A DECREASE
* INFECTIOUS ‘DISEASES. WELLINGTON, November 16. A decrease of 935 in the notifications of infectious diseases in New Zealand for the nine months ended September ‘iCth compared with the corresponding period of last year, was announced by the Minister for Health (the Hon. J. A. •Young) in an interview this evening. The respective totals were 2845 and oiBJ. ‘•Questions have recently been asked regarding the effect of the economic deprerision on the incidence df disease,” said the.(Minister. "It is interesting to note therefore that their a ha s been a reduction in most cases of notifiable tli'Seaises. Particularly gratifying is the jdecrease in the notification of tuberculosis a disease of poor nutrition, from 813 to 682.’' Comparative figures .showing the most notable reductions in the notifications ar e - a s follows: Last This Year Year Scarlet fever 1020 660 Diphtheria 1051 612 Tuberculosis 813 682 Puerperal fever ... 123 71 Influenza 126 21
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Hokitika Guardian, 18 November 1932, Page 7
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153A DECREASE Hokitika Guardian, 18 November 1932, Page 7
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