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Statement Showing Disease Classification of Sickness Beneficiaries Whose Benefits Ceased During the Year

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Disease Category. Males. Females. Total. Infectious and Parasitic Diseases— Influenza 876 192 . 1,068 Tuberculosis of the respiratory system .. .. 334 252 586 Other forms of tuberculosis .. .. .. 71 32 103 Acute poliomyelitis and sequelae 87 29 116 Other infectious and parasitic diseases not included above 583 189 772 Neoplasms— Malignant neoplasms 117 21 138 Nonmalignant neoplasms .. .. .. 186 170 356 Rheumatic Fever, Diseases of the Endocrine Glands, and Nutrition and Other General Diseases— Rheumatic fever 167 77 244 Diabetes mellitus .. .. .. .. 75 11 86 Diseases of the thyroid and endocrine glands 114 141 255 Other nutritional and general diseases 38 11 49 Diseases of the Blood and Blood-forming Organs 55 113 168 Chronic Poisoning and Intoxication 7 7 Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs Including Mental Disorders — Neuritis 78 19 97 Sciatica 210 20 230 Psychoses and other mental diseases 859 682 1,541 Diseases of the organs of vision 246 50 296 Diseases of the ear and mastoid process 125 39 164 Other diseases of the nervous system and sense organs, including 177 27 204 mental disorders Diseases of Circulatory System— Diseases of the heart 863 142 1,005 Varicose veins and haemorrhoids 424 48 472 Other diseases of the circulatory system 195 84 279 Diseases of Respiratory System— Diseases of the nose and nasal fossae, including sinusitis 235 67 302 Diseases of the pharynx and larynx, including tonsillitis 368 216 584 Bronchitis 731 151 882 Pneumonia 582 82 664 Pleurisy 292 95 387 Asthma 228 70 298 Other diseases of the respiratory system 101 24 125 Diseases of Digestive System— Ulcer of the stomach and intestines .. .. .. j 490 26 516 Appendicitis .. .. 990 541 1,531 Hernia 692 39 731 Peritonitis 19 11 30 Other diseases of the digestive system 1,171 285 1,456 Diseases of the Genito-urinary System 689 417 1,106 Diseases of the Skin 1,471 317 1,788 Diseases of Bones and Organs of Movement— Arthritis and rheumatism, except rheumatic fever .. .. | 1,297 263 1,560 Other diseases of the bones and organs of movement 817 188 1,005 Congenital Malformations 55 26 81 Other and Ill-defined Diseases 494 399 893 Injuries and Poisonings— 144 1,809 Fractures 1,665 Dislocations, sprain, or other joint injury without fracture .. j 505 102 607 Other injuries and poisoning .. .. .. .. ■ 1,691 161 1,852 Other Enumerated Conditions Without Sickness— Pregnancy 226 226 Other conditions 4 4 Total 20,470 6,203 26,673