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Localities from whence Patients entered. Auckland .. .. .. .. 38 Temuka .. .. .. .. 1 Wellington .. .. .. .. 15 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 3 Huntly .. .. .. ..1 New Plymouth .. .. ..2 Mangaweka .. .. .. .. 1 Hikurangi .. .. .. .. 1 Waipu .. .. .. 1 Thames .. .. .. .. 1 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 1 Denniston .. .. .. .. 1 Karangahake .. .. .. 2 Whatawhata .. .. .. 1 Manaia ... .. .. .. 1 Hokitika .. .. .. .. 2 Kuaotunu .. .. .. .. 1 Waiuku .. .. .. . < 1 Rotorua .. .. .. .. 4 Te Kuiti .. .. .. .. 1 Marlborough .. .. .. 1 Whangarei .. .. .. .. 1 Frankton .. .. .. .. 1 Whareroa .. .. .. .. 1 Lyttelton .. .. .. .. 2 Taradale .. .. .. .. 1 Masterton .. .. .. .. 1 Westland .. .. .. .. 1 Levin .. .. .. .. 1 Pokeno .. .. .. .. 1 Te Awamutu .. .. .. 1 Ashburton .. .. .. .. 1 Wairarapa .. .. .. .. 1 Kanieri .. .. .. .. 1 Christchurch .. .. .. 1 Southland .. .. .. .. 2 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. 2 Pleasant Point .. .. .. 1 Hastings .. .. .. .. 1 Napier .. .. .. ..2 Total .. .. ..105 Palmerston North .. .. .. 2 Nationalities. New Zealand .. .. .. 73 Australian .. .. .. .. 1 Irish .. .. .. ..4 Dutch .. .. .. ..1 Scotch .. .. .. .. 7 German .. .. .. .. 1 English .. .. .. .. 14 Swiss .. .. .. .. 1 Maori and half-castes .. .. 3 Total 105 Length of Residence in Sanatorium. Total number of days .. .. 17,165 | Average days per patient .. ..161 Family Position. First-born .. .. .. .. 8 Eighth-born.. .. .. .. 6 Second-born.. .. ... ..20 Tenth-born.. .. .. ..1 Third-born .. .. .. .. 11 Eleventh-born .. .. .. 2 Fourth-born.. .. .. ..21 Thirteenth-born .. .. ..2 Fifth-born .. .. .. .. 5 Particulars unobtainable .. 17 Sixth-born .. .. .. .. 4 Seventh-born .. .. ..8 Total ~ .. ..105 Parentage. Two patients were admitted whose fathers suffered from consumption and 5 whose mothers were affected. Particulars were not obtainable in 7 cases, and in 2 cases the parental history was doubtful. Of the remaining 79 cases there was no indication of either parent being phthisical.

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