New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 168

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 168

There were 189 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards in the four metropolitan and nine suburban areas during the month of October, 1917, as against 183 in the previous month. The following table shows the classification :—

Age.	METROPOLITAN AREA.								NINE SUBURBAN AREAS.		Total
	Auckland.		Wellington.		Christchurch.		Dunedin.
	Males.	Females.	Males	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.
65	1	1	1	2	..	1	..	..	1	1	3	5
66	2	1	..	..	..	..	2	1	2	..	6	2
67	..	..	..	1	..	2	2	..	..	..	4	3
68	1	1	..	1	2	..	2	..	..	..	4	2
69	1	1	..	..	1	..	2	1	..	..	3	2
70	2	2	1	..	..	1	1	..	2	..	5	4
71	..	2	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	..	3
72	..	1	2	..	..	..	2	..	1	1	7	2
73	..	2	2	1	2	..	..	2	..	..	2	7
74	1	..	..	..	1	2	1	..	1	..	4	2
75	2	2	2	..	1	2	3	2	2	1	10	7
76	..	2	1	..	..	2	..	..	2	..	3	4
77	1	..	1	..	1	1	1	..	2	1	6	2
78	1	..	..	1	..	1	2	1	1	1	4	4
79	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
80	2	1	..	1	1	..	1	3	1	..	5	5
81	2	..	..	1	..	3	2	1	..	1	4	6
82	..	1	..	..	2	2	2	..	3	..	7	3
83	1	..	..	..	2	1	1	1	2	..	6	2
84	2	..	1	1	..	1	..	..	2	1	5	3
85	3	1	..	..	..	1	1	..	2	..	6	2
86	2	2	1	..	2	..	1	..	1	..	7	2
87	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	2	..
88	1	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	2	..	3	1
89	..	1	..	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	2
90	1	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	..	2	1
91	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	..
92	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1
Totals ..	27	22	12	10	18	25	26	12	28	9	111	78

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Metropolitan Areas, and Total for Nine Suburban Areas, registered during October, 1917.

Causes of Death.	Auckland Metropolitan Area.		Wellington Metropolitan Area.		Christchurch Metropolitan Area.		Dunedin Metropolitan Area.		Nine Suburban Areas.		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.	Under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.
I.—GENERAL DISEASES.
(a.) Epidemic Diseases.
1. Typhoid Fever	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
6. Measles	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
7. Scarlet Fever	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1
8. Whooping-cough	..	1	..	..	1	2	1	..	..	..	3
9. Diphtheria ..	..	..	..	3	2	2	2	..	..	2	11
18. Erysipelas ..	..	..	2	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	3
(b.) Other General Diseases.
20. Purulent Infection, Septicæmia	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
28. Pulmonary Tuberculosis	..	7	..	10	..	5	..	9	..	7	38
30. Tubercular Meningitis	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	2
31. " Peritonitis	..	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	2
32. " Disease of Vertebra	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
34. " Salpingitis	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
37. Syphilis	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1
38. Gonococcus Infection	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
39. Cancer of Buccal Cavity, &c. ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
40. " Stomach, Liver, &c.	..	6	..	1	..	..	..	3	..	5	15
41. " Intestines, Rectum	..	2	..	3	..	2	..	3	..	1	11
42. " Female Genital Organs	..	2	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	1	5
43. " Breast	..	..	1	..	2	..	..	1	..	..	4
44. " Face	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
45. " Pelvic Glands	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
45. " Eyeball	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
45. " Pancreas	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	2
45. " Larynx	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
45. " Prostate Gland	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
45. " Inguinal Glands	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
45. Metastatic Carcinoma	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
45. Cancer (Organ not stated)	..	..	2	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	3