New Zealand Gazette – 1909 – No. 22

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✨ Vital Statistics Table



Mar. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 811

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths in the Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs registered during the Year 1908.

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.
I.—GENERAL DISEASES.
1. Typhoid Fever .. .. 21 .. 5 .. 2 .. .. 28
4. Intermittent Fever, Malarial Fever .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
6. Measles .. .. 2 .. .. .. 5 .. 7
7. Scarlet Fever .. .. 2 5 11 .. .. 1 2 21
8. Whooping-cough .. 5 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 7
9. Croup .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
9A. Diphtheria .. 3 3 3 .. 1 2 .. 13
10. Influenza .. 4 .. 3 1 9 .. 5 22
14. Dysentery .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. 1 4
18. Erysipelas .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 2
20. Purulent Infection and Septicæmia .. 3 .. 3 1 3 .. 3 13
26. Tuberculosis of the Larynx .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
27. Phthisis .. 38 2 55 .. 49 .. 45 189
27. Tuberculosis .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 3 6
27. Tubercular Pneumonia .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
28. Tuberculosis of the Meninges .. 2 5 2 6 3 3 6 29
29. Tuberculosis of the Peritoneum .. 2 2 1 3 .. 2 2 12
33. Tuberculosis of Other Organs .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 3 5
34. General Tuberculosis .. 6 4 .. .. 2 .. 4 16
36. Syphilis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
36. Syphilis, Hereditary .. 1 4 .. 3 .. 1 .. 9
39. Cancer of the Mouth, Jaw .. 2 .. 5 .. .. .. 6 13
40. " Stomach and Liver.. .. 24 .. 15 .. 15 .. 23 77
41. " Peritoneum, Intes- .. 9 .. 10 .. 6 .. 11 36
42. " Uterus .. 3 .. 5 .. 6 .. 5 19
43. " Breast .. 3 .. 4 .. 2 .. 1 10
44. " Face, Nose, Skin .. 2 .. 1 .. 13 .. 6 4
45. Cancer of Other Organs .. 12 1 7 .. 3 .. 1 39
46. Other Tumours .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 4
47. Acute Articular Rheumatism .. 3 .. 6 .. .. .. 2 12
48. Chronic Rheumatism and Gout .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 2 6
49. Scurvy .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
50. Diabetes .. 6 .. 5 .. 10 .. 8 29
51. Exophthalmic Goitre .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 4
53. Leucæmia .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 3
54. Anaemia .. 1 .. 3 .. 3 .. 3 10
56. Acute and Chronic Alcoholism .. 2 .. 1 .. 3 .. 2 8
Total 15 148 31 150 17 142 15 149 667

II.—DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF THE ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE. | | | | | | | | | |
| 60. Encephalitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 |
| 61. Simple Meningitis | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 45 |
| 62. Progressive Locomotor Ataxia | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 |
| 63. Other Diseases of the Spinal Cord | .. | 5 | .. | 6 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| 64. Congestion and Hæmorrhage of the Brain | 1 | 31 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 25 | .. | 42 | 116 |
| 65. Softening of the Brain | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 5 | .. | 3 | 13 |
| 66. Paralysis, Hemiplegia | .. | 4 | .. | 5 | .. | 4 | .. | 13 | 26 |
| 67. General Paralysis of Insane | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 |
| 67. General Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
| 69. Epilepsy | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 70. Eclampsia (non-puerperal) | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
| 71. Convulsions of Children under five years of age | 13 | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | 3 | .. | 24 |
| 72. Tetanus | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 |
| 74c. Other Diseases of the Nervous System | .. | 5 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 16 |
| Total | 26 | 56 | 18 | 44 | 11 | 45 | 7 | 82 | 289 |

III.—DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM. | | | | | | | | | |
| 77. Pericarditis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 |
| 78. Acute Endocarditis | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 8 |
| 79. Organic Heart-disease | .. | 92 | 6 | 66 | 1 | 78 | 2 | 85 | 332 |
| 80. Angina Pectoris .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 9 |
| 81. Diseases of the Arteries, Atheroma, Aneurisms, &c. | .. | 5 | .. | 4 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 15 |
| 82. Embolism and Thrombosis | 1 | 1 | .. | 8 | .. | 4 | .. | 3 | 17 |
| 84. Disease of the Lymphatic System | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 |
| 85. Hæmorrhage, Purpura | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| Total | 5 | 105 | 7 | 80 | 1 | 94 | 3 | 98 | 393 |



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