New Zealand Gazette – 1891 – No. 16

Page 299

✨ Statistics of Causes of Death



Feb. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 299

Class. Causes of Death. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Total.
Orders, Diseases, &c. 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.
II.—PARASITIC DISEASES. Thrush .. .. 2 .. .. I .. 2 .. 5
Hydatids .. .. .. I .. .. .. I 2
Worms .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. I
Total Class II. .. .. 2 I .. I .. 2 I 8
III.—DIETETIC DISEASES. Want of Breast-milk .. 2 .. .. I .. 2 .. 5
Alcoholism .. .. 3 .. I .. .. 3 8
Delirium Tremens .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I I
Total Class III. .. .. 2 3 .. I I 2 4 14
IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES. Rheumatic Fever .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. I
Rheumatism .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. 2 7
Gout .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. I 5
Cancer .. .. .. .. 22 .. 17 .. 10 77
Tabes Mesenterica .. 2 .. .. I .. 2 2 7
Tubercular Meningitis, Acute Hydrocephalus .. 2 I I 3 I .. 5 13
Phthisis .. .. 38 .. 37 .. 14 35 124
Tuberculosis .. I 4 8 I I I 4 20
Purpura .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I I
Anæmia, Leucocythæmia .. .. .. .. 2 .. I .. I 4
Diabetes .. .. I .. 3 .. 2 4 10
Total Class IV. .. .. 5 73 10 66 4 31 80 269
V.—DEVELOP. MENTAL DISEASES. Premature Birth .. .. 8 .. 5 .. 4 .. 9 26
Atelectasis .. I .. I .. .. .. I 3
Cyanosis .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. I
Spina Bifida .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. I
Other Malformations .. I .. .. .. .. .. I 2
Old Age .. .. I I .. 16 .. 6 I I 44
Total Class V. .. .. 10 I I 6 16 6 6 I I 77
VI.—LOCAL DISEASES. ORDER 1.—Diseases of the Nervous System.
Meningitis .. 4 I .. 9 4 I 5 24
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
Apoplexy .. .. 7 .. 12 .. 2 13 34
Softening of Brain .. .. 2 .. I .. .. .. 3
Hemiplegia .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 I 5
Paralysis .. .. .. .. 3 I 2 2 8
Insanity .. .. .. I .. 9 .. .. I I I
Epilepsy .. 6 I .. .. .. I .. 2
Convulsions .. I .. 12 .. 3 .. 6 28
Idiopathic Tetanus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I
Paraplegia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I I
Spinal Disease .. .. .. .. 4 .. I .. 5
Spinal Sclerosis .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. I
Locomotor Ataxia .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. I
Tabes Dorsalis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I I
Congestion of Brain .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. I
Tumour of Brain, Abscess .. .. .. .. I I I .. 3
Disease of Brain .. .. I I .. I .. I .. 4
Neurasthenia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I I
Total Order 1 .. .. 12 16 12 42 9 I I 28 136
ORDER 2.—Diseases of Organs of Special Sense.
Disease of Internal Ear .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. I
ORDER 3.—Diseases of the Circulatory System.
Disease of Heart, Valvular .. I 15 .. 20 I 18 .. 21
Pericarditis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I I
Hypertrophy of Heart .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. I
Fatty Degeneration of Heart .. .. 2 .. 5 .. .. 3 10
Angina Pectoris .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. I 2
Syncope .. .. 2 .. 7 I .. I I I
Aneurism .. .. 2 .. I .. .. 5 8
Senile Gangrene .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2
Embolism .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. I
Hæmorrhage of Mesenteric Artery .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. I
Total Order 3 .. .. I 26 .. 34 2 18 .. 32


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