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The following table illustrates the sickness benefit experienced during the year :

Statement showing for the Year ended 31st March, 1947, Duration of Sickness for Males and Females, according to Age-groups

The above schedule discloses that the predominance of sickness among male beneficaries is found in the 30-39 years age-group and among females on the . 20-29 years age-group. The largest group of beneficaries is covered by the 1-4 weeks group comprising 42 per cent, of the male beneficaries and 36 per cent, of the female beneficiaries. The average duration of sickness over all groups is 9f weeks for males and weeks for females. The Sickness beneficiaries who have been in receipt of benefit during the whole year represent sick persons with continuing incapacity but insufficiently so to warrant the granting of Invalids' benefits.

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Years Years Years Years 16 to 19. 20 to 29. 30 to 39. 40 to 49. Period of Sickness. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. 1 to 4 weeks both inclusive 1,183 1,199 3,741 1,517 3,434 435 2,558 229 5 to 8 weeks both inclusive 653 698 1,895 1,019 1,849 300 1,546 190 9 to 12 weeks both inclusive 264 286 733 518 879 196 833 135 13 to 16 weeks both inclusive 110 152 366 325 483 115 448 99 17 to 20 weeks both inclusive 70 107 220 194 253 70 313 57 21 to 24 weeks both inclusive 38 66 129 148 182 71 213 51 25 to 28 weeks both inclusive 33 53 109 102 143 52 162 44 29 to 32 weeks both inclusive 20 16 74 81 98 31 131 22 33 to 36 weeks both inclusive 13 19 61 57 66 23 109 25 37 to 40 weeks both inclusive 11 14 32 36 39 26 82 8 41 to 44 weeks both inclusive 9 15 28 32 36 16 72 ' 18 45 to 48 weeks both inclusive 11 9 19 33 28 12 50 15 49 to 52 weeks both inclusive 19 21 52 97 67 45 , 100 40 Totals 2,434 2,655 7,459 4,159 7,557 1,392 6,617 933 Years Years Tnt al« 50 to 59. 60 and over. JLUuddo* Grafwl Period of Sickness. Total. M. 1 F. M. F. 1 M. 1 F. 1 to 4 weeks both inclusive 1,635 148 646 27 13,197 3, oo5 16,752 5 to 8 weeks both inclusive 1,102 129 509 23 7,554 2,359 9,913 9 to 12 weeks both inclusive 691 107 338 15 3,738 1,257 4,995 13 to 16 weeks both inclusive 450 60 191 15 2,048 766 2,814 17 to 20 weeks both inclusive 307 41 149 13 1,312 482 1,794 21 to 24 weeks both inclusive 251 24 129 6 942 366 1,308 25 to 28 weeks both inclusive 171 31 92 4 710 286 996 29 to 32 weeks both inclusive 183 30 65 6 571 • 186 757 33 to 36 weeks both inclusive 91 8 38 4 378 136 514 37 to 40 weeks both inclusive 88 11 26 278 95 373 41 to 44 weeks both inclusive 70 11 19 234 92 326 45 to 48 weeks both inclusive 61 8 14 1 183 78 261 49 to 52 weeks both inclusive 183 32 31 4 452 239 691 Totals 5,283 640 2,247 118 31,597 9,897 41,494