New Zealand Gazette – 1886 – No. 54

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✨ Causes of Deaths in Selected Boroughs



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES. AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. CHRISTCHURCH. DUNEDIN. TOTAL.
Alcoholic Disease of Liver .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Rheumatic Fever .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 3
Cancer .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. 1 6
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1 3
Phthisis .. .. .. 2 .. 4 .. 1 8
Tuberculosis .. .. 3 1 .. .. .. .. 4
CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth .. 1 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. 5
Old Age.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 3
CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Apoplexy .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
Paralysis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Convulsions .. 1 4 .. .. .. .. .. 5
Tetanus Neonatorum .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Disease of Spine .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Disease of Brain .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Disease of Heart .. 3 .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 7
ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Laryngitis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Croup .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Bronchitis .. 2 3 .. 1 1 2 1 11
Pneumonia .. 1 4 3 1 .. 1 .. 11
ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Dentition .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Abscess of Stomach .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Enteritis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Ileus .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Peritonitis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3
Jaundice .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Submaxillary Cyst .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Bright’s Disease.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Inflammation of Bladder.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 8:—
Diseases of the Reproductive System,—
Abortion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 9:—
Diseases of Organs of Locomotion,—
Curvature of Spine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Fall down Stairs.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Run over by Cart .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1 .. 3
Fracture of Skull (fall in a fit) .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Drowned .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Burnt .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 3
Difficult Birth .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Asphyxia .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 3:—
Suicide,—
Shot .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Poison (opium) .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT- SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, Debility .. 1 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 5
Hæmorrhage .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. 13 22 25 22 6 12 15 14

The following remarks apply only to the four principal boroughs:—
The births in September were 288 against 278 in August, an increase of 10. The deaths in September were 129 against 133 in August, a decrease of 4.

There were 16 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: 3 males of 78, 77, and 67 died at Auckland; 5 males of 77, 76, 71, 69, and 66 died at Wellington; 2 males of 78 and 76, and a female of 65, died at Christchurch; a male of 75, and 4 females of 84, 75, 74, and 72, died at Dunedin.

Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—The total number of deaths from various diseases in this class was the same in September as in August. Measles caused 5 deaths in September against 6 in August, and whooping-cough 6 deaths in September against 3 in August. There were not any deaths from typhoid fever in the past month, but 1 death in Auckland occurred from diphtheria. Two deaths occurred from hydatids.



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