Vital Statistics Report




910 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 47

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,—
Measles 6 3 .. .. .. .. 4 .. 13
Influenza .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Diphtheria 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Typhoid Fever .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 2:—
Diarrhœal,—
Diarrhœa .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2
CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Want of Breast-milk .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Rheumatic Fever .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Cancer .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 5
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Phthisis .. 2 .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 6
CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth.. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Cyanosis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Imperforate Rectum .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Old Age.. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Apoplexy .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Insanity .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Locomotor Ataxia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 2:—
Diseases of Organs of Special Sense,—
Rhinitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Valvular Disease of Heart .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
Fatty Heart .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
Aortic Disease .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Laryngitis 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 3
Throat Disease .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Bronchitis 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Pneumonia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1
Gangrene of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Stricture of Pylorus .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Enteritis 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1 4
Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Liver Disease .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Prostatic Disease, Cystitis .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Surgical Kidney .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 8:—
Diseases of Reproductive System,—
Ovarian Disease .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 9:—
Diseases of Organs of Locomotion,—
Caries of Spine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Accidentally burnt .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
ORDER 3:—
Suicide,—
Shot himself .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
Totals 13 13 6 17 3 6 9 11 78

The following remarks apply to the four principal boroughs only: The births in May were 239, against 173 in April, an increase of 66. The deaths amounted to 78, against 113 in April, a decrease of 35. There were 9 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: 3 males of 74, 75, and 79, and one female of 74 died at Auckland; 1 male of 72 at Wellington; 1 male of 75 at Christchurch; 2 males of 65 and 69, and one female of 71, at Dunedin.



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