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1926. NEW ZEALAND.

MANDATED TERRITORY OF WESTERN SAMOA. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1926.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

CONTENTS. General Survey :— page Infectious Diseases .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 2 Whooping-cough .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 2 Ankylostomiasis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Ascariasis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Yaws .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Dysentery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Leprosy.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..2 Filariasis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Quarantine .. .. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. 3 Food and Drugs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 European Sanitation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Native Sanitation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Child Welfare .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Vital Statistics .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3-4, 22 Regulations providing for the Registration of Births and Deaths of Samoans .. .. 7 General Hospital and Dispensary Statistics.. .. .. .. .. 9 Financial Statement .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 10 Apia Hospital :— Report of Resident Medical Officer .. .. .. .. .. 10 Laboratory Report .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 Apia Hospital Statistics .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 Appendix :— A. Meteorological Report .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 B. Treatment of Yaws in Western Samoa .. .. .. .. .. 17 C. Child Welfare .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 D. Notes on the Census of Ist January, 1926 .. .. .. .. .. 22

BEPOET. The Chief Medical Officer, to His Excellency the Administrator op Western Samoa. I have the honour to submit the annual report of the Department of Health for the year ended 31st March, 1926. As appendices will be found a short summary of meteorological conditions ; a note by Dr. Armstrong in continuation of his article on the treatment of yaws which appeared in last a.nnual report; an article on child welfare by Dr. Mabel Christie ; and some notes on the census of Ist January, 1926. T. Russell Ritchie, Chief Medical Officer.

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