✨ Vital Statistics Report
JUNE 23.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
813
CLASS II.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
ORDER 2:—
Tubercular Diseases,—
Scrofula ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1 2
Phthisis ... ... ... ... 4 4 1 3 12
CLASS III.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis ... ... ... ... 1 1 1
Paralysis ... ... ... ... 1 2 2
Epilepsy ... ... ... ... 1 1 1
Convulsions ... ... ... ... 2 1 1
Brain Disease ... ... ... ... 1 1
Disease of Spine ... ... ... ...
ORDER 2:—
Diseases of Organs of Circulation,—
Aneurism... ... ... ... 1 1 2
Heart Disease ... ... ... ... 1 1 2
ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Respiratory Organs,—
Laryngitis ... ... ... ... 1 1
Bronchitis ... ... ... ... 1 1
Pneumonia ... ... ... ... 2 1 5
Lung Disease ... ... ... ... 1 1
ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Digestive Organs,—
Enterocolitis ... ... ... ... 1 1
Peritonitis ... ... ... ... 1 1
Stomach Disease ... ... ... ... 2 1 1
Liver Disease ... ... ... ... 2 2 1
ORDER 5:—
Diseases of the Urinary Organs,—
Rupture of Urethra ... ... ... ... 1 1
CLASS IV.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Developmental Diseases of Children,—
Premature Birth ... ... ... ... 1 1
Teething ... ... ... ... 1
Imperfect Development ... ... ... ... 1 1
ORDER 2:—
Developmental Diseases of Adults,—
Puerperal Convulsions ... ... ... ... 1 1
ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Nutrition,—
Debility ... ... ... ... 2 3 2 7
CLASS V.—VIOLENT DEATHS.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Tetanus caused by wound of hand ... ... 1 1
Suffocation (overlain by mother)... ... 1 1
Drowning ... ... ... ... 1 1
Totals ... ... ... 30 22 16 30 98
The following remarks apply only to the above four principal boroughs :—
The births were 249 in May, against 236 in April, an increase of 13.
The deaths in May were 98, being the same number as in April.
There were 2 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: a male of 67 died at Auckland, and a male of 72 at Christchurch.
Zymotic Diseases.—The deaths from these causes were 29 in number, or 29.59 per cent. in May, against 32 in number, or
32.65 per cent. in April. The deaths from dysentery and diarrhœa were 11 in May, against 15 in April; and the deaths from
typhoid fever, 2 in May, against 7 in April. The deaths from measles increased from 3 in April to 5 in May. These cases
of measles occurred in Dunedin.
Constitutional Diseases.—These diseases caused 14 deaths in May, against 18 in April. Of the 14 deaths, 12 were from
phthisis.
Local Diseases.—The deaths from these diseases increased from 29 in April to 36 in May. There was an increase in deaths
from diseases of the nervous system and of the digestive 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.
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Continuation of Registrar-General's Report on Vital Statistics for Principal Towns, May 1881
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🏛️ Governance & Central Administration23 June 1881
Mortality statistics, Causes of death, Zymotic diseases, Constitutional diseases, Local diseases, Boroughs, May 1881