Vital Statistics Tables




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 92

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 September, 1907.

Class. 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. Under 5 Years. 5 Years & over.
I Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases 8 3 12 6 3 1 1 3 37 13·21
II Parasitic Diseases .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
III Dietetic Diseases .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
IV Constitutional Diseases .. 12 .. 12 2 10 2 10 48 17·14
V Developmental Diseases .. 4 3 7 3 4 4 4 29 10·36
VI Local Diseases 4 44 18 18 4 30 7 30 155 55·36
VI Violence .. 1 .. 1 2 .. .. 2 6 2·14
VIII Ill-defined and Not-specified Causes 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 2 .. 5 1·79
Totals 13 64 35 44 14 45 16 49 280 100·00

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during September, 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,—
Measles .. .. 8 1 .. .. .. .. 9
Scarlet Fever .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Influenza .. .. 1 3 1 .. .. 3 7
Whooping-cough .. .. 7 1 1 .. .. .. 12
Diphtheria .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. 3
Typhoid Fever .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 2
Order 2:—
Diarrheal,—
Diarrhoea .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 3
Class IV.—Constitutional Diseases.
Osteo-arthritis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Cancer .. .. 4 .. 3 .. 6 5 18
Tubercular Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 2 5
Phthisis .. .. 5 .. 4 .. 2 3 14
Tuberculosis .. .. 1 .. 2 1 1 1 6
Hæmophilia .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Anæmia .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Diabetes .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Class V.—Developmental Diseases.
Premature Birth .. .. .. 2 .. 3 .. 4 9
Atelectasis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Old Age .. .. 4 .. 7 .. 4 4 19
Class VI.—Local Diseases.
Order 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. 4 .. 5
Apoplexy .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 1 5
Hemiplegia .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2
Paralysis Agitans .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Epilepsy .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Convulsions .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 3 4
Myelitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Hydrocephalus .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cerebral Disease .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Order 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Heart-disease .. .. .. 9 .. 4 .. 4 9
Pericarditis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Fatty Degeneration of Heart .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 8
Angina Pectoris .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Syncope .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 3 8
Senile Gangrene .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Thrombosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2


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🏥 Causes of Death by Age Group and Location, September 1907

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Vital statistics, Mortality, Causes of death, Age groups, Boroughs, September 1907