Vital Statistics, Deaths, 1896




Feb. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 533

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

CLASS VI.—continued.
ORDER 8—continued.
Diseases of Reproductive System—contd.
b. Of Parturition—
Abortion .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Miscarriage .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2
Puerperal Convulsions .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 2
Placenta Prævia .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2
Parturition .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1

Total Order 8 .. .. .. 4 .. 4 .. 9 .. 5 22

ORDER 9:—
Diseases of Locomotive System,—
Necrosis of Femur .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 1 .. 5
Psoas Abscess .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 1
Curvature of Spine .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 3

Total Order 9 .. .. .. 3 .. 3 .. 2 .. 1 9

ORDER 10:—
Diseases of Integumentary System,—
Lupus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Eczema.. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2
Boils .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1

Total Order 10 .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 1 4

Total Class VI. .. .. 88 175 60 153 41 155 28 171 871

CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accidental,—
Fracture of Skull .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. .. 4
Fracture of Spine .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Fall .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Fall out of Window .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Fall of Clay .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Fall of Earth .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
Fall from Cliff .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Fall from Cart .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Fall from Horse .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Fall from House .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1
Fall from Roof .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Fall from Ladder .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Fall from Scaffold .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Horse falling on him .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Jumped from Train while in motion .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Killed by Tram-car .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Run over by Cart, Cab, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 .. 3
Crushed in Lift .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Shot .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Scalded .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Burns .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 3
Poison by Chloroform .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
Poison .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Drowned .. .. .. .. 4 .. 10 1 1 .. 1 17
Suffocation .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2
Umbilical Hæmorrhage .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 4
Difficult Birth .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Ruptured Urethra (accident) .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Exposure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1

Total Order 1 .. .. .. 3 11 1 22 2 9 5 7 60

ORDER 3:—
Suicide,—
By Shooting .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
By Cutting Throat .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
By Stabbing .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
By Poison .. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 2 1 7
By Overdose of Laudanum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 3
By Hanging .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
By Dynamite .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1

Total Order 3 .. .. .. .. 9 .. 2 .. 3 .. 3 17

Total Class VII. .. .. 3 20 1 24 2 12 5 10 77

CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED CAUSES.
Dropsy .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Marasmus .. .. .. .. 28 .. 10 .. 21 .. 14 .. 73
Abscess .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Hæmorrhage .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Found Dead .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 5

Total Class VIII. .. .. 29 3 13 .. 21 .. 15 .. 81

General Totals .. .. 234 338 134 324 148 309 97 334 1,918



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Vital Statistics, Deaths, Chief Cities, 1896, Causes of Death, Reproductive System, Locomotive System, Integumentary System, Violence, Accidents, Suicide, Ill-defined Causes