New Zealand Gazette – 1885 – No. 11

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✨ Causes of Deaths in Selected Boroughs



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 11

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.—DIETIC DISEASES.
Want of Breast-Milk .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Scorbutis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Delirium Tremens .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Errors of Diet .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Rheumatic Fever .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Rheumatism .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Cancer .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 4
Tabes Mesenterica .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Phthisis .. .. 1 4 .. 3 .. 6 16
CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 3
Old Age .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 1 6
CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
Apoplexy .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Paralysis .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Epilepsy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Convulsions .. .. 4 .. 1 .. 2 .. 7
Congestion of Brain .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 3
ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Valvular Disease of Heart .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 3
Syncope .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Laryngitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Bronchitis .. .. 1 .. .. 2 1 .. 4
Pneumonia .. .. .. 1 2 4 .. 1 8
Congestion of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Dentition .. .. 5 .. .. .. 1 .. 6
Gastritis .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Ulceration of Stomach .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Enteritis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Obstruction of Intestine .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Hernia .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Hepatitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Jaundice .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2
ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Nephritis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Albuminuria .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Calculus .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Cystitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
ORDER 8:—
Diseases of Reproductive System,—
Disease of Uterus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Puerperal Mania .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Puerperal Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Childbirth .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
ORDER 10:—
Diseases of Integumentary System,—
Eczema .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Run over by Racehorse .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Fracture of Skull .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Killed by Engine of Steamer .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
ORDER 3:—
Suicide,—
Poison (Arsenic) .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Debility .. .. 5 .. .. 1 .. .. 6
Totals .. .. 30 21 10 21 12 14 135

The following remarks apply only to the four principal boroughs :—
The births in January were 304, against 272 in December, an increase of 32. The deaths in January were 135, against 99 in December, an increase of 36.



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🏥 Health & Social Welfare
19 February 1885
Causes of Death, Children, Adults, Boroughs, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin