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Table C.—Notifiable Diseases in New Zealand for Year ended 31st December, 1937, showing Distribution by Age and Sex.

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i Under I 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 10 to 15 ' 15 to 20 ! 20 to 25 25 to 30 i 30 to 35 | 35 to 40 40 to 45 \ 45 to 50 j 50 to 55 55 to 60 | 00 to 05 | 65 to 70 j 70 to 75 75 to 80 80 Years Total Cases Disease. I 1 Yea r. Years, j Years. Years. Years, i Years. Years. Years. J Years. Years. ! Years. j Years. Years. ! Years. ; Years, j Years. Years. ; and over, at all Ages. M | F M j E M E. M. E. M. E. M. F. M. F. M. E. M. E. M. E. M. E. M. E. M. E. M. F. M. E. M. E. M. F. M. F. M. F. Scarlet fever .. ..5 9 97,102 154 261 62 86 12 39 9 22 4 15 6 10 8 9 1 3 1 2 . 4 .. 2 .. 1 359 ofo Diphtheria . . .. 4 4 82 ! 61 132 112 39 47 10 21 6 27 3 18 5 4 2 9 2 4 .. 2 1 2 2 286 313 Enteric fever — | 91 («) Typhoid 1 2 4 3; 1 2 6 2 2 2 2 2 .. .. 1 .. .. 4 2 3 1 1 3 ... 1 .. .. .. .. ;; ;; ;; ;; ;; 24 21 T ttr h01 . d ;; ;; ;; 8 '4 s 13 '7 « 45 62 67 71 46 eo 41 27 ii 30 50 15 36 15 33 10 31 is 22 7 e 5 3 1 1 .. 504 411 Cerebro-spinal meningitis 1 2 1 2 1 1 ; 1 • • 1 • • 1 .. .. 3 3 90 74 79 86 | 61 44 31 21 21 11 9 7 3 4 3 1 2 1 2 1 305 252 •• 21 2 i 37 » 2 ? 1 1 , 7 : , 5 j l l l ■ 2 2 2 2 -3 -i 1 1 -i 2 :: *2 i i i :: :: :: :: "i i * 2 Erysipelas !'. !! 8 -3 4 4 5 3 5 2 7 5 6 5 ! 8 14 10 21 8 18 13 11 15 26 12 25 13 12 12 10 9 5 6 10 5 4 2 3 148 181 1 .. 12 .. 29 .. 35 .. 24 .. 10 2 113 (b) Following abortion or 10 . - 41 . . 53 .. 43 .. -9 .. 10 Eclampsif 8 ™ 86 5 .. 26 .. 21 .. 11 .. 8 .. 2 .. 2 75 iiClampsia .... 1 1 8 4 SySs :: 1 i > 2 - 2 « « .. 1 . 2 .. . 1 2 1 3 1 3 .. 1 1 30 u Trachoma 2 1.... 1X1.. 1 .. 1 1 2 Ophthalmia neonatorum .. 15 16 .. 1 • • .. 2 i Lethargic encephalitis •• ■ " "j "j 'j '3 ' 2 i 'i 1 'i " 2 " 3 " i 1 i i ! 1 !! i " 1 1 13 24 Food poisonmg .. i - A . , ,0 Dysentery bacillary .. 1 .. .. 2 1 5... 2 .... .. 2 3 .. - .. 4 ' 1 ' 1 ' i ' 1 ' i " 1 '.! 20 6 Undulant fever .. 6 •• 2 ■■ 1 2 1 •• s 4 1 1 1 1 1 " 1 2 Actinomycosis .. £ • • • * Chronic lead poisoning • •• •• __L1_ _JJ_ _JJ_ _L_ __L! Totals .. .. 39 39 308 262 433 518 216 217 135 174 124 264 117 253 78 182 73 117 69 72 81 58 50 53 55 28 52 35 35 14 13 15 9 5 5 5 1,892 2,311 > ,