New Zealand Gazette – 1900 – No. 19

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✨ Vital Statistics Tables



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 19

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths in the Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs registered during the Year 1899.

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.. 12 .. 3 .. 12 1 6 3 37
Influenza 1 8 4 5 3 2 1 18 42
Whooping-cough 22 1 19 1 2 .. 9 .. 54
Diphtheria 2 .. 1 2 3 8 1 2 19
Typhoid Fever 1 15 .. 9 .. 5 .. 6 36
Total Order 1 38 24 27 17 20 16 17 29 188
ORDER 2:—
Diarrhœal,—
Cholera Infantum 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 4
Diarrhœa 33 1 15 .. 52 3 20 6 130
Dysentery 2 1 .. .. .. 5 .. .. 8
Total Order 2 37 2 16 .. 53 8 20 6 142
ORDER 5:—
Venereal,—
Syphilis.. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 3 5
Syphilis (Congenital) 2 .. .. .. 2 .. 3 .. 7
Syphilitic Gumma in Brain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Stricture of Urethra .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Total Order 5 2 1 .. 1 2 1 3 4 14
ORDER 6:—
Septic,—
Erysipelas .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 .. 3
Septicæmia .. 6 .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 9
Puerperal Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Puerperal Septicæmia .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 3
Total Order 6 .. 6 .. 1 .. 4 1 4 16
Total Class I 77 33 43 19 75 29 41 43 360
CLASS II.—PARASITIC DISEASES.
Thrush .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Hydatids .. 2 .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 8
Total Class II. 1 2 1 2 .. 1 .. 2 9
CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Want of Breast-milk 4 .. 1 .. 4 .. .. .. 11
Alcoholism .. 1 .. 4 .. .. .. 6 1
Delirium Tremens .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 8
Malnutrition 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 5 ..
Total Class III. 6 1 2 4 4 .. 5 7 29
CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Rheumatic Fever .. .. .. 3 .. 2 1 4 10
Rheumatism .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
Gout .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Cancer .. 40 .. 27 .. 40 .. 44 151
Tabes Mesenterica 6 1 .. .. 9 .. .. .. 16
Tubercular Peritonitis .. .. .. 1 3 2 .. .. 6
Tubercular Meningitis 3 3 3 2 1 3 1 8 24
Tubercular Disease of Kidney .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Tubercular Disease of Bowels .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Tubercular Disease of Bladder .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Tubercular Disease of Pelvis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Tubercular Congestion of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Tuberculosis 1 4 3 3 .. 2 .. 2 15
Tubercular Laryngitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Phthisis .. 59 .. 46 1 35 1 55 197
Purpura .. 1 1 .. .. 2 .. .. 4
Hæmophilia .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Anæmia .. 2 1 1 .. 3 .. 3 10
Leucocythæmia .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 3
Diabetes .. 3 .. 4 .. .. 1 7 15
Morbus Gallicus .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Rheumatic Arthritis .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
Total Class IV. 10 116 9 89 15 93 6 128 466


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Causes of Death, Vital Statistics, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, 1899