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The following table shows for the past five years the death-rate per 1,000 total births for still-births and for live births at various ages up to one month : —

Rates per 1,000 Total Births.

SECTION 2.—NOTIFIABLE DISEASES. Attached are tables showing the notifications of infectious and other notifiable diseases during 1940. Tables A, B, and C deal with Europeans only. The year was a quiet one, with less than the usual prevalence of infectious disease, the total number of notifications of these and other notifiable diseases being 331 less than during the previous year. From Table D it will be seen that notifications of infectious diseases amongst the Maoris increased from 452 in 1939 to 781- in 1940. Tuberculosis of the respiratory system showed an increase of 164 cases. The marked increase in notifications of tuberculosis is not considered to be duo to greater incidence of the disease, but to more cases coming to the notice of the Department with increasing development of district-nursing services in Maori areas.

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Under One Day Two Days One Week Year. Still-births. ,, -p. and under and under and under . , 0nC TJay ' Two Days. One Week. Two Weeks. 1930 .. .. .. .. 28-63 8-88 3-01 5-55 2-54 1-68 1937 .. .. .. .. 28-42 9-11 2-32 6-61 2-20 1-35 1938 .. .. .. . 26-54 7-93 3-04 7-93 2-54 2-07 1939 .. .. .. 30-27 9-15 2-32 6-05 2-15 1-52 1940 .. .. .. .. 28-60 8-54 3-14 6-28 2-13 1-30