New Zealand Gazette – 1885 – No. 54

Page 1093

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SEPT. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1093

CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES. 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.
Cancer .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 6
Phthisis .. 4 .. 3 .. 2 .. 2 11
Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
Rheumatic Gout .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth 4 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 5
Atelectasis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Old Age .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. 1 1 1 1 1 .. 5
Apoplexy .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 4
Insanity .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
Epilepsy .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Convulsions .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 3
ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Disease of Heart .. 2 .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 7
Syncope .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Aneurism .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Laryngitis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Croup .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Bronchitis .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 1 .. 5
Pneumonia .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 1 .. 6
Pleurisy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Congestion of Lungs .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 1 4
Hæmorrhage of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Noma .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Sore Throat .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Ulceration of Intestine .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Enteritis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Ileus .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
Hernia .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Liver Disease .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
ORDER 7:—
Diseases of the Urinary System,—
Albuminuria .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
Uremia .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Cystitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
ORDER 8:—
Diseases of Reproductive System,—
Uterine Disease .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Puerperal Metritis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Childbirth (Thrombosis after) .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
ORDER 9:—
Diseases of Organs of Locomotion,—
Caries of Spine .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Atrophy .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2
Inanition .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. 13 4 22 3 11 13 19 105

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

The births in August were 287, against 317 in July, a decrease of 30. The deaths in August were 105, against 112 in July, a decrease of 7.

There were 11 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: three males of 85, 74, and 68, and three females of 80, 67, and 65, died at Auckland; a male of 73 and a female of 73 at Wellington; a male of 71 at Christchurch; and a male of 76 and a female of 81 at Dunedin.

Zymotic Diseases.—The mortality from these diseases was again low in August. Four of the 10 deaths were attributed to syphilis, 2 having been those of young children. There were 2 deaths from diphtheria: 1 in Auckland and 1 in Wellington.

Dietic Diseases.—The 3 deaths in this class were all from alcoholism.

Constitutional Diseases.—The deaths from these diseases were 20 in August, against 21 in July. Of these, the deaths from cancer were 6 in August and 4 in July; phthisis caused 11 deaths in each month.

Local Diseases.—These diseases were slightly more fatal in August, the deaths having been 61 in that month, against 58 in July; but, while diseases of the nervous system caused fewer deaths (15 in August, against 19 in July), diseases of the respiratory organs were more prevalent, the deaths having been 14 in July and 20 in August.

Violent Deaths.—There were no deaths registered as in this class during the past month: an exceptional feature in the monthly report.



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