AUCKLAND'S HEALTH.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 237, 6 October 1928, Page 18

AUCKLAND'S HEALTH.

XNirECTiqtJS disease returns SEDUCTIONS OVER PREVIOUS ."-,v ;. MONTH. There was a .reduction of 75 infectious 'disease cases..reported to the. Auckland District Health Office for the "month of September, as compartvl with- August. and scarlet if ever showed a considerable .decrease. ...,.-.-..• ..- ■..• .;- Df. .Thos.'Hughes",. medical "officer of health for the central and South Auekland'distiict, states that the'number of casesupf infectious diseases Tiotified to Mm:during September was as follows: — Central ':, Auckland ~ Health District. — : Scarlet' fever 25, diphtheria 21j tuberculosis 17, influenza '(penumonic) 4, pneumonia ■ llj erysipelas 6, puerperal fever following • abortion • or mis'earriage 4, eclampsia 2, actinomycosis 1; total, 91.

South Auckland Health District. —Scarlet fever 22, diphtheria 5, enteric fever 3, tuberculosis 13, J influenza : (pneumonic) -1, erysipelas -S, puerperal fever t0ta1'58..;......'...■„.>".,! The tollowiiig is the return issued by Dr. Herbert Chesson, showing the numlior of cases of infectious diseases noti3ic;d in the North Auckland.and Thames-

,Tauranga health-districts for last month

North'. Auckland Health _.District.— Scariet;fever •14,~diphtheria"_ j 4, .-enteric fever ljj tuberculosis 5,: ;pneumonia .9', erysipelas 2,'puorperal fever,-ordinary, 3, following abortion or miscarriage. 1, tetanu£l; total 40. '.": .-:..:-T :

TharSes-Tauranga Scarletifever 1, ..enteric, fever 6rtuber<nilpsis-2i -pneumonia 4; total,' 18l •.• .z£i~;*C-}..';.rJ:i.:[:';■:. : !