H.—3la,

Graph C. —Deaths from Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System per 10,000 Population, by Islands and Health Districts, 1927.

If the death-rate from tuberculosis, pulmonary and non-pulmonary, in New Zealand is compared with that in other countries, as is done in Table VI, it will be seen that New Zealand is in a favourable position. Indeed, in no other country in the world for which reliable statistics are available is the death-rate so low.

Table VI.—Deaths from Tuberculosis in various Countries.

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Death-rates per 10,000 of Population. Country. Period. Pulmonary Other 1'orms of All Forms of Tuberculosis. Tuberculosis. Tuberculosis. New Zealand .. .. .. 1925-27 4-16 0-97 5-13 Australia .. .. 1924r-26 5-17 0-77 5-94 Canada.. .. .. .. 1923-25 5-77 1-20 6-97 Denmark . . . . .. 1924-26 7-05 1-98 9-03 United States . . . . .. 1922-24 8-33 1-03 9-36 Netherlands .. .. 1925-27 7-01 2-56 9-57 England and Wales .. .. 1924r-26 8*15 2-04 10-19 Belgium . . .. 1923-25 7-11 3-27 10-38 Scotland .. .. .. 1924-26 7-50 3-33 10-83 Germany .. .. .. 1923-25 10-77 1-80 12-57 Italy .. .. .. 1923-25 10-85 4-00 14-85 Switzerland . .. 1924-26 11-10 3-91 15-01 Irish Free State .. 1924-26 11-97 3-22 15-19 Spain .. .. .. .. 1924-26 12-34 2-88 15-22 Czecho-Slovakia .. .. 1924-26 17-29 2-10 19-39 Norway .. 1922-24 15-87 3-81 19-68 Finland . . .. 1923-25 21-09 3-23 24-32 Hungary .. 1924-26 24-26 3-10 27-36