New Zealand Gazette – 1909 – No. 86

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 86

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 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·91
and seven suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·69
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·99
and three suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·95
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·79
and three suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·77
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·96
and six suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·75

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

Compared with September, 1908, the results are,—

1. Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·92 0·69
  Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·63 0·95
  Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·74 0·77
  Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·97 0·75

The total births in the above boroughs amounted to 701, against 622 in August—an increase of 79. The deaths in September were 216—an increase of 13 on the number in August. Of the total deaths, males contributed 108, females 108. Forty-nine of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 22·69 per cent. of the whole number; 29 of these were under one year of age.

There were seventy-nine deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: Thirteen men, 65, 66 (two), 69, 72 (three), 73, 75 (two), 76 (two), 86, and ten women, 65, 66 (two), 69, 72 (three), 75, 86, 89, died at Auckland; nine men, 68, 71, 76, 78 (two), 80, 81, 86, 92, and nine women, 65 (two), 69, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, at Wellington; ten men, 66, 68, 78, 80, 81 (two), 83 (two), 84, 90, and six women, 66, 68, 73, 78, 82, 98, at Christchurch; and eleven men, 66 (two), 72 (two), 74, 78, 79 (two), 81 (two), 85, and eleven women, 71 (two), 72 (two), 75 (two), 77, 80, 83, 85, 88, at Dunedin.

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during September, 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 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
8. Pertussis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	1
9A. Diphtheria .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
10. Influenza .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			1
18. Erysipelas .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			1
B.—Other General Diseases.
27. Phthisis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..		7		8
27. Tubercular Pneumonia .. .. .. .. .. ..			1
28. Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. ..	1				1
40. Cancer of Stomach .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..		1
40. Liver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..				2
41. Intestines, Rectum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..		2		1
42. Uterus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..		2
43. Breast .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
45. other Organs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..				2
47. Rheumatoid Arthritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..				1
50. Diabetes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..		2		1
54. Pernicious Anæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..					1
56. Alcoholism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..		2
II.—DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF THE ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
61. Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			1
62. Locomotor Ataxia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..				1
64. Apoplexy, Cerebral Hæmorrhage .. .. .. ..		3		2
65. Cerebral Softening .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..				1
66. Hemiplegia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..				1
67. General Paralysis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
68. Imbecility .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
69. Epilepsy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..		1
71. Convulsions (children under 5 years) .. ..
74c. Polyneuritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
III.—DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
77. Pericarditis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..					1
79. Heart-disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	1	4	2	6
80. Angina Pectoris .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
81. Arterio Sclerosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..				2
82. Thrombosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..		1