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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 97
| AUCKLAND Under 5 Years | AUCKLAND 5 Years and over | WELLINGTON Under 5 Years | WELLINGTON 5 Years and over | CHRISTCHURCH Under 5 Years | CHRISTCHURCH 5 Years and over | DUNEDIN Under 5 Years | DUNEDIN 5 Years and over | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLASS VI.—continued. | |||||||||
| ORDER 7:— | |||||||||
| Diseases of Urinary System,— | |||||||||
| Bright's Disease | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
| Uræmia | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Renal Disease | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| ORDER 8:— | |||||||||
| Diseases of Reproductive System,— | |||||||||
| Ovarian Tumour | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Miscarriage | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Puerperal Convulsions | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| ORDER 10:— | |||||||||
| Diseases of Integumentary System,— | |||||||||
| Cellulitis | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Eczema | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Acute Dermatitis | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE. | |||||||||
| ORDER 1:— | |||||||||
| Accident or Negligence,— | |||||||||
| By Train colliding with 'Bus | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| By overturning of a Dray | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| By Kick from Horse | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Tetanus from Wound of Finger | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Operation for Cyst of Broad Liga- | |||||||||
| ment | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Burns | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Scald | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Drowned | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| From Exposure and Want of Atten- | |||||||||
| tion | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| ORDER 3:— | |||||||||
| Suicide,— | |||||||||
| By Rough on Rats | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| By Spirits of Salts | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT- | |||||||||
| SPECIFIED CAUSES. | |||||||||
| Marasmus, &c. | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Totals | 6 | 23 | 10 | 30 | 7 | 30 | 6 | 44 | 156 |
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 at each of the four centres. The rates for
October are—
Death-rates per 1,000 of
Population.
Auckland City
and five suburban boroughs 0:70 0-66
Wellington City
and three suburban boroughs 1-04 0.96
Christchurch City
and four suburban boroughs 1.06 0.90
Dunedin City
and eight suburban boroughs 1.40 1.06
Including the suburbs, the rate at Dunedin is the highest, and at Auckland the lowest.
Compared with October, 1896, the results are,—
| October, 1896. | October, 1897. | |
|---|---|---|
| Auckland and suburbs | 0.94 | 0-66 |
| Wellington and suburbs | 1-10 | 0-96 |
| Christchurch and suburbs | 0-73 | 0-90 |
| Dunedin and suburbs | 1-08 | 1-06 |
Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—The deaths in this class at four boroughs and suburbs were 8 in October last,
against 6 in September and 17 in August. Diphtheria caused 2 deaths last month—1 at Christchurch and 1 at Auckland.
Enteric fever contributed only 1 death, which occurred at Auckland. From diarrhœa there were 2 deaths, also at Auck-
land. A child of six months died at Christchurch of heart-disease, resulting from hereditary syphilis. There were also
2 deaths from erysipelas and septicæmia.
Constitutional Diseases.—Of the total, amounting to 37 deaths, 13 were from phthisis, 12 from cancer, 6 from other
tubercular diseases, and 3 from rheumatism. An infant died from hæmophilia (hæmorrhagic diathesis). There were,
besides, a death of an aged man from pernicious anæmia, and another from diabetes mellitus.
Local Diseases.—Of 87 deaths, 18 were from diseases of the nervous system (apoplexy, paralysis, &c.), 26 from
diseases of the circulatory system (heart-disease, &c.), 18 of the respiratory system (bronchitis, pneumonia, pleurisy,
&c.), 11 of the digestive system, 8 of the urinary system (including 6 Bright's disease), 3 of the reproductive system,
and 3 of the integumentary system.
Violent Deaths.—11 were accidental and 2 were suicidal. Two boys were killed by a train colliding with 'bus at a
railway-crossing; a labourer by the overturning of a dray; a child by a kick from a horse; an ironworker died from
tetanus (wound of finger); a woman from operation for cyst; a girl from burns; and an epileptic youth from accidental
scalding. A cabinetmaker and a seaman were found drowned, and an infant found dead from exposure and neglect. One
suicide was that of a glass-cutter, who poisoned himself with “Rough on Rats”; the other a bricklayer, who made use of
spirits of salts.
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