New Zealand Gazette – 1896 – No. 40

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May 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 849

ORDER 7:— AUCKLAND AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. WELLINGTON AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. DUNEDIN AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. TOTAL
Diseases of Urinary System,— 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.
Nephritis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Bright’s Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Kidney-disease .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
ORDER 8:—
Diseases of Reproductive System,—
Entro-fixation of the Uterus (operation) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Perimetritis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Abortion .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Hæmorrhage of Placenta .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Run over by Cab .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Crushed in a Lift .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Fall from House.. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Ruptured Urethra .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Burns (through clothes catching fire) 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Chloroform (misadventure) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, &c. .. .. 6 .. .. 6 .. 5 .. 17
Found Dead .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 36 33 11 19 10 25 14 24

In the first table are given the deaths and death-rates for each of the four cities, for the suburban boroughs severally, and for each city with its suburban towns. As regards Auckland and Christchurch, the whole of the area usually recognised as suburban has not yet been brought under municipal government, and the vital statistics do not deal with such portions as still remain in road districts. But the omission is not very important, for there are in either case quite enough suburbs included within borough boundaries to give a fair idea of the death-rate of Greater Auckland and Greater Christchurch. As further boroughs are formed the vital statistics will be made to include them.

The inclusion of the suburban boroughs tends to lower the death-rate for last month at Auckland and Wellington, but raises it at Christchurch and Dunedin. The rates for April are,—

Death-rate per 1,000 of Population.
Auckland City .. .. 1·74
" and five suburban boroughs .. 1·55
Wellington City .. .. 0·77
" and three suburban boroughs .. 0·72
Christchurch City .. .. 0·76
" and four suburban boroughs .. 0·84
Dunedin City .. .. 0·69
" and eight suburban boroughs .. 0·80

Including the suburbs, the rate at Auckland is the highest and at Wellington the lowest. Compared with April, 1895, the results are,—

April, 1895. April, 1896.
Auckland and suburbs 1·24 1·55
Wellington and suburbs 0·67 0·72
Christchurch and suburbs 1·09 0·84
Dunedin and suburbs .. 0·82 0·80

Specific Febrile and Zymotic Diseases.—The deaths at the four centres and suburbs from this class of diseases were 42 in April, against 40 in March. The mortality from diarrhoeal complaints was 21 deaths, against 29 in the previous month. Of these 21 deaths from cholera, diarrhoea, and dysentery, 12 were at Auckland, 3 at Wellington, 2 at Christchurch, and 4 at Dunedin.

Miasmatic diseases caused 19 deaths, against 9 in March. Diphtheria is found at Auckland (3 deaths) and at Wellington (2 deaths); and there were 6 deaths from typhoid fever at Auckland, 3 at Wellington, 1 at Christchurch, and 1 at Dunedin. The above, with 3 deaths from influenza, 1 from syphilis, and 1 from septicaemia, complete the total of the class.

Constitutional Diseases.—There were 31 deaths in April, against 33 in March. Cancer caused 13 deaths, the seat of the disease being the breast, uterus, stomach, liver, tongue, kidney, neck, mouth, and abdomen. There were 13 deaths from phthisis.

Local Diseases.—The total deaths was 60: 19 were from diseases of the nervous system, 11 from diseases of the circulatory system, 10 from diseases of the respiratory system, 13 from diseases of the digestive system, 3 from disease of the urinary system, and 4 from disease of the reproductive system.

Violent Deaths.—These number 6, all accidental. A man whose occupation is not stated was killed by being run over by a cab, a porter was crushed in a lift, a painter died after a fall from a house, a labourer from rupture of the urethra, a girl of four years was burned to death in consequence of her clothes catching fire, and a female domestic servant lost her life by a misadventure from the use of chloroform.



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