New Zealand Gazette – 1888 – No. 41

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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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.
CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Acute Rheumatism .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Cancer .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 1 4
Tabes Mesenterica .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2
Tubercular Meningitis .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
Phthisis .. 3 .. 2 .. 1 .. 4 10
Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2
Degeneration of Blood .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Diabetes .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth.. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cyanosis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Spina Bifida .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Old Age .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
Apoplexy .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Softening of the Brain .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Hemiplegia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Paralysis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Epilepsy .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Convulsions .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Congestion of Brain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Disease of Brain .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Disease of Heart, Valvular .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
Pericarditis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Aneurism .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Embolism .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Croup .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Bronchitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 3
Pneumonia .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 4
Congestion of Lungs .. .. 1 2 .. .. .. .. 3
Gangrene of Lung .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Hernia .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Acute Nephritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Bright’s Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
Disease of Bladder and Prostate .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Chronic Nephritis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 9:—
Diseases of Organs of Locomotion,—
Caries, Disease of Bone .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Hip-joint Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
ORDER 10 :—
Diseases of Integumentary System,—
Eczema .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Found drowned .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
Asphyxia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
ORDER 3:—
Suicide,—
Poison (prussic acid) .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Cut Throat .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, Debility, Inanition .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Dermoid Cyst .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 7 25 9 19 2 6 2 19

The following remarks apply only to the four principal boroughs:—
The births in June were 234, against 264 in May, a decrease of 30. The deaths in June were 89, against 95 in May, a decrease of 6.
There were 11 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: four males of 82, 73, 72, and 70, and a female of 75, died at Auckland; a male of 66, and a female of 67, at Wellington; a female of 83 at Christchurch; and three males of 83, 82, and 68, at Dunedin.
Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—There were 11 deaths from this class in June, against 15 in May. The deaths in this class are generally fewest in the winter and early spring months, owing to the smaller number of cases of diarrhoeal disease. The mortality is greatest in the summer months. Of the 11 deaths in June, 5 occurred from diphtheria, of which 3 were in Wellington. Two of the deaths were from typhoid fever—one in Auckland and one in Dunedin. It will be observed that no death occurred from diarrhoeal diseases.



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