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Table C.—Notifiable Diseases in New Zealand, 1925, showing Distribution by Age and Sex.

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Under 1 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 15 1 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 25 to 30 I 30 to 35 35 to 40 40 to 45 j 45 to 50 j 50 to 55 j 55 to 60 j 60 to 65 | 65 to 70 70 to 75 | 75 to 80 80 Years ! Total Cases at 1 Year. Years. Years. Years. Years. J Years. Years. J Years. Years. Years. Years. Years, j Years. J Years. | Years. Years. Years. 1 and over, j all Ages. . . . - . ; . . 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. i F. M. F. M. F. M. ! F M F M F Scarlet fever .. .. 4 3 87 ! 119 161 236 52 133 17 37 15 31 9 31 10 28 7 21 7 7 4 3 .. 2 .. .. 1 ' 373 654 Diphtheria .. ..11 3 236 !200 240 244 104 ! 93 45 62 39 59 15 50 18 24 7 20 10 12 5 6 1 4 .. 5 1 1.. 1 ) 1 733 785 Enteric fever .. 12 j 6 23 24 26 24 21 19 15 17 18 10 14 10 9 2 8 1 5 4 4 2 1 1 2 158 120 Tuberculosis .. .. 1 .. 2 5 19 16 19 j 32 43 100 104 157 91 117 73 70 67 44 56 35 42 25 26 21 21 11 12 5 11 5 7 4 1 2 3 598 649 Cerebrospinal meningitis 2 1.. 8 3 3 1 4 1 .. 2..1 1 .. .. 1 21 6 Poliomyelitis .. .. 38 24 320 259 150 123 65 50 39 25 7 12 13 4 5 4 7 3 1 .. 3 6 1 " " 648 511 Pneumonic influenza 1 .. 6 2.. 5235622.. 251524.. 4.. 41 1.. 13.... 1 1 40 29 Pneumonia .. .. 21 13 68 54 47 26 25 22 27 8 18 15 14 15 17 6 21 14 24 7 21 11 15 6 9 8 10 3 2 6 9 16.. 1 4 6 352 227 Erysipelas .. .. 3 6 3 1 3 4 4 1 2 2 4 3.. 6 3 17 7 15 9 16 10 14 9 12 3 6 3 5 3 1 2 ! .. .. 3 1 69 112 Puerperal fever 1 .. 15 .. 66 .. 61 . . 41 .. 27 . . 12 .. 1 .. 1 225 Septie abortion 4 .. 17 .. 35 .. 32 .. 14 .. 9 21 1 Eclampsia .. 7 .. 20 .. 22 .. 12 .. 10 2 1 . 74 Hydatids .. 1 2 .. 1 1 1 1 .. 5 1 3 4 .. 1 2 2 .. 2 .. 1 2 .. 1 • .. 1 1 2 !!' " 19 16 Trachoma .. 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 13 X6 Ophthalmia neonatorum 13 22 1 ; . _ 14 22 Lethargic encephalitis 2 .. .. 3 2 .. 3 1 1 .. .. 1 1 3 1 .. .. 1 1 1 13 8 Smallpox .. .. 1 j Food-poisoning .. 1 .. 1 1 .. .. 2 3 .. .. 1 3 .. 1 1 .. 2 1 1 11 7 Leprosy .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2 Lead poisoning .. .. ' 2 9 Tetanus .. .. .. .. 2 2 4 2 2 .. .. 1 1 .. 2 2 .. 1 1 !! !! !! !! 11 "9 Actinomycosis .. .. 3 1 3 1 Totals .. 95 71 747 654 653 683 304 364 206 288 218 402 168 364 149 250 139 177 124 107 100 77 62 52 39 32 30 19 19 15 19 11 1 7 8 7 3 081 3 580 '