H.—3l.

Table C.—Notifiable Diseases in New Zealand, 1931, showing Distribution by Age and Sex.

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i Under I 1 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 15 ! 15 to 20 20 to 25 25 to 30 30 to 35 35 to 40 40 to 45 I 45 to 50 i 50 to 55 55 to 60 00 to 05 65 to 70 70 to 75 75 to 80 80 Years Total Cases Disease. 1 Year. | Years, j Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. | Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. and over, at all Ages. | M F M F. M. F. M. I F. M. j F. M. F. M. j I. M. F. i M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. ! F. M. F. M. F. M. F. ' M. i F. M. ; F. M. F, Scarlet fever .. .. 7 4 161 190 200 286 67 109 33 53 j 12 54 i 12 24 5 27 : 6 21 6 8 5 5 .. . . 2 j 4 1 1 j .. 1 .. .. I - - 518 j 786 Diphtheria .. .. 13 3 189 156 278 255 90 94 i 20 54 | 19 41 : 10 | 24 8 27 ; 6 14 2 14 1 5 2.. .. 1 1 639 j 688 Enteric fever .. .. j .. .. 5 4 ! 8 13 11 10 17 ! 18 : 10 8 8 4 7 5 3 3 6 5 3 4 .. 2 3 4.. .. I i .. ! ! 81 80 Tuberculosis .. .. ! .. .. 5 5 j 15 14 20 j 32 44 ! 94 [ 82 142 ] 73 ; 109 64 64 ] 48 43 48 26 40 22 23 11 22 ! 13 ; 22 9 9 1 4 1 2 1 .. 1 521 588 Cerebro-spinal meningitis. . 4 2 4 3 1 1 1 .. .. 1 1 .. 1 •• 2 j 1 .. .. j 13 9 Poliomyelitis .. .. .. 1 4 6 4 4 2 3 .. .. 1 11 14 Puerperal fever— 1 i i ! j | ' i ! I ■ ill! Ordinary .. • • • 24 . . 32 .. 46 .. 34 j .. 16 .. 6 .. 2 160 Following abortion or mis- 7 ! .. ! 25 ! .. 34 .. 40 . . 19 .. 6 .. 2 .. . ; 133 carriage ill.! I Eclampsia .. . . 9 17 .. 23 .. 18 . . 10 .. 7 .. . . j .. .. . . 84 Erysipelas .. ..3 1 6 3 2 2 1 3 2 4 2 7 4 11 7 13 7 17 13 15 6 23 17 17 4 | 8 4 6 6 6 3 3 .. 2 1 4 88 145 Ophthalmia neonatorum . . 19 14 .. .. .. • • • • . . ...... .... 19 14 Influenza .. 1 1 10 6 7 5 8 5 13 5 10 16 9 11 18 ! 10 9 I 13 8 6 14 15 11 1 7 4 4 3 2 3 1 2 3 1 4 1 139 108 Lethargic encephalitis .. I .. .. .. 1 •• •• 1 •• 1 2 j .. .. 1 . . ..2.. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 j 7 5 Trachoma .. .. .. .. 1 •• •• 1 .. j .. 1 •• 2 .. .. .. 3 .. . . 1 7 2 Hydatids .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 4 j ' 2 3 2 1 6 2 2 2 3 8 1 3 2 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 . . 1 ...... .. 1 37 22 Tetanus .. .. .. 1 5 1 2 1 3 2 | 1 j 1 | .. .. 1 .. 2 . .. .. .. 1 .. | .. I 14 7 Baeillary dysentery .. .... 4 3 4 1 1 1 1 2 .... 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 . . j * * I Actinomycosis .. .... .. .. .. .. i .... j .... .. j .. .. 1 1 Food poisoning .. .... .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. | 2 ; 1 | 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .. 1 2 2, .. .. 1 | 1 •• 1 1 1 13 Leprosy .. .. • ! • .... 1 • • 1 Undulant fever .. .... . . .. .. .. 1 • . .. j 2 .. ; 1 .. 4 .. 1 1 . . 1 j .. .. 2 j .. j .. . • 10 3 Anthrax .. .... .. . . .. .. • • .... 1 .. .. . . • • 1 Beriberi .. .... .. .. .. .. .. i .. 1 .... .. ...... .. .. I Chronic lead poisoning .... .. .. .. .. • • .. | .. j .. 1 j . . .. 1 . . j j 2 j Totals .. .. | 47 27 384 378 I 523 585 206 258 140 |276 143 |349 129 293 115 247 j 86 162 94 96 81 83 | 60 33 43 38 ! 34 j 22 22 j 12 9 7 6 4 5 j 7 ; 2,1272,876