H.—3l.

Table D.—Maoris: Notifications of Cases of Notifiable Diseases for Year ended 31st December, 1939.

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Name ol Disease. Auckland. Auckland. Auckland. Tauranga. Taranaki. East Cape. Wellington. Marlborough. Canterbury. West Coast. Otago. Southland, j Totals. Scarlet fever ...... .... .. .. .. 1.. 2 3 Diphtheria .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. 7 X 8 1 91 Enteric fever — (a) Typhoid ...... 8 4 3 5 1 17 22 .... .. .. fin (b) Paratyphoid ...... . . .. .. 3 .. 3 Tuberculosis .. .. .. 92 13 33 .. 20 36 69 8 4 4 !! !! "4 283 Cerebro-spinal meningitis...... . . .. 3 Poliomyelitis — (a) Paralytic .. .. .... .. ., .. 1 j (b) Non-paralytic .. .. Influenza Erysipelas .. .. .. 1 1 1 1 1 "4 "4 " 1 " j' '' j' °' " 14 Puerperal fever — (a) Following childbirth .. 2.. 6.. 1 2 4.. j5 (b) Following abortion or miscarriage 1 .. .. . . , . .. .. j Eclampsia Tetanus .. .. .. .. .. .. _ X _ _ '' '' j Hydatids .. .. .... .. .. .. 2 3 5 Trachoma .. .. .. 7 .. 4 .. .. 4 1 1 |' " " " jOphthalmia neonatorum .. .. 3 .. j 1 .. 1 .. 1 '' g Lethargic encephalitis Food poisoning .. .. .. .. .. 3 _. _ _ _ '' '' "' '' "" Bacillary dysentery .. .. .. 1 1 .. U 1 '' " " '' " XJndulant fever .. .. .. .. .. .. _ j Actinomycosis Chronic lead poisoning Phosphorus poisoning .. .. .. .. .. 1 '' ' j Totals ...... 118 19 52 6 35 79 115 13 5 6 ~ 4 452