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Tuberculosis. — The next table sets out the death-rate from tuberculosis for 1940-1945.

Death-rates per 10,000 Population

Venereal Disease.—The following tables summarize the work of the venerealdisease clinics in the. four main centres. Figures are given for the last pre-war years as well as for subsequent years. The reduction in the incidence of syphilis since 1941 has been maintained, and the figures now approximate the pre-war level: —

Number of Persons seen for the First Time at each Venereal-disease Clinic and found to be suffering from Syphilis

Number of Persons seen for the First Time at each Venereal-disease Clinic and found to be suffering from Gonorrhoea

Notifications of Disease. —Tables showing the notifications of infectious and other notifiable diseases are included in the section dealing with Public Hygiene.

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(Europeans only) RespiratoryNon -respiratory Tuberculosis Tuberculosis. Tuberculosis. (all Forms). 1940 3-24 0-64 3-88 1941 3-19 0-69 3-88 1942 ' .. 3-18 0-75 3-93 1943 3-09 0-63 3-72 1944 3-12 0-69 3-81 1945 3-12 0-66 3-78

Year. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Total. Grand Totals. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. 1939 59 43 18 25 19 11 12 5 108 84 192 1940 63 37 77 58 12 8 22 8 174 111 285 1941 102 57 96 63 29 17 33 6 260 144 403 1942 70 78 53 71 18 11 20 6 161 166 327 1943 48 95 20 41 17 14 29 3 114 153 267 1944 21 48 14 26 14 10 27 4 76 88 164 1945 61 34 11 20 15 8 27 6 114 68 182

Year. Auckland. Wellington. Chiistehurch. Dunedin. Total. Grand Totals. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. 1939 399 141 333 53 328 88 91 90 1,151 372 1,523 1940 474 118 310 53 286 79 78 89 1,148 339 1,487 1941 410 183 373 42 271 72 81 79 1,135 376 1,511 1942 312 286 236 63 181 69 75 73 804 491 1,295 1943 265 441 138 89 122 92 51 15 576 637 1,213 1944 215 470 140 59 139 86 50 22 544 637 1,181 1945 389 413 178 54 149 66 46 9 762 542 1,304