30 August 2023
Catherine Jamieson
[FYI request #23379 email]
Tēnā koe Catherine
Your request for Official information, reference: HNZ00024732
Thank you for your email on 5 July 2023, asking for the following under the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act):
“Please provide publicly funded hospital discharges for encephalitis, encephalopathy, acute
disseminated encephalomyelitis for the last 20 years by financial year and 10 year age
groups. I would like it in the same format as that provided for myocarditis and pericarditis in
H202207093.
Please find Document 1 enclosed which contains data in scope of your request.
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Gaynor Bradfield
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