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1925. NEW ZEALAND

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. ANNUAL REPORT OF DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF HEALTH.

Presented in pursuance of Section 76 of the Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1909.

HON. SIR MAUI POMARE, K.8.E., C.M.G, MINISTER OF HEALTH.

GONTEN T S. Reports of—■ page Director-General of Health .. . . .. .. . . .. . .. .. 3 Director, Division of Public Health . . .. . , .. .. 11 Director, Division of Child Welfare •. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 25 Consulting Obstetrician .. .. . . .. .. .. .. ■. . .. 31 Inspector of Maternity Hospitals .. .. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. 32 Medical Officer (Ante-natal Clinics) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 Director, Division of Nursing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 Director, Division of School Hygiene .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 Director, Division of Dental Hygiene .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 Director, Division of Maori Hygiene .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49 Health Districts, Annual Reports of Medical Officers of Health .. .. .. .. 50 Medical Superintendents, Government Hospitals and Sanatoria .. .. .. .. .. 55 Medical Research Officer (Epidemic of Poliomyelitis) .. .. .. .. .. .. .: 59 Part I.—-General Survey. Section I.—General: Vital Statistics ; Tuberculosis ; Acute Poliomyelitis ; Cancer ; Venereal Diseases ; Leprosy ; Maternal Welfare ; Publicity and Propaganda ; Research; City Medical Officers of Health; League of Nations ; Department's Functions and Aspirations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3-5 Section 2. —Hospitals and Charitable Institutions : Finance ; Subsidies ; Loans ; Expenditure ; Patients' Payments ; Medical Staffs; Constructional Inspections; Technical Branch ; Engineering Services; Medical Records ; Bacteriological Departments ; X-ray Departments ; Hospital Dietetics ; House Managers ; Stores System ; Combined buying .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5-8 Section 3.—Divisional, Sectional, and Institutional Reports : Public Hygiene ; Child Welfare ; Nursing ; School Hygiene ; Dental Hygiene ; Maori Hygiene ; Maternal Welfare ; Queen Mary Hospital; King George V Hospital; Pukeora Sanatorium ; Otaki Sanatorium and Hospital; Hospitals administered by Hospital Boards .. ~ • • •. • • •. . • . ■ .. .. .. .. • 9 Section 4.—Miscellaneous : Board of Health ; Medical Practitioners Act; Masseurs Registration Act; Plumbers Registration Act; Staff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9-10 Part II. —Public Hygiene. Section I.—Vital Statistics : Population; Births, Still-births ; Deaths; Infant Mortality ; Maternal Mortality 11-12 Section 2.—Notifiable Diseases : Infantile-paralysis Epidemic ; Scarlet Fever ; Enteric Fever ; Diphtheria in New Zealand, 1920-24; Tuberculosis; Pneumonic Influenza; Pneumonia; Puerperal Fever; Statistical Tables .. .. .. • • •. • • .. . ■ .. .. .. 13-19 Section 3. —Non-notifiable Diseases : Cancer ; Statistical Tables ; Venereal Diseases .. .. .. 20 Section 4.' —Quarantine and Port Sanitary Work .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 Section s.—Bacteriological Laboratories : Statistical Data .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 Section 6.—Sale of Food and Drugs Act: Tables—Samples of Milk and other Foodstuffs taken; Weighings ; Inspections and Results, Auckland Milk-supplies .. .. .. .. .. .. 22-24 Section 7.—-Health Districts : Co-operation of Local Authorities, Customs Department, and Dominion Analyst .. 24 Report on Auckland Milk-supplies .. .. ~ .. .. .. .. ~ 24-25

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