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The 1947 mortality returns for tuberculosis as supplied by the Government Statistician are scheduled as follows

1. Deaths from Tuberculosis, 1947—Age, Race, Sex, Pulmonary and Non-pulmonary Form: Crude Death-rates, by Race and Sex

2. Deaths from Tuberculosis, by Years, All Forms, Both Races, North and South Islands: Crude Death-rates (Worked on Estimated Population)

It is to be noted that death-rates for combined races in the North Island are higher than for the South Island, due to the high Maori death-rate affecting North Island figures. As there are few Maoris in the South Island, the figures for this area reflect mainly a rate for Europeans.

3. Deaths from Tuberculosis, by Years, Race, Pulmonary and Non-pulmonary Forms: Crude Death-rates (Worked on Mean Population)

It is to be noted that there is a record low death-rate for 1947. Of the 524 deaths (exclusive of Maoris) from tuberculosis, 424 (81 per cent.) occurred in hospitals or sanatoria, including 26 in mental hospitals.

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Pulmonary Forms. Non-pulmonary Forms. Total Deaths, All Forms. Total Deaths, All Forms: Both Races; European. Maori. Both Races. European. Maori. Both Races. European. Maori. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. M. F. M. 1 F. M. F. 261 I 179 1 125 1 150 Death-rates on mean po] 386 I 329 194 42 ' t 42 36 39 78 1 81 303 3-56 221 2-6 161 29-41 189 36-54 464 1 5-14 410 4-55

Year. North Island. South Island. Deaths Crude Death-rates Per 10,000. Deaths. Crude Death-rates Per 10,000. 1943 .. •• 1944 .. 725 6-81 23S 4-31 1945 .. 734 6-43 240 4-32 1946 .. 733 6-21 223 3-89 1947 .. 651 5-33 223 3-83

On Mean Population Pulmonary. Non-pulmonary. All Forms. | 1 Crude Death-rates, All Year. Forms, per 10,000. a CtS fl S ■g . o OJ 2 j; CJ o .S O! U 3 CS rj & o, 3 o 5 J o M o 1 s 3 o a! *§ - o £ w W « (3 | « B O 1943 .. v 468 264 732 96 91 187 564 355 919 3-72 36-6 5-62 1944.. 485 285 770 106 87 193 591 372 963 3-81 37-40 5-96 1945 496 292 788 105 81 186 601 373 974 3-77 37-02 5-76 1946 459 292 751 102 103 205 561 395 956 3-38 39-04 5-42 1947 440 275 715 84 75 159 524 350 874 3-09 32-88 4-85