New Zealand Gazette – 1882 – No. 38

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 38

AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. CHRISTCHURCH. DUNEDIN. TOTAL.
CLASS III.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:— Diseases of Nervous System,— ... ... ... ... ...
Meningitis ... ... 1 ... 1
Apoplexy ... ... 1 2 3
Convulsions ... 2 1 1 4
ORDER 2:— Diseases of Organs of Circulation,— ... ... ... ... ...
Heart Disease ... 2 2 1 5
ORDER 3:— Diseases of Respiratory Organs,— ... ... ... ... ...
Bronchitis ... ... ... 3 3
Pneumonia ... ... 1 ... 1
Congestion of Lungs ... 1 ... ... 1
ORDER 4:— Diseases of Digestive Organs,— ... ... ... ... ...
Gastritis ... ... ... 1 1
Peritonitis ... ... 1 1 1
Ulceration of Intestines ... ... 1 1 1
Liver Disease ... ... ... ... ...
ORDER 5:— Diseases of the Urinary Organs,— ... ... ... ... ...
Diabetes ... 1 ... ... 1
Prostatic Disease ... ... 1 ... 1
Hæmaturia Renalis ... ... ... ... ...
ORDER 6:— Diseases of Organs of Generation,— ... ... ... ... ...
Pelvic Abscess ... ... ... 1 1
ORDER 7:— Diseases of Organs of Locomotion,— ... ... ... ... ...
Joint Disease ... 1 ... ... 1
CLASS IV.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:— Developmental Diseases of Children,— ... ... ... ... ...
Premature Birth ... 2 1 1 2
Teething ... ... ... ... ...
ORDER 2:— Developmental Diseases of Adults,— ... ... ... ... ...
Child Birth ... ... ... ... ...
ORDER 3:— Developmental Diseases of Old People,— ... ... ... ... ...
Old Age ... ... 1 ... 1
ORDER 4:— Diseases of Nutrition,— ... ... ... ... ...
Debility ... ... ... 6 6
CLASS V.--VIOLENT DEATHS.
ORDER 1:— Accident or Negligence,— ... ... ... ... ...
Injuries received by jumping from Tram ... ... ... 1 1
Fall from a Cart ... ... 1 ... 1
Broken Leg (from effects of) ... ... 1 1 2
Asphyxia... ... 1 1 ... 1
Found drowned in a Well ... 1 ... ... 1
Totals ... 18 28 19 19 84

The following remarks apply only to the above four principal boroughs :—
The births were 246 in March, against 210 in February, an increase of 36.
There were 7 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: a male of 65 died at Auckland; 2 females of 69 and 71 at
Wellington; 2 males of 65 and 77 at Christchurch; and a male of 78 and a female of 90 at Dunedin.
Zymotic Diseases.—The deaths from these diseases were 26 in March, or 30-95 per cent. of the total deaths, against 28, or
32-19 per cent., in February. There were 6 deaths from scarlet fever in each month, of which 5 occurred each month in Auckland.
Typhoid fever caused 1 death in Wellington, and 1 in Dunedin.
Constitutional Diseases.—These diseases caused 11 deaths in March, against 15 in February; the deaths from phthisis
having been 6 in March, against 9 in February.
Local Diseases.—There was a slight increase in the number of deaths from these diseases in March (27) as compared with
the previous month (24). Diseases of the heart caused 5 deaths in March, against 2 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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🏥 Vital Statistics Report for March 1882 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
20 April 1882
Vital Statistics, Births, Deaths, Population, Boroughs, Mortality Rates, Zymotic Diseases, Constitutional Diseases, Local Diseases