Causes of Death Statistics




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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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 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 3 2 7
Whooping-cough .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1
Typhoid Fever .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 6

ORDER 2:—
Diarrhoeal,—
Dysentery .. .. .. 1 .. .. 4 .. .. 2 .. 2
Diarrhoea .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. .. 2 1 8 2 23

ORDER 5:—
Venereal,—
Syphilitic Gumma in Brain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

ORDER 6:—
Septic,—
Puerperal Septicæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Want of Breast-milk .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Rheumatic Fever .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. 3 .. 2 1 1
Cancer .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 10
Tabes Mesenterica .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Tubercular Disease of Pelvis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Tubercular Laryngitis .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. 5 .. 2 .. 10
Phthisis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Purpura .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Diabetes .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 2

CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 .. 6
Spina Bifida .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. 5 1
Old Age .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7

CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 2
Apoplexy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 3 5
Hemiplegia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Paralysis .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 3
Epileptic Fit .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Convulsions .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 4
Hydrocephalus .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cerebral Effusion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Congestion of Brain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Cerebral Abscess .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cerebral Tumour .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Heart-disease .. .. .. .. 2 1 1 5 .. .. 9
Fatty Degeneration of Heart .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 3

ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Croup .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Asthma.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Bronchitis .. .. .. 2 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 5
Pneumonia .. .. .. 1 1 1 1 .. 1 1 7
Gangrene of Lung .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Pulmonary Obstruction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

ORDER 5:—
Diseases of the Digestive System,—
Stomatitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Dentition .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 4
Dyspepsia (acute) .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Enteritis .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. 2 .. 1 7
Ulcerative Colitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Obstruction of Œsophagus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Jaundice .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 2
Appendicitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1



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🏥 Tabulated Causes of Death for Principal Towns, April 1899

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Causes of Death, Mortality Statistics, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, April 1899