H.—3l.

Table D.—Venereal Clinics.—Cases treated during the Year ended 31st December, 1927.

SECTION 4.—NUMBER OF VESSELE INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1927.

20

Reference. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Totals. Number of persons dealt with at or in con- m. f. m. f. m. f. ■ m. f. m. f. nection with the out-patient clinic for the first time and found to be suffering from — Syphilis .. .. .. .. 58 20 67 16 32 16 26 10 183 62 Soft sore .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 11 .. .. .. 14 Gonorrhoea .. .. .. 575 80 424 45 299 68 77 16 1,375 209 No venereal disease.. .. .. 69 26 215 92 28 8 11 .. 323 126 Total attendance of all persons at the outpatient clinics who were suffering from— Syphilis .. .. .. .. 837 294 2,504 601 2,324 874 964 388 6,629 2,157 Soft sore .. .. .. .. 14 .. .. .. 71 .. .. .. 85 Gonorrhoea .. .. .. 17,591 868 31,322 507 9,084 2,317 1,384 178 59,381 No venereal disease.. .. .. 158 60 372 158 95 8 17 642 226 Aggregate number of in-patients' days of treatment given to persons suffering from — Syphilis .. .. .. .. 276 110 1,388 39 43 1,703 153 Gonorrhoea .. .. .. 1,459 309 5,886 223 184 7,568 493 I

Number p , , Infectious- Mental Port. of Vessels 1 °+ disease V.D. Cases. Defective inspected. Im «"S railts - Cases. Cases. AucMand Health District — Auckland .. .. .. 341 78 4 Dargaville .. .. . . . . 1 Taranaki Health District — New Plymouth . . .. . . 23 Wellington Health District— Wanganui .. .. . . . . 16 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 5 Napier .. .. .. .. 6 Wellington . . .. . . . . 149 30 17 8 1 Pieton .. . . . . . . 2 Canterbury Health District— Lyttelton .. . . .. .. 26 .. 1 1 Westport .. . . .. .. 5 Greymouth .. .. .. 2 Otago Health District — Oamaru .. .. .. .. 2 Port Chalmers .. .. .. 21 Bluff . . .. .. .. 40 Totals .. .. .. | 639 108 22 ! 9 1 . I l_