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Table C.—Notifiable Diseases in New Zealand for Year ended 31st December, 1938, showing Distribution by Age and Sex.

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n . Under 1 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 15 15 to 20 20 to 25 25 to 30 30 to 35 35 to 40 40 to 46 45 to 50 50 to 55 55 to 60 00 to 65 65 to 70 70 to 75 75 to 80 80 Years Total Cases 1 Year, Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. and over, at all Ages. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. H. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. ! M. F. M. F. M. F. Scarlet fever .. .. 10 15 63 76 94 156 35 59 23 35 14 25 5 15 4 10 1 9 1 4 .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 1 2 .. 1 251 411 Diphtheria .. .. 4 4 76 74 182 141 61 63 20 35 12 46 6 18 4 8 1 7 2 8 3 1 2 1 3 .. 1 1 1 .. .. 1 .. 378 408 Enteric fever — (a) Typhoid .. 2 5 2 3 6 2 5 2 5 6 1 1 5 2 3 3 1 2 1.. 34 23 (b) Paratyphoid 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 1 1 1 .. 1 .. 3 4 Tuberculosis .. 1 7 10 6 10 18 35 63 70 89 74 87 61 49 55 43 49 34 45 20 49 16 33 13 30 12 18 9 9 6 5 3 2 .. 556 475 Cerebro-spinal meningitis 6 3 3 2 3 2 1 1 .. .. 1 2 14 10 Poliomyelitis — (а) Paralytic .. 2 3 2 2 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 12 8 (б) Non-paralytic 1 1 Influenza .. 1 1 .. 1 1.. 1.. 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 2 2.. 4 3 1 3.. 1 3 20 16 Erysipelas .. ..3 1 3 6 7 3 4 1 11 17 13 13 8 19 15 23 20 32 29 30 27 30 24 36 20 22 25 19 15 13 5 5 8 12 1 2 238 284 Puerperal fever — (a) Following childbirth 13 .. 25 .. 39 .. 26 .. 18 .. 3 .. 1 125 (b) Following abortion or 10 .. 24 .. 46 .. 33 .. 18 .. 7 138 miscarriage Eclampsia .. 10 .. 23 .. 15 .. 18 .. 7 .. 1 74 Tetanus .. 1 3 2 .. 2 1 1 9 1 Hydatids .. 1 3.... 1 4.. 2 1 2 4 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 6 2 2 1 1.. 3 1 30 16 Trachoma .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 1 5 1 Opthalmia neonatorum .. 12 9 .. .. .. 12 9 Lethargic encephalitis .. 1 1 •• 2 1 1 1 5 2 Food poisoning .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 1 1 3 3 3 2 1 .. 1 2 .. 1 1 .. 1 12 11 Bacillary dysentery 5 2 12 8 8 72 10 33266 10 6 10 7735352434243.... 322 1 1 70 91 Undulant fever .. 1 .. I 1.. .. 1 1 2.. 1 1.. .. 1 1 2 1 2 1.. .. 3.. 1 15 6 Actinomycosis .. .. .. 2 1 .. 2 1 Chronic lead poisoning .. .. 2 .. 4 1 1 8 Totals .. .. 41 34 162 179 313 325 124 157 111 194 125 262 121 265 102 183 95 146 89 97 88 66 89 64 71 45 63 40 40 23 18 15 15 17 7 4 1,674 2,116