New Zealand Gazette – 1885 – No. 33

Page 691

✨ Causes of Deaths in Selected Boroughs



MAY 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 691

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
Intemperance .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Cancer .. 1 .. 2 .. 2 .. 2 7
Tabes Mesenterica .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
Acute Hydrocephalus .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2
Phthisis .. 4 .. 2 .. 4 .. 4 14
Diabetes .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Imperfect Development .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Old Age .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 3
CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Apoplexy .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. 3
Softening of the Brain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Paralysis .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
Convulsions 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Congestion of Brain 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 2:—
Diseases of Organs of Special Sense,—
Abscess of Ear 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Disease of Heart .. .. .. 6 .. 1 .. 2 9
Hypertrophy of Heart .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Aneurism .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Laryngitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Croup .. 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
Bronchitis 3 .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 6
Pneumonia .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 .. 3
Pleurisy .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Dentition 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2
Gastritis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Enteritis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 2
Hernia .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 7:—
Diseases of the Urinary System,—
Bright’s Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Calculus .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Chronic Nephritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
ORDER 8:—
Diseases of Reproductive System,—
Metritis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Abortion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
ORDER 9:—
Diseases of Organs of Locomotion,—
Caries of Spine .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Fall on Head .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Run over by Cart .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Fall from a Horse .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Burnt .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Poison .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Drowning .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Debility 4 .. 3 .. 2 .. .. .. 9
Sudden (cause uncertain) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Totals 18 17 12 22 2 19 6 21 117

The following remarks apply only to the four principal boroughs:—
The births in April were 277, against 287 in March, a decrease of 10. The deaths in April were 117, against 141 in March, a decrease of 24.



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🏥 Causes of Deaths in Selected Boroughs (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
1 April 1885
Causes of Death, Children, Adults, Specific Febrile, Parasitic Diseases, Dietic Diseases, Constitutional Diseases, Developmental Diseases, Local Diseases, Violence, Ill-defined Causes, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin