Brighton Akaroa Lyttelton ... Prebbleton... Templeton... Islington ... Leeston Kaikoura ... Eangiora ... Gust Fernside Kaiapoi Belfast Eakaia Ashburton aud suburbs Windermere Temuka Timaru Cave Eaincliff ... Claremont... Makakihi ... Oamaru Deborah ... Alma Totara Weston 7 6 7 5 5 5 1 4 5 4 2 6 56 1 3 8 1 1 1 1 1 5 2 1 1 2 13 4 2 1 2 2 3 9 1 8 5 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 "i "i 1 1 1 ... i i i l "l i I ... i i ... 1 i i "l 2 "i i i ... i ... ... • •• i ... ! "l i "2 5 2 i 4 2 2 1 ! i ... i i ... i i 2 2 1 '" I i "2 "2 i ... ! ■•■ 1 2 i i 1 "l 1 \"i "2 1 1 i i "i 2 1 1 1 i I I ... i Totals 20 18 15 9 15 8 9 7 7 12 6 14 139 i , Totals for Christchurch and district 8 8 10 6 5 7 5 5 2 5 2 6 69 1 I

Under 5 Years. 5-10. 10-15. 15-20. 20-80. • 30-40. ( Over 40. M. F. M. F. P. M. F. M. F. ST. P. M. P. Jr. P. M. P. ) 5 5 16 3 9 2 8 3 4 11 I j [ 10 5 5 16 In 166 cases out-of 174- notifications, 63 were mules and 103 were females.