New Zealand Gazette – 1898 – No. 9

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✨ Causes of Deaths Statistics



Feb. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 275

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

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.—LOCAL DISEASES—continued.
ORDER 10:— Diseases of Integumentary System,—
Carbuncle .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1
Cellulitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Dermatitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Eczema .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Urticaria .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
* Total Order 10.. .. 1 1 1 1 1 1 .. 6
Total Class VI. 71 180 54 193 39 197 41 227 1,002
CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:— Accident or Negligence,—
Fracture of Leg, Thigh .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 3
Fracture of Ribs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Fall (injury to Eye) .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Fall (injury to Brain) .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Fall of Earth, Tree, Timber .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 3
Fall from Cliff, House, &c. .. 1 1 1 .. 1 .. 1 5
Fall from Horse, Kick from Horse.. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Collision with Cart .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Run over by 'Bus, Cart, Railway Truck 2 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 7
Train colliding with 'Bus.. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Crushed between Gate and Post .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Crushed in Lift .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Injury to Spine .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
Injury by Machinery .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Gunshot Wounds .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 4
Cut, Stab .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 1 2 8
Burn, Scald .. 1 .. 2 .. 2 1 2 8
Chloroform (misadventure) .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 3
Poison (phosphorus) .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Drowning .. 1 1 12 1 1 .. 4 24
Suffocation .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 3
Protracted Birth.. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 3
Exposure, Want of Proper Care .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2
Total Order 1 .. 3 18 4 23 5 9 3 17 82
ORDER 2:— Homicide,—
Murder .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Homicide (non-culpable) .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Total Order 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
ORDER 3:— Suicide,—
By Shooting .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
By Cutting Throat .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
By Poison .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
By Poison (aconite) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
By Poison (laudanum) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
By Poison (prussic acid) .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
By Poison, “Rough on Rats” .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
By Poison (spirits of salts) .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
By Drowning .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
By Hanging .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
By Exploding Dynamite .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Total Order 3 .. .. 3 .. 6 .. 3 .. 4 16
ORDER 4:— Execution,—
Hanging .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Total Class VII. 3 21 4 30 5 13 3 22 101
CLASS VIII. — ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Dropsy .. .. 22 1 .. 23 .. 3 1 1
Marasmus, Debility .. 22 .. .. .. .. .. 4 75
Atheroma .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Abscess (Multiple) .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Found Dead .. 3 2 .. .. 1 .. 2 8
Total Class VIII. 26 3 22 .. 23 1 3 8 86
General Totals 187 354 140 343 130 357 84 418 2,013


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🏥 Causes of Deaths in Four Chief Cities for 1897 (continued from previous page)

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Vital Statistics, Deaths, Causes of Death, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, 1897