New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 179

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

Dec. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 4517

There were 193 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards in the four metropolitan and nine suburban areas during the month of November, 1917, as against 189 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	..	..	..	2	..	..	..	4	..
66	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	1	1	3
67	3	..	1	..	3	..	..	..	2	..	9	..
68	2	..	2	..	3	2	..	1	2	..	9	3
69	2	1	..	..	..	1	2	..	1	..	5	2
70	5	1	1	1	..	1	..	2	1	..	7	5
71	1	1	..	..	..	1	1	3	3	1	5	6
72	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	1	..	1	1	3
73	1	1	..	..	2	..	1	1	..	1	4	3
74	..	..	3	..	1	..	1	3	2	..	7	3
75	3	2	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	4	3
76	2	3	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	4	3
77	..	2	..	..	1	1	1	..	2	2	4	5
78	2	1	2	..	2	..	1	2	..	1	7	4
79	3	..	1	1	..	2	..	1	2	..	6	1
80	2	3	1	..	1	1	..	1	2	1	6	7
81	..	1	..	..	..	1	2	..	2	..	4	2
82	3	1	2	1	3	..	1	1	1	..	10	3
83	1	1	1	..	..	1	..	1	2	..	4	3
84	1	1	1	..	..	..	2	2	..	1	4	4
85	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	1	1	..	2	2
86	1	..	..	..	..	1	1	1	1	..	3	2
87	..	2	..	1	1	..	..	1	1	..	2	4
88	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	1
89	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	1
90	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..
91	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	2	..
92	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1
93	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1
95	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1
Totals ..	36	22	18	6	18	13	18	24	27	11	117	76

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Metropolitan Areas, and Total for Nine Suburban Areas, registered during November, 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.
8. Whooping-cough ..		3		..		..		..	1	..	4
9. Diphtheria ..		2		..		2		1	1	1	9
10. Influenza ..		..		..		..		1	..	1	2
(b.) Other General Diseases.
20. Purulent Infection, Septicæmia		..		..		2		..	..	..	2
28. Pulmonary Tuberculosis		..		5		..		2	..	3	18
29. Acute Miliary Tuberculosis		..		..		..		..	..	1	1
30. Tubercular Meningitis		..		..		..		..	..	2	2
34. " Kidney ..		..		..		..		..	..	1	1
35. General Tuberculosis		..		2		..		1	..	1	4
37. Syphilis ..		1		..		1		..	..	..	2
39. Cancer of Buccal Cavity, &c.		..		1		..		..	..	1	2
40. " Stomach, Liver, &c.		..		3		2		3	..	1	13
41. " Intestines, Rectum		..		3		1		..	..	1	5
42. " Female Genital Organs		..		4		1		..	..	2	7
43. " Breast ..		..		3		..		1	..	..	4
44. " Face ..		..		..		..		1	..	..	1
45. " Abdomen ..		..		..		1		..	..	..	1
45. " Thyroid ..		..		1		..		..	..	..	1
45. " Pancreas ..		..		..		..		1	..	..	1
45. " Larynx ..		..		..		..		..	..	1	1
45. " Prostate ..		..		1		..		..	..	1	2
45. " Kidney ..		..		..		1		..	..	..	1
46. Abdominal Neoplasm		..		..		..		..	..	1	1