New Zealand Gazette – 1896 – No. 47

Page 991

✨ Mortality Statistics



June 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 991

ORDER 7:— Diseases of Urinary System,— AUCKLAND AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. WELLINGTON AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. DUNEDIN AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. TOTAL.
Suppression of Urine .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Abscess of Prostate Gland .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Cystitis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Urinary Fistula .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 8:— Diseases of Reproductive System,—
Ovariotomy .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Uterine Fibroid Tumour .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Pelvic Abscess .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Miscarriage .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Hæmorrhage (childbirth) .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
ORDER 9:— Diseases of Organs of Locomotion,—
Curvature of Spine .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:— Accident or Negligence,—
Run over by Cart .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Fall from Scaffold .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Drowned .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Dropsy .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Marasmus, &c. .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. .. .. 4
Totals .. .. .. 21 26 8 32 4 22 9

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, Wellington, and Christchurch. The rates for May are,—

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·20
" and five suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·05
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·01
" and three suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·96
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·70
" and four suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·63
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·78
" and eight suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·78

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

Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. May, 1895. 1·08 May, 1896. 1·05
Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 0·96 0·96
Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 1·02 0·63
Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 0·82 0·78

Specific Febrile and Zymotic Diseases.—The deaths from these diseases fell from 42 in April to 18 in May. From miasmatic diseases there were only 7 deaths, against 19 in the previous month. Influenza caused 4 deaths, diphtheria 1, and typhoid fever only 2. From diarrhœal diseases the decline in the mortality is from 21 deaths in April to 9 in May, 8 of which are found at Auckland. There was 1 death from syphilis, and 1 from stricture of the urethra.

Constitutional Diseases.—The total deaths increased from 31 in April to 36 in May. There were 16 deaths from phthisis. Cancer caused 13 deaths, the disease being found in the stomach, uterus, rectum, mamura, omentum, back, bowel, tongue, and lungs.

Local Diseases.—Of 78 deaths in May, 16 were from diseases of the nervous system, including 3 cases of apoplexy, 3 of paralysis, and 6 of convulsions. There were also 16 deaths from diseases of the circulatory system, 14 being from heart-disease and syncope, 1 from aneurism, and 1 from embolism. Diseases of the respiratory system, including croup, bronchitis, pneumonia, and pleurisy, numbered 21. Diseases of the digestive and urinary systems contributed 19 deaths, which, with 5 deaths from diseases of the reproductive system and 1 of the organs of locomotion, complete the class.

Violent Deaths.—These comprised 3 accidents. A child was killed by a cart-wheel going over his body, a carpenter by concussion of brain, the result of a scaffold giving way, and a male of 45 years was found drowned.



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