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Influenza Widows and Widowers. Relief granted by Hospital Boards thereto.
REPORT OF THE ACTING GOVERNMENT BACTERIOLOGIST FOR Till-] YEAR- ENDED 31st MARCH, 1919. The Government Bacteriologist, Wellington, to the Inspector-General of Hospitals and Chief Health Officer, Sir,— During the absence of Major Hurley on leave from fhe 29th January, 1919, I have been acting as Government Bacteriologist. The number of routine examinations carried out during the year on behalf of the Public Health and Defence Departments, the Wellington Hospital, and medical practitioners totalled 24,628, made up as shown in the appended tabular statements. Of this total, 20,126 were carried out for tlie Public Health and Defence Departments, chiefly the latter. The termination of the war, with the consequent closing of the various camps, has resulted in the reduction of the number of specimens received for examination, and it is expected that the figures for next year will show a reduction on those of the year under review. -
Number of Number of Number of Number of . Name of Board. Widows Children de- Widowers Children dereeeiving Relief, pendent thereon, reoeiving Relief, pendent thereon. Total Annual Commitment. j ' " 1 £ s. d. 1162 0 0 218 8 0 1,314 (i 0 12.265 io o 3.193 17 8 1.200 0 0 1.077 0 0 382 4 0 27 6 0 382 4 0 1.073 Hi 0 Bay of Islands .. 7 23 2 LO Kaipara . . 3 10 Whangarei .. 10 41 2 9 Auckland .. 1(58 -110 II 112 Waikato . . .. 4.0 121 1 7 Thames .. .. 15 32 3 1) Waihi .. .. 6 30 3 11 Coromandel .. 5 9 Tauranga .. I 1 Bay of Plenty . . 5 9 Taumarunui .. !) 23 3 10 Waiapu Cook .... 4 8 Wairoa .... I 3 Hawke's Bay . . 33 87 Waipa wa.. .. 13 33 1 3 Taranaki.. .. Ml 56 3 0 Stratford. . .. 5 16 Hawera .. .. 16 41 I 4 Patea .... 3 6 1 3 Wanganui .. 38 97 4 15 Palmerston North .. 40 131 10 41 Wellington .. 114 806 4 II Wairarapa . . 26 7.1 I ■ 2 Wairau . . . . I 11 Picton Nelson .... 8 32 Westland .. 8 15 I fi Buller .... 2 12 Inangahua .. 3 15 1 7 Grey .. .. 11 28 North Canterbury. . 87 24 (i (i 26 Ashburton ' . . 7 23 I 4 South Canterbury .. 7 24 I 3 Waitaki .. - .. 17 (iO 2 Hi Otago ,,, .. 60 173 10 ■ 35 Vincent .... 2 3 Maniototo Southland. .. 34 III 13 58 Wallace and Fiord. . 2 7 Mercury Bay .. .'. .. I 8 Totals .. 828 2,323 89 366 10 3 6 43 15 41 11 2 266 10 0 81 18 (I 2.918 I 0 830 14 I 2.910 14 0 591 10 0 1,509 6 0 468 0 0 3,4.89 6 0 3.791 12 0 12,370 Hi 0 3,612 14 0 468 0 0 6 7 26 4 o 0 95.1 12 0 945 0 0 327 12 0 409 10 0 8.15 2 0 6.698 Hi 0 684 0 0 709 12 0 1.273 0 0 4.318 12 0 284 18 0 Hi 35 58 2,719 10 0 149 2 0 65 0 0 8 366 75,374 14 9 Nora, —Table showing inthionza-epidemie expenditure appears on page 22. iars on page 22.