New Zealand Gazette – 1909 – No. 69

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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The inclusion of the suburban boroughs tends to lower the rate at each of the four centres.

Death-rates per 1,000 of Population.

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·98
and seven suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·89
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·97
and three suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·92
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·04
and three suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·01
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·04
and six suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·93

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

Compared with July, 1908, the results are,—

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 1909.
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Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·74 0·89
Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·01 0·92
Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 1·06 1·01
Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·99 0·93

The total births in the above boroughs amounted to 640, against 592 in June—an increase of 48. The deaths in July were 255—an increase of 33 on the number in June. Of the total deaths, males contributed 130, females 125. Fifty-three of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 20·78 per cent. of the whole number; 46 of these were under one year of age.

There were seventy-four deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards : Nine men, 65, 70 (three), 73, 74, 77, 83 (two), and eight women, 66, 68, 70, 71, 77, 80 (two), 82, died at Auckland; ten men, 65, 66 (two), 70 (two), 72, 75, 79, 83, 88, and eight women, 65, 72, 73, 74 (two), 77, 79, 84, at Wellington; nine men, 65, 68, 69, 70 (two), 75, 76 (two), 78, and ten women, 65, 70 (three), 72 (two), 75, 82, 83, 84, at Christchurch; and thirteen men, 67, 70 (two), 71, 74 (two), 76, 78, 83 (three), 87, 89, and seven women, 70, 73, 75, 77 (two), 78, 79, at Dunedin.

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during July, 1909.

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 .. .. .. .. .. ..	..	..	..	1	..
7. Scarlet Fever .. .. .. .. .. ..	..	..	..	..	..
8. Pertussis .. .. .. .. .. ..	1	..	..	..	..
9. Croup .. .. .. .. .. ..	..	..	1	..	..
9A. Diphtheria .. .. .. .. .. ..	..	..	1	..	..
10. Influenza .. .. .. .. .. ..	..	..	..	..	..
B.—Other General Diseases.
27. Phthisis .. .. .. .. .. ..	..	4	..	3	..
27. Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. ..	..	..	..	1	..
28. Tubercular Meningitis .. .. ..	1	..	..	..	1
33. Tuberculosis of Bladder .. ..	..	..	..	..	..
36. Syphilis .. .. .. .. .. ..	..	..	1	1	..
39. Cancer of Palate .. .. .. ..	..	1	..	..	..
40. " Stomach .. .. .. .. .. ..	..	2	..	..	..
40. " Liver .. .. .. .. .. ..	..	..	..	..	..
41. " Intestines, Rectum .. ..	..	1	..	1	..
43. " Breast .. .. .. .. .. ..	..	1	..	..	..
45. " Other Organs .. .. .. ..	..	5	..	..	..
50. Diabetes .. .. .. .. .. ..	..	1	..	1	..
53. Leucocythaemia.. .. .. .. ..	..	..	..	..	1
56. Alcoholism .. .. .. .. .. ..	..	..	..	1	..
II.—DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF THE ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
61. Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. ..	..	2	2	1	..
63. Paralysis Agitans .. .. .. ..	..	..	..	1	..
63. Spinal Sclerosis .. .. .. ..	..	1	..	..	..
64. Apoplexy, Cerebral Hæmorrhage ..	..	5	..	3	..
65. Cerebral Softening .. .. .. ..	..	..	..	..	..
66. Hemiplegia .. .. .. .. .. ..	..	..	..	1	..
67. General Paralysis of Insane ..	..	..	..	1	..
69. Epileptic Fits .. .. .. .. ..	..	..	..	1	..
70. Eclampsia .. .. .. .. .. ..	..	..	..	1	..
71. Convulsions (children under 5 years)	4	..	..	..	..
74c. Cretenism .. .. .. .. .. ..	..	..	..	1	..
III.—DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
77. Pericarditis .. .. .. .. .. ..	..	..	..	..	..
78. Myocarditis, Endocarditis .. ..	..	2	..	..	..
79. Heart-disease .. .. .. .. .. ..	..	10	2	12	..
80. Angina Pectoris .. .. .. .. ..	..	..	..	..	..
81. Aneurism .. .. .. .. .. ..	..	1	..	..	..
82. Thrombosis .. .. .. .. .. ..	..	..	..	..	..