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1926. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. ANNUAL REPORT OF DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF HEALTH.

Presented in pursuance of Section 76 of the Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1909.

HON. J. A. YOUNG, MINISTER OF HEALTH.

CONTENTS. Reports of— page Director-General of Health .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ _ # _ 3 Director, Division of Public Health .. .. .. .. .. .. _ _ ' g Consulting Obstetrician .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 Inspector of Maternity Hospitals.. .. .. .. .. .. ~ _ _ 23 Medical Officer (Ante-natal Clinics) .. .. .. .. .. .. . _ _ _ 25 Director, Division of Nursing .. .. .. .. .. ~ ~ _ _ ' 30 Director, Division of School Hygiene .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 34 Director, Division of Dental Hygiene .. . . .. .. .. ~ 41 Director, Division of Maori Hygiene .. .. .. .. .. ~ _ _ 42 Health Districts, Annual Reports of Medical Officers of Health .. .. .. 44 Medical Superintendents, Government Hospitals and Sanatoria .. .. .. ~ 52 Part I.—General Survey. Section I.—General: Vital Statistics; Tuberculosis; Cancer; Maternal Mortality; Venereal Disease ; Goitre ; Publicity and Propaganda ; Legislation ; League of Nations ; Research ; Anaesthetic Deaths . 3-5 Section 2.—Hospitals and Charitable Institutions .. .. .. .. .. .. _ _ s_g Section 3.—Divisional, Sectional, and Institutional Reports : Public Hygiene ; Maternal Welfare ; Nursing ; School Hygiene; Maori Hygiene; King George V Hospital; Queen Mary Hospital; Puk'eora Sanatorium and Hospital .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. g_7 Section 4. —Miscellaneous : Board of Health ; Medical Practitioners Act; Masseurs Registration Act; Food and Drugs Act; Plumbers Registration Act; Staff.. .. .. 7_B Part ll.—Public Hygiene. Section 1. —Vital Statistics: Population; Births; Still-births; Deaths; Infant Mortality;' Maternal Mortality; Puerperal Septicaemia .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. 8-12 Section 2. —Notifiable Diseases : Scarlet Fever; Diphtheria ; Enteric Fever; Tuberculosis ; Pulmonary Tuberculosis ; Pneumonic Influenza ; Acute Primary Pneumonia ; Statistical Tables.. .. .. 12-18 Section 3. —Quarantine and Port Sanitary Work .. .. .. .. .. . _ 18 Section 4.—Sale of Food and Drugs Act: Statistical Data ; Samples of Milk and other Foodstuffs taken, Weighings; Inspections and Results .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ _ _ 19 Section s.—Work carried out at Government Vaccine Station .. .. .. .. .. _ _ 20 Section 6. —General: District Health Offices Organization; Public Health Nurses ; Medical Officers of Health .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20-21 Part lll.—Maternal Welfare. Section I.—Report of the Consulting Obstetrician, Henry Jellett, M.D. (Dubl.): Recommendations .. 21-22 Section 2.—Report of the Inspector of Hospitals : Ante-natal Clinics ; Maternity Nursing ; Inspection of Maternity and Private Hospitals ; Statistics ; Maternal Mortality .. .. .. .. , 23-25 Section 3. —Report on Ante-natal Clinics : Administration ; Staff ; Training ; Lectures ; Work accomplished ; Still-births ; Use of Forceps; Pelvimetry; Puerperal Sepsis; Goitre; Venereal Disease; Dental Treatment; Diet; X-Ray Examination ; Breast Feeding and Heliotherapy ; Propaganda ; Extension of Work ; Resident Obstetricians at State Maternity Hospitals .. .. .. .. _ _ 25-30

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