New Zealand Gazette – 1908 – No. 48

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✨ Vital Statistics and Causes of Death

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 48

The inclusion of the suburban boroughs tends to lower the rate at Auckland and Dunedin, but raises it at Wellington and Christchurch.

Death-rates per 1,000 of Population.

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·06
and seven suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·88
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·78
and three suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·79
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·67
and three suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·69
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·00
and six suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·91

Including the suburbs, the rate at Dunedin is the highest, and at Christchurch the lowest.

Compared with May, 1907, the results are,—

1. Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·88 0·88
  Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·74 0·79
  Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·03 0·69
  Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·34 0·91

The total births in the above boroughs amounted to 572, against 562 in April—an increase of 10. The deaths in May were 212, an increase of 4 on the number in April. Of the total deaths, males contributed 117, females 95. Forty-eight of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 22·64 per cent. of the whole number; 38 of these were under one year of age.

There were sixty-four deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: Nine men, 66 (two), 72, 74, 75, 78 (two), 80, 83, and twelve women, 66, 68, 73, 74 (two), 75, 76 (three), 79 (two), 99, died at Auckland; four men, 65, 68 (two), 70, and four women, 65 (two), 78, 82, at Wellington; ten men, 66 (two), 67, 69, 71, 73 (two), 75 (two), 76, and two women, 69, 89, at Christchurch; and sixteen men, 67 (two), 68, 69, 71 (two), 72 (two), 73, 75 (three), 76, 79, 80 (two), and seven women, 66, 68, 70, 71, 76, 78, 95, at Dunedin.

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during May, 1908.

CAUSES OF DEATH.	AUCKLAND AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS.	WELLINGTON AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS.	CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS.	DUNEDIN AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS.	TOTAL.
	Under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.	Under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.	Under 5 Years.
I.—GENERAL DISEASES.
A.—Epidemic Diseases.
1. Typhoid Fever .. .. .. ..		3		1
7. Scarlet Fever .. .. .. ..
9A. Diphtheria .. .. .. ..	1
B.—Other General Diseases.
20. Septicæmia, Pyæmia .. ..		1
26. Laryngeal Phthisis .. ..				1
27. Phthisis .. .. .. ..		3		7
28. Tubercular Meningitis ..					1
34. Tuberculosis—General ..		1	1
39. Cancer—Jaw .. .. .. ..
40. " Liver and Stomach ..		3		1
41. " Rectum .. .. .. ..
42. " Uterus .. .. .. ..				1
45. " Other Organs .. ..			1
50. Diabetes .. .. .. ..		1		1
51. Exophthalmic Goitre ..
54. Pernicious Anæmia .. ..				2
II.—DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF THE ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
61. Meningitis .. .. .. ..	1
62. Locomotor Ataxia .. ..
63. Disease of Spinal Cord ..				1
63. Myelitis .. .. .. ..				1
64. Apoplexy .. .. .. ..		4		2
66. Paralysis .. .. .. ..
69. Epilepsy .. .. .. ..
71. Convulsions (children under 5 years of age)	1
74c. Brain-disease .. .. ..				1
74c. Cerebral Degeneration ..		1
III.—DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
77. Pericarditis .. .. .. ..	1
78. Endocarditis .. .. .. ..		1
79. Heart-disease .. .. .. ..		10	2	4
81. Rupture of Aorta .. ..		1
82. Embolism .. .. .. ..
IV.—DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
90. Bronchitis .. .. .. ..	2
91. Chronic Bronchitis .. ..				1
92. Broncho-pneumonia .. ..		1	1
93. Pneumonia .. .. .. ..		2		2
94. Pleurisy .. .. .. ..		2
97. Asthma .. .. .. ..		1