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Country Districts wider Control of the Medical Officer of Health, Wellington.—The results for these districts are summarized in the following table :—

Country Districts under Control of the Medical Officer of Health, Dunedin.—The samples were forwarded in bottles preservatized with mercuric chloride. The following table gives a summary of the results :—

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I I 1 | Number of j Deficient in Wft : Warned for bainples. I Fat. 0 , , 3 Dirt. i standard. Blenheim .. .. .. .. 67 Carterton. .. . . .. . . 4 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. 4-4 .. ,, 1 Eastbourne .. .. . . .. 3 .. , Eltham .. .. . • .. 3 Ekatalmna .. .. .. .. 8 .. > .. | Featherston .. .. .. .. 2 Feilding .. .. .. .. 8 .. 1 (lisborne .. .. .. .. 57 .. 3 Grey town .. .. 15 .. .. 2 Hastings .. .. .. .. 47 Hawera .. . . .. . • 59 . . 3 1 Hutt district .. .. .. .. 55 1 4 1 Levin .. . . . . . . 14 Manaia . . . . . . .. 2 Masterton .. .. .. .. 23 Napier .. .. .. .. 82 2 1 2 Nelson . . .. . . 73 1 7 1 New Plymouth .. .. .. 31 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. 9 .. [ Palmerston North .. .. .. 35 I Patea .. •. . ■ • ■ 4 1 Picton .. .... .. 33 1 Plimmerton .. • • • • • 3 Stratford .. .. .. .. j 7 "' | Tiretia .. .. . ■ ■ ■ 1 i .. j Taihape .. .. .. .. 5 . . 1 Waipawa .. .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. Waipukurau . . . . . . ■. 7 .. ! Wairoa . • . • • • ■ • 30 1 1 2 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 27 1 1 1 Woodville .. .. .. .. 3 Farm samples .. .. .. 3 Totals .. .. .. 769 9 23 11 Totals 1925 .. .. 609 7 7 9 22

Number of Deficient in ; w . j Slightly Earned for —q T7! j. Watered. below n . , Samples. Pat. , Standard. Blrt ' I I I Dunedin .. .. .. •. 397 2 5 5 10 Alexandra .. .. •. .. 8 .. .. .. j Ralclntha .. .. .. .. 6 . . .. J 1 Clyde 10 .. Cromwell . . • • .. . . 16 1 .. j (lore.. . . . • .. •. 59 1 . . I Invercargill ■ • • ■ ■ • ■ • 80 .. .. .. I. Kaitangata .. .. .. .. 18 2 .. j .. 3 Lawrence .. .. .. .. 16 I 1 jmiisden . . .. . . ■ ■ 1 1 Mataura • • • • • • ■ • 22 2 .. 2 Milton .. ■. • • ■ ■ 16 Mosgiel .. • • • • • • 24- 2 Oamaru . . . . . . . . 38 Otatau .. .. .. .. 6 Ohai.. . . . . .. .. 8 Queenstowu . . . . .. . . 13 Riverton .. .. .. .. 17 2 1 Waipiata .. .. .. .. 33 2 Wyndham .. .. .. .. 7 .. 1 j Totals .. .. .. 795 16 7 9 14. Totals, 1925 .. 34:9 9 9 5 56