New Zealand Gazette – 1887 – No. 33

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✨ Vital Statistics



May 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 703

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 .. .. 1 .. 3 .. .. .. 3 7
Tabes Mesenterica 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
Phthisis .. 5 .. 2 .. 3 .. 4 14
Tuberculosis .. .. 3 1 1 .. .. .. 5
CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. 5
Atelectasis 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Old Age .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 3
CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis 1 1 2 .. .. .. .. 1 5
Apoplexy .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Paralysis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Epilepsy .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Convulsions .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Disease of Heart .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Syncope .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Croup .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Pneumonia .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Pleurisy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Congestion of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Dentition 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
Gastritis .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 2
Enteritis 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
Obstruction of Bowels .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Fistula .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Peritonitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Bright's Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Disease of Kidneys .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Concussion of Spine (fall) .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Run over by Cart .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Burns .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Scalds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 3:—
Suicide,—
Cut Throat .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, Debility, Inanition 2 .. 5 .. 1 .. .. .. 8
Abscess 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. 22 16 19 18 9 9 3 14 110

The following remarks apply only to the four principal boroughs:—
The births in April were 225 against 312 in March, a decrease of 87. The deaths in April were 110 against 190 in March, a decrease of 80.
There were 6 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: two males of 98 and 76 died at Auckland, a male of 78 and a female of 85 at Wellington, a male of 78 at Christchurch, and a female of 65 at Dunedin.
Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—The mortality for April as compared with that of March shows a reduction from 76 to 24 cases. The main cause is fewer deaths from dysentery and diarrhoea, the figures for these diseases being 9 in April against 56 in March. The reduced mortality is found at each of the four chief towns, but the decrease is greatest numerically at Auckland, where the numbers are 5 deaths for April and 24 for March. Diphtheria was the cause of 4 deaths in April against 1 in March.
Local Diseases.—Deaths from these fell from 45 in March to 28 in April. At Wellington 22 deaths in the earlier month were reduced to 9 for the later; enteritis being less fatal.
Violent Deaths.—Only 5 deaths resulted from violence. Amongst these are noticed the case of a girl of 17 years, accidentally burnt by her clothes taking fire, and that of a child of 17 months accidentally scalded to death. An adult male committed suicide by throat-cutting.

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 causes of death have been distinguished from the others of the classes to which they belong, as being the most important special diseases which give rise to sudden increases in the death-rates of towns, and the prevalence of which is closely connected with sanitary condition and climatic influence of the season on health.



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1 April 1887
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