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✨ Vital Statistics and Causes of Death

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 56

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

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·80 0·71
and seven suburban boroughs
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·85 0·82
and three suburban boroughs
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·78 0·82
and three suburban boroughs
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·10 0·87
and six suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·87

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

Compared with June, 1907, the results are,—

1. Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·98 0·71
  Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·98 0·82
  Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·94 0·82
  Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·76 0·87

The total births in the above boroughs amounted to 588, against 572 in May—an increase of 16. The deaths in June were 211, a decrease of 1 on the number in May. Of the total deaths, males contributed 112, females 99. Forty-six of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 21·80 per cent. of the whole number; 33 of these were under one year of age.

There were sixty-six deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: Seven men, 67, 71, 72, 77, 78, 82, 90, and nine women, 67 (two), 70, 72, 73, 75, 76, 77, 78, died at Auckland; six men, 66, 71, 73 (two), 76, 87, and five women, 70, 78, 80, 84, 90, at Wellington; seven men, 65, 67 (two), 75, 77, 78, 79, and eleven women, 65, 67 (three), 69, 74, 75, 83 (two), 89, at Christchurch; and thirteen men, 65, 67, 69 (two), 73, 75, 76 (two), 77 (two), 78, 79 (two), and eight women, 65, 66, 70, 74, 76, 82, 89, 90, at Dunedin.

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during June, 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. Enteric Fever .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..		1		1
7. Scarlet Fever .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..				1
9A. Diphtheria .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
10. Influenza .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
B.—Other General Diseases.
20. Septicæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
26. Tubercular Laryngitis .. .. .. .. .. ..		1
27. Phthisis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..		5		6
27. Tuberculosis, Miliary .. .. .. .. .. ..			1
28. Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. ..	1
34. Tuberculosis—General .. .. .. .. .. ..		1
36. Syphilis, Congenital .. .. .. .. .. ..					1
40. Cancer—Liver and Stomach .. .. .. ..		1		1
41. " Bowels .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..		1
41. " Rectum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
42. " Uterus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..		1		1
43. " Breast.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..		1		2
45. " Other Organs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..		1		1
47. Rheumatic Fever .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..		1
50. Diabetes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
54. Pernicious Anæmia .. .. .. .. .. ..
56. Alcoholism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
II.—DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF THE ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
61. Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..		1	1	1
63. Myelitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..				1
63. Progressive Muscular Atrophy .. .. ..
64. Apoplexy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..		3		1
65. Cerebral Softening .. .. .. .. .. ..				1
66. Hemiplegia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
67. General Paralysis of Insane .. .. ..				1
68. Insanity .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..		1
71. Convulsions (children under 5 years of age)	2		2
III.—DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
78. Endocarditis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
79. Heart-disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	1	5		3
80. Angina Pectoris .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..				1
82. Embolism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..				1
85. Hæmophilia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			1
85. Purpura, Hæmorrhagic .. .. .. .. .. ..		1
IV.—DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
90. Bronchitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	1		1
91. Chronic Bronchitis .. .. .. .. .. ..		2		1
92. Broncho-pneumonia .. .. .. .. .. ..	1	1			1
93. Pneumonia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..				2
94. Emphysema .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
95. Congestion of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. ..
97. Asthma .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..		1

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