✨ Health Statistics
Dec. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2777
Constitutional Diseases.—The deaths at the chief towns and suburbs were 40 last month, being 20·5 per cent. of the total mortality from all causes. Nineteen of these resulted from phthisis, and 4 from other tubercular diseases. Cancer caused 10 deaths; diabetes, 3; anæmia, 2; acute rheumatism, 1; and leucæmia, 1.
Local Diseases.—The mortality at the four cities and surroundings was 108 deaths, or 55·4 per cent. of the whole. Diseases of the nervous system caused 16 deaths (8 apoplexy); of the circulatory system, 33; all being the result of heart-disease or allied complaints. From diseases of the respiratory system the deaths were 32 (bronchitis, pneumonia, &c.), and of the digestive system, 16. There were besides 3 deaths from diseases of the lymphatic, 4 of the urinary, and 4 of the reproductive systems.
Violent Deaths.—Of 12 deaths at the towns in October, 11 were accidental, 1 suicidal. One death was caused by fall, 1 by fracture, 1 by injury at football, 1 by fall of timber, 1 by pistol-wound, 1 by burns, 2 by scald, 2 by drowning, and 1 by accident at birth (an infant). The suicide was effected by cutting of throat.
The subjoined table shows the mortality for the last two months at each of the four centres from six principal specific febrile or zymotic diseases, and also the deaths from certain inflammatory diseases of the lungs. These causes of death have been distinguished from the others of the classes to which they belong as being the most important special diseases which give rise to sudden increases in the death-rates of towns, and the prevalence of which is closely connected with sanitary condition and climatic influence of the season on health.
| Towns. | Influenza. | Scarlet Fever. | Typhoid and other Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping-cough. | Diarrhoeal Diseases. | Bronchitis | Pleurisy. | Pneumonia | Congestion of Lungs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. | Sep. | Oct. | Sep. | Oct. | Sep. | Oct. | Sep. | Oct. | Sep. | |
| Auckland and suburban boroughs | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Wellington and suburban boroughs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Christchurch and suburban borough | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Dunedin and suburban boroughs | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
RETURN of the Number of Births, with the Actual Mortality of Males and Females, and the Proportion of Deaths to Population, in the undermentioned Boroughs, during the Month of October, 1905.
| BOROUGHS: | ESTIMATED POPULATION, JANUARY, 1905. | TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS. | DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN OCTOBER, 1905. | Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, Oct., 1905. | Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population in the Year 1904. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | ||||
| Under 1 Year. | 1 & under 5 Years. | 5 Years and over. | |||
| Thames .. | .. | 4,300 | 13 | .. | .. |
| New Plymouth .. | .. | 5,308 | 24 | 1 | .. |
| Napier .. | .. | 9,704 | 21 | .. | .. |
| Wanganui .. | .. | 7,817 | 29 | .. | .. |
| Palmerston North .. | .. | 9,795 | 24 | 1 | .. |
| Blenheim .. | .. | 3,547 | 25 | 1 | 1 |
| Nelson .. | .. | 7,726 | 23 | .. | .. |
| Greymouth .. | .. | 4,563 | .. | .. | .. |
| Hokitika .. | .. | 2,100 | .. | .. | .. |
| Lyttelton .. | .. | 4,682 | 13 | 1 | .. |
| Timaru .. | .. | 6,800 | 25 | 1 | .. |
| Oamaru .. | .. | 5,105 | 16 | 1 | .. |
| Invercargill (Greater) .. | .. | 11,400* | 29 | 3 | .. |
*As estimated. Includes suburban boroughs—Invercargill East, North, and South, with Avenal and Gladstone.
Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 28th November, 1905.
E. J. von DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.
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Summary of death causes and local mortality trends, October 1905
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Constitutional diseases, Phthisis, Tuberculosis, Cancer, Diabetes, Anemia, Leukemia, Rheumatism
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Summary of death causes and local mortality trends, October 1905
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Local diseases, Nervous system, Circulatory system, Respiratory system, Digestive system, Lymphatic system, Urinary system, Reproductive system
- E. J. von Dadelszen, Registrar-General
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Summary of death causes and local mortality trends, October 1905
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Violent deaths, Accidental deaths, Suicide, Falls, Fractures, Football injuries, Timber accidents, Gunshot wounds, Burns, Scalds, Drowning, Birth accidents
- E. J. von Dadelszen, Registrar-General
🏥 Mortality from specific febrile and respiratory diseases in major towns, October 1905
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Influenza, Scarlet fever, Typhoid fever, Diphtheria, Whooping-cough, Diarrhoeal diseases, Bronchitis, Pleurisy, Pneumonia, Lung congestion, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Zymotic diseases
- E. J. von Dadelszen, Registrar-General
🏥 Births, deaths, and mortality rates in provincial boroughs, October 1905
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Births, Deaths, Mortality rates, Male deaths, Female deaths, Infant mortality, Population statistics, Thames, New Plymouth, Napier, Wanganui, Palmerston North, Blenheim, Nelson, Greymouth, Hokitika, Lyttelton, Timaru, Oamaru, Invercargill, Suburban boroughs
- E. J. von Dadelszen, Registrar-General