Vital Statistics Report




2596
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 73

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 July, 1907.

CLASSES. CAUSES OF DEATH. AUCKLAND AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. WELLINGTON AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN BOROUGH. DUNEDIN AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. TOTAL. PROPORTIONS PER CENT.
Under 5 Years. 5 Years & over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years & over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years & over.
I Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases 11 2 8 2 4 2
II Parasitic Diseases .. .. .. .. .. ..
III Dietetic Diseases .. .. .. .. .. ..
IV Constitutional Diseases .. 19 1 4 1 10
V Developmental Diseases 8 4 2 2 3 4
VI Local Diseases 19 27 15 20 6 34
VII Violence 1 2 .. .. .. ..
VIII Ill-defined and Not-specified Causes 5 .. 7 .. 3 ..
Totals 44 54 33 28 17 50

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during July, 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.
CLASS I.—SPECIFIC FEBRILE OR ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Miasmatic,—
Measles.. .. 3 2 .. 1
Scarlatina .. 1 .. .. ..
Influenza .. .. .. .. ..
Whooping-cough .. 6 .. 7 ..
Diphtheria .. 1 .. .. ..
Enteric Fever .. .. .. .. ..
ORDER 2:—
Diarrhœal,—
Diarrhœa .. .. .. 1 ..
ORDER 5:—
Venereal,—
Syphilis .. .. .. .. ..
ORDER 6:—
Septic,—
Septicæmia .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Alcoholism .. .. .. .. ..
CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Cancer .. .. 10 .. 2
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. 1 ..
Phthisis .. .. 7 .. 1
Anæmia .. .. .. .. 1
Diabetes .. .. 1 .. ..
Purpura .. .. 1 .. ..
CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth .. 7 .. 2 ..
Hare-lip .. 1 .. .. ..
Old Age.. .. .. 4 .. 2
CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. 3 .. 1
Apoplexy .. .. 1 .. 3
Hemiplegia .. .. 1 .. ..
Paralysis .. .. .. .. 1
Epilepsy .. .. 1 .. ..
Convulsions .. .. .. 2 ..
Myelitis (Chronic) .. .. .. .. ..
Paraplegia .. .. .. .. ..
Disease of Spinal Cord .. .. 1 .. ..
Cerebral Degeneration .. .. .. .. ..
Cerebral Tumour .. .. .. .. ..
ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Heart-disease .. .. 4 2 2
Pericarditis .. .. .. .. ..
Angina Pectoris .. .. .. .. .. ..
Fatty Heart .. .. .. .. ..
Syncope .. .. 1 .. 1
Aneurism .. .. .. .. 1
Senile Gangrene .. .. .. .. ..


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