Vital Statistics Table




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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 .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 3
Influenza .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Whooping-cough .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
Typhoid Fever .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3

ORDER 2:—
Diarrhœal,—
Diarrhœa .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. 1 4

ORDER 5:—
Venereal,—
Congenital Specific Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

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

CLASS II.—PARASITIC DISEASES.
Hydatids of Peritoneum .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1

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

CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Rheumatic Fever .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 2
Rheumatism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Cancer .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. 4 .. 3 10
Wasting Disease of Bowels .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Phthisis .. .. .. .. 7 .. .. 5 .. .. 4 17
Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 2
Purpura .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Leucocythæmia .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Diabetes .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Rheumatic Arthritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2

CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth .. .. .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. 3 .. 8
Senile Decay .. .. .. .. 3 .. 3 .. 1 .. .. 7

CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1
Apoplexy .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2 4
Paralysis .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 4
Convulsions .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Myelitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Sclerosis of Brain and Spinal Cord .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Heart-disease .. .. .. .. 4 .. 2 1 .. 5 12
Dilatation of Heart .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Fatty Degeneration of Heart .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 2
Heart-failure .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. 2 5

ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Croup .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Asthma.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
Bronchitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 1 5
Pneumonia .. .. .. 1 .. 2 4 .. .. 1 3 11
Pleurisy .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1
Congestion of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 3
Pulmonary Abscess .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Teething .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Gastritis .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Enteritis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 2
Obstruction of Bowels .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
Peritonitis .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Gallstones .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Abscess of Liver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Hepatic Congestion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Abdominal Tumour .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1



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🏥 Registrar-General’s Report on Causes of Death by Borough and Age Group for June 1899

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
20 July 1899
Causes of Death, Vital Statistics, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Under 5 Years, 5 Years and over