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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. CHRISTCHURCH. DUNEDIN. TOTAL.
Under 5 Years 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years 5 Years and over.
CLASS III.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis
Apoplexy
Paralysis
Epilepsy
Convulsions
Brain Disease
ORDER 2:—
Diseases of Organs of Circulation,—
Aneurism
Heart Disease
ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Respiratory Organs,—
Bronchitis
Pleurisy
Pneumonia
Asthma
Congestion of Lungs
ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Digestive Organs,—
Gastritis
Enteritis
Peritonitis
Ascites
Ulceration of Bowels
Hepatitis
Jaundice
Liver Disease
ORDER 7:—
Diseases of the Organs of Locomo-
tion,—
Periostitis
Necrosis
CLASS IV.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Developmental Diseases of Children,—
Premature Birth
Dentition
ORDER 2:—
Developmental Diseases of Adults,—
Childbirth
ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Nutrition,—
Debility
CLASS V.—VIOLENT DEATHS.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Fall through a skylight
Necrosis (from injury)
Scalds
Found drowned
Ill-defined—Abscess
Totals .. 15 15 11 16 6 8 19 18 108
The following remarks apply only to the above four principal boroughs :—
The births were 256 in September, against 296 in August, a decrease of 40. The deaths in September were 108,
against 111 in August, a decrease of 3.
There were 5 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: two males of 73 and 66 died at Auckland; a male of 69 at
Wellington; and two females of 65 and 66 at Dunedin.
Zymotic Diseases.—The deaths in the four boroughs during September from these diseases are remarkable, as having
principally resulted from one complaint, whooping cough. Of the 21 deaths, 15 were attributable to this cause: of these,
13 were of children under 5 years of age. In Wellington and Christchurch the only deaths in this class, 2 in each borough,
occurred from the cause stated.
Constitutional Diseases.—These diseases caused 19 deaths in September, against 18 in August. Cancer caused 3 deaths
in September, and phthisis 11.
Local Diseases.—There was a slight decrease in the deaths from these diseases as compared with the number in the
previous month; the numbers having been 51 in September, and 56 in August. Diseases of the respiratory organs showed
no diminution, the deaths from these causes having been 18 in September, against 17 in the previous month.
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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Registrar-General's Report on Vital Statistics for September 1883
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🏛️ Governance & Central Administration18 October 1883
Vital statistics, Births, Deaths, Mortality rates, Boroughs, September 1883, Causes of death, Local diseases, Zymotic diseases, Constitutional diseases