New Zealand Gazette – 1880 – No. 41

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APRIL 22.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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CLASS III.—LOCAL DISEASES.

AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. CHRISTCHURCH. DUNEDIN. TOTAL.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Cephalitis ... ... ... 1 2
Apoplexy ... ... 1 1 2
Paralysis ... 1 1 ... 2
Epilepsy ... ... ... ... 1
Convulsions ... ... 1 2 2
ORDER 2:—
Diseases of Organs of Circulation,—
Heart Disease ... 2 2 ... 4
Pericarditis ... ... ... 1 1
ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Respiratory Organs,—
Bronchitis ... ... ... 1 1
Pneumonia 1 ... ... 1 2
Pleurisy ... 1 ... ... 1
Congestion of Lungs ... 2 ... 2 2
ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Digestive Organs,—
Stomach Disease ... ... ... 2 2
Hepatitis ... ... ... 1 ... 1
Enteritis ... 1 ... 1 1
Esophagitis ... ... ... 1 1
Hernia ... ... ... ... 1
ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Urinary Organs,—
Diabetes ... ... ... 1 1
ORDER 6:—
Diseases of Organs of Generation,—
Ovarian Disease ... ... ... 1 1
ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Organs of Locomotion,—
Joint Disease ... ... ... ... 1
ORDER 8:—
Diseases of Integumentary System,—
Abscess ... ... 2 ... 2

CLASS IV.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.

AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. CHRISTCHURCH. DUNEDIN. TOTAL.
ORDER 1:—
Developmental Diseases of Children,—
Teething ... ... ... 1 ... 1
ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Nutrition,—
Atrophy, Debility, Old Age ... ... 4 3 7

CLASS V.—VIOLENT DEATHS.

AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. CHRISTCHURCH. DUNEDIN. TOTAL.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Fall of Earth ... ... ... 2 2
Drowning ... 2 1 ... 2
Accident causing amputation ... ... ... 1 1

Totals ... | ... | 20 | 50 | 26 | 29 | 125

The following remarks apply only to the above four principal boroughs:—
The births were 253 in March, against 235 in February, an increase of 18.
The deaths in March were 125, against 137 in February, a decrease of 12.
There were 6 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards, viz., 1 male of 79 and 1 female of 76 at Auckland; and 3 male
of 91, 73, aud 67, and 1 female of 74, at Wellington.

Zymotic Diseases.—The mortality from these diseases has again been on the increase; the deaths having been 62 in
March, against 54 in February, or in March 49·60 per cent. of the total deaths, a very heavy proportion. Of the above 62 deaths,
49 were from dysentery and diarrhœa, of which 25 occurred in Wellington. 7 deaths were caused by typhoid fever: 3 in
Dunedin, 3 in Christchurch, and 1 in Wellington.

Constitutional Diseases caused 17 deaths in March, the same number as in February. Of these, the deaths from phthisis
numbered 7 in March, against 11 in February.

Local Diseases caused 32 deaths in March, against 43 in February. The deaths from diseases of the nervous system were
8, against 13 in February; and from diseases of the organs in circulation, 5 in March, against 9 in February.

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.



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🏛️ Mortality Statistics for Principal Boroughs (Classified by Disease) (continued from previous page)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
22 April 1880
Vital statistics, Deaths, Disease classification, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Zymotic diseases