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Table C.—Notifiable Diseases in New Zealand, 1920, showing Distribution by Age and Sex.

1 I i I i i I I i • I Disease Under 1 to 5 - 5 to 10 10 to 15 15 to 20 j 20 to 25 25 to 30 30 to 35 35 to 40 40 to 45 45 to 50 50 to 55 ; 55 to 60 GO to 65 65 to 70 70 to 75 75 to 80 80 Years |-§ g i Total Cases 1 Year. Years, i Years. i Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. and oyer. at all Ages. I | M. J 1 , j M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. i M. F. j M, F. M. F. i M. F. j M. F. M. J F. ! M. F. M. F. M. 1 F. M. F. 1 M. F. M. F. ' M. M. F. Scarlet fever .. .. 24 16 539 512 718 1,007 301 502 125 236 , 70 205 38 136 j 41 103 32 76 i 27 46 ! 18 33 4 16 3 7 1 8 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1,941 2,907 Diphtheria .. .. ! 5 7 260 213 322 348 81 111 26 55 33 66 18 35 i 12 26 10 15 9 9 3 8 1 2 .. 7 .. .. 1 1 1 1 .. .. 1 783 | 904 Enteric fever .. 12 8 28 19 27 14 18 13 26 17 i 13 9 ! 8 6 13 6 6 6 4 | 3 9 2 3 2 2 1 1 .. 2 172 | 106 Tuberculosis .. ..11.. 6 6 17 14 26 23 69 90 95 158 99 120 99 105 57 58 j 55 ; 39 56 31 44 17 | 22 16 18 9 3 4 3 .. 3 .. \ .. 681 ! 693 Cerebro-spinal meningitis ll 3 4 2 4 2 1 2 1 .. 2 1 I .. 1 1 .. .. 1 ! 1 .. 1 16 ' 12 Poliomyelitis .. .. ! 1 ..14 11 8 2 6 5 2 1 2 ..1 1 .. | .. j -. 1 ! 36! 19 Puerperal fever — Ordinary .. .. 18 .. 46 .. 53 ... "25 .. 22 j ... 8 ■ ■ 1 '' .. j .. 173 Following abortion or .. .. j .. .. .. 5 .. 20 .. 39 .. 26 .. 18 .. 8 .. 1 ; j .. .. . . ; 117 miscarriage Eclampsia .. 15 i .. 20 .. 29 .. 7 .. 6 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. j .. : 80 Erysipelas .. .. 2 4 ; 5 7 6 3 2 5 7 12 8 9 6 13 9 21 14 22 18 15 14 25 24 17 17 8 7 10 6 i 10 , 3 , 3 4 1 3 1 .. 155 j 186 Ophthalmia neonatorum 17 16 j | 17 16 Influenza .. .. 1 3 12 11 13 9 12 8 13 9 9 14 , 14 15 j 13 j 11 12 11 j 18 j 18 j 10 13 11 12 5 3 6 4 114 5 4 3 1 2 1 .. 160 151 Pneumonia .. .. 33 27 130 107 . 146 111 60 47 61 25 ! 57 37 51 29 64 30 74 40 ; 70 34 : 49 14 51 22 38 15 20 12 i 14 1 6 8 14 8 6 2 5 : .. 936 581 Lethargic encephalitis .. .. 1 2 4 1 1 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 2 j -.. j 2 ..1 11... 1 1 1 1 ] .. 10 14 Trachoma .. 1 2 3 1 1 2 .. 1 1 1.. 2 I !.. 11 4 Hydatids .. .. 1 .. 5.. 2 2 1 .. 2 2 ; 2 3 5 .. 3 12 4.. 1 1 2 2 2 .. 26 17 Tetanus .. .. 2 1 4 .. 6 .. 5 I i .. ; 1 .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 21 2 Dysentery .. .. | 7 4 54 49 49 41 11 14 6 14 12 4,5 6 5 10 6 5 7 1 5 7 6 2 3 2 1 10 2 1 4 4 3 1 1 1 .. 187 176 Actinomycosis 1 .. J .. 1 3 1 Food poisoning .. 2 1 2 1 1 1 1:1 1 .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1 5 9 Chronic lead poisoning 1 .. 2 : 1 1 .. 5 Leprosy .. 1 .. 1 Beriberi .. .. j I . .. j j . j .. .. .. j 1 1 Totals .. ! 94 82 1,043 932 1,322 1,560 541 731 332 495 320 598.252 489 |255 377 226 280 |218 190 162 143 154 92 I 94 63 60 , 56 29 28 21 ! 31 21 10 i 12 8 i 1 5,167 6,168 _! 1 I L_ i __ ' i i i_ j