H.—3l.

Table 10. —Incidence of Paralytic Cases of Poliomyelitis, 1st December, 1936, to 31st July, 1937.

12 —H. 31.

89

(In this table is shown the incidence of paralytic cases of poliomyelitis by counties and municipalities with over 2,000 population. The population for each county includes all boroughs and town districts within its geographical boundaries, except those with a population of 2,000 or over, which latter are shown separately, slightly inset, immediately under the counties in which they are situated.) 1937. Countv Population. Dec., Census, 1936, 1938. j a n, Feb. Mar. April. May. June. July. North Auckland Health District. Mangoiiui •. •. • • • • 8,750 .. .. .. .. •. 2 3 Whangaroa .. .. • • • • 2,533 .. .. .. • ■ • • • • 1 Hokianga.. .. .. .. •• 8,636 .. .. .. .. 1 2 3 Bay of Islands .. .. • • • • 10,583 .. .. .. .. 3 1 .. 1 Whangarei .. .. •• 13,128 .. .. .. .. •• .. 1 Whangarei .. .. • • ■ • 7,152 Hobson .. .. -. •• •• 6,481 .. .. .. .. •• 1 Dargaville .. .. 2,176 Otamatea .. .. •• 5,184 Central Auckland Health District. Rodney .. .. .. .. • • 5,633 .. .. .. . • • • 1 Waitemata* .. •• •• 14,378 .. .. .. •• 2 2 1 Edenf Auckland}: 201,757 .. 3 1 7 9 6 5 Manakau .. .. •• •• 13,656 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 Otahuhu .. .. •• •• 5,252 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Papatoetoe .. .. •• •• 2,381 Franklin .. .. ■■ •• •• 15,245 .. .. .. .. 1 2 2 Pukekohe .. .. ■ • •• 2,536 .. .. .. •• 1 1 South Auckland Health District. Raglan .. .. •• •• •• 9,878 .. .. .. .. 1 2 Waikato .. .. .. •• •• 14,429 .. .. .. •• 1 -• 1 Cambridge .. .. • • • - 2,203 Waipa .. .. •• •• 14,905 .. .. .. •• 2 4 Hamilton .. .. •• •• 16,150 .. •• •• •• •• 1 Te Awamutu .. .. ■. • • 2,224 Otorohanga .. .. •• •• 6,152 .. .. .. •• 3 1 Kawhia .. .. •• •• •• 2,225 .. .. .. •• 1 1 1 Waitomo .. ■. .. • • • • 7,622 .. .. .. .. 1 1 TeKuiti .. .. •• 2,499 Taumarunui .. .. •. • • 3,642 Taumarunui .. .. .. • • 2,640 Matamata .. •. • • • • 11 > 309 .. .. .. • • 6 1 Piako .. .. .. •• •• 12,045 .. .. •• •• •• •• Te Aroha .. ■- •• - • 2,366 .. 1 .. .. 2 3 1 Rotorua .. ■. . • • ■ • • 5,498 .. .. • ■ • • • • 1 3 Rotorua .. .. •• 6,531 .. 1 •• •• • • 1 2 Taupo .. ■• •■ •• • • 3,669 .. .. .. . • 2 1 Ohura .. .. .. .. •• 2,584 Kaitieke .. .. ■■ •• 4,047 .. .. •• •• •• •• •• Thames-Tauranga Health District. Thames .. .. .. •• 2,795 .. ■■ •• 2 Thames .. .. •• •• 4.268 1 3 Coromandel .. •. • • • • 2,635 .. . ■ • • • • • ■ 1 Ohinemuri .. • • • • • • 3,335 .. -. • • • • 1 Paeroa .. ■ • • • • • • • 2,149 .. .. • • 2 1 Waihi .. .. .. ■■ •• 3,916 .. Hauraki Plains .. .. •• •• 4,796 .. .. .. 2 5 .. .. 2 Tauranga .. • • • • • • H >022 .. .. .. .. 1 2 .. .. Tauranga .. •■ • • • • 3,387 ■. • • • ■ •■ • • • • •• 1 Great Barrier Island .. .. • • 454 East Gape Health District. Whakatane •. • • • • • • 11,400 .. .. •• 2 1 1 Opotiki .. .. •• •• •• 5,955 .. .. •• 1 •• 1 Matakaoa . ■ • • • • • • 1,833 .. .. •. 1 2 Waiapu .. •• •• •• •• 6,301 •• •• •• 2 Uawa 1.727 Waikohu .. .. •• •• 3,315 .. .. .. 1 •• Cook .. .. .. •• •• 7,581 .. .. .. 2 1 1 Gisborne .. .. •• •• 13,587 .. •• •• 7 Wairoa .. .. •• •• 6,970 •• •• 2 1 Wairoa .. .. •• •• 2 .524 * All boroughs and town districts with the exception of Helensyille included in Auckland, t Included in Auckland. t Approximately the Auckland Metropolitan area.