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

Name of Disease. 45-50 50-55 55-60 60-65 65-70 70 i-75 75-80 80 Totals. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. and over. M. P. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Scarlet fever 3 ' 2 3 1 1 3 1 1 587 867 Diphtheria "2 6 1 7 3 6 2 3 4 "4 ' 3 "3 "l 727 850 Enteric fever — (a) Typhoid 3 2 1 1 1 1 17 19 (b) Paratyphoid 1 ' "l "l 6 7 Tuberculosis — (a) Pulmonary .. 66 28 52 14 58 14 47 9 32 11 16 6 13 3 1 1 876 654 (6) Other forms 8 3 6 5 4 4 3 4 2 4 1 3 1 143 147 Cerebro-spinal meningitis 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 45 42 Poliomyelitis 61 51 Influenza ' 1 "l 1 2 Erysipelas *8 "7 ' 5 12 "8 12 io "i6 "9 ' 6 ' '3 "3 "2 "2 "3 83 110 Puerperal fever — (a) Ordinary 76 (b) Following abortion 66 Eelampsia.. 55 Tetanus "2 "l 12 11 Hydatids 1 ' '2 ' 1 "l "2 "3 "2 ' 1 ') ' "l 30 22 Trachoma 2 8 1 Ophthalmia neonatorum .. 3 4 Food poisoning 'l2 "6 'ii 12 ' 3 "4 "4 "4 "2 "l ' 'l ' '3 "l ' 'l 107 138 Bacillary dysentery 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 "l "l 2 41 37 Amoebic dysentery 1 1 29 2 Undulant fever 2 ' 'l ' 1 18 8 Chronic lead poisoning ' 1 2 Malaria "3 48 2 Lethargic encephalitis 3 Actinomycosis "l "2 Totals 113 59 81 61 81 46 75 41 53 30 25 18 17 7 6 6 2,846 3,174