New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 71

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✨ Vital Statistics Tables

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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There were 128 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards in the four metropolitan and nine suburban areas during the month of March, 1917, as against 143 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	1	..	2	2
66	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	1	1
67	1	1	..	2	1	1	..	..	..	1	2	5
68	3	..	2	..	2	..	..	..	1	..	8	..
69	..	..	..	..	1	1	2	..	..	..	3	1
70	..	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	3	1
71	..	2	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	4
72	2	1	..	1	..	3	..	..	..	..	2	5
73	..	1	..	..	..	2	1	1	..	..	1	4
74	..	4	..	..	..	3	..	1	..	..	..	8
75	1	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	3	1
76	..	3	3	..	1	3	..	..	2	1	6	7
77	..	2	..	..	1	1	..	..	2	..	3	3
78	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	1	..	1	2
79	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	..	1	..	2	1
80	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	2	2	..	4	2
81	2	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	4	..
82	1	1	1	..	..	2	2	1	..	..	4	4
83	..	1	..	..	..	1	1	..	1	2	2	3
84	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	..	1	1
85	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	1	..	..	2	1
86	1	1	..	..	1	..	..	1	1	..	3	2
87	2	..	..	1	..	..	1	1	..	2	3	4
88	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	1	1	2
89	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1
90	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1
94	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1
Totals ..	15	20	9	6	11	20	9	13	17	8	61	67

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Metropolitan Areas, and Total for Nine Suburban Areas, registered during March, 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	..	..	..	..	..	..	3
6. Measles	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
8. Whooping Cough	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1
9. Diphtheria ..	..	..	1	3	..	1	..	3	..	1	9
10. Influenza	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	2
14. Dysentery ..	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	..	..	2
(b.) Other General Diseases.
28. Pulmonary Tuberculosis	..	..	8	..	6	..	..	5	..	3	27
29. Acute Miliary Tuberculosis	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1
30. Tubercular Meningitis	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	2
31. Abdominal Tuberculosis	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	2
32. Pott’s Disease	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
35. General Tuberculosis	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	2	3
39. Cancer of Buccal Cavity, &c. ..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	..	2
40. " Stomach, Liver, &c.	..	..	4	..	3	..	..	3	..	2	14
41. " Intestines, Rectum	..	..	3	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	5
42. " Female Genital Organs	..	..	2	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	4
43. " Breast	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	3
45. " Bladder	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	2
45. " Prostate Gland	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1
45. " Neck	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
45. " Larynx	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
45. Cancer (Organ not defined)	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
46. Mediastinal Tumour	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1