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Table C.—Notifiable Diseases in New Zealand, 1926, showing Distribution by Age and Sex.

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Tjj, | Under { 1 to 5 I 5 to 10 j 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 ! 20 to 25 25 to 30 30 to 35 [ 35to40 40 to 45 ! 45 to 50 ! 50 to 55 55 to 60 1 00 to 65 | 65 to 70 \ 70 to 75 75 to 80 80 Years | Total Cases at 1 Year. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years, j Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. and over. all Ages. 1 M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. j M. F. M. 1 F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Scarlet fever .. .. 3 4 186 174 256 343 94 185 35 65 19 | 42 13 45 j IX 37 j 11 23 10 : 9 5 3 2 3 .. 2 1 1 1 646 937 Diphtheria .. .. 15 13 267 228 358 331 120 168 j 52 92 49 ! 64 21 43 1 24 40 ! 16 16 14 18 6 7 .. 5 1 5 .. 1 .. 1 943 1,032 Enteric fever .. 14 24 30 25 26 21 j 14 21 20 i 18 13 11 5 6 j 16 7 6,5 6 1 5 2 2 2 1 .. 1 159 143 Tuberculosis .. .. 2 1 4 6 12 14 20 31 I 78 111 103 159 95 119 89 68 65 55 60 ; 31 54 24 37 15 20 7 10 10 6 6 3 1 2 660 658 Cerebro-spinal meningitis .. 1 4 6 3 4 1 2 6 1 2 .. 1 3 .. .. .. 1 1 21 14 Poliomyelitis .. .. 1 .. 3 3 5 .. 2 , 6 2 | -.. i J .. .. .. 17 5 Pneumonic influenza .. 7 7 28 10 15 15 15 12 | 35 11 22 ; 13 22 21 29 27 38 36 43 38 37 13 36 11 17 6 15 10 9 11 7 7 8 3 2 5 385 256 Pneumonia .. .. 25 25 89 70 63 38 j 37 29 45 17 25 I 16 20 17 43 21 ! 33 23 33 13 32 13 23 9 19 12 10 8 13 13 9 7 13 6 6 5 538 342 Erysipelas .. .. 2 7 3 11 7 1 j 2 3 1 3 6 | 5 1.. 6 17 13 7 I 9 12 17 12 10 15 11 13 3 6 3 9 3 4 4 2 1 2 4 .. 106 127 Puerperal fever . . 1 . . 22 ; .. 1 44 .. 17 .. Hi .. 22 .. 7 .. 1 290 Septic abortion .. .1 .. .. .. ■ 5 j .. ] 18 .. 28 j .. 24 .. I 22 .. 9 .. 1 j 107 Eclampsia .. j .. .. j .. 6 .. 18 .. 14 .. 8 ' .. i 6 .. 1 1 54 Hydatids .. 2 3 .. | .4 .. j' 4 3 3 ' 2 2 5 5 3 3 | 1 5 j 1 1 4 5 2 2 1 2.. 2 1 1 41 26 Trachoma .. 2 1 .. .. .. j 1 ! .. 2 .. 1 .. 2' 1 7 3 Ophthalmia neonato rum 20 12 20 12 Lethargic encephalitis .. 2 1 1 1213 1 2:2 1 3 4 1 1 3 2 2 1 4.. 1 3 J 22 20 Smallpox .. .. I • I ! Food poisoning 1 .. .. 2 ! .. 5 1 2 1 1 2 .. 3 2 .. 3 .. 1 .. 1 1 11 15 Leprosy .. .. .. .. 1 1 Lead-poisoning .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 3 6 Tetanus .. .. .. .. 2 j .. 3 1 2 1 1 1 .. .. I .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 1 ..1 13 3 Actinomycosis 1 .. 1... 1 3 Dysentry .. .. .. 1 5 j '5 1 2 .. .. 1 1 .. 1 1 .. 1 .. 1 1 .. .. 8 13 Totals .. .. 75 71 |608 |540 757 779 326 459 283 364 '252 j39S 197 371 223 j291 196 227 196 149 160 83 126 62 68 j 47 44 41 34 37 23 18 24 12 12 11 3,604 3,960