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Table C.—Notifiable Diseases in New Zealand for Year ended 31st December, 1945, showing Distribution by Age and Sex

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Under 1-5 " 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40 40-45 disease. i Year. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. M. 3?. M. !. M. I\ M. F. M. F. M. F. M. 'P. 31. F. M. F. M. F. Scarlet fever .. .. .. 23 16 578 547 837 1,146 381 573 122 244 35 152 15 76 21 81 16 50 23 29 Diphtheria .. .. .. 22 19 111 106 170 143 81 71 30 46 16 43 20 29 10 17 8 13 8 8 Enteric fever — (а) Typhoid .. 2 2.. 1 1.. 1 2 1 2 3.. 1.. 1 (б) Paratyphoid .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Tuberculosis— (a) Pulmonary .. .. 1 3 11 8 15 9 21 20 65 91 143 150 183 125 135 75 76 52 65 42 (&) Other forms .. .. 4 1 20 17 16 15 8 14 12 16 13 30 20 11 23 14 12 9 8 8 Cerebro-spinal fever .. 13 11 18 12 6 4 6 2 3 1.3 1 3 1 1.. 3.. 4 1 Acute poliomyelitis .. .... 1 3 2 1 1 1 2.. .. .. 1.. 1 1.. Influenza (pneumonic, &c.) .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 1 Erysipelas .. .. 3155234 3' 6245594 11 7 14 8 16 Puerperal fever — Ordinary .. .. 3 .. 19 .. 24 . . 12 .. 12 .. 5 Following abortion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. 24 .. 33 .. 19 .. 13 .. 5 Eclampsia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3\ 19 .. 6 .. 9 .. 6 .. 3 Tetanus .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 4 1 1 .. 2 .... .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 Hydatids .. .. 2 1.. 3.. 1 4.. 1 1 4 J 3 2 1 1 1 5 Trachoma .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 2 1 Ophthalmia neonatorum .. 1 4 Pood poisoning i. .... .. 1.. .. .. 3.. 1 23 5 56 2 2 8 2 1 1 1 1 Bacillary dysentery .. .. 4 7 20 14 11 5 6 2 2 6 3 11 6 7 3 6 6 1 1.. Amoebic dysentery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 7 .. 1 1 1 2 3 Undulent fever .. 1 1 1.. 1 2 1 1 3 1 4 1.. Chronic lead poisoning .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 Malaria .. .. 1 1 1 2 4 38 61 47 23 8 Beriberi .. .. 6 .. 14 .. 8 .. 6 .. 6 Lethargic encephalitis .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 .. .. .... 1 Actinomycosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 72 63 771 715 1,063 1,335 517 693 252 445 274 516 346 328 270 255 165 178 140 125