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Tuberculosis (all Forms).

Of the 600 deaths from, tuberculosis in 1940, 501 (3-24- per 10,000 of mean population) were assigned to tuberculosis of the respiratory system, and 99 (0-64 per 10,000) to other forms of the disease. Tuberculosis other than that of the Respiratory System. —The 99 deaths last year so assigned were distributed as follows (the figures for 1939 being given in parentheses) : — Tuberculosis of the meninges and central nervous system . . 39 (34) Tuberculosis of intestines and peritoneum . . .. 13 (12) Tuberculosis of vertebral column .. .. .. 12 (7) Tuberculosis of bones and joints .. .. .. .. 2 (2) Tuberculosis of lymphatic system .. .. .. .. 2 (1) Tuberculosis of genito-urinary system .. .. 10 (7) Tuberculosis of other organs . . . . . . 1 (3) Disseminated tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. 20 (25) 99 (91) Infant Mortality. Deaths of infants numbered 990, and the infant-mortality rate was 30-21 per 1,000 live births, compared with 31-14 in 1939.

Infant Mortality in New Zealand, 1935-40 (per 1,000 Live Births).

Analysis of Deaths of Infants under One Month of Age, 1940. The following table gives the causes of these deaths during the year : —

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Number of D ? r at , h * rom I Number of f Death-rate from Year. Deaths from U lrwwwf Year. Deaths from " fn'rww' Tuberculosis P® r 10,000 ° f : Tuberculosis I P er 10 ' 000 of LuDercmosis. Mean Population. | luDerculosis. j Mean Population. 1935 .. .. 576 3-89 1938.. .. 597 3-93 1936 .. .. 680 4-56 1939.. .. 613 3-98 1937 .. .. 589 3-91 1940.. .. 600 3-88

TT j One Month and m <. i j tt j i One Month and rr , , , v Under , rn , i iotal under v Under i , , Total under Year. ,, i under iwelve m . , r ,, Year. ,, , , under Iwelve , r , ,, ,, One Month. j Months J-welve Months.] [ One Month. I Months I welve Months. 1 ' I I | O 8. j 1935 .. 22-03 10-23 32-26 1938 .. 24-15 11-48 35-63 1936 .. 22-31 8-65 30-96 1939 .. 21-85 9-29 31-14 1937 .. 22-22 8-99 31-21 1940 .. 22-03 8-18 30-21

( ~ . CO «J . ~ £>11 111 lis 11! Cause of Death. ® 3 fcSo® s | Total. One Day. , so o h i^" 80 Diphtheria Whooping-cough Influenza Syphilis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 Convulsions .. .. . . .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 Broncho-pneumonia .. .. .. .. 2 2 3 1 8 Pneumonia .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 3 5 Diarrhoea and enteritis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2 Congenital malformations .. .. 36 40 22 11 8 117 Congenital debility .. .. .. 2 6 2 .. .. 10 Injury at birth .. .. .. 31 75 12 1 1 120 Premature birth . . .. . . 185 125 17 2 1 330 Other diseases of early infancy .. 28 63 12 4 .. 107 Other causes .. .. .. .. 6 5 3 4 2 20 Totals, 1940 . . 288 318 72 26 18 722 Totals*1939 .. ... .. 272 249 ' 64 30 15 630