New Zealand Gazette – 1887 – No. 74

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✨ Causes of Deaths



Nov. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1469

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.
Rheumatic Fever .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Cancer .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 3
Tabes Mesenterica .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Phthisis .. .. .. 2 .. 4 .. 4 12
Strumous Disease .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Diabetes .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth.. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 .. 3
Atelectasis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Spina Bifida .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Old Age .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 1 5
CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Cerebral Softening .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Paralysis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Melancholia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Epilepsy .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Convulsions .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
Chronic Hydrocephalus .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Disease of Heart, Valvular .. .. .. .. 2 1 .. 1 4
Aneurism .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Laryngitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Croup .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 3
Bronchitis .. 1 1 2 .. 1 1 3 11
Pneumonia .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1 3
Congestion of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 2
ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Gastro Enteritis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Peritonitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Obstruction of Liver .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Albuminuria .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
Uræmia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
ORDER 9:—
Diseases of Organs of Locomotion,—
Disease of Hip-joint .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Fracture of Ankle-joint (Gangrene) .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Scalds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, Debility, Inanition .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Tumours .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Totals .. .. 13 14 10 16 2 11 5 21

The following remarks apply only to the four principal boroughs:—
The births in October were 321, against 225 in September, an increase of 96. The deaths in October were 92, against 98 in September, a decrease of 6. At Wellington the deaths fell from 42 in September to 26 in October; those from local diseases being 15, against 21 for previous month.

There were 17 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: 5 males of 81, 76, 74, 72, 66, and 3 females of 84, 69, and 66, died at Auckland; a male of 65, and 2 females of 75 and 72, at Wellington; a female of 74 at Christchurch; and a male of 68, and 4 females of 82, 70 (2), and 67, at Dunedin.

Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—Again the mortality from these causes is found to be small, 7 deaths altogether. Diphtheria, which was fatal at each town in September, caused only 1 death at Christchurch. There were 3 deaths from whooping-cough at Wellington. No deaths from typhoid or other fever occurred at the chief towns.

Constitutional Diseases.—Of 20 deaths, 12 were from phthisis and 3 from cancer.

Local Diseases.—Of 49 deaths, 21 were from bronchitis, pneumonia, and other diseases of the respiratory system, the number for the previous month being the same.

Violent Deaths.—These were 2 in number, 1 being that of a case of accidental scalding of a child.

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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