53

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ENTERIC FEVER. Table No. 3.

DIPHTHERIA. Table No. 4.

Scarlet Fever {Table No. 2). —The foregoing table shows that cases of scarlet fever have occurred throughout the district during the last year, but that there has been no outbreak which could be called epidemic except in Ashburton and Oamaru. The comparatively small number of cases in Christchurch may be, and I hope is, due to the existence of adequate accommodation in Bottle Lake Hospital for the cases that haye c occurred and to the careful supervision and thorough disinfection carried out by the officers of the City Council. In Christchurch and district the age and sex distribution is as follows : 5 years and under—males 0, female 1;5to 10 years—males 5, females 6; 10 to 15 years—males 3, females 2; 15 to 20 years —males 5, females 2; 20 to 30 years —males 0, females 3; 30 to 40 years—males 0, female 1 ; over 40 years—males 0, females 0 : total, 28. Total in Christchurch and district, 40 ; total in which age known, 28. In 177 cases out of 184 of the notifications received throughout the district, 82 were males and 95 females. Enteric Fever (Table No. 3). —The above table is again very satisfactory, there being only 31 cases in the district, against 27 last year, and 60 the year before. Waimate is again conspicuous, having an undue proportion of cases. Diphtheria (Table No. 4). —This table is also very satisfactory with the exception of the number of cases that have been notified in Lyttelton. Measles. —No cases of measles have been notified to the Department during the year, and as far as I know there have been no cases of true measles. Mortality. —The mortality from the minor infectious diseases has been exceedingly slight, there being one death from scailet fever, one from enteric fever, and one from diphtheria.

1 p— i j ! Apl. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. I Deo. Jan. Feb. Mar. Totals. I i I Ihristchurch 1 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 1 6 2 Lvon iiccarton ... Ipreydon ... jyttelton ... )unsandel... ishley [aikoura ... iakaia ishburton ... ]emuka i'imaru Peasant Point Vaimate ... 1 i "i i '3 i i "i i i 1 1 1 i 1 i i "1 1 1 "i 2 "1 "i )amaru I ! I I Totals Totals for Christchurch and district ... . .^ 3 5 2 1 1 5 2 7 3 31 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 8

Apl. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Totals. I Christchurch Eiccarton ... Papanui Lytcelton ... Templeton... Burnham ... Styx Eangiora ... Southbrook Kaiapoi Woodend ... Ashburton ... Rakaia Orari Geraldine ... Timaru Hakataramea 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 *2 i i i "5 1 1 2 i 2 ... 4 2 i i i 1 1 1 1 ... 1 9 1 1 4 2 24 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 ... 2 1 "i i 4 1 2 1 "i 1 "1 1 2 ... ! ... 1 "i I '.'.'. 2 1 Oamaru 1 i Ngapara ' Totals... 6 7 2 7 6 7 2 3 6 5 5 5 61 5 5 5 Totals for Christchurch and district 1 4 ... 2 ... 2 1 1 ... 1 11 1