New Zealand Gazette – 1888 – No. 18

Page 373

✨ Vital Statistics - Causes of Death



MAR. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 373

Class. Causes of Death. Orders, Diseases, &c. Auckland. Under 5 Years. Auckland. 5 Years and over. Wellington. Under 5 Years. Wellington. 5 Years and over. Christchurch. Under 5 Years. Christchurch. 5 Years and over. Dunedin. Under 5 Years. Dunedin. 5 Years and over. Total.
LOCAL DISEASES—continued. ORDER 9.—Diseases of the Organs of Locomotion.
Caries, Necrosis .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. I 2
Hip-joint Disease .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. I
Curvature of Spine .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. I
Total Order 9 .. .. I .. 2 .. .. .. I 4
ORDER 10.—Diseases of the Integumentary System.
Cellulitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I I
Eczema .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. I
Pemphigus .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. I
Total Order 10 .. .. .. I .. .. .. I I 3
Total Class VI. .. 53 88 66 98 14 60 29 98 506
VII.—VIOLENCE. ORDER I.—Accident or Negligence.
Fractures, &c. .. 5 .. 3 .. I I I II
Fall from Horse .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. .. 4
Fall from Ladder .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. I
Fall over Cliff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I I
Killed by Machinery .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. I
Run over by Cart .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. I
Upsetting of Cart .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. I
Killed at a Fire .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 4
Traumatic Tetanus .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. I
Gunshot Wound .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I I
Hæmorrhage from Cord .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. I
Circumcision .. .. .. I .. I .. .. I
Wound of Artery .. .. .. .. .. I .. I 3
Burns .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. I I
Sunstroke .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. 2
Scalds .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. I
Poison .. .. .. .. I .. 2 .. .. 7
Drowning .. 2 .. 2 I .. .. .. I
Strangulation .. .. I .. .. .. .. I 4
Suffocation .. I I .. .. .. I I I
Exposure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I I
Total Order I .. 2 12 2 10 2 7 3 11 49
ORDER 3.—Suicide.
Gunshot Wounds .. I .. I .. I .. 2 5
Cut Throat .. I .. .. .. .. .. 2 3
Poison .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. I I
Hanging .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I I
Total Order 3 .. .. 2 .. 2 .. I .. 5 10
Total Class VII. 2 14 2 12 2 8 3 16 59
VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES. Dropsy .. .. I .. .. .. I .. .. 3
Atrophy, Inanition, Debility .. 15 36 2 15 .. 6 I 75
Abscess .. .. I I I .. .. I .. 4
Tumours .. .. .. .. .. I .. I 2
Hæmorrhage .. I .. .. .. I .. .. 2
Found Dead .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. I
Total Class VIII. 18 I 37 4 15 3 7 2 87
General Totals .. 194 183 211 218 76 134 81 202 1,299.

NUMBER of Deaths of Persons of 65 Years and upwards registered in the Four Chief Boroughs of New Zealand during the Year 1887.

Boroughs. Total Deaths of Persons over 65. 65 to 70. M. 65 to 70. F. 70 to 75. M. 70 to 75. F. 75 to 80. M. 75 to 80. F. 80 to 85. M. 80 to 85. F. 85 to 90. M. 85 to 90. F. 90 and upwards. M. 90 and upwards. F.
Auckland 54 7 5 8 4 7 5 6 5 2 3 I I
Wellington 30 5 3 2 5 9 3 .. I .. 2 .. ..
Christchurch 20 2 4 3 4 4 I I I .. .. .. ..
Dunedin 25 7 5 2 4 I I .. I 2 2 .. ..
Totals 129 21 17 15 17 21 10 7 8 4 7 I I


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🏥 Vital Statistics Report - Causes of Death (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Vital Statistics, Causes of Death, Locomotion, Integumentary System, Accidents, Suicide, Ill-defined Causes, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin

🏥 Number of Deaths of Persons 65 Years and Over

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Vital Statistics, Deaths, Age Groups, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin