New Zealand Gazette – 1888 – No. 57

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✨ Vital Statistics Table



Oct. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1119

CLASS II.—PARASITIC DISEASES. AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. CHRISTCHURCH. DUNEDIN. TOTAL.
Worms .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Cancer .. .. 4 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 7
Tabes Mesenterica .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1
Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus 1 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 3
Phthisis .. 1 .. 3 .. .. .. 5 9
Diabetes .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth.. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 3
Malformation of Heart .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Old Age .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Apoplexy .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Softening of the Brain .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Hemiplegia .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Paralysis .. 3 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 5
Insanity .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Convulsions .. 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 3
Congestion of Brain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Disease of Heart, Valvular .. 1 .. 3 .. .. .. 1 5
Angina Pectoris .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Syncope .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Aneurism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Phlebitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Croup .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Bronchitis .. 2 1 3 .. 1 .. 1 8
Pneumonia .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2
Empyema .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Pleurisy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Dentition .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Gastritis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Enteritis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Intussusception .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Hepatitis Jaundice .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 2 4
Abdominal Tumour .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Bright’s Disease .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 8:—
Diseases of the Reproductive System,—
Pelvic Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Hæmorrhage during Labour .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 10:—
Diseases of Integumentary System,—
Eczema .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Elephantiasis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Fall from Building .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Fall (Concussion of Brain) .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Rupture of Urethra .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Found drowned .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 3:—
Suicide,—
Hanging .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, Debility, Inanition .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2
Totals .. 8 17 8 24 4 10 7 20 98

The following remarks apply only to the four principal boroughs:—
The births in September were 234, against 267 in August, a decrease of 33.
The total deaths for the four chief towns together amounted to 98, against 95 for August.
There were 15 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: three males of 72, 67, and 65, and four females of 84, 75, 66, and 65, died at Auckland; three males of 79, 74, and 68 at Wellington; two males of 78 and 69 at Christchurch; three males of 69 and 67 (two), and a female of 89, at Dunedin.



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