New Zealand Gazette – 1886 – No. 50

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✨ Vital Statistics Table and Summary



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES. AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. CHRISTCHURCH. DUNEDIN. TOTAL.
Alcoholism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Cancer .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 5
Tabes Mesenterica .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Phthisis .. .. .. .. 8 .. 3 .. 1 .. 5 17
Hæmoptysis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Diabetes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 3
Old Age.. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 1 4
CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Apoplexy .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
Paralysis .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
Epilepsy .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Convulsions .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 2 .. .. .. 5
Laryngismus Stridulus .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Congestion of Brain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Disease of Heart .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. .. 4
Syncope .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Laryngitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Croup .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Bronchitis .. .. .. 2 2 4 1 2 2 7 1 21
Pneumonia .. .. .. .. 3 3 2 .. .. 4 2 14
Congestion of Lungs .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 3
ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Dentition .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Hæmatemesis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Ulcer of Stomach .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 3
Enteritis .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Ulceration of Intestine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
ORDER 6:—
Diseases of Lymphatic System and
Ductless Glands,—
Bronchocele .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Bright’s Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 3
Inflammation of Bladder.. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Chronic Nephritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Fall of Earth .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Fracture of Spine .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-
SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, Debility .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. .. 8 30 12 21 14 11 16 21 133

The following remarks apply only to the four principal boroughs:—
The births in August were 278 against 300 in July, a decrease of 22. The deaths in August were 133 against 117 in July, an increase of 16.
There were 17 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: 3 males of 78, 73, and 72, and 2 females of 80 and 75, died at Auckland; 2 males of 86 and 65, and 3 females of 80, 79, and 70, at Wellington; 2 males of 69 and 65, and a female of 79, at Christchurch; and a male of 78, and 3 females of 86, 67, and 65, at Dunedin.
Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—These diseases caused 16 deaths in August against 21 in July. Measles was still prevalent, 6 deaths having occurred from that cause. Whooping-cough only caused three deaths in the past month against 7 in July, and typhoid fever two deaths in August against 3 in July. There was but one death from diarrhœa. The mortality from that disease may be expected to remain low until warmer weather sets in.
Constitutional Diseases.—The mortality in this class largely increased during the month, viz., from 10 deaths in July to 28 in August. Of these, cancer contributed 5 deaths in August against 4 in July, and phthisis 17 deaths in August against 10 in the preceding month.
Local Diseases.—Diseases in this class were also much more fatal in August than in July, the mortality from diseases of the respiratory system having been considerably greater. Of these, bronchitis caused 21 deaths in August against 13 in July, pneumonia 14 deaths against 5 in the previous month, and congestion of the lungs 3 deaths against 1 in July. Of the deaths from bronchitis, 15 were of children under 5 years of age, of which 7 occurred at Dunedin; and of those from pneumonia, 7 were of children under 5 years of age, of which 4 occurred at Dunedin. The mean average temperature was more than four degrees lower at Dunedin than at Wellington, and nearly ten degrees lower than at Auckland. The rainfall



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