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Deaths from Phthisis, 1907.

Table showing the Number of Persons who died from Phthisis during the Year 1907, classified to Age, Sex, and Length of Residence in New Zealand.

In Australasia the rate is materially increased by the deaths of persons who have come from other countries either already suffering from phthisis or predisposed thereto. There is no reason for believing that this circumstance has more effect on the death-rate in Australia than in New Zealand; so that the lower rate referred to in previous issues of this work as obtaining in this country may be taken as proof of the superiority of its climate for withstanding consumptive tendencies. From other forms of tuberculosis the deaths in 1907 were 244, or 265 per 10,000 of population. Thus a large addition has to be made to the deaths from phthisis to appreciate the full mischief done by tubercular disease. Deaths from all Tubercular Diseases. The mortality from all forms of tubercular disease, taken together, has been at the average rate of 95 persons per 10,000 living for the last ten years. This rate is far lower than that which obtained in England during the year 1905, when the proportion was 1644 per 10,000 living. A table is supplied showing the results for each of ten years in New Zealand. Besides the death-rate from tubercular diseases, it also shows the percentage of deaths by tubercle to those from all causes, which was from 8 - 50 to 1062 per cent, for the decennial period 1898-1907.

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Length of Residence in New Zealand. 1O 3 O in .2 O 1O CM o 1C id CO o ■4= 1O CM Age at Death. 1O o ■is CO 1C o to o a i p< in > •i EH Males. Under 1 month 1 to 6 months 6 to 12 months 1 to 2 years ■■■ 2 to 3 years 3 to 4 years 4 to 5 years 5 to 10 years 10 to 15 years 15 to 20 years 20 to 25 years 25 years and upwards Not known Born in New Zealand 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 1 3 4 6 3 1 3 9 5 74 1 2 1 2 1 1 3 2 2 12 6 26 i 2 1 i 4 4 4 3 1 4 5 13 6 5 13 81 23 171 "i 1 6 20 5 10 2 21 1 16 3 2 3 2 2 1 54 Totals 2 2 1 64 114 59 45 26 21 3 337 Females. Under 1 month 1 to 6 months 6 to 12 months 1 to 2 years 2 to 3 years 3 to 4 years 4 to 5 years 5 to 10 years 10 to 15 years 15 to 20 years 20 to 25 years 25 years and upwards Not known Born in New Zealand I I ... ... 3 1 2 1 i i 2 i 2 1 2 1 I I 1 1 ' 2 4 1 3 2 81 1 6 9 2 18 3 1 2 11 2 7 1 9 i 1 4 6 5 10 34 7 201 2 1 9 i 81 2 Totals 1 9 89 94 39 27 12 i 1 275 Totals of both sexes 3 10 153 208 98 72 38 22 4 612