New Zealand Gazette – 1886 – No. 60

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✨ Causes of Deaths in Major Boroughs



Nov. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1491

CLASS III.—DIETETIC 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.
Want of Breast-milk 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Alcoholism .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Rheumatism .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 1
Cancer .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 4
Tubercular Meningitis .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Phthisis .. 2 .. 3 .. 3 .. 3 11
Tuberculosis .. .. 1 2 .. 1 .. .. 4
Anaemia .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 3
Old Age.. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Apoplexy .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Convulsions .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Endocarditis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Disease of Heart .. 2 .. 2 .. 2 .. 1 7
Fatty Degeneration of Heart .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Syncope .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Croup .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Bronchitis .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2
Pneumonia .. .. 1 1 .. 2 .. 1 5
Gangrene of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Rupture of Blood-vessel and Lungs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Congestion of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Dentition .. 3 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 4
Enteritis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Ileus .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Abscess of Liver .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Jaundice .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Bright’s Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
ORDER 8:—
Diseases of the Reproductive System,—
Puerperal Convulsions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Asphyxia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 3:—
Suicide,—
Hanging .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, Debility .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Gangrene .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. 11 12 9 14 4 13 6 16 85

The following remarks apply only to the four principal boroughs:—
The births in October were 247 against 288 in September, a decrease of 41. The deaths in October were 85 against 129 in September, a decrease of 44.

There were 5 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: 1 male of 80 died at Auckland; 1 male of 76 at Wellington; 2 females of 70 and 71 at Christchurch; and 1 male of 76 at Dunedin.

Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—The deaths in this class were 15 in October against 16 in September. These deaths last month were less numerous than in the same month in either of the previous four years, when they were as follows: October, 1885, 17; 1884, 20; 1883, 30; and 1882, 23. The number may be expected to be not greater during this month, as the mortality from infantile diarrhœa does not generally assume any magnitude until December. Measles caused 2 deaths in October against 5 in September, and whooping-cough 3 deaths against 6 in the previous month. Typhoid fever caused 3 deaths in October, 2 in Dunedin and 1 in Christchurch; no death from this cause having occurred in September.

Constitutional Diseases.—Of the 23 deaths in this class, 11 occurred from phthisis and 4 from cancer. During the past six months 59 deaths have occurred in the four boroughs from phthisis, of which 16 were in Auckland, 12 in Wellington, 16 in Christchurch, and 15 in Dunedin.

Local Diseases.—The mortality from these diseases was not only considerably less in October than in September (35 against 58), but exceptionally low as compared with that in previous months. There were only 3 deaths from diseases of the nervous system against 13 in September, and 11 from diseases of the respiratory system against 24 in September. The number of deaths from bronchitis and pneumonia respectively fell from 11 to 2 and 5.

Violence.—There were only 2 deaths registered in October as having occurred in this class, 1 an accidental case of asphyxia, and 1 a suicidal death from hanging.

The subjoined table shows the mortality for the last two months at each of these four boroughs from six principal specific febrile or zymotic diseases, and also the deaths from certain inflammatory diseases of the lungs. These



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