Vital Statistics Tables




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 11

Causes of Death.
Class. Orders, Diseases, &c. 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.

VI.—LOCAL DISEASES—contd.

ORDER 10.—Diseases of the Integumentary System.
Eczema .. .. I .. I .. .. .. 2 4
Elephantiasis .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. I
Total Order 10 .. I .. I .. .. .. 2 5
Total Class VI. .. 65 115 54 116 16 78 26 103 573

VII. VIOLENCE.

ORDER 1.—Accident or Negligence.
Fractures, Contusions, &c. .. .. I 4 .. .. .. .. 5
Fall from Building .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. I
Fall down Cutting .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. I
Fall on a Rail .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I
Kicked by a Horse .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I
Upsetting of Cart .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. I
Run over by Cart .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. I
Run over by Tram .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
Traumatic Tetanus .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. 2
Gunshot Wound .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. I
Hæmorrhage from Cord .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. 3
Burns .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. 5
Sunstroke .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I
Scalds .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. I
Poison .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I
Drowning .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. II
Suffocation (Overlain) .. 3 .. 6 .. .. .. .. 4
Operation (Exhaustion after) .. I .. .. .. .. .. I
Exposure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I
Injuries at Birth.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Total Order I .. 5 4 2 17 4 6 I 9 48

ORDER 3.—Suicide.
Gunshot Wounds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I I
Cut Throat .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I I
Poison .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. 2
Hanging .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. I
Strangling .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total Order 3 .. I .. I .. .. .. 3 5
Total Class VII.... .. 5 5 2 18 4 6 I 12 53

VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND
NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.

Dropsy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I I
Atrophy, Inanition, Debility .. 12 I 23 .. .. .. 8 .. 53
Abscess .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. 2
Tumour .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. 2
Found dead .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2
Total Class VIII. .. 12 3 25 2 8 8 2 60
General Totals .. 160 214 135 241 64 122 55 218 1,209

NUMBER of Deaths of Persons of 65 Years and upwards registered in the Four Chief Boroughs of New Zealand
during the Year 1888.

Boroughs. Total Deaths of Persons over 65. 65 to 70. 70 to 75. 75 to 80. 80 to 85. 85 to 90. 90 and upwards.
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.

Auckland .. .. .. 62 7 5 13 7 10 10 6 4 .. .. .. ..
Wellington .. .. 51 7 7 11 4 6 8 3 I .. .. .. 2
Christchurch .. .. 22 5 8 3 2 4 2 2 .. I .. .. ..
Dunedin .. .. 37 8 2 5 5 2 2 I .. .. .. .. ..
Totals .. .. 172 27 22 32 18 22 22 12 8 3 4 2



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🏛️ Registrar-General's Report on Vital Statistics for Four Principal Boroughs, 1888 (Continued) (continued from previous page)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
21 February 1889
Vital statistics, Deaths, Causes of death, Age distribution, Boroughs, 1888