New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 47

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

Mar. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 969

There were 143 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards in the four metropolitan and nine suburban areas during the month of February, 1917, as against 150 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	..	2	..	2	..	1	..	..	1	6	1
66	3	2	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	3	2
67	..	3	2	1	..	..	..	..	2	1	4	5
68	1	1	1	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	2	3
69	1	..	2	..	1	..	2	..	1	..	7	..
70	1	2	..	1	1	..	1	1	1	..	4	4
71	1	2	..	..	1	3	1	..	..	..	3	5
72	..	2	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	2	2
73	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	2	..	..	..	4
74	1	..	1	1	1	..	1	3	3	..	7	4
75	3	..	..	1	2	2	..	..	1	1	6	4
76	1	..	1	..	1	1	..	1	..	..	3	2
77	2	..	..	..	2	..	..	..	..	..	4	..
78	1	1	1	1	1	1	..	..	2	1	5	4
79	2	1	..	1	..	1	1	..	..	..	3	3
80	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	2
81	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	2	..
82	1	2	1	..	..	1	2	..	1	..	5	3
83	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	..	1	1
84	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	3	..	4	1
85	..	..	..	1	1	1	..	..	..	1	1	3
87	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	3
88	1	1	1	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	4	1
89	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	2	1
91	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	1	2
93	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
95	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	..
99	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1
Totals ..	23	20	12	9	15	14	13	10	18	9	81	62

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Metropolitan Areas and Total for Nine Suburban Areas, registered during February, 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.
1. — GENERAL DISEASES.
(a.) Epidemic Diseases.
1. Typhoid Fever	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
7. Scarlet Fever	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
8. Whooping Cough	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	2
9. Diphtheria ..	..	1	1	1	1	..	..	..	..	1	5
10. Influenza ..	..	..	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	2
13. Cholera Nostras	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1
14. Dysentery ..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
(b.) Other General Diseases.
20. Purulent Infection, Septicæmia	..	1	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	1	4
28. Pulmonary Tuberculosis	..	5	..	3	..	5	..	5	..	4	22
30. Tubercular Meningitis	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	1
31. Abdominal Tuberculosis	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
32. Pott’s Disease ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	1	3
33. Hip Disease ..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
34. Tuberculosis of other Organs ..	..	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	2
35. General Tuberculosis	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	2
37. Syphilis ..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1
39. Cancer of Buccal Cavity, &c. ..	..	1	..	1	..	1	..	1	..	..	4
40. " Stomach, Liver, &c.	..	3	..	1	..	1	..	3	..	3	11
41. " Intestines, Rectum	..	..	..	1	..	3	..	..	..	5	9
42. " Female Genital Organs	..	6	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	8
43. " Breast ..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
45. " Neck ..	..	2	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2
45. " Spine ..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1