Causes of Deaths




Feb. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 351

CLASS I.—SPECIFIC FEBRILE OR ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Miasmatic,—
Influenza .. .. .. 2 3 .. 1 1 3 1 1 12
Whooping-cough.. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
Typhoid Fever .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 2:—
Diarrhœal,—
Cholera Infantum .. .. 1 .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 4
Diarrhœa .. .. .. 7 .. 10 1 2 .. .. .. 20

CLASS II.—PARASITIC DISEASES.
Thrush .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Want of Breast-milk .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 3
Alcoholism .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 3

CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Cancer .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 2 5
Tabes Mesenterica .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 1 5
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Phthisis .. .. .. .. 1 .. 4 .. 3 .. 3 11
Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2

CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 .. 5
Atelectasis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Old Age.. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Apoplexy .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Softening of Brain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Hemiplegia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Convulsions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Paraplegia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Congestion of Brain .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Valvular Disease of Heart .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 .. 2 7
Fatty Degeneration of Heart .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 2
ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Croup .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Bronchitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2
Pneumonia. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Dentition .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Stomach Disease .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Gastritis .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 3
Enteritis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1 .. 3
Intussusception .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Ascites .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
ORDER 6:—
Diseases of Lymphatic System and
Ductless Glands,—
Disease of Spleen .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2
ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Calculus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Congestion of Kidneys .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
ORDER 8:—
Diseases of Reproductive System,—
Ovarian Tumour.. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 3
Pelvic Abscess .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Premature Labour .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
ORDER 9:—
Diseases of Organs of Locomotion,—
Caries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Fall from a Telegraph-post .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Sunstroke .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Burns .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Poisoned by Karaka-berries .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 3:—
Suicide,—
Poison .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, Debility, Inanition .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. .. 16 17 21 20 11 17 8 16 126



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🏥 Causes of Deaths in Principal Boroughs (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
15 February 1892
Causes of Death, Children, Adults, Boroughs, February 1892