New Zealand Gazette – 1907 – No. 101

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



Nov. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3425

The following Table shows the Causes of the Deaths of Persons of both Sexes under 5 Years of Age and 5 Years and upwards, and the Proportion per Cent. of Deaths from each Cause, in the Boroughs above given, registered during the Month of October, 1907.

Class. Causes of Death. Auckland and Suburban Boroughs. Wellington and Suburban Boroughs. Christchurch and Suburban Borough. Dunedin and Suburban Boroughs. Total. Proportion per Cent.
Under 5 Years. 5 Years & over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years & over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years & over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years & over.
I Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases 4 5 2 8 2 4 .. 5 30 11·11
II Parasitic Diseases .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
III Dietetic Diseases .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 0·37
IV Constitutional Diseases .. 11 .. 5 2 17 .. 16 51 18·89
V Developmental Diseases 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 20 7·41
VI Local Diseases .. 5 32 8 26 4 46 4 33 158 58·52
VI Violence .. .. 4 .. .. 1 3 1 .. 9 3·33
VIII Ill-defined and Not-specified Causes .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 0·37
Totals .. 12 55 13 41 13 72 8 56 270 100·00

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during October, 1907.

Causes of Death. Auckland and Suburban Boroughs. Wellington and Suburban Boroughs. Christchurch and Suburban Borough. Dunedin and Suburban Boroughs. Total.
Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over.
Class I.—Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.
Order 1:—
Miasmatic,—
Scarlet Fever .. .. .. .. 5 .. 1 .. 4 1
Influenza .. .. .. 4 .. 1 6 .. 5 20
Whooping-cough .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 5
Diphtheria .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Order 5:—
Venereal,—
Congenital Syphilis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Order 6:—
Septic,—
Septicæmia .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Class III.—Dietetic Diseases.
Want of Breast-milk .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Class IV.—Constitutional Diseases.
Cancer .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 8 .. 20
Tubercular Peritonitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. .. 5 .. 3 .. 5 3
Phthisis .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 18
Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 2
Tubercular Hip-disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Purpura .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Anæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2
Diabetes .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Class V.—Developmental Diseases.
Premature Birth .. .. 3 .. 2 .. 3 .. 2 10
Imperforate Anus .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Old Age .. .. .. .. 3 .. 2 .. 2 9
Class VI.—Local Diseases.
Order 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. .. 1 1 2 .. 2 .. 8
Apoplexy .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 10
Cerebral Softening .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Paralysis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 3
Convulsions .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
Locomotor Ataxia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
Cerebellar Abscess .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Order 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Heart-disease .. .. .. 11 1 2 1 10 .. 28
Fatty Degeneration of Heart .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Angina Pectoris .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Syncope .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 5
Aneurism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Embolism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Cerebral Arterio-sclerosis.. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Rupture of Aortic Valve .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1


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