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Table C.—Notificable Diseases in New Zealand for Year ended 31st December, 1946, showing distribution by Age and Sex

Name of Disease. Under 15 510 10-15 15-20 20--25 25-30 30--35 35-40 40-45 1 Year. Yea rs. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. M. P. M. F. M. P. M. P. M. P. M. P. M. P. M. P. . M. P. M. P. Scarlet fever 3 6 168 189 266 326 69 136 38 80 12 57 6 24 6 18 6 16 6 7 Diphtheria 33 32 172 188 260 215 108 132 42 92 42 71 26 33 14 25 9 20 6 12 Enteric fever — (a) Typhoid 4 2 1 5 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 (b) Paratyphoid ' '2 3 1 1 2 1 Tuberculosis — (a) Pulmonary 2 3 10 3 11 12 23 24 49 82 161 148 115 99 97 83 76 66 47 48 (b) Other forms 1 3 18 12 16 15 8 14 15 12 13 26 18 13 13 15 6 8 10 6 Cerebro-spinal meningitis 9 10 10 10 11 5 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 2 1 2 Poliomyelitis 1 1 14 8 20 11 9 8 7 7 5 7 ' '4 "3 "3 1 1 2 Influenza 1 Erysipelas "5 "2 "5 "6 2 "l "6 ' "l "3 "3 "2 5 "2 "5 5 "3 5 'io ' 3 ' 'l3 Puerperal fever — (a) Ordinary 3 21 22 11 13 6 (6) Following abortion 4 19 21 11 7 4 Eclampsia "l 4 16 17 13 2 2 Tetanus ' '4 ' 'l ' 'l 5 "l ' "l ' '2 1 1 ' 1 1 "l Hydatids 2 2 6 1 ' 'r 4 5 ' '3 "l ' 6 ' 2 ' 1 4 Trachoma ' 'l 2 1 2 1 Ophthalmia neonatorum ' '3 ' 4 Pood poisoning 1 2 ' '7 5 ' '7 'i6 ' '9 i7 ' '8 15 "7 ' '9 i.4 ' '9 ' '6 ii "6 ii "8 ' 'l2 Bacillary dysentery 4 3 11 7 5 3 2 1 1 3 1 2 3 5 3 2 2 2 1 1 Amoebic dysentery 6 8 1 5 7 2 Undulant fever ' '2 ' 'l "l '' 2 "3 4 ' 'l 2 2 3 "l Chronic lead poisoning 1 Malaria ' 1 15 11 io "l "4 "l Lethargic encephalitis "l "l ' 'l Actinomycosis "l Totals 68 67 424 438 605 618 239 344 173 317 278 391 211 253 170 198 132 161 95 118

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