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Leprosy in India. 



[part II. 



TABLE XI. 



Showing the Age of Attack in all the forms of Leprosy. 



The age of attack among the 79 cases varied from 3 to 60 years, the 

 average being 23*73. The average age for males was 23-68, that for females 23'79. 



The following statement shows the average age of attack in the four classes of 

 cases compared with one another, and with the average for the total : — 



TABLE XII. 



Average Age of Attack in each of the several forms of Leprosy. 



Anaesthetic cases. 



Tubercular cases. 



23'73 years. 



■18 years. i 18 "90 years. 



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Mixed cases. 



20 "2 years. 



Eruptive caso 



20 "25 years. 



The next statement shows ages of attacks according to decennial periods 



TABLE XIII. 

 ' Occurrence of Attack in Decennial Periods. 



The above figures, although obtained from a comparatively small number of cases, 

 are generally in accordance with what has been recorded by other writers. The 



