New Zealand Gazette – 1884 – No. 84

Page 1135

✨ Health Statistics



JULY 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1135

CLASS II.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES —continued. AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. CHRISTCHURCH. DUNEDIN. TOTAL.
ORDER 2:— Tubercular Diseases,— 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.
Tabes Mesenterica .. .. .. 1 1 1 1 .. .. .. 1
Phthisis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 8
Hydrocephalus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 .. 3
CLASS III.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:— Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 3
Apoplexy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 3
Paralysis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Convulsions .. .. 1 .. 3 .. .. .. 1 .. 5
Brain Disease .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 .. .. 3 6
ORDER 2:— Diseases of Organs of Circulation,—
Aneurism .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Heart Disease .. .. .. 3 .. 3 .. .. .. 2 8
ORDER 3:— Diseases of Respiratory Organs,—
Bronchitis .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. 1 2 .. 6
Pleurisy .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 4
Pneumonia .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 2 .. .. 4
Asthma .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Lung Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
ORDER 5:— Diseases of Urinary Organs,—
Bright’s Disease .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Diabetes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Prostatic Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
ORDER 6:— Diseases of Organs of Generation,—
Uterine Disease .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS IV.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:— Developmental Diseases of Children,—
Premature Birth .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
ORDER 2:— Developmental Diseases of Adults,—
Childbirth .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
ORDER 3:— Developmental Diseases of Old People,—
Old Age .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
ORDER 4:— Diseases of Nutrition,—
Debility .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 5
CLASS V.—VIOLENT DEATHS.
ORDER 4:— Suicide,—
Shooting .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Poison .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 8 17 4 13 5 9 13 25 94

The following remarks apply only to the above four principal boroughs :—

The births were 286 in June, against 290 in May, a decrease of 4. The deaths in June were 94, against 93 in May, an increase of 1.

There were 11 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: a male of 66, and 5 females of 82, 81, 75, and 69 (two), died at Auckland; 2 males of 69 and 68 at Wellington; a female of 66 at Christchurch; and 2 males of 74 and 73 at Dunedin.

The death-rates at Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch for June were lower than for May. At Dunedin the rate was slightly higher, chiefly owing to an increased number of deaths in June from zymotic and constitutional diseases.

Zymotic Diseases.—The proportion of the total deaths at the four towns, which fell from 27·29 per cent. in April to 22·58 per cent. in May, was still lower in June, the rate being 12·83 per cent. Three deaths took place at Auckland, caused by typhoid fever and diarrhoea; 1 at Wellington from pyæmia; and 1 at Christchurch from erysipelas. At Dunedin there were 8 deaths, including 2 of children from measles, 2 from croup, 1 from whooping cough, 1 from typhoid fever, 1 from erysipelas, and 1 from rheumatism.

The mortality for June from the zymotic class of disease at the chief towns collectively was lower than for any previous month since May of 1883, when the actual number of deaths was the same (13); but the proportion of the mortality from all causes greater, being 16·05 per cent. of the total deaths.

Constitutional Diseases.—Of the total number of deaths 10 occurred at Dunedin—a very large number, including 5 deaths from cancer, and 5 from phthisis.



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17 July 1884
Health Statistics, Mortality Rates, Zymotic Diseases, Constitutional Diseases, Births, Deaths