New Zealand Gazette – 1885 – No. 22

Page 443

✨ Vital Statistics Report



APRIL 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 443

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 .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3
CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Cancer .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Tabes Mesenterica .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Tubercular Meningitis .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
Acute Hydrocephalus .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Phthisis .. .. 1 2 .. 3 .. 1 .. 6 13
Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 3
CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 6
Old Age .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1
Apoplexy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1
Convulsions .. .. 3 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 7
Disease of Spine .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Congestion of Brain .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 2:—
Diseases of Organs of Special Sense,—
Otorrhoea .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Disease of Heart .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 5
Fatty Degeneration of Heart .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Syncope .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Aneurism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Gangrene .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Bronchitis .. .. 4 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5
Pneumonia .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 4
Pleurisy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Cancrum Oris .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Dentition .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
Dyspepsia .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Gastritis .. .. 1 .. 4 .. .. .. 1 .. 6
Enteritis .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Intussusception .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
Hernia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
ORDER 7:—
Diseases of the Urinary System,—
Bright’s Disease .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 9:—
Diseases of the Organs of Locomotion,—
Ostitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 10:—
Diseases of Integumentary System,—
Ulcer .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Run over by Tramcar .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Run over by Cart .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Fall from a Dray .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Scald .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Sunstroke .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Difficult Birth .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
ORDER 2:—
Homicide,—
Fracture of Skull .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Debility .. .. 4 .. 4 .. 2 .. .. .. 10
Totals .. .. 46 16 20 12 7 5 15 20 141

The following remarks apply only to the four principal boroughs:—
The births in March were 287, against 222 in February, an increase of 65. The deaths in March were 141, against 130 in February, an increase of 11.



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🏥 Vital Statistics Report for Principal Towns (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
1 March 1885
Vital Statistics, Deaths, Causes of Death, Boroughs, Age Groups, Disease Categories