New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 18

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✨ Vital Statistics Table



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 18.

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths in the Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs registered during the Year 1896.

AUCKLAND AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. WELLINGTON AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. DUNEDIN AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. 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,—
Scarlet Fever .. .. 2 2 1 .. .. 1 .. 2
Influenza .. .. 2 1 3 .. 8 .. 11 27
Whooping-cough .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 3 1 7
Diphtheria .. .. 3 2 6 7 1 .. 2 21
Typhoid Fever .. .. .. 19 .. 4 7 1 5 36
Total Order 1 .. 5 23 10 14 1 17 4 19
ORDER 2:— Diarrhœal,—
Cholera .. .. 6 .. 2 .. 3 .. 1 12
Diarrhœa .. .. 57 3 16 .. 43 5 10 2
Dysentery .. .. 1 1 .. 1 1 1 .. 6
Total Order 2 .. 64 4 18 1 47 6 11 3
ORDER 5:— Venereal,—
Syphilis .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. 4
Syphilis (hereditary) .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 1 5
Syphilitic Ulcer .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Stricture of Urethra .. .. 3 .. 2 .. .. .. 5
Total Order 5 .. 1 3 1 6 3 .. 1 ..
ORDER 6:— Septic,—
Erysipelas .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 ..
Pyæmia .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 3
Septicæmia .. .. .. 2 .. .. 3 .. 2 7
Septic Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Total Order 6 .. .. 3 1 2 .. 4 1 2
Total Class I. .. 70 33 80 23 51 27 17 24
CLASS II.—PARASITIC DISEASES.
Hydatids .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 2
Hydatids of Pleura .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Hydatids of Brain .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Hydatids of Liver .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Worms .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Total Class II. .. 1 1 .. 3 .. .. .. 1
CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Want of Breast-milk .. 4 .. 2 .. .. .. 1 ..
Intemperance,—
a. Chronic Alcoholism .. .. 2 .. 2 .. .. 1 5
b. Delirium Tremens.. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Malnutrition .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. 2 .. 7
Total Class III. .. 9 2 2 2 .. 1 3 1
CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Rheumatic Fever .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2
Rheumatism of Heart .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
Rheumatism .. .. .. 4 .. 1 .. 2 4 11
Gout .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 2 5
Rickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 3
Cancer .. .. .. 35 .. 54 .. 25 35 150
Tabes Mesenterica .. 7 .. 2 .. 7 2 1 19
Tubercular Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 2
Tubercular Meningitis .. 2 1 4 1 .. 2 5 21
Acute Hydrocephalus .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Phthisis .. .. .. 47 1 31 1 48 63 191
Tuberculosis .. .. 2 1 2 4 1 1 4 15
Tubercular Disease of Knee .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Strumous Disease of Bones .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Purpura .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 1 3
Anæmia .. .. 1 1 .. 3 .. 1 3 9
Leucocythæmia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Diabetes .. .. .. 1 .. 5 .. 2 2 10
Rheumatic Gout.. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Total Class IV. .. 14 94 10 104 9 87 11 121


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🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Vital Statistics, Deaths, Chief Cities, 1896, Causes of Death, Specific Diseases, Parasitic Diseases, Dietetic Diseases, Constitutional Diseases