New Zealand Gazette – 1889 – No. 60

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✨ Death Statistics Table



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 60

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 I.—SPECIFIC FEBRILE OR ZYMOTIC DISEASES. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
ORDER 1:— Miasmatic,— .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Enteric Fever .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Excessive Drinking .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Rheumatic Fever .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Rickets .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cancer .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. 3
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 2
Phthisis .. 6 .. 3 .. 1 .. 5 16
Leucocythæmia, Anæmia .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Premature Birth 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 3
CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:— Diseases of Nervous System,— .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 2
Apoplexy .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 3
Insanity .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Convulsions .. .. .. 4 .. 1 .. .. 4
Abscess of Brain.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Congestion of Brain .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 2:— Diseases of Organs of Special Sense,— .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Otorrhœa .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 3:— Diseases of Circulatory System,— .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Valvular Disease of Heart .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 2 8
Fatty Degeneration of Heart .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 4:— Diseases of Respiratory System,— .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Edema of Glottis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Bronchitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 3
Pneumonia .. .. .. 4 .. 1 .. 1 12
Congestion of Lungs .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 4
ORDER 5:— Diseases of Digestive System,— .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Enteritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
ORDER 7:— Diseases of Urinary System,— .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Nephritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Bright's Disease .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Uræmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
ORDER 8:— Diseases of Organs of Generation,— .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tumour of Uterus, Ovarian Disease .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Menorrhagia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:— Accident or Negligence,— .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Umbilical Hæmorrhage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Found drowned .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
ORDER 3:— Suicide,— .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Shot .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Marasmus, Debility, Inanition .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Totals .. 1 21 12 19 4 8 8 88

The following remarks apply only to the four principal boroughs:—
The births in September were 212, against 224 in August, a decrease of 12.
The deaths amounted to 88, against 77 in August.
There were 11 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: 2 males of 73 and 70 died at Auckland; 2 males of 79 and
70 at Wellington; a male of 75, and 2 females of 77 and 69, at Christchurch; and 3 males of 79, 69, and 65, and a female
of 74, at Dunedin.

Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—There was only 1 death from this class of disease in September. This occurred
at Christchurch; cause, typhoid fever. In August there were 9 deaths, 4 being at Wellington, of which 3 were from
typhoid.

Constitutional Diseases.—The mortality, 26 deaths, was much greater than in the previous month, when there were
only 12 deaths: 16 of the 26 deaths resulted from phthisis, against 8 in August and 3 in July. Cancer caused 4 deaths.

Local Diseases.—Deaths from local diseases increased from 42 in August to 52 in September; of those for September,
19 were from diseases of the respiratory system, as against 14 in August. Diseases of the circulatory system, heart disease,
&c., caused 11 deaths in September, against 3 in August.

Violent Deaths.—There were 3 violent deaths: an infant died from umbilical hæmorrhage and an adult was drowned;
one case of suicide occurred by shooting.



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