New Zealand Gazette – 1898 – No. 9

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✨ Vital Statistics, Deaths by Cause



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 9

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths in the Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs registered during the Year 1897.

CLASS I.—SPECIFIC FEBRILE OR ZYMOTIC DISEASES. 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.
ORDER 1:— Miasmatic,—
Scarlet Fever .. 1 .. 1 .. 12 .. 8 1
Influenza .. 11 1 1 4 12 1 8 39
Diphtheria .. 1 1 .. 2 4 .. 1 12
Typhoid Fever .. 12 .. 7 .. 4 .. 1 24
Total Order 1 .. 4 25 2 8 6 20 1 10
76
ORDER 2:— Diarrhoeal,—
Infantile Cholera .. 6 1 .. 6 .. 6 .. 19
Diarrhoea .. 40 19 1 17 1 .. .. 81
Dysentery .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Total Order 2 .. 46 3 20 2 23 1 6 ..
101
ORDER 5:— Venereal,—
Syphilis .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 3
Syphilis (Congenital) .. .. .. 3 .. 1 3 .. 7
Stricture of Urethra .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 2
Total Order 5 .. .. 2 3 2 1 1 3 ..
12
ORDER 6:— Septic,—
Erysipelas .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 3
Pyæmia, Septicæmia .. .. 1 .. 1 2 .. 2 6
Puerperal Septicæmia .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
Puerperal Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Total Order 6 .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 4 .. 4
12
Total Class I. .. 50 32 25 14 30 26 10 14
201
CLASS II.—PARASITIC DISEASES.
Thrush .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Hydatids of Brain .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Hydatids of Liver .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Total Class II. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 1 4
CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Want of Breast-milk .. 4 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 6
Scurvy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Intemperance,—
a. Alcoholism .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 2 5 10
b. Delirium Tremens .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Malnutrition .. 4 .. 2 .. 1 2 .. 9
Total Class III. .. 8 2 2 3 3 2 6 28
CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Rheumatic Fever .. .. 1 .. 5 1 3 2 12
Rheumatism .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 3
Gout .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 3
Cancer .. .. 30 .. 29 36 .. 34 129
Tabes Mesenterica .. 4 .. 2 .. 5 1 1 14
Tubercular Peritonitis .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 5 6
Tubercular Meningitis .. 6 .. 5 4 2 2 5 25
Tubercular Nephritis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1
Tubercular Diarrhoea .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Phthisis .. 2 49 2 45 45 1 66 210
Tuberculosis .. 3 .. 2 1 .. 1 5 12
Scorfula .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 2
Haemophilia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Tubercular Disease of Larynx .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Tubercular Disease of Hip-joint .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Anæmia, Leucocythemia .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 4 7
Diabetes .. .. 4 .. 2 3 .. 3 12
Rheumatic Arthritis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Rheumatic Gout .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Total Class IV. .. 16 88 13 90 7 94 5 129
442
CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth.. .. 12 .. 17 .. 15 .. 18 62
Atelectasis .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
Cyanosis .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
Foramen Ovale .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Congenital Heart-disease .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Malformation of Heart .. .. .. 1 .. 4 .. .. 5
Maldevelopment.. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Old Age .. .. 27 .. 12 .. 24 .. 11
Total Class V. .. 18 27 20 12 23 24 19 11
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