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SECTION 3.—NON-NOTIFIABLE DISEASES. Cancer. The following table, taken from, the " New Zealand Official Year-book," shows the cancer death-rate in the Dominion for the last ten years : —■

Number of Persons who died from Cancer, the Proportion per 10,000 Persons living, and the Percentage of all Deaths, 1914-23.

Fuller information upon this subject, together with a discussion upon the causes which have contributed to the rising cancer death-rate in the Dominion, will be found in an article by the Chief Compiler, Census and Statistics Office, in the Year-book for 1917. Venereal Diseases. The venereal clinics established in the four main centres in 1919 continue to do good work. The following table shows in concise form the results of their operations during the past year : —

Venereal Clinics — Cases treated during Year ended 31st December, 1923.

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SECTION 3.—NON-NOTIFIABLE DISEASES. Cancer. The following table, taken from the " New Zealand Official Year-book," shows the eancer death-rate in the Dominion for the last ten years : —■ Number of Persons who died from Cancer, the Proportion -per 10,000 Persons living, and- the Percentage of all Deaths, 1914-23. Deaths from T) th f Year Deaths from Total Deaths: Cancer per n anC er ner 100 Cancer. All Causes. 10,000 of Living f ftlJ fc^ Persons. 1914 .. .. .. .. 904 10,148 8-29 8-91 1915 .. .. .. .. 900 9,965 8-19 9-03 1916 .. .. .. .. 909 10,596 8-27 8-50 1917 .. .. .. .. 957 10,528 8-71 9-09 1918 .. .. .. .. 936 16,364 8-49 5-72 1919 .. .. .. .. 1,031 10,808 9-07 9-54 1920 .. .. .. .. 1,029 12,109 8-72 8-50 1921 .. .. .. .. 1,044 10,682 8-53 9-77 1922 .. .. .. .. 1,066 10,977 8-52 9-71 1923 .. .. .. .. 1,115 11,511 8-75 9-69 Fuller information npon this subjeot, together with a discussion upon the causes which have contributed to the rising cancer death-rate in the Dominion, will be found in an article by the Chief Compiler, Census and Statistics Office, in the Year-book for 1917. Venereal Diseases. The venereal clinics established in the four main centres in 1919 continue to do good work. The following table shows in concise form the results of their operations during the past year : — Venereal Clinics — Cases treated during Year ended 31st December, 1923. Auckland. Wellington. Chriatchurch. Dunedln. Total. Auckli ,nd. Welllni Number of persons dealt with at or in Cottle umuer or persons uotub wiuxr at. or in, connection with the out-patient clinic for the first time and found to be suffering from — M. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. Syphilis .. .. .. .. 110 40 61 17 39 14 27 9 243 80 Soft sore .. .. .. .. 17 2 .. 4 23 Gonorrhoea . . . . .. 344 37 269 27 178 36 87 8 878 108 No venereal disease.. .. .. 43 II 79 38 42 10 3 .. 167 59 Total attendances of all persons at the outpatient clinic who were suffering from — Syphilis .. .. .. .. 1,484 618 2,006 854 1,157 447 484 165 5,131 2,084 Soft sore . . .. . . .. 55 185 .. 69 309 Gonorrhoea .. .. .. 5,750 413 30,073 1,001 5,472 487 1,511 78 42,806 1,979 No venereal disease.. .. .. 98 30 156 78 152 47 4 .. 410 155 Aggregate number of in - patient days of Number of persons dealt with at or in connection with the out-patient clinic for the first time and found to bo suffering from — Syphilis Soft sore Gonorrhoea No venereal disease.. Total attendances of all persons at the outpatient clinic who were suffering from — Syphilis Soft sore Gonorrhoea No venereal disease.. Aggregate number of in-patient days of treatment given to persons suffering from Syphilis Gonorrhoea Number of doses of salvarsan substitutes given Examination of pathological material : Specimens from persons attending at treatment centre which were examined for — Detection of spirochetes Detection of gonococci Wasserman reaction Others M. 116 17 344 43 1,484 55 5,750 98 F. 40 37 11 618 413 30 2,006 185 30,073 150 M. 61 2 269 79 P. 17 27 38 854 i,ooi 78 M. 30 4 178 42 1,157 69 5,472 152 F. 14 36 10 447 487 47 M. F. 27 9 87 8 3 484 165 1,511 78 4 F. 9 8 treatment given to persons suffering from Syphilis .. .. .. 1,887 180 612 58 .. .. 2,499 238 Gonorrhoea .. .. 5,051 .. 496 204 .. .. 5,547 204 Number of doses of salvarsan substitutes given 906 378 1,101 438 525 151 1182 130 2,914 1,097 Examination of pathological material : Specimens from persons attending at treatment 906 378 1,887 5,051 1,101 180 438 612 496 525 38 204 151 382 130 111.0110 lltMH UWDUIUJ <Ul> UlVCTilUllljlll centre which were examined for — Detection of spirochetes .. .. 25 .. .12 .. 22 .. 2 .. 61 Detection of gonococci .. .. 1,183 202 1,050 219 489 130 98 7 2,820 558 Wasserman reaction .. .. 169 35 416 155 397 180 83 27 1,065 :{97 Others .. .. .. .. 44 25 2 88 30 123 2 280 34 25 1,183 169 44 202 35 .12 1,050 416 25 219 155 2 22 489 397 88 130 180 30 2 98 83 123 7 27 2 61 2,820 I ,065 280

SECTION 3.—NON-NOTIFIABLE DISEASES. Cancer. The following table, taken from the " New Zealand Official Year-book," shows the eancer death-rate in the Dominion for the last ten years : —■ Number of Persons who died from Cancer, the Proportion -per 10,000 Persons living, and- the Percentage of all Deaths, 1914-23. Deaths from T) th f Year Deaths from Total Deaths: Cancer per n anC er ner 100 Cancer. All Causes. 10,000 of Living f ftlJ fc^ Persons. 1914 .. .. .. .. 904 10,148 8-29 8-91 1915 .. .. .. .. 900 9,965 8-19 9-03 1916 .. .. .. .. 909 10,596 8-27 8-50 1917 .. .. .. .. 957 10,528 8-71 9-09 1918 .. .. .. .. 936 16,364 8-49 5-72 1919 .. .. .. .. 1,031 10,808 9-07 9-54 1920 .. .. .. .. 1,029 12,109 8-72 8-50 1921 .. .. .. .. 1,044 10,682 8-53 9-77 1922 .. .. .. .. 1,066 10,977 8-52 9-71 1923 .. .. .. .. 1,115 11,511 8-75 9-69 Fuller information npon this subjeot, together with a discussion upon the causes which have contributed to the rising cancer death-rate in the Dominion, will be found in an article by the Chief Compiler, Census and Statistics Office, in the Year-book for 1917. Venereal Diseases. The venereal clinics established in the four main centres in 1919 continue to do good work. The following table shows in concise form the results of their operations during the past year : — Venereal Clinics — Cases treated during Year ended 31st December, 1923. Auckland. Wellington. Chriatchurch. Dunedln. Total. Auckli ,nd. Welllni Number of persons dealt with at or in Cottle umuer or persons uotub wiuxr at. or in, connection with the out-patient clinic for the first time and found to be suffering from — M. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. Syphilis .. .. .. .. 110 40 61 17 39 14 27 9 243 80 Soft sore .. .. .. .. 17 2 .. 4 23 Gonorrhoea . . . . .. 344 37 269 27 178 36 87 8 878 108 No venereal disease.. .. .. 43 II 79 38 42 10 3 .. 167 59 Total attendances of all persons at the outpatient clinic who were suffering from — Syphilis .. .. .. .. 1,484 618 2,006 854 1,157 447 484 165 5,131 2,084 Soft sore . . .. . . .. 55 185 .. 69 309 Gonorrhoea .. .. .. 5,750 413 30,073 1,001 5,472 487 1,511 78 42,806 1,979 No venereal disease.. .. .. 98 30 156 78 152 47 4 .. 410 155 Aggregate number of in - patient days of Number of persons dealt with at or in connection with the out-patient clinic for the first time and found to bo suffering from — Syphilis Soft sore Gonorrhoea No venereal disease.. Total attendances of all persons at the outpatient clinic who were suffering from — Syphilis Soft sore Gonorrhoea No venereal disease.. Aggregate number of in-patient days of treatment given to persons suffering from Syphilis Gonorrhoea Number of doses of salvarsan substitutes given Examination of pathological material : Specimens from persons attending at treatment centre which were examined for — Detection of spirochetes Detection of gonococci Wasserman reaction Others M. 116 17 344 43 1,484 55 5,750 98 F. 40 37 11 618 413 30 2,006 185 30,073 150 M. 61 2 269 79 P. 17 27 38 854 i,ooi 78 M. 30 4 178 42 1,157 69 5,472 152 F. 14 36 10 447 487 47 M. F. 27 9 87 8 3 484 165 1,511 78 4 F. 9 8 treatment given to persons suffering from Syphilis .. .. .. 1,887 180 612 58 .. .. 2,499 238 Gonorrhoea .. .. 5,051 .. 496 204 .. .. 5,547 204 Number of doses of salvarsan substitutes given 906 378 1,101 438 525 151 1182 130 2,914 1,097 Examination of pathological material : Specimens from persons attending at treatment 906 378 1,887 5,051 1,101 180 438 612 496 525 38 204 151 382 130 111.0110 lltMH UWDUIUJ <Ul> UlVCTilUllljlll centre which were examined for — Detection of spirochetes .. .. 25 .. .12 .. 22 .. 2 .. 61 Detection of gonococci .. .. 1,183 202 1,050 219 489 130 98 7 2,820 558 Wasserman reaction .. .. 169 35 416 155 397 180 83 27 1,065 :{97 Others .. .. .. .. 44 25 2 88 30 123 2 280 34 25 1,183 169 44 202 35 .12 1,050 416 25 219 155 2 22 489 397 88 130 180 30 2 98 83 123 7 27 2 61 2,820 I ,065 280