New Zealand Gazette – 1879 – No. 88

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1171

CLASS III.-LOCAL DISEASES. AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. CHRISTCHURCH. DUNEDIN. TOTAL.
ORDER 1:- Diseases of Nervous System,-
Softening of Brain ... ... ... 1 1
Apoplexy ... ... ... 1
Paralysis ... 3 1 1
Convulsions ... 1 1 1 1
Congestion of Brain ... ... 1
Tetanus ... ... 1
ORDER 2:- Diseases of Organs of Circulation,-
Aneurism ... 1 1
Heart Disease. ... 1 5 1
Angina Pectoris ... ... 1
ORDER 3:- Diseases of Respiratory Organs,-
Bronchitis ... 1 5 6
Pneumonia ... 1 1 2 2
Congestion of Lungs ... 1 1 2
Pleurisy ... 1 2
ORDER 4:- Diseases of Digestive Organs,-
Peritonitis ... 1
Abscess of Liver ... ... 1
Liver Disease ... ... 1
Hæmatemesis ... ... 1
ORDER 1:- CLASS IV.-DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Developmental Diseases of Children,-
Premature Birth ... 2 2 1
Anencephalus (Deformity) ... ... 1
ORDER 2:- Developmental Diseases of Adults,-
Abscess ... ...
Abortion ... ... 1 1
ORDER 4:- Diseases of Nutrition,-
Atrophy and Debility ... 1 1 2
Old Age ... 1
ORDER 1:- CLASS V.-VIOLENT DEATHS.
Accident,-
Killed by horse ... ... ... 1
,, fall of crane ... ... ... 1
Burn ... ... ... 1
Suicide by laudanum ... ... ... 1
,, drowning ... ... ... 1
Totals ... 11 22 25 39

The following remarks apply only to the above four principal boroughs:-
The births were 279 in July, against 225 in June, an increase of 54.
The deaths in July were 97, against 84 in June, an increase of 13.
There were 6 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards-viz., 3 females of 70, 72, and 73 in Wellington; and 2 females
of 65 and 78, and 1 male of 78, in Dunedin.

Zymotic diseases. The deaths from Zymotic diseases, which decreased from 28 in May to 22 in June, have further
decreased from 22 in June to 15 in July. Typhoid fever caused 2 deaths in July, against 3 in June.

Constitutional diseases. The deaths from these diseases also decreased from 19 in June to 15 in July. Of these, the deaths
from phthisis were 8 in July, against 13 in June.

Local diseases. The number of deaths from local diseases has increased from 33 in June to 50 in July; of these, diseases
of the nervous system caused 14 deaths in July, against 6 in June. Heart disease caused 7 deaths in July, against 3 in June;
diseases of the respiratory organs caused 21 deaths in July, against 14 in June.

The subjoined table shows the mortality for the last two months at each of these four boroughs from six principal Zymotic
diseases of the Miasmatic order, and also the deaths from certain inflammatory diseases of the lungs. These causes of death
have been distinguished from the others of the classes to which they belong, as being the most important special diseases which
give rise to sudden increases in the death-rates of towns, and the prevalence of which is closely connected with sanitary
condition and climatic influence of the season on health.

SIX PRINCIPAL ZYMOTIC DISEASES. PRINCIPAL LUNG DISEASES.

TOWNS. Measles. Scarlet Fever Typhus and other Fever. Diphtheria. Whooping Cough. Diarrhea. Bronchitis. Pleurisy. Pneumonia. Congestion of Lungs.
Jun. July Jun. July Jun. July Jun. July Jun. July Jun. July Jun. July Jun. July Jun. July Jun. July
Auckland ... ... ... ... ... 2 1 ... 1 ...
Wellington ... ... 1 ... 1 ... ... 1 ... 1
Christchurch ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 2 ... 1
Dunedin ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 2 ... ...
Totals ... ... 1 3 2 ... 1 6 5 6

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 18th August, 1879.

WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.



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🏛️ Mortality Statistics for Principal Towns, July 1879 (Continued) (continued from previous page)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
18 August 1879
Vital Statistics, Mortality, Diseases, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, July 1879, Zymotic Diseases
  • WM. R. E. BROWN, Registrar-General