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Disease. | 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85- | Males. | Females. | Total | Cases admitted to Hospital | Total Deaths |
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Scarlet Fever | 1 | 100 | 118 | 58 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 146 | 206 | 352 | 327 | — |
Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Diphtheria | 2 | 109 | 153 | 37 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 153 | 184 | 337 | 337 | 9 |
Memb. Croup | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Paratyphoid | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 11 | 1 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 17 | 1 |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
Measles | 121 | 1215 | 716 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1028 | 1070 | 2098 | 883 | 23 |
Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Dysentery | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | — |
Epidemic Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pneumonia | 9 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 59 | 127 | 54 | 19 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 16 | 26 | 16 | — |
Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 2 | — | 30 | 44 | 74 | 36 | — |
Polio-Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Chickenpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Anthrax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Totals | 163 | 1454 | 1008 | 138 | 65 | 61 | 63 | 35 | 32 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1446 | 1619 | 3065 | 1700 | 58 |