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1909. NEW ZEALAND.

PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

CONTENTS. Page Page Chief Health Officer's report .. .. ..2 Appendix I.— roiilintwd. Part s.—Food and Drugs Act.. .. .. 38 Appendix I. —Statistical — Part (!.—Anthropometric records .. .. 42 Pa TV tiT V t ital StatiStiCS ~ 8 A PP endix 11-—Reports of medical officers on the Birth-rate .. .. .. 8 sanitary condition of the various districts— Death-rate .. .. .. ..11 Part A.—Auckland District .. .. ..44 Marriage-rate 11 p ar t 8.-Hawke's Bay District .. ..47 Infantile mortality 13 p art c ._ We j ljngton Digtriot r, O Causes of death 16 Part D ._ Canterbury District .. .. 52 Part 2.—Notification of infectious disease— Part E.—Otago and Southland District .. .'54 Auckland District .. .. .. .. 22 Part F.—Marlborough District .. .. 56 Hawke's Bay District .. .. .. 26 Part G.—Westland District .. . . .. 67 Wellington District .. .. .. 27 Part H.—The sanitary condition of the Maoris .. 59 Canterbury District .. .. 29 Otago and Southland District .. .. 32 Appendix lll.—Medical Officer's report on Te Westland District .. .. . . .. 34 Waikato Sanatorium— Nelson District .. .. .. .. 34 A.—Cambridge Sanatorium .. .. .. 62 Marlborough District .. .. .. 34 B.—Karere Tree-planting Camp .. .. 63 Part 3.-Accommodation for infectious disease- C.-Tabulated statistics 64 Auckland .. .. .. .. 35 Appendix IV.—Laboratory reportsWellington .. .. .. .. So Part A.—Pathological laboratory .. . . 66 Canterbury .. .. .. .. ..6 Part B.—Government analysts .. .. 72 Part 4.—Statistics of disease among the Maoris .. 36 Part C.—Details of milk analysis .. 74

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