New Zealand Gazette – 1880 – No. 117

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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	AUCKLAND	WELLINGTON	CHRISTCHURCH	DUNEDIN	TOTAL

CLASS II.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES—continued.

ORDER 2:--
Tubercular Diseases,--
| | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Scrofula | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Phthisis | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Tubercular Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |

CLASS III.—LOCAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1:--
Diseases of Nervous System,--
| | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Apoplexy | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Insanity | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Convulsions | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Brain Disease, &c. | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |

ORDER 2:--
Diseases of Organs of Circulation,--
| | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Heart Disease | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 5 |

ORDER 3:--
Diseases of Respiratory Organs,--
| | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Pneumonia | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Atelectasis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |

ORDER 4:--
Diseases of Digestive Organs,--
| | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Hepatitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Liver Disease | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |

ORDER 6:--
Diseases of the Generative System,--
| | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Pelvic Abscess | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |

ORDER 8:--
Diseases of the Integumentary System,--
| | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Ulcer | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Pyæmia ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |

CLASS IV.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1:--
Developmental Diseases of Children,--
| | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 |
| Premature Birth | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 |

ORDER 2:--
Developmental Diseases of Adults,--
| | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Childbirth | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Abscess | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 |

ORDER 3:--
Developmental Diseases of Old People,--
| | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 |
| Old Age ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 |

ORDER 4:--
Diseases of Nutrition,--
| | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Debility | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |

CLASS V.—VIOLENT DEATHS.

ORDER 1:--
Accident or Negligence,--
| | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Fracture and Contusion | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 |

ORDER 4:--
Suicide,--
| | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Poisoning... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |

Totals ... | 9 | 21 | 13 | 31 | 74

The following remarks apply only to the above four principal boroughs :—
The births were 239 in November, against 268 in October, a decrease of 29.
The deaths in November were 74, against 77 in October, a decrease of 3.
There were 9 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards, viz., 1 male of 72 and 1 of 80 years, also 1 female of 98, at
Auckland; 2 males of 70 and 79 at Wellington; 1 male of 80 at Christchurch; and 1 male of 69, with 2 females of 65 and 67,
at Dunedin.

Zymotic Diseases.—The deaths from these diseases increased from 8 in October to 14 in November, and the percentage to
the total deaths from 10:39 to 18:92. There was 1 death from scarlet fever (at Christchurch) in November, but no death
occurred in the four boroughs from typhoid fever. The deaths from dysentery and diarrhœa increased from 2 to 5. These
diseases may be expected to prove more fatal during the ensuing hot months of the year.

Constitutional Diseases.—The deaths from these causes decreased from 18 to 14; of these, deaths from phthisis decreased
from 15 to 8. There were 3 deaths from cancer in November.

Local Diseases.—These diseases caused 29 deaths in November, against 34 in October. There was a slight decrease in
deaths from diseases of the nervous system, and a decrease of 6 in the deaths from diseases of the respiratory system.

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.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1880, No 117

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🏛️ Detailed Mortality Statistics for Four Principal Boroughs, November 1880 (continued from previous page)

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated16 December 1880
KeywordsMortality statistics, Deaths, Births, Zymotic diseases, Constitutional diseases, Local diseases, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin

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