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Statement showing for the Year ended 31st March, 1948, Duration of Sickness for Males and Females, according to Age-groups

Tlie above schedule discloses that the largest group of beneficiaries was included in the 1-4 weeks group, which included 39 per cent, of the male and 32 per cent, of the female beneficiaries. The corresponding percentages for the previous year were 42 per cent, and 36 per cent. The average duration of sickness for all groups was 9-5 weeks for males and 114 weeks for females, compared with 9-6 weeks and 9*9 weeks respectively for the previous year. Of the male beneficiaries, 24*8 per cent, were in the 20-29 years age-group and 23 per cent, in the 30-39 years age-group. Of the female beneficiaries, 42 per cent, were in the 20-29 years age-group and 26 per cent, in the 16-19 years age-group. The sickness beneficiaries who received benefit during the whole of the year were persons with continuing incapacity but not qualified to receive invalids' benefit.

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Period, of Sickness. Years 16 to 19. Years 20 to 29. Years Years 30 to 39. | 40 to 49. 1 M. r. M. F. M. F. 1 M. j F. 1- 4 weeks both inclusive 5- 8 weeks both inclusive 9-12 weeks both inclusive 13-16 weeks both inclusive 17-20 weeks both inclusive 21-24 weeks both inclusive 25-28 weeks both inclusive 29-32 weeks both inclusive 33-36 weeks both inclusive 37-40 weeks both inclusive 41—44 weeks both inclusive 45-48 weeks both inclusive 49-52 weeks both inclusive Totals 845 572 240 103 47 28 28 25 11 11 6 2 17 786 605 268 132 80 49 41 21 15 15 11 10 20 3,077 1,766 791 338 211 130 114 52 44 32 37 19 79 1,141 820 436 252 163 139 109 63 41 36 28 24 98 2,757 1,568 733 381 242 143 87 84 66 37 23 19 84 1 283 264 152 86 55 46 31 26 18 20 12 9 43 2,140 1,494 746 412 221 158 120 92 70 54 36 34 86 184 185 135 82 48 29 35 28 13 10 6 11 20 1,935 2,053 6,690 3,350 6,224 1,045 5,663 786 Period of Sickness. Years 50 to 59. Years 60 and over. Totals. Grand Total. M. F. M. IT. M. F. 1- 4 weeks both inclusive 5- 8 weeks both inclusive .. .. 9-12 weeks both inclusive 13-16 weeks both inclusive 17-20 weeks both inclusive 21-24 weeks both inclusive 25-28 weeks both inclusive 29-32 weeks both inclusive 33-36 weeks both inclusive .. 37-40 weeks both inclusive 41-44 weeks both inclusive 45-48 weeks both inclusive 49-52 weeks both inclusive Totals 1,344 1,035 638 408 254 230 156 120 84 62 69 55 122 112 144 81 60 36 32 38 19 10 17 5 9 28 493 451 301 171 166 94 73 58 30 19 9 5 18 15 22 13 2 7 4 5 4 1 1 3 10,656 6,886 3,449 1,813 1,141 783 578 431 305 215 180 134 406 2,521 2,040 1,085 614 389 299 259 161 98 99 62 63 212 13,177 8,926 4,534 2,427 1,530 1,082 837 592 403 314 242 197 618 4,577 591 1,888 77 26,977 7,902 34,879