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Statistics of Diseases from 1901 to 1908.

The figures in this table calling for comment are those relating to miasmatic, diarrhceal, constitutional, respiratory, and digestive diseases. These include the largest part of the causes of sickness. Dr. Pomare gives complete records for the years 1901 to 1907, and from these the following table can be compiled : —

Table showing Average Yearly Incidence of Disease per 1,000 of Maori Population for Six Years, 1901-7.

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Number of Cases. Proportioi i of Total. Class and Order. Males. Females. given. Total. Males. Femalos. Sox not given. Total. Class I.—Spocific febrile or zymotic diseases, — Order 1. Miasmatic „ 2. Diarrhceal ,, 3. Malarial . . „ 4. Venereal .. „ 5. Septic 1,622 784 2 186 69 1,508 680 1 64 37 33 5 3,163 1,469 3 250 106 5-92 2-86 0-01 0-68 0-25 5-50 2-48 0-004 0-23 0-14 0-12 0-02 11-54 5-37 0-014 0-91 0-39 Total Class I 2,663 2,290 38 4,991 9-72 8-354 0-14 18-214 Class II.—Parasitic diseases 407 312 10 729 1-49 1-14 0-04 2-67 Class III.—Dietetic diseases 21 19 8 48 0-08 0-07 0-03 0-18 Class IV.—Constitutional diseases 1,162 1,069 1 2,232 4-23 3-90 0-004 8-134 Class V.—Developmental diseases 46 30 3 79 0-17 010 0014 0-284 Class VI.—Local diseases, — Order 1. Nervous system ,, 2. Special senses ,, 3. Circulatory system ,, 4. Respiratory system „ 5. Digestive system .. ,, 6. Lymphatic system and ductless glands ,, 7- Urinary system ,, 8. Reproductive system ,, 9. Locomotive system „ 10. Integumentary system 389 637 187 3,459 2,171 54 498 498 171 2,863 2,166 45 3 2 36 20 890 1,137 358 6,358 4,357 99 1-43 2-32 0-68 12-62 7-94 0-20 1-72 1-83 0-62 10-45 7-92 0-16 0-014 0-01 0-13 0-07 3-164 4-16 130 23-20 15-93 0-36 160 97 84 1,096 124 1,095 60 812 284 1,192 144 1,920 0-58 0-35 0-31 4-00 0-45 4-00 0-22 2-96 1-03 4-35 0-53 7-01 12 0-1)5 Total Class VI .. 8,334 8,332 73 16,739 30-23 j j 30-53 0-274 61-034 Class VII.—Violence 1,016 342 9 1,367 3-71 ! 1-24 0-03 4-98 Class VIII.—Ill-defined and not specified 634 583 6 1,223 2-47 2-01 0-02 4-50 Grand totals 14,283 12,977 148 27,408 52-10 47-35 I 0-55 100-00

Disease. 1901-2. 1902-3. 1903-4. 1904-5. 1905-6. 1906-7. Total. Years. Average Yearly Incidence of Cases per 1,0 0 0 Population (estimated Population, 55,000). Miasmatic— Measles Diphtheria Scarlet fever Typhoid Whooping-cough Diarrhceal Constitutional— Phthisis Other tubercular di20 1 15 30 2 41 31 149 196 24 17 277 194 11 46 22 208 2 2 5 1 255 25 53 29 182 284 I 28 177 360 1,114 0-86 0-085 0-536 1-09 3-37 126 76 101 107 107 96' 93 580 1-75 seases Cancer Local diseases — Respiratory system— Bronchitic Pneumonic Pleurisy Digestive system — Acute inflammatory diseases 23 5 50 3 36 5 50 8 44 3 33 8 236 32 0-71 0-097 374 72 34 412 . 84 39 380 122 34 459 89 50 392 73 39 328 63 33 2,345 503 229 7-1 1-5 0-611 54 51 178 159 149 153 744 2-25