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Table B.—Notifications of Cases of Notifiable Diseases by Health Districts for Year ended 31st December, 1936.

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*a m e of Disease. _£__„ J ______ AuSand. I £__£. ~'' | East HoSeTa. _?$£?_£. WeCl. 1 '" West Coast. Otago. Southland. Totals. _____ ______ ■ 1 I Scarlet fever ...... 19 74 38 11 30 8 44 130 ! 189 28 339 17 150 75 1 152 Diphtheria .. .. .. 27 154 60 20 54 14 ' 80 12 i 48 12 30 1 1 .. 513 Enteric fever — (a) Typhoid ......] 1 20 12 4 2 4 1 9 .. 1 .. 4 58 (6) Paratyphoid .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. II.. 3 Tuberculosis .. .. .. 19 172 44 16 28 17 61 48 177 16 127 22 109 | 78 934 Cerebro-spinal meningitis .... 1 2 .. .. 2 1 .. .. 1 3 2 .. .. 12 Poliomyelitis .. .. .... .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 3 .. 78 3 87 Influenza ........ 3 7 4 1 3 31.. 2 5 1 4 44 77 Erysipelas ...... 3 84 22 4 12 6 11 30 43 4 45 5 15 7 291 Puerperal fever — ■ (a) Following childbirth 4 11 11 2 10 2 8 6 6 4 10 4 6 11 95 (6) Following abortion or miscar- .. 51 4 8 .. 3 2 15 1 23 -1 8 5 121 riage Eclampsia ...... 10 12 8 .. 5 13 6 I 10 3 14 3 7 6 97 Tetanus .. .. .... 2 .. .. 2 2 1 3 1 1 3 .. .. .. 15 Hydatids ........ 2 3 1 4 3 2 5 2 24.. 2 1 49 Trachoma .. .. .. 2 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. ... 6 Ophthalmia neonatorum .... 1 4 1 .. 5 .. 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 20 Lethargic encephalitis .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 7 Food poisoning .. .. .... 13 .. 1 5 .. 3 .. .. .. 5 .. 5 .. 32 Bacillary dysentery .. .. .. 60 .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 62 Amoebic dysentery Actinomycosis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Undulant fever .. .. .... 3 1 .. .. 2 3 2 .. .. 4 .. .. .. 15 Chronic lead poisoning .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. 4 Anthrax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Totals .. .. 87 667 215 60 | 171 63 236 260 496 75 642 | 57 399 231 3,652