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Table D. —Venereal Clinics. —Cases treated during the Year ended 31st December, 1928.

SECTION 4.—NUMBER OF VESSELS INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1928.

Reference. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Number of persons dealt with at or in connec- m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. tion with the out-patient clinic for the first time and found to be suffering from — Syphilis .. .. .. .. 67 21 41 20 23 13 27 8 Soft sore .. .. .. .. j 10 .. .. .. 14 Gonorrhoea .. .. .. j 634 70 422 60 278 75 73 5 No venereal disease .. .. .. 70 28 246 111 30 22 18 Total attendance of all persons at the outpatient clinic who were suffering from— Syphilis .. .. .. .. 988 315 3,065 591 2,201 792 850 293 Soft sore .. .. .. .. 74 .. .. .. 88 Gonorrhoea .. .. .. 17,997 860 33,991 506 8,129 2,217 1,310 218 No venereal disease .. .. .. .. .. 408 203 100 26 22 Aggregate number of in-patient days of treatment given to persons suffering from — Syphilis .. .. .. .. 342 121 729 443 261 Gonorrhoea .. .. .. 1,559 327 6,434 278 104

I I ! | Number PmliiWi-ad Infectious- 1 MentalPort. of Vessels T . , disease V.D. Cases. defective inspected. , Cases> Combined Auckland Health District — Auckland .. .. .. .. 303 127 Whangarei .. .. .. .. 1 Hokianga .. .. .. .. 2 Taranaki Health District — New Plymouth .. .. .. 21 East Cape Health District — Gisborne .. .. .. .. 4 Combined Wellington Health District — Wellington .. >. .. .. 142 .. 6 12 20 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 7 Napier .. .. .. . • 5 Picton .. .. .. • • 2 Combined Canterbury Health District — Lyttelton .. .. .. •• 21 .. 2 3 Ti'maru .. .. .. • • 2 .. .. 2 Westport .. .. .. . • 7 Greymouth .. .. .. 4 Combined Otago Health District — Port Chalmers .. .. .. 17 Bluff 43 Totals 581 127 | 8 ! 17 20