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Table B.-Notifications of Cases of Notifiable Diseases for Year ended 31st December, 1931.

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Nnme nf Disease North i Central South Thames- I T „ r!ln „i.i K „. ti rar ,„ Wanganui- I Wairarapa- Central j Nelson-Marl-! r . r . t „ hl1rv w „, tl CnBafi I ota™ i Southland Totals Name 01 Disease. Auckland. Auckland. Auckland. Tauranga. | laranakl - nast cape. H orowhenua. Hawke's Bay. Wellington. borough, j Canterbury, west coast, j utago. j soutniana. iotais. Scarlet fever .. .. .. 31 91 64 12 37 12 61 58 138 18 305 33 I 284 160 1,304 Diphtheria .. .. .. 41 221 193 49 144 28 123 35 126 32 133 103 ; 96 3 1,327 Enteric fever ...... 13 26 27 3 2 17 5 19 3 6 14 6 | 20 .. 161 Tuberculosis .. .. .. 77 191 58 32 39 31 41 45 139 34 222 18 i 125 57 1,109 Cerebro-spinal meningitis .. 115 1 2 3 .. 2 2 1 2 3 ' .. 22 Poliomyelitis .. .. .. 4 3 .. 1 1 2 1 2 .. .. 1 8 2 25 Influenza ...... 5 29 9 3 36 10 15 39 20 4 61 3 12 1 247 Erysipelas ...... 11 60 26 2 3 6 9 11 40 1 44 7 j 12 1 233 Puerperal fever — Ordinary ...... 9 23 15 3 6 6 j 15 11 13 2 31 5 13 8 160 Following abortion or miscarriage 11 69 3 2 1 4 1 3 1 30 2 6 133 Eclampsia ...... 4 17 7 2 3 1 2 9 11 2 9 4 7 fi 84 Tetanus ...... 2 4 4 1 1 .. .. 1 1 1 4 .. 1 1 21 Hydatids ........ 1 .. .. 5 6 5 2 2 .. 23 .. 14 1 59 Trachoma .. .. .. .. 2 5 .. .. .. .. .. 2 * . .. .. .. 9 Ophthalmia neonatorum .... 2 8 1 .. .. 1 2 .. 4 4 i 8 1 2 .. 33 Lethargic encephalitis .. .. .. j 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 4 3 .. 1 1 12 Eood poisoning .. .. .. 11 4 .. .. 4 .. .. 1 1 .. ! 3 .. .. .. 24 Bacillary dysentery .. .. 1 14 10 1 4 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 Leprosv . . .. .. . . 1 .. .... .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Undulant fever .. . . .. .. ' 2 8 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 13 Actinomycosis .. . . .. . . 1 .. .. .. . . .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 1 Anthrax .. .. .. . . .. .. . . .. . . .. 1 .... .. .. .. .. 1 Beriberi .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 . . .. .. .. .. 1 Chronic poisoning (lead) .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 1 1 . . .. .. 2 Totals.. .. .. j 223 774 431 113 284 125 ! 288 238 | 510 107 | 896 182 601 j 241 5,013