New Zealand Gazette – 1908 – No. 8

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✨ Vital Statistics - Causes of Death



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 8

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 December, 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; 9 .. 5 1 1 ..
II Parasitic Diseases .. .. .. .. .. ..
III Dietetic Diseases .. .. .. .. .. 1
IV Constitutional Diseases 3 9 1 14 2 11
V Developmental Diseases 1 6 2 5 .. 1
VI Local Diseases 10 26 12 29 2 12
VII Violence .. 1 .. 2 1 ..
VIII Ill-defined and Not-specified Causes 2 .. .. .. 1 ..
Totals 25 42 20 51 7 25

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during December, 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.. .. .. .. 2 ..
Influenza .. .. 4 .. 1
Whooping-cough .. .. .. 1 ..
Diphtheria .. .. .. 1 ..
ORDER 2:—
Diarrhoeal,—
Cholera Infantum .. .. 1 .. ..
Diarrhoea .. .. 4 .. 1
ORDER 6:—
Septic,—
Puerperal Septicæmia .. .. .. .. ..
CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Exposure and Exhaustion .. .. .. .. ..
Alcoholism .. .. .. .. ..
CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Acute Rheumatism .. 1 .. .. 1
Cancer .. .. .. .. 1 7
Tubercular Peritonitis .. .. .. .. 1
Tubercular Meningitis .. 2 1 1 ..
Phthisis· .. .. .. 6 3
Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. 1
Tuberculosis of Knee-joint .. .. .. .. 1
Pernicious Anæmia .. .. .. .. ..
Diabetes Mellitus .. .. .. 1 ..
CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth .. 1 .. 2 ..
Old Age .. .. .. 6 ..
CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. 1 .. 1 1
Apoplexy .. .. .. 1 ..
Cerebral Softening .. .. .. .. ..
Paralysis .. .. .. 1 ..
Convulsions .. 1 .. 3 ..
Locomotor Ataxia .. .. .. .. 1
Congestion of Brain .. 1 .. .. ..
Cerebral Degeneration .. .. .. .. ..
ORDER 2:—
Diseases of Organs of Special Sense,—
Otitis Media .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Heart-disease .. .. .. 10 1
Pericarditis .. .. .. .. ..
Syncope .. .. .. 1 ..
Aneurism .. .. .. .. ..
Embolism, Thrombosis .. .. .. 1 ..


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🏛️ Causes of Death Statistics for December 1907

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Vital statistics, Causes of death, Deaths, Boroughs, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, December 1907, Age groups

🏛️ Detailed Causes of Death Statistics for December 1907

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Vital statistics, Causes of death, Deaths, Boroughs, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, December 1907, Age groups, Disease classification