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Table X—Incidence of Cases With Paralysis or Paresis

Fig. I—Course of the Epidemic, Central Auckland Health District (see Appendix, Table VI).

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(See Fig. X) Sex. Age. Population, 1945. Ratio Suspect to Positive Cases. Paresed Oases to 31st March, 1948. Incidence Per 10,000. Paresed Cases to 31st December, 1948. Incidence Per 10 : 000. Male* 1511,619 8,772 7,965 92,330 112 : 1 99 : 1 319 : 1 546 : 1 10 11 2 13 8-6 12-5 2-5 1-4 16 12 6 16 13-8 13-6 7-5 1-7 Females 1511,184 8,500 7,822 110,273 203 : 1 230 : 1 168 : 1 972 : 1 3 4 6 8' 2-7 4-7 7-7 0-7 5 6 11 4-5 7-1 9-0 "1-0