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i 931. NEW ZEALAND.

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

Presented in 'pursuance of Section 100 of the Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 2926

HON. A. .1. STALL WORTHY, MINISTER OF HEALTH.

G O N T ENTS.

Reports of— PAQE Director-General of Health .. .. • - • ■ • • • • ■ ■ • Director, Division of Public Hygiene . . ■ . .. •• ■ • 5—15 Director, Division of School Hygiene . . . . .. • ■ • ■ ■ • 15-22 Director, Division of Hospitals . . .. ■ • ■ ■ - •• •• 22-25 Director, Division of Dental Hygiene . . . . ■ . - ■ • • ■ • 25-26 Director, Division of Nursing . . .. ■■ •• •• ■ •• 27-29 Inspector of Private and Maternity Hospitals .. .. .. • • ■ ■ - - • ■ 29-35 Appendix.—Special Investigation : Maori Susceptibility to certain Infectious Diseases .. .. .. 36-38

BE POET S.

The Dibectoe-General of Health to the Hon. the Minister op Health, Wellington. 1 have the honour to lay before you the annual report of the Department for the year 1930-31.

PART I.—GENERAL SURVEY.

Vital Statistics. Death-rate. The crude (actual) death-rate for the Dominion was 8-56 in 1930, as compared with 8-75 in 1929. The infantile-mortality rate was 34-48, a slight increase on the previous rate of 34-10. Birth-rate.—The figure of 18-80 indicates a steady fall in this rate. The total number of births registered was 26,797, however, representing an increase of fifty on the previous year. The still-birth rate of 32-3 is much the same as last year.

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