H.—3l.

Table D.—Maoris: Notifications of Cases of Notifiable Diseases for Year ended 31st December, 1940.

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Name of Disease. AucSand. ' Auckland, j Auckland. I Tauranga. Taranaki. East Cape. Wellington. Mari borough. Canterbury - West Coaat - Otago. Southland. | Totals. Scarlet fever .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. . .. .. .. .. ...... .. 1 Diphtheria .. .. .. 19 1 2 .. 4 2 2 .. 1 1 .. 32 Enteric fever — (a) Typhoid .. .. .. 6 4 4 .. 5 38 9 .. .. 1 . * 67 (b) Paratyphoid .. .. .. . • • • .. - • .. 1 • • - • ..... . . 1 Tuberculosis — (a) Pulmonary .. .. .. 155 14 65 6 43 62 63 16 9 11 1 j 1 1 447 (b) Other .. .. .. 5 1 . . .. .. 16 7 .. .. ...... .. 29 Cerebro -spinal meningitis .. .. .. . • • • ■ • - • 1 .. • • • • .... .... 1 Poliomyelitis — {a) Paralytic .. .. .. . . . • • • . . - . . - 1 . . • • ..... .. 1 (b) Non-paralvtic .. .. •. .. .. .. •. .. .. . • • • j Influenza .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ■. .. 3 •. -. ...... ,. 3 Erysipelas .. .. .. 2 1 1 .. .. 6 2 1 .. .. .. ... .. 13 Puerperal fever — (a) Following childbirth .. .. .. 1 .. .. . 4 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 (b) Following abortion or miscarriage .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .... . . .. .. 1 Eclampsia .. .. . . . . .. .. .. . . 3 .. . . .... .. .. .. 3 Tetanus Hydatids .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 3 .. .. .. .. .. 8 Trachoma .. .. .. 7 .. 9 2 .. .. 5 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 24 Ophthalmia neonatorum .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 Lethargic encephalitis .. .. . . .. .. .. ■. 1 .. . . . • . -. .. . . 1 Food poisoning .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 1 .. . . • - . . . . .. 1 Bacillary dysentery .. . . 6 .. 4 . . 1 120 3 3 .. .... .. . . 137 Undulant fever .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. | 2 Dengue fever .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •. .. .. .. . .. Actinomycosis .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. • • 1 . . .. •. .. 1 Chronic lead poisoning .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• .. .. .. .. i . . j .. j Beri-beri.. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. - • .. .. .. .. .... Ahthrax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . -. . • .. .. .. .. ... Ankylostomiasis .. .. .. . . .. .... . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Phosphorus poisoning .. .. .. . . • . .. . . • • • • ■. .. . . .. .... Totals .. .. .. 201 22 87 8 53 j 259 107 20 11 13 1 ill 784