New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 28

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✨ Disease Statistics and Death Rates

MAR. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 763

| | 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 VI.—continued. | | | | | | | | | |
| ORDER 5—continued. | | | | | | | | | |
| Chronic Disease of Liver .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Ulceration of Œsophagus .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Appendicitis .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Bursting of Abscess into Peritoneal Cavity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| ORDER 6:— | | | | | | | | | |
| Diseases of Lymphatic System,— | | | | | | | | | |
| Exophthalmic Goitre .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| ORDER 7:— | | | | | | | | | |
| Diseases of Urinary System,— | | | | | | | | | |
| Chronic Nephritis .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Uræmia .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Cystitis .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Kidney-disease .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| ORDER 9:— | | | | | | | | | |
| Diseases of Organs of Locomotion,— | | | | | | | | | |
| Gangrene of Leg .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| ORDER 10:— | | | | | | | | | |
| Diseases of Integumentary System,— | | | | | | | | | |
| Cellulitis of Face .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE. | | | | | | | | | |
| ORDER 1:— | | | | | | | | | |
| Accident or Negligence,— | | | | | | | | | |
| Fall from Horse .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Run over by 'Bus .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Run over by Cart .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Drowned .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT SPECIFIED CAUSES. | | | | | | | | | |
| Marasmus, &c. .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
| Totals .. | 31 | 35 | 8 | 23 | 14 | 24 | 4 | 18 | 157 |

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, Christchurch, and Dunedin. The rates for February are,—

	Death-rates per 1,000 of Population.
Auckland City	1.72
" and five suburban boroughs	1.51
Wellington City	0.80
" and three suburban boroughs	0.74
Christchurch City	1.18
" and four suburban boroughs	0.92
Dunedin City	0.53
" and eight suburban boroughs	0.47

Including the suburbs, the rate at Auckland is the highest, and at Dunedin the lowest. Compared with February 1896, the results are,—

	February, 1896.	February, 1897.
Auckland and suburbs	1.39	1.51
Wellington and suburbs	1.37	0.74
Christchurch and suburbs	1.54	0.92
Dunedin and suburbs	0.46	0.47

Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—The deaths at the four centres in February numbered 35, against 32 in January and 17 in December. Diarrhœal diseases caused 26 deaths last month—15 at Auckland, 4 at Wellington, 7 at Christchurch, but none at Dunedin. Twenty-four of these deaths were of children under 5 years of age. From typhoid fever there were 5 deaths—3 at Auckland, 1 at Wellington, and 1 at Christchurch. Scarlatina is observed at Auckland as causing one death, and influenza one at Christchurch. There was also one death from syphilis and one from puerperal peritonitis.

Constitutional Diseases.—The high mortality noticed for December (47 deaths) and January (40 deaths) did not obtain in February, when the deaths fell to 24. Ten of these were from phthisis, 4 from other tubercular diseases, 9 from cancer, and 1 from gout.

Local Diseases.—The total of deaths was 71, against 70 in January. Of those occurring last month, 15 were from diseases of the nervous system, 17 of the circulatory system, 6 of the respiratory system, 20 of the digestive system, 1 of the lymphatic system, 10 of the urinary system, 1 of the locomotive system, and 1 of the integumentary system.

Violent Deaths.—There were 5 of these—all accidental. A cabinetmaker was killed by falling from his horse, a driver was run over by an omnibus, and a farmer by a cart. A boy was found drowned in a stream, and an adult male in the Wellington Harbour.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1897, No 28

In 1865 Parliament moved to Wellington and sat in the Wellington Provincial Council Chambers (depicted). Gradually expanded into a larger complex of buildings, it was replaced by the General Assembly Library in 1899

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏥 Disease Statistics by Region and Age Group (continued from previous page)

Domain🏥 Health & Social Welfare
KeywordsDisease statistics, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Chronic diseases, Lymphatic system, Urinary system, Integumentary system, Violence, Death rates

🏥 Death Rates for Cities and Suburbs

Domain🏥 Health & Social Welfare
KeywordsDeath rates, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Suburban boroughs, Vital statistics

🏥 Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases

Domain🏥 Health & Social Welfare
KeywordsFebrile diseases, Zymotic diseases, Diarrhoeal diseases, Typhoid fever, Scarlatina, Influenza, Syphilis, Puerperal peritonitis

🏥 Constitutional Diseases

Domain🏥 Health & Social Welfare
KeywordsConstitutional diseases, Phthisis, Tubercular diseases, Cancer, Gout

🏥 Local Diseases

Domain🏥 Health & Social Welfare
KeywordsLocal diseases, Nervous system, Circulatory system, Respiratory system, Digestive system, Lymphatic system, Urinary system, Locomotive system, Integumentary system

🏥 Violent Deaths

Domain🏥 Health & Social Welfare
KeywordsViolent deaths, Accidents, Cabinetmaker, Driver, Farmer, Boy, Adult male, Wellington Harbour
👱🏽 Names

Cabinetmaker , Killed by falling from horse
Driver , Run over by omnibus
Farmer , Run over by cart
Boy , Drowned in stream
Adult male , Drowned in Wellington Harbour

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