New Zealand Gazette – 1891 – No. 53

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✨ Causes of Deaths in Major Boroughs



July 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 821

CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES. 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.
Cancer .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Tabes Mesenterica .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Hydrocephalus .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Phthisis .. .. .. 6 .. 3 .. 2 11
Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3
CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. 3
Imperforate Anus .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1
Old Age.. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 4
CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Apoplexy .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 5
Hemiplegia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Paralysis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Insanity .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Epilepsy .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
Convulsions .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Valvular Disease of Heart .. .. 3 .. 1 .. .. 1 8
Fatty Degeneration of Heart .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Angina Pectoris .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Syncope .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Aneurism .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Senile Gangrene .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Laryngitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Croup .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3
Asthma.. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Bronchitis .. 1 1 1 1 .. 1 2 7
Pneumonia .. 1 1 .. .. 1 .. 2 6
Pleurisy .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Congestion of Lungs .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Tumour of Larynx .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Abscess of Lung .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Ulcer of Stomach .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 3
Enteritis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Perityphlitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Bright’s Disease (Albuminuria) .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 3
Uraemia .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 8:—
Diseases of Reproductive System,—
Childbirth (Embolism) .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2
CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Hæmorrhage from Cord .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Difficult Birth .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, Debility, Inanition .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
Tumour .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 14 23 10 27 12 8 8 14

The following remarks apply only to the four principal boroughs: The births in June were 224, against 212 in May, an increase of 12. The deaths amounted to 111, against 93 in May. There were 21 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: 3 males of 97, 79 and 65, and 3 females of 82, 78, and 72, died at Auckland; 6 males of 85, 78, 75, 72, 71, and 69, and a female of 79, at Wellington; 2 males of 66 and 65 at Christchurch; 4 males of 80, 72 (2), and 69, and 2 females of 92 and 65, at Dunedin.

Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—There were 15 deaths from these diseases in June, against 21 in May. Whooping-cough was again prevalent in Dunedin, the deaths from that cause having numbered 6 in June and 3 in May; 2 deaths from this disease also occurred in Auckland in the past month. Diarrhoea caused 4 deaths in June, against 10 in May.

Constitutional Diseases.—These diseases caused 18 deaths in June, a decrease of 4 on the number in the previous month. There was a decrease in the number of deaths from cancer from 6 to 2, but phthisis was more fatal in June, having caused 11 deaths, against 9 in May.

Local Diseases.—The mortality from these diseases amounted to 50 deaths in May and 65 in June, the increase being due to the greater mortality from diseases of the circulatory system, an increase from 7 deaths to 14, and from diseases of the respiratory system, an increase from 14 deaths to 24. Bronchitis, with a death-toll of 7, was the most fatal among the diseases of the respiratory system. Pneumonia came next with 6 deaths. Diseases of the digestive system caused 6 deaths in June, against 7 in May, but of those in June ulcer of the stomach caused 3, no death from that disease having occurred in the previous month.

Violent Deaths.—The only deaths recorded in this class were of 2 infants from injuries at birth.



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