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Table 10—
Four. weekly periods 1955 | Dysentery | Measles | Meningococcal infection | Pneumonia | Poliomyelitis | Scarlet fever | Whooping cough | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paralytic | Non.paralytic or not stared | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ages | Ages | Ages | Ages | Ages | Ages | Ages | Ages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0—4 | 5—14 | 15+ | Total | 0—4 | 5—14 | 15+ | Total | 0—4 | 5—74 | 15+ | Total | 0—4 | 5—14 | 75+ | Total | 0—4 | 5—14 | 75+ | Total | 0—4 | 5—74 | 75+ | Total | 0—4 | 5—74 | 15+ | Total | 0—4 | 5—14 | 15+ | Total | ||
1— 4 | M | 52 | 23 | 10 | 85 | 956 | 857 | 13 | 1,830 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 21 | 19 | 95 | 136 | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | 27 | 57 | 5 | 89 | 135 | 121 | 3 | 259 | ||||
— | 72 | 764 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 54 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5— 8 | M | 42 | 24 | 18 | 85 | 1,888 | 2,367 | 15 | 4,281 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 26 | 101 | 157 | _ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 20 | 65 | 6 | 91 | 164 | 115 | 1 | 281 |
7 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 3 | 77 | 774 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
9—12 | M | 83 | 155 | 38 | 279 | 3,271 | 3,426 | 52 | 6,762 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 91 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 57 | 2 | 76 | 160 | 113 | 4 | 278 | |
77 | — | 7 | 72 | 7 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 7 | — | / | 9 | 36 | 4 | 753 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
13—16 | M | 64 | 65 | 38 | 168 | 3,819 | 2,698 | 69 | 6,609 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 96 | 126 | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 38 | 35 | 4 | 77 | 107 | 77 | 2 | 187 |
5 | — | — | 5 | 74 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | / | 40 | 4 | 65 | 756 | 55 | 4 | 245 | |||||||||||||
17—20 | M | 53 | 39 | 36 | 128 | 1,852 | 677 | 47 | 2,580 | 3 | _ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 46 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 23 | 38 | 5 | 66 | 97 | 68 | 2 | 169 |
— | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 7 | / | 29 | 7 | 727 | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
21—24 | M | 39 | 25 | 31 | 95 | 966 | 590 | 25 | 1,584 | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 40 | 2 | 67 | 68 | 52 | 2 | 122 |
2 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 75 | 50 | 6 | 72 | 50 | 54 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
25—28 | M | 50 | 27 | 21 | 98 | 475 | 247 | 6 | 730 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 24 | 38 | 3 | 65 | 77 | 61 | 1 | 139 |
769 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 77 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 64 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
29—32 | M | 51 | 14 | 26 | 91 | 214 | 91 | 6 | 312 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 50 | 14 | 39 | 7 | 61 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 40 | 91 | 57 | 2 | 150 |
6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 79 | 77 | 9 | 29 | 55 | 27 | 22 | 2 | 45 | 707 | 67 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
33—36 | M | 68 | 24 | 13 | 106 | 99 | 21 | 3 | 123 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 52 | 20 | 25 | 18 | 63 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 27 | 89 | 64 | — | 153 |
5 | 7 | — | — | / | 2 | 77 | 24 | 7 | 77 | 42 | 9 | 74 | 79 | 3 | 42 | 57 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
37—40 | M | 60 | 25 | 11 | 97 | 31 | 17 | _ | 48 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 43 | 29 | 37 | 17 | 84 | 23 | 47 | — | 70 | 65 | 39 | — | 104 |
— | — | — | — | 6 | 77 | 74 | 77 | 8 | 76 | — | 56 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
41—44 | M | 33 | 36 | 15 | 84 | 50 | 23 | 73 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 41 | 54 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 49 | 21 | 41 | 9 | 72 | 31 | 87 | — | 118 | 60 | 44 | — | 104 | |||
2 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 59 | 75 | 74 | 77 | 40 | 77 | 25 | 6 | 35 | 4 | 59 | 36 | — | 95 | |||||||||||||||
45—48 | M | 35 | 20 | 18 | 73 | 39 | 15 | 1 | 55 | 5 | _ | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 47 | 62 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 45 | 95 | — | 141 | 69 | 58 | — | 127 |
— | — | 5 | 9 | 6 | 57 | 66 | 77 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 75 | 77 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||
49—52 | M | 50 | 21 | 10 | 82 | 22 | 6 | _ | 28 | _ | _ | 3 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 57 | 99 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 6 | — | 7 | 39 | 84 | — | 123 | 72 | 60 | — | 132 |
7 | — | 67 | 704 | — | j | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 95 | 45 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total (52 weeks | M | 680 | 498 | 285 | 1,471 | 13,682 | 11,035 | 237 | 25,015 | 36 | 9 | 18 | 63 | 124 | 125 | 666 | 937 | 121 | 79 | 52 | 253 | 95 | 177 | 62 | 337 | 339 | 678 | 32 | 1,050 | 1,254 | 929 | 17 | 2,205 |
29 | 62 | 6/ | 207 | 49 | 779 | 69 | 238 | 299 | 46 | 7,002 | 46 | 2,464 |
Notes: 7. Where the total figures are in excess of the sum of the age groups, the difference is due to cases ' age not known
2. The totals of these figutes will not necessarily agree with the total notifications given in Table 10 which relates to the calendar year 1955.
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