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Table C.—Notifiable Diseases in New Zealand, 1928, showing Distribution by Age and Sex.

r> jse „,„ Under j 1 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 15 15 to 20 i 20 to 25 25 to 30 30 to 35 35 to 40 40 to 45 i 45 to 50 50 to 55 55 to 00 00 to G5 65 to 70 70 to 75 75 to 80 80 Yearn Total Cases at | 1 Year. Years. Years. Years. Years, j Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Vcars. years. and over. all Ages. . ! M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. I 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 T Scarlet fever .. .. 23 23 577 646 9711,312 409 658 172 312 96 .242 49 150 42 134 32 84 45 58 13 32 6 20 4 8 2 2 2 1 .. 1 j 2,443 3,684 Diphtheria .. .. 9 5 229 185 347 306 81 99 30 60 34 j 55 18 35 14 22 13 22 6 11 2 10 2 2 .. 2 1 786 814 Enteric fever .. 12 16 32 16 23 19 1 26 12 24 ! 18 11 14 7 10 4 5 4 6 7 4 6 4 4 2 3 .. .. 1 163 127 Tuberculosis .. .. 2 1 2 5 17 15 20 43 i 71 118 95 192 133 147 107 94 77 52 j 57 33 49 24 44 16 27 10 19 10 19 5 3 2 1 1 1 .. 744 768 Cerebro-spinal meningitis ..1 4 3 3 31 .. 1 1 1 1 .. .. 1 2 1 14 9 Poliomyelitis .. .. .. j 1 8 3 4 1 5 3 8 3 3 .. 4 3 .. .. 1 !! " !. ..' " '' 33 14 Puerperal fever .. .. j I j .. 15 .. 45 .. 63 .. 31 .. 17 .. 12 .. 1 184 Septic abortion .. ..I j .. .. 4 1.. 22 .. 37 .. 33 .. 14 .. 3 .. . 113 Eclampsia .. 1 12 ! .. 25 .. 27 . . 11 . . 10 .. 1 .. 2 j 88 Erysipelas .. .. 2 4 14 7 4 9 2 ! 5 J 8 8 5 15 12 19 10 j 19 20 26 22 25 10 27 15 25 7 14 j 19 7 5 5 3 7 1 1 2 1 161 224 Ophthalmia neonatorum 10 12 1 1 ; .. .. 11 13 Pneumonic influenza .. 2 1 14 10 18 14 21 6 ! 29 22 ! 22 10 14 10 ! 9 10 21 5 19 7 24 7 12 10 11 3 1 6 3 2 2 14 3 .. .! i 2 229 125 Pneumonia .. .. 40 20 118 98 139 80 69 40 53 36 48 26 36 33 52 26 66 29 49 23 43 17 36 11 23 10 19 4 10 5 7 1 8 4 2 4 818 467 Lethargic encephalitis 1 2 1 2 .. j 1 3 4 2 1 1 I .. ! 1 1 .. 2 .. .. 1 1 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 11 16 Trachoma .. 1 11 1 3 11 1 1 1 1 8 5 Hydatids .. 2 .. .. 1 I 1 j 2 2 2 5 1 2:3 4 6 1. j 8 1 4 4 5 1 2 2 j . .. 2 37 25 Tetanus .. 1 .. o 1 1 ..I.. 2 1 12 i .. 2 .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 13 5 Dysentery .. 1 .. 9 33 2 2 3 I i 2 1 1 1 17 10 Food poisoning .. .. .. .. 1 2 2.. 3 .. 2 1 ■■ 2 1 .. 1 1 .. 1 1 1 6 13 Chronic lead poisoning .. .. j .. .. ..j.. .. 3 2 1 6 Actinomycosis .. .. 1.. .. ! 1 1)1 2 2 Leprosy .. » .. .. | .. .. . | . j 1 1 Totals .. 88 68 982 979 1,549jl ,765 635 |881 408 !614 1332 662 287 ! 543 :247 397 245 267 216 183 159 131 129 91 79 52 | 71 26 40 20 19 14 10 6 1 7 7 5,503 6,706