New Zealand Gazette – 1888 – No. 29

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MAY 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 595

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 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Tubercular Meningitis 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Phthisis .. 1 .. 4 .. 1 .. 1 7
Other Forms of Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth.. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2
Cyanosis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Old Age .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3
CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Paralysis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Convulsions 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 3
Disease of Brain.. 1 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. 4
ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Disease of Heart, Valvular .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 4
Fatty Degeneration of Heart .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Angina Pectoris .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Syncope .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Laryngitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Bronchitis 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 3
Pneumonia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
Pleurisy 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Dentition 3 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 4
Enteritis 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 4
Obstruction of Bowels .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Stricture of Æsophagus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Liver Disease .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 6:—
Diseases of Lymphatic System and Ductless Glands,—
Goitre .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Bright’s Disease .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Calculus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
ORDER 8:—
Diseases of Reproductive System,—
Ovarian Tumour.. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
ORDER 10:—
Diseases of the Integumentary System,—
Eczema .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Run over by Cart .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Fracture of Tibia, &c. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Drowned while Bathing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Exposure to Cold (Syncope) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, Debility, Inanition 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 3
Totals .. 23 10 7 11 7 10 4 13 85

The following remarks apply only to the four principal boroughs:—
The births in March were 210, against 242 in February, a decrease of 32. The deaths in March were 85, against 130 in February, a decrease of 45.
There were 11 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: three males of 71, 77, and 82, and two females of 73 and 75, died at Auckland; a male of 70 at Wellington; a male of 79 at Christchurch; two males of 65 and 66, and two females of 68 and 77, at Dunedin.
Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—The deaths from diseases of this class were only 17 in March, against 32 in February. The decrease was owing to the smaller number of deaths from typhoid fever (2 in March and 8 in February), and from diarrhoea, the latter having caused 10 deaths in March, against 17 in the previous month. The mortality from diseases in this class was unprecedentedly low for the month of March last—due, doubtless, to the lower average temperature. In March, 1885, the deaths were 38. Of these, 4 were from enteric fever and 26 from diarrhoeal diseases. In March, 1886, the deaths were 63, 9 having been from enteric fever and 46 from diarrhoeal. In March, 1887, the deaths were 76, of which 9 were from typhoid fever and 56 were diarrhoeal.
Constitutional Diseases.—There was a large decrease in the number of deaths in this class in March, the number having been 13, against 25 in February. Cancer, which caused 7 deaths in February, caused 2 in March. The mortality from phthisis fell from 11 to 7; and tabes mesenterica, a cause of 5 deaths in February, is not on the list of causes of death in March.
Local Diseases.—These diseases caused 41 deaths in March, against 45 in February. Of these, diseases of the nervous system, diseases of the circulatory system, and diseases of the respiratory system were all less fatal; but there was a slight increase in the number of deaths from diseases of the digestive system.



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