New Zealand Gazette – 1900 – No. 19

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✨ Vital Statistics



Mar. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 541

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

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 VI.—LOCAL DISEASES—continued.
ORDER 10:—
Diseases of Integumentary System,—
Carbuncle .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Cellulitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Total Order 10 .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
Total Class VI. .. .. 86 192 50 180 48 174 50 227 1,007
CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Crushed by a Dray .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Fracture of Hip-joint .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Fracture of Leg, Thigh .. .. 3 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 4
Fracture of Skull .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Fracture of Spine .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Fall down Hold of Ship .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Fall down Stairs .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Fall from Building .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Fall from Cart, Train .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
Fall from Gangway of Steamer .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Fall from Horse .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
Fall from Ladder .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Fall of Earth .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Fall of Ship’s Derrick .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Fall (not stated) .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Compression of Brain (by Fall) .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Run over by Cab, Dray, Train, Wagon .. 2 .. 2 1 .. .. 1 6
Injury to Hand .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Injury (Football) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Cut, Stab .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Burn, Scald .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
Chloroform (Misadventure) .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Poison (Tinned Fish) .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Poison (Laudaumn) .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Poison (Alcoholic) .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1
Morphia (Overdose) .. .. .. .. 7 .. 4 1 4 19
Drowned .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
Suffocation (Infants) .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Overlain .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 5
Suffocation (Carbolic-acid Fumes) .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Choked (Piece of Meat) .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Rifle-shot .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Explosion (Guncotton) .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 3
Shock (Operation) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Struck (Abdomen) .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Birth-accident .. .. 3 .. 3 .. 1 .. 1 .. 8
Total Order 1 .. .. 6 17 7 22 4 13 4 14 87
ORDER 2:—
Homicide,—
Murder, Manslaughter .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 2
Died from Criminal Neglect 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Total Order 2 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 3
ORDER 3:—
Suicide,—
By Shooting .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. 1 5
By Cutting Throat .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
By Poison .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. 3
By Hanging .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
Total Order 3 .. .. .. 9 .. .. .. 2 .. 1 12
Total Class VII. .. .. 7 26 7 23 4 15 5 15 102
CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, &c. .. .. 28 .. 20 .. 25 2 6 .. 81
Atheroma .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Abscesses .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Found Dead .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Total Class VIII. .. .. 29 1 20 1 25 3 6 .. 85
General Totals .. .. 235 390 171 345 181 337 133 462 2,254


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🏥 Table of Causes of Death in Four Chief Cities in 1899 (continued from previous page)

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