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Dysentry, whichfformerly was fairly prevalent in both town and country, has for the last ten to fifteen years been almost non-existent. This is no doubt due to improved attention to sanitary details on the part of the inhabitants. I attended one case in the town during February, undoubtedly due to defective sanitation. . .... Under good sanitation the Blind Bay district might be one of the healthiest localities in the world. Jas. Hudson, M.B. Lond., Acting District Health Officer.

CANTERBURY DISTRICT. Department of Public Health, Christchurch, 30th June, 1906. Dr. Mason, Chief Health Officer, Wellington. I have the honour to submit to you the annual report of the Canterbury Health District for the year ending the 31st March, 1906. Vital Statistics. As the vital statistics for the whole colony are now included in your annual report, there is no necessity for special mention to be made of the statistics relating to this district. Infectious Disease. In Table No. 1 every case notified in every house has been counted; in the other tables only one case has been counted to one house when two or more have been notified on the same notification.

Infectious Disease. Table No. 1.

d o Cβ "3 ft o Ph o t-l I s 03 I -a 5 i E? a Si o 3 & <D Amuri County ... Akaroa County Duvauchelle Bay Barry's Bay... Ashburton County Ashburton and suburbs Bakaia Mayfield Chertsey Hinds Ashley County Balcairn Fernside Eangiora Kaiapoi Oxford Sefton Eyreton Southbrook ... Ashley Woodend Cheviot County Cheviot Ethelton Geraldine County Geraldine Temuka Orari Kaikoura County Kaikouri Levels County ... Timaru Pleasant Point Mackenzie County Fairlie Selwyn County Christchurch Woolston Avon Eiccarton Heathcote Papanui Addington ... Spreydon New Brighton Ly ttelton Styx 1,142 3,669 11,342 11,599 1,120 5,991 1 ] 2 1 1 81 3 1 2 1 8 7 2 2 1 1 2 "a 1 4 2 1 2 9 1 1 1 1 1 2 "l 1 1 2 1 1 1,765 1 7 5,496 "3 2 4 1 "3 2 1 5 1 5 "2 1,642 1 1 30,787 34 1 18 39 2 '"7 1 4 "2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 6 "l 1 1 14 1 "3 24 1 '"l 4 Carried forward