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The following tables and remarks relating to the incidence of infectious disease in the Dominion during the year are taken from the annual reports of the Health Officers for the various districts :— Auckland District. Infectious-disease Notifications. The cases of infectious disease occurring in this public health district during the departmental year, which I had to refer to in my last report as being largely in excess of those occurring during any of the preceding five years, are this year at something like their normal. 1904-5 .. .. •• •• •• •• •• •• 1905-6 .. •.. • • • • •• • ■ • • • • l]l 1906-7 °*2 1907-8 .. .. .. •• •- •• ■• •• l ' { i l 2_ 1908-9 .. .. •■ •• •• •■ •• •• 161 Compared with last departmental year, the following are the figures in cases notified :—

The following table exhibits the distribution of the cases : —

Summary of Notifications of Infectious Diseases from 1st April, 1908, to 31st March, 1909.

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Enteric. Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria. I Tuberculosis. Bloodpoisoning. Plague. Total. Auckland City Suburban boroughs Road districts Country districts .. Hospital, shipping, &c. 22 18 26 45 1 Decrei 35 21 15 71 3 ',ses. 18 34 9 2 1 2 9 19 7 2 86 73 49 145 5 8 112 135 64 ! 30 15 2 358 Suburban boroughs lload districts Hospital, shipping, &c. Increi ',ses. 6 2 13 2 1 19 2 3 16 21 Net decrease 334

Enteric Fever. Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria. Tuberculosis. Bloodpoisoning. Total. Auckland City Birkenhead Borough Devonport Borough Grey Lynn Borough Mount Eden Borough Newmarket Borough Northcote Borough Onehunga Borough Parnell Borough Arch Hill Road District Avondale Road District Eden Terrace Road District .. Epsom Road District Mount Albert Road District .. One-tree Hill Road District .. Point Chevalier Road District Remuera Road District Tamaki West Road District . . Bay of Islands County Coromandel County Hobson County Hokianga County Kawhia County Manukau County 66 24 8 7 2 1 2 2 1 8 35 3 4 4 7 2 4 14 1 6 2 3 1 25 1 5 6 1 4 1 2 1 1 45 4 12 2 7 2 2 4 1 5 1 27 2 3 7 3 1 4 3 2 3 1 1 198 3 7 40 40 12 1 13 28 6 8 14 6 18 2 7 5 1 2 13 5 13 1 13 7 1 1 1 1 1 12 2 1 1 1 1 • 3 3 1 2 1 1 1 7 4 1 5 1