New Zealand Gazette – 1896 – No. 8

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FEB. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 219

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths in the Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs registered during the Year 1895.

CLASS I.—SPECIFIC FEBRILE OR ZYMOTIC DISEASES. AUCKLAND AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. WELLINGTON AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. DUNEDIN AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. TOTAL.
ORDER 1:— Miasmatic,— 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.
Scarlet Fever .. .. .. 10 .. 8 2 .. 1 .. 3
Influenza .. .. 1 .. .. .. 4 4 2 5 34
Whooping-cough.. .. 4 .. 4 .. 5 .. 3 .. 16
Diphtheria .. .. 5 2 7 5 .. 1 .. .. 20
Hyperpyrexia .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 5 .. .. 6
Typhoid Fever .. .. .. 8 .. 12 .. .. .. 1 21
Total Order 1 .. .. 11 20 11 25 11 10 6 6 100
ORDER 2:— Diarrhœal,—
Simple Cholera .. .. 5 1 2 2 1 .. .. .. 11
Diarrhœa .. .. 28 3 10 1 18 3 8 1 72
Dysentery .. .. .. 1 3 1 3 .. 1 .. 9
Total Order 2 .. .. 33 5 15 4 22 3 9 1 92
ORDER 3:— Malarial,—
Intermittent Fever .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 5:— Venereal,—
Syphilis .. .. 5 .. .. 4 .. .. 1 .. 10
Stricture of Urethra .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Total Order 5 .. .. 5 .. .. 5 .. .. 1 1 12
ORDER 6:— Septic,—
Erysipelas .. .. .. 2 .. 1 1 .. .. .. 4
Pyæmia .. .. 1 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 7
Puerperal Fever .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 3 .. 2 7
Total Order 6 .. .. 1 3 .. 5 1 4 .. 4 18
Total Class I. .. .. 50 29 26 39 34 17 16 12 223
CLASS II.—PARASITIC DISEASES.
Thrush .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
Hydatids .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 4
Worms .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Total Class II. .. .. 2 .. 1 1 .. 1 .. 2 7
CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Want of Breast-milk .. .. 8 .. 1 .. 7 .. 1 .. 17
Chronic Alcoholism .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 1 4
Delirium Tremens .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Total Class III. .. .. 8 2 1 2 7 .. 1 1 22
CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Rheumatic Fever .. .. 1 1 .. 4 .. 2 .. 3 11
Rheumatism .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 4 .. 1 7
Rheumatic Gout .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3 4
Gout .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Rickets .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cancer .. .. .. .. 19 .. 33 .. 33 .. 34 119
Tabes Mesenterica .. .. 5 2 6 .. 11 .. .. 2 26
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. 3 2 5 1 4 3 2 11 31
Phthisis .. .. .. .. 59 1 41 1 44 .. 49 195
Hip-disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 4
Other Forms of Tuberculosis .. .. 5 .. 5 3 3 8 1 8 33
Purpura .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 2
Anæmia, Leucocythæmia.. .. 1 1 2 1 .. .. .. 1 6
Chlorosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
Diabetes .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 4 .. 5 12
Total Class IV. .. .. 15 89 20 85 19 102 4 120 454
CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth.. .. 10 .. 9 .. 14 .. 12 .. 45
Atelectasis .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 3 .. .. .. 7
Cyanosis .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. .. .. 4
Spina Bifida .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3
Other Congenital Defects.. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 5
Old Age .. .. .. .. 22 .. 14 .. 19 .. 4 59
Total Class V. .. .. 16 22 13 14 20 19 15 4 123


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