Causes of Death Statistics




APRIL 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 777

CAUSES OF DEATH.

CLASS I.—SPECIFIC FEBRILE OR ZYMOTIC DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Miasmatic,—
Measles .. .. 1 .. .. 4 .. 1 .. 6
Whooping-cough .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 1
Diphtheria .. .. .. 1 3 .. 2 .. 1 .. 3
Typhoid Fever .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 7

ORDER 2:—
Diarrhoeal,—
Infantile Cholera .. .. .. 7 .. 1 .. 12 1 4 .. 1
Diarrhoea .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 26

CLASS II.—PARASITIC DISEASES.
Thrush .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Hydatids .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1

CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Alcoholism .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 1
Malnutrition .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3

CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Rheumatism (chronic) .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3 .. 4 .. 2 1
Cancer .. .. .. .. 2 4 .. .. 4 .. .. .. 13
Tabes Mesenterica .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 6
Tubercular Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 5 .. 3 2
Phthisis .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. 1 .. .. .. 13
Tuberculosis .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2

CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 3
Spina Bifida .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 4 .. 3 1
Old Age .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 10

CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. .. 1
Apoplexy .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 1 .. .. 6
Softening of Brain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Paralysis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Convulsions .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 4
Spinal Abscess .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Cerebral Abscess.. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cerebral Hernia.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1

ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Heart-disease .. .. .. .. 6 .. 4 .. 2 .. 3 15
Fatty Heart .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 3
Syncope .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3 4
Aneurism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Croup .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 .. .. 3
Asthma.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Bronchitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Pneumonia .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 2 .. 2 .. 6
Pleurisy .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Congestion of Lungs .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 5:—
Diseases of the Digestive System,—
Stomatitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Dentition .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 4
Internal Hæmorrhage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Enteritis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 3
Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Hepatitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Appendicitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1

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