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Table C.—Notifiable Diseases in New Zealand for Year ended 31st December, 1940, showing Distribution by Age and Sex.

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Di Under 1 to 6 5 to 10 10 to 15 15 to 20 20 to 25 25 to 30 80 to 35 35 to 40 40 to 45 45 to 50 50 to 55 55 to 60 00 to 65 65 to 70 ! 70 to 75 75 to 80 80 Tears 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. I I I I I I ! ! ; 1 >1. F. I M. F. M. F. M. F. ; M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. I M. F. M. F. M. V. H. *. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Scarlet fever .. .. 1 .. 1 33 27 62 73 24 45 12 16 4 9 9 13 1 8 i 1 3 2 .. 2 .. 2 2 2 4 .. 1 1 156 201 Diphtheria .. .. j 5 2 j 51 42 67 67 28 23 8 12 7 12 4 9 8 5 3 7 2 .. .. 2 3 183 184 Enteric fever — (a) Typhoid .. 1 2 3 3.. 4 4 2 2 8 1 1 4 3 1 2 2 2 2.. 3 1 2 1 25 29 (b) Paratyphoid 1 .. 1 ! X 1 X 3 2 Tuberculosis — (a) Pulmonary .. .... 4 9 7 10 8 54 43 86 91 100 85 75 58 69 39 65 31 41 26 43 16 49 11 20 11 17 6 5 3 5 3 1 2 653 440 (b) Other .. 1 - - ! 3 1 7 2|25|93 73 10 9 32 15 21 42..2 22 11 1 2 54 39 Cerebro-spinal meningitis.. 1 .. 2 1 6 11.. 2.. 2.. 1 1 .... 1 16 3 Poliomyelitis — (a) Paralytic .. 3 .. 2 3 2 1 1.. 2 1 .. 1 1 .. 1 11 7 (b) Non-paralytic j 1 1 1 1 .. ..j 2 2 Influenza .. .... 1 j 1 3 1 1 11 11 1.. 3.. 2 1 12 111 12 14 13 Erysipelas .. .. 6 1 8 4 4 .. 4 5 1 9 6 8 11 12 11 21 10 15 12 12 12 8 17 20 11 21 12 23 j 15 10 8 9 3 3 6 1 157 182 Puerperal fever — (a) Following childbirth .. .. j 15 .. 30 . . 48 .. 21 .. 10 .. 4 I • ■ 128 (b) Following abortion or 12 .. 23 .. 43 .. 27 14 . . 8 127 miscarriage Eclampsia .. I 7 .. 17 .. 19 .. X8 . 4 .. 3 .. 1 • ■ 69 Tetanus .. 1 .. 3 .. .. 1 1.. .. 1 1.. 1.. 1.. .. 2 1 9 4 Hydatids .. 1 .. 1 .. 3 1 3 1 1 5 1 2 4.. 2.. 2.. 2.. 1 1 1.. 1.. 1 1.. 1 24 12 Trachoma .. Ophthalmia neonatorum .. 9 4 i 9 4 Lethargic encephalitis 1 1 X 1 3 1 Food poisoning .. j 1 .. 2 .. .. 1 2.. 2 2 2 1 1.. .. 1 5 5 1 3 2 1 1 1 .. 1 .. 1 1.... 21 16 Bacillary dysentery 3 2 11 7 9 8 4 1.. 1 4 1 1 2 22 23.. 1.. 3 1 1 53.. 2 32 2.. 1 1.... 48 40 T T ndulant fever .. 1 2 1.. 2.. .. 2 2 1 2.. 1 1 3.. 1.. .. 1 1 1 15 7 Dengue fever .. X 1 Actinomycosis .. 1 X 1 .. .. 1 1 1 5 1 Chronic lead poisoning 1 1 .. x . 1 1 • • 5 Beri-beri .. 2 2 Anthrax .. X 1 Ankylostomiasis : .. .. X 1 Phosphorus poisoning Totals.. .. 26 10 122 89 182 166 79 95 100 122 128 211 143 250 114 166 97 105 97 70 70 47 73 45 73 47 36 41 41 22 17 14 13 8 7 3 1,418 1,511 2,929 i