New Zealand Gazette – 1886 – No. 43

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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CLASS III.—DIETIC DISEASES. AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. CHRISTCHURCH. DUNEDIN. TOTAL.
Alcoholism .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Rheumatism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Cancer .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 4
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 2
Phthisis .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 6 .. 2 10
Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. 5
Cyanosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Malformation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Old Age .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 2 .. .. 5
CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Apoplexy .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 3
Paralysis .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 3
Mania .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Convulsions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 4
Spinal Disease .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Paraplegia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
ORDER 2:—
Diseases of Organs of Special Sense,—
Glioma of Eye .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Disease of Heart .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 3 5
ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Croup .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
Bronchitis .. .. .. 5 3 3 .. .. 1 1 .. 13
Pneumonia .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 1 1 5
Pleurisy .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Congestion of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Dentition .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Gastritis .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2
Hernia .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Degeneration of Liver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Bright’s Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
ORDER 8:—
Diseases of Reproductive System,—
Metritis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 9:—
Diseases of Organs of Locomotion,—
Lumbar Abscess .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Crushed by a Log .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Concussion of Brain .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Injury from Fall .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Found drowned .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 3:—
Suicide,—
Shot .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, Debility .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 1 .. 5
Totals .. .. 9 16 15 20 10 18 17 12 117

The following remarks apply only to the four principal boroughs:—
The births in July were 800 against 227 in June, an increase of 73. The deaths in July were 117 against 97 in June, an increase of 20.
There were 15 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: 3 males of 78, 71, and 65, and 2 females of 79 and 65, died at Auckland; 4 males of 77, 74, 73, and 69, and a female of 77, at Wellington; a male of 91, and a female of 77, at Christchurch; and 3 females of 85, 72, and 71 at Dunedin.
Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—These diseases caused a much greater mortality in July than in the previous month, the deaths having been 21 in July against 9 in June. Measles and rubeola (or German measles) caused 7 deaths in July, viz., 5 in Wellington and 2 in Christchurch, all of young children, against 3 in June. The mortality from whooping-cough increased from 2 deaths in June to 7 in July; these deaths in July having been confined to Dunedin. Typhoid fever caused 3 deaths in July against 1 in June. Of these, 2 occurred in Wellington and 1 in Christchurch,



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