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Decennial Table, 1896-1905.—Deaths (Persons) from various Tubercular. Diseases registered in New Zealand, specifying the Number under and over Five Years of Age.

Nine deaths from " lupus " recorded during the decennium have not been included in the above table. They were all deaths of adult persons (3 males and 6 females), excepting 1, aged 13 years. Two deaths of females, aged 13 and 69 respectively, were, registered as from this disease in 1905. It will be seen that the term " tubercular diseases " includes " phthisis," " tabes mesenterica," " tubercular peritonitis," " tubercular meningitis," " acute hydrocephalus," with other forms of tuberculosis (scrofula, &c). Of these the mortality from phthisis forms by far the greatest part of the whole. Thus, in 1905 there were 496 deaths from phthisis out of a total of 678 deaths from all tubercular complaints. Of 496 deaths by phthisis, only 4 were of persons under 5 years of age. Examination of the next table, giving the full series of ages of persons who died from tubercular disease during the year 1905, shows that of 34 deaths from tabes mesenterica, with tubercular peritonitis, 15 were of children under 5 years. Also that, of 75 deaths from tubercular meningitis, with acute hydrocephalus, 37 were of persons under 5 years, and 24 from sto 20 years. Under " other forms of tuberculosis " (excepting phthisis) the greater numbers of deaths are at ages under 30 years. The mortality from phthisis is heaviest at 20-30 years, being 183 deaths out of 496 of all ages , but large numbers are found in the columns as far as that for the advanced term of 65 to 70 years, at which the deaths of 1905 were 20, and 16 deaths from this cause are of persons of 70 years and upwards.

Table showing the Number of Deaths (Persons) from Tubercular Diseases registered in New Zealand during the Year 1905, arranged in Groups of Ages.

To show the mortality from .tuberculosis in various parts of the colony, a table giving the deaths in the various provincial districts is added, which, however, only shows that the mortality is distributed very much according to population. The deaths in the North Island, are however, found to be 48 fewer than those for the South Island, or 315 deaths and 363 deaths for those divisions respectively.

Year. Tubes Tubercular Mesentarica, Meningitis, Tubercular Acute Peritonitis. Hydrocephalus. ji gi jil ii o£ §X a* I o>^ in m io i >o Phthisis. i Other Forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula. Total Deaths from Tuberoulosis. I IS ij I ■° i ra SO V < o a* -i *i »o I »o 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 ... i 36 35 37 43 20 30 26 22 17 15 11 9 12 19 20 22 19 28 18 19 30 33 37 32 24 30 36 39 44 37 28 32 38 40 55 31 30 35 44 38 5 7 10 10 13 10 5 9 5 4 518 589 587 583 ; 564 586 612 561 593 492 19 13 11 12 9 14 8 11 12 8 I 33 45 37 56 47 52 66 64 66 65 90 88 95 (17 66 84 75 81 78 64 590 675 674 698 686 691 727 688 721 614 680 763 769 795 752 775 802 769 799 678

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