H.—3l.

Table B.—Notifications of Cases of Notifiable Diseases by Health Districts for Year ended 31st December, 1938.

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I In or tii Central South Thames- Taranaki East CaDe Wellington- Central . Nelson- -»Iarl- 0 an t er b U r.. West Coast. Otago. Southland. Totals. Name of Disease. j Auckland. Auckland. Auckland. Tauranga. taranaki. i,ape. H awke'sBay.j Welhngton. | borough. o , . r 69 22 8 18 2 35 95 50 200 17 92 54 662 Kphtterir :: :: :: :: "34 ei 51 20 79 31 205 273 n 13 5 1 7 86 BntericfevCT- 6 1 .. 1 .. .. 57 (а) Typhoid ........ / " 1 .. .. .. 1 1 3 7 (б) Paratyphoid .. •• •• •" * '28 23 85 246 20 129 : 25 102 95 1,031 Tuberculosis U Z1 V , , 3 x 3 5 ! 2 2 2 24 Cerebro- spinal meningitis.. .. .... a ° Poliomyelitis— ; 1 1 12 .. 1 I 2 1 20 (a) Paralytic .. .. . • - j ; ' _ _ .. ; 2 (b) Non-paralytic .. .. •• ■ • ■ • • • •• j 3 " 12 "9 2 2 .. 3 2 36 Erysipelas ! " " •• 6 | i° 5 22 3 16 6 73 115 4 125 6 29 12 522 Puerperal fever— 1 18 11 1 7 8 16 14 4 20 4 8 13 125 (a) Following childbirth .... 1 18 1 „ „ g 21 i 4 3 138 (b) Following abortion or miscarriage .... S3 J •• 0 ° " g 2 7 3 74 Eclampsia .. . ■ • • • - , , 1 1 o i "I 1 ! .. I 10 3 1 .. 5 "l 7 3 " 1 19 .. 5 1 46 Hydatids ....••••• * ? 2 .. .. 6 Trachoma .. ■ • • • • • " " " x " " 4 2 !! 2 !' 2 2 21 Opthalmia neonatorum ....•••• ° " * | j .. .. 7 Lethargic encephalitis ....•••• 1616 '' 23 Food poisoning •• •• "j n " 75 " 2 " !! !! " " 161 Bacillary dysentery a o 1 q q q 5 21 Undulant fever .. .. •• •• • • * f " { _ 6 \\ V. 3 Actinomycosis .. .. •• •• * * ' * *' *' j .. 8 Chronic lead poisoning .. .. • • • • ~ I Totalg __ 68 665 212 53 I 182 104 j 546 j 794 106 552 62 256 190 3,790