New Zealand Gazette – 1881 – No. 59

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 59

CLASS II.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1;-
Diathetic Diseases,—
Anæmia
Cancer
ORDER 2:
Tubercular Diseases,—
Tubercular Peritonitis
Phthisis

CLASS III.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:-
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis
Apoplexy
Epilepsy
Convulsions
ORDER 2:-
Diseases of Organs of Circulation,—
Heart Disease
ORDER 3:-
Diseases of Respiratory. Organs,—
Bronchitis
Pneumonia
Lung Disease
ORDER 4:-
Diseases of Digestive Organs,—
Gastro-Enteritis
Peritonitis
Ulceration of Intestines
Stomach Disease
ORDER 5:-
Diseases of the Urinary Organs,—
Nephria
Prostatic Disease
Uremia

CLASS IV.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:-
Developmental Diseases of Children,—
Premature Birth
Cyanosis
Teething ...
ORDER 2:-
Developmental Diseases of Adults,—
Childbirth
ORDER 3:-
Developmental Diseases of Old People,—
Old Age ...
ORDER 4:-
Diseases of Nutrition,—
Debility ...

CLASS V.—VIOLENT DEATHS.
ORDER 1:-
Accident or Negligence,—
Hæmorrhage from umbilical cord
Scalding
ORDER 4:-
Suicide,—
Hanging ...

Totals ... 15 20 17 42 94

The following remarks apply only to the above four principal boroughs :—
The births were 239 in June, against 249 in May, a decrease of 10.
The deaths in June were 94, against 98 in May, a decrease of 4.
There were 6 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: a male of 78 died at Auckland, a male of 71 at Wellington, two
males of 68 and 66 respectively and a female of 78 at Christchurch, and a male of 74 at Dunedin.

Zymotic Diseases. The diseases in this class caused 23 deaths or 24:47 per cent. of the total deaths in June, against 29
deaths or 29 59 per cent. in May. The deaths from dysentery and diarrhœa fell from 11 to 3 in number, and the deaths from
measles increased from 5 to 11. All these deaths from measles occurred in Dunedin. There were 2 deaths from scarlatina, and
one from typhoid fever at Auckland, and 2 deaths from diphtheria at Wellington.

Constitutional Diseases. These diseases caused 15 deaths in June, against 14 in May. Of these 15 deaths, 4 were from
cancer and 9 from phthisis.

Local Diseases. The deaths from these causes were 40 in June, against 36 in the previous month. The deaths from
diseases of the respiratory organs increased from 10 to 18; bronchitis having caused 12 deaths in June, against 2 in May.

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 1881, No 59

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🏛️ Continuation of Registrar-General's Report on Vital Statistics for June 1881 (continued from previous page)

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated21 July 1881
KeywordsDisease classification, Mortality statistics, Boroughs, Zymotic diseases, Constitutional diseases, Local diseases, Developmental diseases, Violent deaths

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