New Zealand Gazette – 1899 – No. 23

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✨ Vital Statistics Table



Mar. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 605

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths in the Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs registered during the Year 1898.

CAUSES OF DEATH. 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 I.—SPECIFIC FEBRILE OR ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
ORDER 1:— Miasmatic,—
Measles 6 1 14 1 1 1 4 .. 28
Influenza 1 13 3 18 1 16 1 17 70
Diphtheria 3 .. 2 .. .. 3 1 1 10
Typhoid Fever .. 22 .. 12 .. 4 .. .. 38
Total Order 1 10 36 19 31 2 24 6 18 146
ORDER 2:— Diarrhoeal,—
Cholera Infantum 10 .. 2 .. 5 .. .. .. 17
Diarrhoea 45 2 30 2 8 .. 14 .. 101
Dysentery 2 .. 1 1 .. 1 1 .. 6
Total Order 2 57 2 33 3 13 1 15 .. 124
ORDER 5:— Venereal,—
Syphilis .. .. .. 4 .. 1 .. 1 6
Syphilis (Congenital) 4 2 4 .. 1 .. .. .. 11
Stricture of Urethra .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Total Order 5 4 2 4 5 1 2 .. 1 19
ORDER 6:— Septic,—
Erysipelas 2 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 5
Pyaemia, Septicaemia .. 1 .. 3 .. .. .. 2 6
Toxaemia .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Puerperal Fever.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Puerperal Septicaemia .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Total Order 6 2 4 .. 4 .. 1 .. 4 15
Total Class I. 73 44 56 43 16 28 21 23 304
CLASS II.—PARASITIC DISEASES.
Thrush.. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Hydatids .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 3
Total Class II. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 2 4
CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Want of Breast-milk 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Privation .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Scurvy (Infantile) .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Intemperance,—
a. Alcoholism .. 3 .. 3 .. 3 .. 7 16
b. Delirium Tremens .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Malnutrition .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2
Total Class III. 2 4 1 4 .. 3 2 7 23
CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Rheumatic Fever .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 4 7
Rheumatism .. .. .. 3 .. 2 .. 2 7
Gout .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Rickets .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2
Cancer .. 25 .. 43 .. 43 .. 49 160
Actinomycosis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Tabes Mesenterica 1 .. 4 .. 3 .. .. .. 8
Tubercular Disease of Bowels .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Tubercular Peritonitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 4
Tubercular Meningitis 1 .. 4 2 2 .. .. 7 16
Tubercular Nephritis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Tubercular Enteritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Tubercular Disease of Hip-joint .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 3
Tubercular Disease of Elbow-joint 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Tubercular Disease of Spine .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 2
Tuberculosis .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. 8 11
Phthisis 1 47 .. 50 1 48 1 60 208
Acute Hydrocephalus .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Anaemia .. 1 .. 3 .. 3 .. 1 8
Diabetes .. 3 .. 3 .. 5 .. 7 18
Rheumatic Arthritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Rheumatic Diathesis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Rheumatic Gout .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
Total Class IV. 4 78 13 108 6 108 4 146 467

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🏥 Table of Causes of Death in Chief New Zealand Cities in 1898

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Causes of Death, Vital Statistics, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, 1898, Mortality