New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 34

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

Feb. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 737

There were 150 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards in the four metropolitan and nine suburban areas during the month of January, 1917. 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	2	..	..	..	1	..	..	2	..	3	3
66	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	2	..	4
67	3	2	1	..	1	1	..	1	1	..	6	4
68	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	1	2	..	4	1
69	1	..	2	2	..	..	1	..	2	..	6	2
70	2	..	..	..	1	1	..	1	..	2	3	4
71	1	..	..	..	1	1	1	1	2	..	5	2
72	3	1	..	1	2	2	..	1	..	1	5	6
73	1	2	..	..	1	1	..	..	1	1	3	4
74	2	3	1	..	1	..	1	..	1	..	6	3
75	..	..	..	..	1	2	..	..	1	..	2	2
76	3	2	..	..	1	3	2	..	1	1	7	6
77	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	1	..	3	1
78	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	1	1	2
79	1	1	..	..	1	..	1	2	2	1	5	4
80	1	1	..	1	..	..	1	..	1	1	3	3
81	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	1	1
82	2	1	1	..	..	..	1	1	1	..	5	2
83	..	1	..	..	1	..	1	..	1	1	3	2
84	1	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	1	1	4	1
85	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	2
86	..	1	2	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	2	2
87	..	1	..	1	1	..	2	..	2	..	5	2
88	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	2
89	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
90	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
91	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1
Totals ..	23	22	7	5	16	14	13	12	23	15	82	68

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Metropolitan Areas and Total for Nine Suburban Areas, registered during January, 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	..	..	2	1	..	..	..	..	1	..	4
7. Scarlet Fever	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	2
8. Whooping Cough	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1
9. Diphtheria ..	..	..	1	..	1	5	..	..	..	1	9
10. Influenza	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
14. Dysentery	..	..	1	3	1	..	..	..	..	..	5
(b.) Other General Diseases.
24. Tetanus	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
28. Pulmonary Tuberculosis	..	..	..	4	..	5	..	6	..	7	29
29. Acute Miliary Tuberculosis	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
30. Tubercular Meningitis	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	2	3
31. Abdominal Tuberculosis	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	3
32. Psoas Abscess	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
33. Tuberculosis of the Knee	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
37. Syphilis	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	2
39. Cancer of Buccal Cavity, &c.	..	..	2	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	3
40. " Stomach, Liver, &c.	..	..	3	..	4	1	..	3	..	4	15
41. " Intestines, Rectum	..	..	4	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	6
42. " Female Genital Organs	..	..	2	..	2	1	..	1	..	..	6
43. " Breast	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
45. " Bladder	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
45. " Male Genital Organs	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
45. " Larynx	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1
45. " Cervical Glands	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1
45. " Eye	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1
45. " Neck	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
45. " Mediastinum	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
45. " Shoulder..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
45. " Maxilla	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
45. " Prostate	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
45. " (location not stated)	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
46. Other Tumours	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1