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Table showing the Number of Deaths from Tubercular Diseases registered in New Zealand during the Year 1907, arranged in Groups of Ages. Persons.

To show the mortality from tuberculosis in various parts of New Zealand, 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 South Island are, however, found to be 16 more than those for the North Island, or 436 deaths and 420 deaths for those divisions respectively : —

Table showing the Number of Deaths from Tubercular Disease registered in each Provincial District of New Zealand during the Year 1907.

Cancer. The deaths from cancer during the year 1907 were 674. There were more deaths of males than of females, the numbers being —males 361, females 313. The rate of mortality per 10,000 living was 733. The apparent increase in deaths from this disease is shown further on, and compared with that of England. But the increase is not believed by all authorities to be a fact to the extent represented, but partly the result of more careful certification of the causes of death, and of improved diagnosis in cases of what is termed inaccessible cancer. It is certain, however, that out of a total of 10,066 deaths from all causes in New Zealand during 1907, 674, or 670 per cent., were caused by cancer. The death-rate from cancer is not so great as that from tubercular diseases, but is nevertheless a most alarming matter, not only on account of the number of deaths, but because of its progressive increase. A decennial table shows that the deaths from cancer per 10,000 persons living rose from 640 in 1898 to 710 in 1903 and 733 in 1907.

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Provincial District. Tabes Mesenterica, Tuberoular Peritonitis. Tubercular Meningitis, Acute Hydrocephalus. Phthisis. Other Forms of Tuberoulosis, Scrofula. Total Deaths from Tuberculosis. Auckland Taranaki Hawke's Bay ... Wellington Marlborough ... Nelson Westland Canterbury 5 1 1 6 24 8 3 28 142 21 31 106 11 27 11 135 128 19 4 7 19 4 4 13 24 190 29 42 159 11 36 15 179 195 3 2 11 8 20 35 Otago Totals 35 115 612 94 856 ..'■