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Table C.—Notifiable Diseases in New Zealand, 1927, showing Distribution by Age and Sex.

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II 111! II i Di | Under ; 1 to 5 I 5 to 10 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 ) 20 to 25 j 25 to 30 ; 30 to 35 35 to 40 40 to 45 I 45 to 50 j 50 to 55 55 to 60 60 to 65 65 to 70 70 to 76 : 75 to 80 [ 80 Years Total Cases at j 1 Year. J Years, j Years. Years, j Years, j Years. : Years, j Years. Years. Years. I Years. \ Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. ! and over. all Ages. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. j M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. j M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Scarlet fever .. ..56 210 232 348 472 133 239 I 51 106 28 [ 90 25 69 13 61 16 | 30 9 9 9 j 10 ; 1 4 1 1 2 3 .. 1 1 .. .. 851 1,334 Diphtheria .. ..7 6 ,198 173 , 240 274 ! 88 125 16 74 | 20 ; 55 13 40 15 28 11 17 7 13 3 6 : 1 2 11 4;.. 1 .. j .. .. 1 .. .... 1 .. 620 819 Enteric fever .. 12 3 26 28 20 17 21 18 18 36 9 4 8 12 7 8 3 4 6 4 1 1 | 3 I .. .. 1 .. | .. .. ! .. 134 136 Tuberculosis .. .. .. 2 7 2 16 8 33 50 73 102 100 165 108 138 90 86 75 49 52 37 40 16 28 11 22 ; 7 9 5 8 2 3 4 1 ! .. 1 .. 666 684 Cerebrospinal meningitis 1 .. , 10 1 .. 1 2 2 ; .. 2 j 2 .. j 1 ; .. .. I - • I I • • 16 6 Poliomyelitis .. .. 1 .. ; 6 1 8 4 4 11 .. j 2 .. 1 1 I .. .. j | ; 23 6 Puerperal fever ; ! .. 21 .. 76 .. 69 .. 39 .. 27 .. 8 .. 3 [ I .. .. j .. .. 243 Septic abortion 8 .. 18 .. 22 .. 22 .. 11 .. 4 .. 1 j 86 Eclampsia .. I .. .. .. 9 .. 1 18 .. 26 .. 7 ..11 .. 5 .. .. ! .. .. 76 Erysipelas .. .. 4 6 4 2 5 2 2 1 3 7 5 6 9 16 5 15 9 13 11 14 14 18 ! 8 11 5 15 7 7 3 .. 4 6 1 5 .. 1 99 145 Opthalmia neonatorum.. 29 9 j | .. | .. .. | .. ...... j .. .. j j | j .. .. | .. 29 9 Pneumonic influenza .. 1 2 2.. 4 | 511 7 6 4 ' 6 5 11 7 8 4 11 6 11 5 18 3 | 8 5 5 j 1 2 5 1 > 3 2 4 .. | .. 1 2 108 68 Pneumonia .. .. 21 24 93 72 ! 115 j 61 40 33 j 45 19 34 13 37 17 28 19 31 ! 18 31 14 28 9 18 8 12 i 4 9 6 8 I 7 9 8 8 3 8 1 572 336 Hydatids .. .. 1 31 1 3 4.. 1 4 2 5.. 4.. 5 4.. .. 5 21 3 3 1.. 1 1 1 34 21 Tetanus .. .. 1 .. ! 4 1 3 1 I 5 .. 2 2 1 1 ..II .. .. .. .. ! 20 2 Lethargic encephalitis j .. .. 3 j 1 .. 1 .. ill .. 1 4 1 .. .. 4 3 5 .. 21 .. j .. j .. 1 .. .. I 11 18 Trachoma .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 2 I 1 1 .. 3 .. .. 1 .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. I 9 4 Dysentery .. ] 1 1 .. .. | .. J I 2 1 Actinomycosis ;1 1 .. 1 1 Food poisoning 4 2 3 10 1 21 3 17.. 2 2 4.. 2.. 5.. 6.. 2 2.. 1.... 4.. 1.. 1.. 16 77 Lead poisoning 1 1 Anthrax .. i j 1 \ Beriberi .. I ..J .. .. ; I .. I .. | j.. 1 .. .. 1 . j . . j j .. 2 Totals .. 70 55 551 491 774 869 j342 501 |222 389 1223 ,487 225 416 175 295 167 205 128 125 125 76 73 45 54 33 30 33 20 j 14 18 25 j 11 9 10 4 3,218 4,072 I ' | I I I . I J I I I I I