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Table B.—Notifications of Cases of Notifiable Diseases for Year ended 31st December, 1929.

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Name of Disease North Central South Thames- Taranaki Kast, Cane Wanganui- Wairarapa- I Central Nelson-Marl- oth W p«t. fvnut ntum ' Southland Total. j\ame 01 Disease. Auckland. Auckland. Auckland. Tauransa. -taranaki. Jiast uape. Horowhenua.iHawke'sBay. Wellington. borough. Canterbury. West Ooaat. Utago. .soutwand. totals. ! i ' I I I I I I i i Scarlet fever .. .. .. 130 570 251 121 278 343 578 332 339 84 1,179 39 435 169 4,848 Diphtheria .. .. .. 67 315 80 30 116 96 100 100 395 29 159 151 12 37 1,687 Enteric fever ...... 12 20 120 10 3 34 2 23 17 6 23 4 4 278 Tuberculosis .. .. .. 103 194 141 30 39 45 65 72 150 24 259 21 175 56 1,374 Cerebro-spinal meningitis .. 2 3 2 1 .. 3 5 4 1 6 1 28 Poliomyelitis .. .. .. 4 4 11 3 3 10 6 5 7 .. .. 1 .. 1 55 Influenza ...... 17 60 28 12 32 5 15 15 16 9 74 5 11 12 311 Pneumonia .. .. .. 66 186 94 54 172 76 145 168 259 7 177 2 86 25 1,517 Erysipelas ...... 15 74 12 14 6 26 21 30 34 3 54 2 34 16 341 Puerperal fever — Ordinary ...... 1 8 24 8 4 7 2 12 16 25 3 39 11 9 5 173 Following abortion or miscarriage 8 67 1 4 1 .. 2 6 I 1 25 1 1 117 Eclampsia ...... | 6 3 7 8 3 2 5 9 12 1 16 1 4 3 80 Tetanus .. .. .... 6 2 3 .. 2 3 1 1 , 1 .. 4 .. 23 Hydatids .. .. .... .. 2 .. .. 1 3 10 2 .. 16 .. 8 I 43 Trachoma .. .. .. 3 2 6 .. .. 2 .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 15 Ophthalmia neonatorum .... 1 10 2.. 1 2 1 1 3.. 5 5 2 33 Lethargic encephalitis .... 2 1 .. 2 3 1 2 4 .. 6.. 2 1 24 Food poisoning .. .. .. .. 1 3 .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 8 . . .. .. 14 Chronic lead poisoning .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. 5 .. .. .... .. 5 Dysentery .. .. .. 9 163 164 8 .. 8 .. 10 1 .. .. .. ., .. 363 Actinomycosis .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 1 4 Leprosy .. .. .. ! .. . ■ ! .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 Beriberi .. .. .... • • .... .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 Totals, 1929 .. .. 453 1,703 934 301 664 659 957 800 1,284 167 2,047 239 797 330 11,335