New Zealand Gazette – 1899 – No. 23

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✨ Causes of Death Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 23

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

CAUSES OF DEATH—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 V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth 19 .. 26 .. 15 .. 20 .. 80
Atelectasis 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 4
Cyanosis .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 ..
Patent Foramen Ovale .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 ..
Spina Bifida .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Malformation .. .. .. .. 1 1 3 .. 5
Maldevelopment .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 2 .. 5
Old Age .. 27 .. 11 .. 28 .. 26 92
Total Class V. 20 27 28 11 21 29 29 26 191
CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis 4 3 4 1 2 6 3 4 27
Encephalitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Apoplexy .. 17 .. 10 .. 13 .. 23 63
Softening of the Brain .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 4
Hemiplegia .. 6 .. .. .. 4 1 1 12
Paralysis .. 4 .. 6 .. 4 .. 14 28
Insanity and Dementia .. 1 .. 4 .. 1 .. 3 7
Epilepsy .. 1 .. 6 .. 1 1 2 11
Convulsions 15 .. 9 .. 9 .. 7 .. 40
Idiopathic Tetanus .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2
Paraplegia .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Locomotor Ataxia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Myelitis .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Brain-disease .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. 2 6
Tumour of Brain .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 3 5
Abscess of Brain .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 4
Cranial Abscess .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Spinal Abscess .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Fibrous Spinal Cord .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Sclerosis of Spinal Cord .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 3
Thrombosis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Imbecility .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Chronic Hydrocephalus .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 3
Neurasthenia .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Degeneration of Nervous System .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
Total Order 1 19 37 14 38 13 36 15 58 230
ORDER 2:—
Diseases of Organs of Special Sense,—
Otitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Mastoid Abscess .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Suppurative Disease of Ear .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Total Order 2 .. 2 .. .. .. 2 .. .. 4
ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Heart-disease 2 41 1 33 2 36 1 42 158
Pericarditis .. .. .. .. 1 2 .. .. 3
Fatty Degeneration of Heart .. 7 .. 1 .. 2 .. 6 16
Angina Pectoris .. 1 .. 1 .. 4 .. 5 11
Syncope .. 4 .. 15 1 3 1 8 32
Aneurism .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 5
Senile Gangrene .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Embolism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Thrombosis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Hypertrophy of Heart .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Mitral Obstruction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Pericardial Effusion .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Rupture of Heart .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Total Order 3 2 58 2 52 4 50 2 64 234
ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Laryngitis 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 3
Croup 3 .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 1 9
Asthma, Emphysema .. 4 1 1 .. 4 .. 4 14
Bronchitis 13 10 7 14 7 14 2 22 89
Pneumonia 7 13 12 16 7 16 9 18 98
Inflammation of Lungs 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Pleurisy .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 4 7
Hydrothorax .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Empyema .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
Congestion of Lungs .. 3 1 1 2 3 1 5 16
Collapse of Lungs .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Consolidation of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
(Edema of Lungs .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Lung-abscess .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Lung-disease .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Pulmonary Apoplexy .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Total Order 4 25 34 24 37 18 39 16 57 250


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🏥 Table of Causes of Death in Chief New Zealand Cities in 1898 (continued from previous page)

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